THE FUSE

Will AI get you a better job? No, not by itself. Expecting AI to hand you a job is like expecting a calculator to put money in your bank account: It's simply not how the tool works. What AI can do is give you an edge in your job search, improving your odds of landing the job you want, provided you know how to use it and what to emphasize along the way. MIT tracked roughly 500,000 job seekers on a global freelance platform and found that those who used AI to help write their resumes were 8 percent more likely to be hired, received 7.8 percent more job offers, and earned 8.4 percent higher wages than applicants who got no such help (Wiles et al., 2025). The numbers aren't debatable. Using AI in your job search is not a nice-to-have; it's essential for success.