How to look for a job using AI
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Significant changes have taken place in the job market. According to statistics, between 2024 and 2025, the number of job advertisements for office roles on major job boards fell by 25%, whilst the number of CVs submitted, conversely, rose by 25–37%. Whereas in 2024 there were three CVs per vacancy, there are now up to eight. Competing for a job has become much more difficult, noted experts at PAnDiKubiz Cyprus.
The second significant change is the candidate selection system. Previously, your CV was read by a real person – an HR professional. They would look at it, think it over and draw conclusions. Sometimes they would even give a chance to those who might not have perfectly matched the required criteria, but something about the person had caught the manager’s eye. Now, with the development of AI, large recruitment agencies – and employers in general – are increasingly using automated candidate selection systems. In essence, this means running applications through an AI filter. Artificial intelligence reads your CV, searches for keywords, compares them with the job specifications, and either passes you on to the next stage or not.
The second significant change is the candidate selection system. Previously, your CV was read by a real person – an HR professional. They would look at it, think it over and draw conclusions. Sometimes they would even give a chance to those who might not have perfectly matched the required criteria, but something about the person had caught the manager’s eye. Now, with the development of AI, large recruitment agencies – and employers in general – are increasingly using automated candidate selection systems. In essence, this means running applications through an AI filter. Artificial intelligence reads your CV, searches for keywords, compares them with the job specifications, and either passes you on to the next stage or not.
If you’re currently looking for a job, you’ve probably wondered why you’re getting so few replies to the CVs you’ve sent out. The fact is, the old system of CVs and job applications has stopped working. Your CV most likely doesn’t even reach a real HR manager who could select you for the role. We’ll discuss changes in the job market and the candidate selection process, as well as how to land that dream job, in the new PAnDiKubiz Cyprus publication.
The job market has changed
Tailoring your CV using LLM
Why do you need to tailor your CV in the first place? The managers at PAnDiKubiz consulting company suggest considering a typical scenario. You have a CV, and it’s a good one. You probably wrote it some time ago, tweaked it later, and now you’re sending out the exact same version to absolutely everyone. But the problem is that every vacancy has its own keywords, requirements and priorities. And your CV is written about you in general, not for a specific role. The AI candidate selection system looks for matches between CVs and candidate requirements. If there are few matches, you simply won’t make the cut, even if your experience is a perfect fit. That’s why PanDiKubiz experts advise tailoring your CV to each vacancy. This doesn’t mean lying. You simply need to prioritise and highlight the right aspects to get past this AI barrier.
How does this work in practice? Open the LLM chat. Take your CV (file or text), a link to the job vacancy or the job description, and paste it all into the chat. Next, you write the instructions that the AI must follow. In these instructions, you specify your preferences for the adaptation, for example, prohibiting ‘hallucinations’, i.e. the addition of fictional information. In a nutshell, the instructions should say: ‘Adapt the CV to the job requirements’. You can also attach a document to the chat containing professional advice on CV writing.
What does the AI do? It extracts keywords from the job vacancy and inserts them into the CV. It rearranges your experience so that the most relevant information appears first. It can rephrase your responsibilities and achievements. Furthermore, it will remove any superfluous information that is completely unrelated to the specific vacancy. Once you have received the CV from the AI, you must check it for errors and ‘hallucinations’.
Why do you need to tailor your CV in the first place? The managers at PAnDiKubiz consulting company suggest considering a typical scenario. You have a CV, and it’s a good one. You probably wrote it some time ago, tweaked it later, and now you’re sending out the exact same version to absolutely everyone. But the problem is that every vacancy has its own keywords, requirements and priorities. And your CV is written about you in general, not for a specific role. The AI candidate selection system looks for matches between CVs and candidate requirements. If there are few matches, you simply won’t make the cut, even if your experience is a perfect fit. That’s why PanDiKubiz experts advise tailoring your CV to each vacancy. This doesn’t mean lying. You simply need to prioritise and highlight the right aspects to get past this AI barrier.
How does this work in practice? Open the LLM chat. Take your CV (file or text), a link to the job vacancy or the job description, and paste it all into the chat. Next, you write the instructions that the AI must follow. In these instructions, you specify your preferences for the adaptation, for example, prohibiting ‘hallucinations’, i.e. the addition of fictional information. In a nutshell, the instructions should say: ‘Adapt the CV to the job requirements’. You can also attach a document to the chat containing professional advice on CV writing.
What does the AI do? It extracts keywords from the job vacancy and inserts them into the CV. It rearranges your experience so that the most relevant information appears first. It can rephrase your responsibilities and achievements. Furthermore, it will remove any superfluous information that is completely unrelated to the specific vacancy. Once you have received the CV from the AI, you must check it for errors and ‘hallucinations’.
Searching for jobs using an AI agent
Most people look for work something like this: they visit a job aggregator website, type in a job title and see what’s available. And that’s it. According to the experts at PAnDiKubiz consulting company, this is a very limited approach, because you aren’t looking beyond the usual job title. And very often you miss out on companies that are actually a perfect fit simply because you didn’t know about them or didn’t realise that your role might be called something different at other companies.
Ask the agent to identify a range of companies that might suit you. Explain to them who you are, what you do, and what matters to you: the industry, scale, type of companies, and so on. The agent will then research the market, draw up a list of employers that suit you, and explain why. In the second request, ask the agent to search for vacancies, advise the experts at PAnDiKubiz. Here, they will browse the websites of these companies and job aggregators. They will review vacancies, look at alternative options and related roles that you may not even have considered, and ultimately provide a structured list. You can then ask them to find the HR department’s contact details and send your CV directly to them. And, by the way, if a particular vacancy isn’t available, you can set up recurring actions, and the agent will check the websites for vacancies at regular intervals.
“By taking all these steps, you will significantly improve your job prospects,” notes AnDiKubiz. According to employer surveys, over 50% of companies are already using AI assistants in their HR processes. These are the new rules of the game. And if employers are using AI, candidates now need to do the same.
Most people look for work something like this: they visit a job aggregator website, type in a job title and see what’s available. And that’s it. According to the experts at PAnDiKubiz consulting company, this is a very limited approach, because you aren’t looking beyond the usual job title. And very often you miss out on companies that are actually a perfect fit simply because you didn’t know about them or didn’t realise that your role might be called something different at other companies.
Ask the agent to identify a range of companies that might suit you. Explain to them who you are, what you do, and what matters to you: the industry, scale, type of companies, and so on. The agent will then research the market, draw up a list of employers that suit you, and explain why. In the second request, ask the agent to search for vacancies, advise the experts at PAnDiKubiz. Here, they will browse the websites of these companies and job aggregators. They will review vacancies, look at alternative options and related roles that you may not even have considered, and ultimately provide a structured list. You can then ask them to find the HR department’s contact details and send your CV directly to them. And, by the way, if a particular vacancy isn’t available, you can set up recurring actions, and the agent will check the websites for vacancies at regular intervals.
“By taking all these steps, you will significantly improve your job prospects,” notes AnDiKubiz. According to employer surveys, over 50% of companies are already using AI assistants in their HR processes. These are the new rules of the game. And if employers are using AI, candidates now need to do the same.
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