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'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. BBC Business is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 23:04 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.
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'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
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