Thursday, January 2 – “Can I Use ChatGPT?”

Happy New Years!

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from on of the world’s largest banks.

2. Jeff asks, “I hear ChatGPT and other LLMs provide poor quality applications. I’ve been using it a bit here and there – what’s your take on using it in job apps?”

IN HIRING

Aon

• With a focus on risk and improved efficiency, Aon is worth looking at if you’re interested in either.

• As a larger company, they are hiring for a wide range of roles including consulting.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Senior Growth Manager – Click here for full details

  • Senior Project Consultant – Click here for full details

  • Senior Associate, Strategy Consulting – Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Jeff asks, “I hear ChatGPT and other LLMs provide poor quality applications. I’ve been using it a bit here and there – what’s your take on using it in job apps?”

Recommendation: reasonable question, Jeff. I could talk about this for hours but here’s how I’d think about it as a candidate.

• First, from my understanding and experience, the quality of output from these language models depends a lot on our ability to provide specific and high quality inputs. As they say, crap in, crap out.

  • I do believe that with strong prompts, higher quality applications are possible and I’ve seen first hand many candidates get interviews from applications made with ChatGPT.

• Second, don’t rely on any technology fully for your job search. Instead, build it into a process that isn’t difficult to use but achieves great outcomes.

  • As the outcomes are played out, tinker with the process to test what works best.

• Finally, find what has been working for your peers.

  • Most of the candidates I speak to have a big community of others who are looking for roles. They’re all talented and hardworking but with the job market the way it currently is, that isn’t enough anymore.

  • Use this group to find out what prompts they’re using to get interviews. If they’re not getting great results, keep looking 🙂

Conclusion:

Make LLMs a part of your overall application process and focus your efforts on making that a process that an idiot could follow and still get interviews.