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Greenhouse CEO says job seekers are paying $20 to apply for every job on the hiring platform and spamming bosses—he calls it the AI doom loop
Job seekers are using AI tools to apply to multiple jobs on Greenhouse, costing $20 per tool, while employers face overwhelming application floods and indistinguishable AI-generated resumes. Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait describes this cycle as an 'AI doom loop' where both sides struggle, with 254 applications per job and a 412% rise in applications per recruiter.
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