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'Spray and pray': How AIjob applications can backfire

Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: BBC News. Ebenezer published 14 Oct 2026, 06:52 am. Editorial policy.

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'Spray and pray': How AI job applications can backfire

Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

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Source: BBC News. Published 14 Oct 2026, 06:52 am.

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