Ep 112: Part3: Q’s from Optimizing your CV in the Era of AI talk at Festival of Genomics - Propelling Careers Podcast

This episode is a continuation from episodes 110 and 111 - to cover even more Questions we received from the Festivalof Genomics in Boston - our talk was Optimizing your CV in the AI Era.  We want to give a shout out again to Jennifer K. Ocasio Adorno, PhD, at North Carolina State University who wrote down all the questions that we got during the talk and Victor Guy at Life Sciences Event Producer, Front Line Genomics who organized the talk and invited us to do it. We hope you find this helpful and that you enjoy listening.  Tailoring, Fit, and Strategy focused questionsWhat would be the strategy to get the interview?Do you need to 100% match the posted role?How flexible is your job title when tailoring an application? What impact does applying to multiple jobs within the same company have?How much does timing matter when applying? AI in Hiring & Applications focused questionsThoughts on using AI to generate or reformat resumes/CVs?What happens if you opt out of AI review in an application?How do you deal with AI‑based interview systems? Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) & Application Portals focused questionsCan you skip questions on the ATS?If your major is not in a dropdown, should you select the closest option?How long do systems store your information?Does association with the system depend on your email address?What happens when you reapply for a different job at the same company?Does it matter which email address you use?What’s the difference between ATS, Workday, etc.? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!