Unpack the Hiring Crisis No One is Talking About and Exactly How We Fix it

What were once clear signals of capability are now unclear. Here's the reality of what's happening:

• 82% of hiring managers cannot identify AI-written cover letters
• 71% of interns believe AI will make it easier to get a job, but they're optimizing for the wrong signals
• Traditional resumes and cover letters have lost their predictive power when anyone can generate 'perfection' in seconds

This mismatch is creating a hiring crisis where speed masks capability and confidence outpaces competence.

Through cross-sector employer interviews and intern data collected over six months, Beyond the AI Perfect Resume examines how AI has collapsed traditional hiring signals and reveals the new currency of trust: verified portfolios, live defenses, and authentic human signals.

When the resume can no longer differentiate talent, how do we identify who's truly ready? This report answers how.

Beyond the AI-Perfect Resume is part two of the three-part Future of Talent series centered around AI’s impact on early careers: download part one ‘AI in Internships’ here.