A TikTok user identified as Leah (@leah_sahdm) reported receiving callbacks for every job she applied to after using the AI tool ChatGPT to build her resume, a method she adopted following more than 300 unsuccessful applications.
The job-seeking process often involves candidates dedicating extensive hours to refining resumes and highlighting qualifications to stand out in a competitive field. Leah’s experience began after she “very impulsively” quit her previous job. Her subsequent job hunt proved difficult, as she submitted applications for over 300 different positions without receiving any callbacks from potential employers. This lack of success prompted her to seek an alternative approach to make her application more compelling and effective in securing the attention of hiring managers.
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She turned to a method she discovered on TikTok, which involved using the AI writing tool ChatGPT to construct a new resume from scratch. Following the creation and submission of this AI-generated document, Leah asserted that her results changed dramatically. In a video detailing her experience, she claimed to have received a positive response from every company to which she applied. “This is how I used AI to get me a callback from every single application that I submitted, including a job that I’ve applied for four times now, and I finally got a yes,” she stated. This specific success involved a position for which she had been rejected on three prior occasions.
The turnaround in her job search was reportedly swift. Within 10 days of distributing the resume created with the AI tool, she began receiving invitations for interviews. The effectiveness of these interviews also appeared to be high, as Leah reported that she had “gotten offers for three of those positions already.” She positioned the AI tool as a free and accessible resource that others could use to build a resume from the ground up, potentially replicating her successful outcome.
To guide others, Leah provided a detailed walkthrough of her process, sharing screenshots of the specific prompts she entered into ChatGPT. Her video demonstrated how the AI tool initiates a dialogue to gather the necessary information. The AI’s questions are tailored to the user’s stated goals for the resume. She explained that because she wanted her resume to emphasize customer service skills, the AI prompted her with relevant questions. This interactive phase is a critical step in the AI’s content generation.
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Leah elaborated on the AI’s questioning process using a direct quote from her screen recording. “What were your main responsibilities? Did you work as a team?” she recited, adding, “It asked me about customer service because that’s what I entered as the skill that I wanted to sound more like.” She contrasted this with a hypothetical scenario: “So, if I would have entered in, ‘make it sound more technical and professional,’ it would have asked me, ‘Were there any specific technical aspects involved in your role? Did you receive any awards?’” The AI also inquired about leadership roles and special projects, demonstrating its ability to adapt its data collection based on the user’s desired professional tone and focus.
After the user responds to this tailored line of questioning, the AI chatbot processes the information to draft the resume content. “Once you answer those questions, it’s gonna give you something that looks like this,” Leah explained while displaying the output. The AI-generated text included a professionally worded objective statement and a series of bullet points detailing work experience. She noted how the system organizes these points into distinct categories to create a clean and structured document, transforming the user’s raw input into a polished resume format.
Her tutorial also included specific resume-writing advice. For the references section, she instructed users to write “available upon request” rather than listing contact information directly on the document. The rationale provided was that references should be selected and provided based on their relevance to each specific position. To demonstrate the method’s flexibility, she showed how she repeated the entire process for a second, different position she held at a previous company. “Now, this is where I added my second place of work,” she said. “I did the same thing. ‘Ask me all the questions you need,’ and that’s what it asked me down here.”
Leah’s anecdotal success finds support in academic research. A 2023 field study conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Bureau of Economic Research examined the impact of AI writing assistance on job seekers. The study found that individuals who used algorithmic tools when creating their resumes experienced an 8% increase in hiring rates. The same group also received nearly 8% more job offers compared to those who did not use AI assistance in their application materials.
Following her initial video, Leah released follow-up content exploring different prompt methods for using ChatGPT in resume construction, which was met with positive engagement from her audience.
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In the comments of her videos, numerous TikTok users affirmed that they had also been using AI tools to assist in their job application processes, signaling a broader adoption of this technology among job seekers. While AI-generated resumes may increase the likelihood of receiving an interview invitation, the responsibility for performance during the interview itself remains with the applicant. The AI tool assists in the initial application stage but does not aid the candidate during the live interview rounds.
The original article detailing these events appeared two years ago. Leah’s content can be found on her TikTok account, @leah_sahdm.
