A connection of mine on LinkedIn had two recruiter bots reach out to him on the same day.
Not people.
Bots.
And instead of feeling flattered, he said he felt worse.
I get it.
It's one thing to be ignored.
It's another thing to be fake-noticed.
Or at least feel that way.
An AI recruiter bot isn't reaching out because you're the perfect fit.
They're reaching out because an algorithm thinks you have the right keywords.
That's not a compliment.
That's keyword phishing.
It reminds me a lot of those pre-approved credit card offers that say "congratulations" when they know it just means your name is on a list somewhere.
It's hollow. It's lazy. And it makes the world feel a little less human.
Job hunting is already brutal.
You send resumes into the void.
You get ghosted by companies that promise transparency.
And now we're adding bots to the rejection pipeline.
Great.
Look, I'm not anti-AI.
I use it.
I love it.
But there's something uniquely disheartening about the illusion of interest.
At least when no one calls, you know where you stand.
When a bot calls, you're left wondering if anything was real at all.
So I'll ask you:
Would you rather have no interest at all for your job application—or a message from something that's not even real?
Let me know your thoughts and check out more at jamesbrowntv.substack.com.
On that note, I'm James Brown.
And as always, be well.
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