That $200 AI writing tool I bought was a total scam for my job hunt

I dropped $200 on this AI resume builder that promised to land me interviews in tech. It just spat out generic buzzwords and my cover letters sounded like a robot had a stroke. I got zero callbacks in two weeks using it. Has anyone else wasted cash on these AI job tools that don't actually help?

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leehall1mo ago

Oh man, that sucks but I gotta laugh. I tried one of those AI interview prep things that promised to "optimize your answers" and it told me to say "I synergize my core competencies to disrupt legacy frameworks" for a cashier job at Target. I paid $150 for that garbage. Felt like I was paying a robot to teach me how to sound like a worse version of myself.

dixon.james1mo ago

Disrupt legacy frameworks" for Target? Come on, is it really that deep?

aaron7401mo ago

Nah I actually see it a little differently though. Those AI tools are garbage for sure but the idea of questioning old ways of doing things is valid even for a Target job. Sometimes stores get stuck doing things a certain way just because "that's how it's always been done." Like think about it, if someone showed up and said "hey why are we still using that broken price scanner from 2005 when there's a better way" that could actually save time and money. You don't need fancy buzzwords for that. The real issue is those prep companies trying to sell you corporate lingo instead of just teaching you to speak honestly about problems you see. Big difference between sounding fake and actually trying to fix something broken.