Career DevelopmentJob Application
#RI-6ab74bbe·3 months ago·
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“Used AI to build CV”
What Actually Happened
AI-generated CV had hidden text encoding issue, causing problems with ATS software
What I wish I knew
"Check PDF text for machine readability"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Verify CV text in PDF to avoid application issues"
Regret Index
2/10
Positive or neutral outcome.
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Career Development Category
25
Career Development decisions logged. Avg regret 5.4/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
32%
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