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For the longest time, budding professionals had to sift through endless templates online to craft their own CVs. The choices were either generic templates or existing online formats, both of which left much to be desired. But the advent of <keyword id="19904566" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="artificial-intelligence" source="keywords">artificial intelligence</keyword> has changed the <keyword id="20823009" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="CV" source="keywords">CV</keyword> game, with <keyword id="4514704" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-tools" source="Orion">AI tools</keyword> now capable of generating resumes in seconds. While this influx of options is exciting, it brings new challenges: How to make your CV stand out in a sea of AI-generated documents? More crucially, how do you ensure your CV feels uniquely yours and not just another generic product of artificial intelligence? Julia Gergelova, a Certified Professional CV Writer at Kickresume, suggests letting <keyword id="19899640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI" source="keywords">AI</keyword> handle the initial grunt work. The key is to meticulously review and personalise the AI-generated CV, infusing it with your unique experiences and achievements. Julia, having reviewed hundreds of CVs, emphasises that the standout details are the ones only you can provide. Here are some expert tips on humanising your AI-generated CV—what to add, what to avoid, and how to utilise it to maximise your chances of securing that next job! <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Start with AI, then add your details" comment="subhead" text="Start with AI, then add your details">Start with AI, then add your details</cmsannotation> AI CV writing tools are a great starting point. They often need just your current job title to predict your skills and daily tasks. But AI can’t fill in everything. Begin by adding your contact details, like your phone number and email address. Depending on the role, include a link to your LinkedIn profile or an online portfolio. Julia stresses the importance of updating the professional summary. The AI tool will draft this for you, but make sure it accurately reflects your experience, key achievements, and career goals. This is your pitch—make it count. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Enhance the job descriptions" comment="subhead" text="Enhance the job descriptions">Enhance the job descriptions</cmsannotation> Your AI-generated CV will provide a basic job description based on your title. Add the company name, your tenure and specific, quantifiable achievements. This fleshed-out work experience section should follow with other relevant roles you have previously held. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Make your education and skills section more specific" comment="subhead" text="Make your education and skills section more specific">Make your education and skills section more specific</cmsannotation> The education section can be brief if you’re well into your career, listing just your degree and institution. For recent graduates, go into more detail about courses and grades. The skills section will be populated by the AI, but strengthen it by adding specific software proficiencies and soft skills that demonstrate your leadership and ability to work under pressure. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Showcase your personality and unique skills" comment="subhead" text="Showcase your personality and unique skills">Showcase your personality and unique skills</cmsannotation> Include sections for awards, certificates, hobbies and volunteering work to give a sense of your personality and priorities. Julia suggests adding an industry-specific section for recent projects, campaigns or collaborations relevant to your field. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Final touches: Proofread and format" comment="subhead" text="Final touches: Proofread and format">Final touches: Proofread and format</cmsannotation> After personalising your CV, proofread it thoroughly. Check the formatting to ensure it’s concise—ideally one to two pages. Adjust font size, formatting and margins if needed. Ensure all links work, and double-check for spelling and grammar errors. Your CV is the first impression a recruiter gets, so attention to detail is crucial. By following these expert tips, you can transform an AI-generated CV into a compelling, personalised document that highlights your unique qualifications and experiences.

Using AI to create your CV? Here's how you can humanise it and make it stand out from the crowd

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Resume stalking can help job seekers identify patterns that can set them on the right career path.</li><li>A Harvard career advisor recommends using LinkedIn to study professionals with cool careers.</li></ul>It's tough out there for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jobs-recent-college-grads-hiring-slowdown-unemployment-higher-than-population-2024-9">Gen Z college graduates</a>.In addition to a slowdown in hiring making it difficult to land a job, there's also those who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/great-detachment-is-looming-for-employees-especially-for-gen-z-2024-8">don't know what they want to do</a> or, if they do know, how to actually get there.That's where <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/resumes-that-got-big-tech-jobs-google-meta-salesforce-engineer-2024-10">resume stalking</a> comes in."Patterns are all around us," Gorick Ng, a Harvard University career advisor and the author of <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.gorick.com/unspokenrules">"The Unspoken Rules</a>," told Business Insider. "And knowing what the patterns are for your desired career path can help you take a more direct path."Ng encourages job seekers to be ambitious by focusing on the companies they are interested in and simply Googling the company name plus "leadership" to pull up the C-suite bios. For every person whose career sounds interesting, look up their resume by searching in Google with their name, company, and title, plus "LinkedIn."Then read their LinkedIn page top to bottom. Look at what companies they've worked for, what roles they've had, how long they stayed at each job, and in what order. See if they list any further education or specific technical skills, he said."Do this enough times with enough people and you'll soon have a good sense of what it takes to follow in their footsteps," he said.<div type="image" title="Headshot" height="1071" width="1500" msid="114377192" hostid="261" sizebytes="42484"></div>If a job seeker is not sure what companies or industries they are interested in, Ng has some recommendations on how to narrow it down. He recommends job seekers ask themselves three questions.First: "Which words sounds cool to me?" Ng has a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.gorick.com/early-career-employers">list</a> of more than a thousand companies with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/consulting-career-options-alternatives-harvard-advisor-graduate-how-2024-10">early-career programs</a> that can be sorted by industry, so job seekers can quickly select those that sound interesting, such as "technology," "consulting," or "hospitality and tourism."Second: "If I look around my daily life, what brands/logos do I see that seem interesting?"Third: "What city do I want to live in?" If a job seeker knows where they want to live, they can specifically search in Google for major employers in that location.Once a job seeker has narrowed down some companies that seem interesting, they can try out the LinkedIn stalking and take note of any patterns to narrow down their job search.Ng said job searching is like playing the board game Battleship."In Battleship, you've got rows and columns — and the game is all about guessing which row and column the opponent is hiding a ship. In career navigation, you've also got rows and columns — it's just that the rows are 'functions' and the columns are 'industries,'" he explained.Functions are specific departments at a company, like sales, marketing, HR, or product development, while industries are groups of companies that work in a specific sector.He said the key to finding the career you want is nailing the intersection of the function you want to do and the industry you want to work in. Pouring over the resumes of people who have found what that ideal role might be for you can help you figure out what it actually takes to get there.

Resume stalking on LinkedIn can help you reverse-engineer the career you want. Here's how to do it.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Turmoil from the yen carry trade unwind could continue anew, according to SocGen.</li><li>Analysts pointed to Japan's central bank, which looks ready to keep raising interest rates.</li><li>A further unwinding of the yen carry trade could dent enthusiasm for US tech shares, SocGen said. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li>Turmoil from the yen carry trade unwind could continue anew, according to SocGen.</li><li>Analysts pointed to Japan's central bank, which looks ready to keep raising interest rates.</li><li>A further unwinding of the yen carry trade could dent enthusiasm for US tech shares, SocGen said. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li>Turmoil from the yen carry trade unwind could continue anew, according to SocGen.</li><li>Analysts pointed to Japan's central bank, which looks ready to keep raising interest rates.</li><li>A further unwinding of the yen carry trade could dent enthusiasm for US tech shares, SocGen said. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li>Turmoil from the yen carry trade unwind could continue anew, according to SocGen.</li><li>Analysts pointed to Japan's central bank, which looks ready to keep raising interest rates.</li><li>A further unwinding of the yen carry trade could dent enthusiasm for US tech shares, SocGen said. </li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li>Turmoil from the yen carry trade unwind could continue anew, according to SocGen.</li><li>Analysts pointed to Japan's central bank, which looks ready to keep raising interest rates.</li></ul>The stock market's chaotic <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-crash-yen-carry-trade-unwind-fed-japan-rates-2024-8">yen carry trade unwind</a> that fueled the worst sell-off in two years in August may not be over, according to Societe Generale.The European bank pointed to the likelihood that Japan's central bank would continue to raise interest rates, a development that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-selloff-today-jobs-report-recession-unemployment-tech-earnings-2024-8">rocked markets in early August</a>.Investors panicked after the Japanese central bank issued a surprise rate hike in late July. The move sparked an unwind of the yen carry-trade, a popular strategy in which investors borrowed money at ultra-low rates in Japan to deploy in other assets, like US stocks.The effects of that sell-off have subsided, with the major US indexes more than recovering their losses over the past month. But more turbulence could lay ahead as rates in Japan look poised to "normalize" after decades of deflation, according to SocGen global strategist Albert Edwards.Japan's economy is also flashing promising signs that another rate increase is in order. Wage growth in Japan just surpassed wage growth in the US for the first time in over two decades, Edwards noted.<div type="image" title="Japanese wage growth compared to US wage growth" height="668" width="1328" msid="113038359" hostid="261" sizebytes="48660"></div>"We have always exhorted our readers to watch Japan closely as it has consistently been a forerunner of major market moves," Edwards said in a note to clients on Tuesday. "Any normalisation of Japanese interest rates would have a major market impact — not just in the short term (by unwinding the yen carry trade) but also in the longer term as higher Japanese interest rates would curtail the exporting of investment flows," he later added.Some investors have already seized on that possibility, with a significant number of investors closing their short positions in the yen over the past few months. Net open interest rose in August, according to SocGen data, which indicates that most investors are no longer shorting the Japanese currency.<div type="image" title="Graph showing net open interest in the Japanese yen" height="653" width="1424" msid="113038360" hostid="261" sizebytes="31846"></div>The US economic outlook, meanwhile, looks rocky, Edwards said, which could hurt US stocks. He pointed to softness in the US labor market over the past year and declining earnings optimism in the tech sector, which has accounted for the bulk of S&amp;P 500 returns in recent years. "Might the yen carry trade still have legs? We'll need to keep a close eye on the other side of the yen carry trade, where a tech price decline can also unwind the trade. We're watching falling US tech EPS optimism closely," Edwards added.Edwards has been calling for a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-crash-recession-sp500-gdp-inflation-unemployment-societe-generale-2024-6">recession and a stock market crash in the US for months</a>, even as many economists say that the economy generally remains on solid footing. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-today-sp500-nasdaq-gdp-inflation-economy-rates-outlook-2024-7">GDP blew past expectations</a> for the second quarter while inflation continued to cool. Hiring, meanwhile, remains positive, with the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployment-rate-job-growth-july-labor-market-economic-data-2024-7">unemployment rate</a> rising, but remaining close to multi-decade lows in July.

The stock market chaos sparked by the yen last month could resume as rates rise in Japan, SocGen says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Stock market "choppiness" will likely continue until the election, Ed Yardeni says.</li><li>Yardeni says gridlock is the best-case scenario for the market to resume record highs.</li></ul>Market "choppiness" will likely continue until the elections before stocks can resume their climb to record highs, Ed Yardeni says."We're seeing quite a bit of choppiness going on in the market here. I think it may continue until the elections, and then I think we'll resume to new record highs," Yardeni said in a Wednesday interview with CNBC.In early August, the S&amp;P 500 lost 3%, its biggest daily drop since 2022, in a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nasdaq-crash-tech-recession-global-stock-market-rout-accelerates-japan-2024-8">historic market rout</a>.The volatility resumed this week, with indexes on Tuesday notching their <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-today-sell-off-nvidia-stock-price-doj-antitrust-2024-9">worst losses since the August sell-off</a> as Nvidia shares tumbled and weak manufacturing data sparked new fears about an economic slowdown. Yardeni says the market's return to record highs is partially dependent on the election's outcome, and that a gridlock outcome is the best-case scenario for the market."If we get a sweep of the Democrats or a sweep of the Republicans, I don't think the market is going to look forward to those kinds of regime," Yardeni said. "I think the market much more prefers gridlock."Gridlock in the capitol often results in sluggish legislative action, which markets prefer as it creates less uncertainty and fewer regulatory surprises to deal with. According to data from LPL Financial, the S&amp;P 500 has historically climbed during a split or Republican-controlled Congress and Democratic president."I think gridlock will win," Yardeni said."If that's the case, then I think the market will move higher, simply because the economy is doing fine notwithstanding the tightening of monetary policy over the past couple of years, all the geopolitical and domestic political stress. But all in all, the economy is doing fine," he added.

The stock market will be volatile until the election before resuming its rally to record highs, market vet Ed Yardeni says

<ul><li>Even if you are using <keyword id="15681942" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="chatgpt" source="Orion">ChatGPT</keyword> to write your <keyword id="93698" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="resume" source="Orion">resume</keyword>, do not ask it to write it from scratch </li><li>Not editing or proofreading your resume can be a mistake as silly errors can limit your chances of getting through </li><li>Not paying attention to <keyword id="127508" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="format" source="Orion">format</keyword> and design may make your resume look cluttered </li></ul>Over the last one and a half years, ChatGPT and other <keyword id="6355999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ai" source="Orion">AI</keyword> LLM tools have become an integral part of our lives and most of us use them in some way or the other. In fact, there have been concerns in academic circles when students use ChatGPT for academic writing or when candidates use it for statements of purpose or essays required in application processes. ChatGPT can be used for each of these purposes, but using it as a tool for research and not a replacement for critical thinking holds the to academic success. The same goes for using ChatGPT to write your CV! While you can use ChatGPT for resume creation, here are five mistakes that you should avoid. Using ChatGPT to write a resume from scratch: Even if you are using ChatGPT to write your resume, do not ask it to write it from scratch. “One should note that all of these require a base resume to be in place already. Remember that ChatGPT will not have any nuanced idea of your skills or experiences. Approaching GenAI tool to author one's resume from scratch is a rookie mistake and futile effort that recruiters catch at first look,” says Kamal Karanth, CoFounder, Xpheno, a specialist staffing company. Lack of personalisation: Anything that ChatGPT creates can be generic. A good resume should be tailored specifically to the requirements of the job. If you fail to do that, the employer may bin your resume after just a few seconds of glance. “To maximise effectiveness, personalisation and customisation are key. Tailor the content to each specific job description, emphasising the relevant skills and experiences sought by the employer to maintain a professional appearance,” says Manu Saigal, Director, General Staffing, Adecco India. Letting the resume have ChatGPT’s tone of voice: ChatGPT can write proper English and even correct sentences grammatically, but it will not reflect your tone of writing. You need to insert your own personality and voice into your resume to the extent possible. Read through your resume and make changes to the sentence structures, voice, and highlighted items. Use more of an active voice as passive can often sound uninteresting and insert personal anecdotes wherever relevant. Not editing or proofreading your resume: ChatGPT content may contain incorrect <keyword id="477335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="grammar" source="Orion">grammar</keyword> and phrasings that are awkward or over the top. These can be a big put-off for anyone reading your resume, let alone your potential employer. “A thorough proofread is essential – typos or AI oddities can torpedo your application,” says Karanth. Not paying attention to formatting and design: ChatGPT can generate text but is not great with formatting and design. “While ChatGPT excels in text generation, it may not prioritise visual elements. Ensure a clear, concise, and easy-to-read format with a professional font and clean layout,” says Saigal. A cluttered or poorly formatted resume can hamper your chances severely.

Using ChatGPT to create your resume? Here are 5 mistakes that employers hate to see

<ul><li>Tailoring your resume to <keyword id="4317914" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="applicant-tracking-system" source="Orion">applicant tracking system</keyword> (ATS) is important for wider reach</li><li>ATS-enabled resumes increase the likelihood of your application passing the initial screening stage.</li><li>You can create an ATS-friendly resume on your own, use the services of a specialist, or even use ChatGPT to write one. </li></ul> If you have sent your resumes to several employers, and not heard back from them after the customary automated acknowledgement mail, then you are not alone. Certain jobs, especially for freshers, in sectors like IT, receive 100s of job applications and it is not possible for the hiring team to go through all the applications. So, they have a process in place to shortlist them - which is referred to as the applicant tracking system (ATS). What is an ATS friendly resume? In today's competitive job market, tailoring your resume to ATS is crucial for ensuring your application is seen by potential employers. “ATS-enabled resumes are specifically designed to be scanned and interpreted by these automated systems, increasing the likelihood of your application passing the initial screening stage,” says Manu Saigal, Director, General Staffing, Adecco India, a staffing solutions firm. ATS are widely used by companies of all sizes to streamline the recruitment process, efficiently filtering through a high volume of resumes. They analyse resumes for relevant keywords and phrases, matching them to the specific requirements of the job opening. An ATS-friendly resume ensures your skills and experience are effectively conveyed to the ATS, making it more likely to land in the hands of a hiring manager. ATS resumes have caught up because of the extensive use of AI in the hiring process. “Now, recruiters can use AI-powered search to get results personalised to their organisations. This infusion of AI has elevated the quality of candidate recommendations enabling data-driven hiring decisions, marking a paradigm shift in recruitment methodologies,” says Sekhar Garisa, CEO, foundit, a talent platform. Key features of ATS friendly resume The key characteristics of an ATS-friendly resume: Structured format: Uses a clear and consistent format with standard headings and sections. Keyword optimisation: Incorporate relevant keywords and phrases from the job description throughout your resume. Easy readability: Uses simple language, avoids jargon, and maintains clear font styles and sizes. File format: Saves your resume in PDF or ATS-compatible formats to ensure proper rendering. How to create an <keyword id="3382525" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ats-resume" source="Orion">ATS resume</keyword> You can create an ATS-friendly resume on your own, use the services of a specialist, or even use ChatGPT to write one. DIY One can craft an ATS-friendly resume by utilising online resources and templates for ATS compatibility. Leverage free tools to spot keywords aligning with job descriptions, enhancing your resume's relevance. Tailor content meticulously to spotlight skills sought by employers, boosting chances with both ATS and hiring managers. Also, seek feedback from mentors or peers to refine and amplify your qualifications' presentation. “After thorough research and learning the do’s and don’ts, one can create their own ATS-compliant resume,” says Sachin Alug, CEO, NLB Services, a talent solutions company. Engage a resume specialist There are many resume services which will create an ATS friendly resume for you. Consider enlisting a resume expert for personalised guidance and expertise in creating an impactful, ATS-compatible resume. These seasoned specialists customise resumes for distinct industries and positions, setting them apart from competitors. Professional resume writers offer valuable insights into ATS optimization strategies, enhancing your resume's chances of success in applicant screening systems. Use ChatGPT You may utilise ChatGPT as a tool to enhance your resume's keyword optimisation and identify potential areas for improvement. Leverage ChatGPT's ability to generate different creative text formats of text content to explore alternative ways of presenting your skills and experience. “Use ChatGPT's suggestions as a starting point and carefully review and refine the generated content to ensure it aligns with your overall resume narrative,” says Saigal. Agrees Garisa, “While ChatGPT offers guidance and suggestions for an ATS-friendly resume, it is not a substitute for the expertise provided by a professional resume specialist.” Searching for a job is often a long process and having an ATS-enabled resume could only give you an edge.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>President Biden's Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow the SAVE plan to go through.</li><li>It follows the 8th Circuit blocking the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety.</li></ul>President Joe Biden's administration is asking the nation's highest court to allow its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/save-plan-blocked-millennial-worried-cheaper-student-loan-payments-relief-2024-7">new student-loan repayment plan</a> to go through.On August 9, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/save-plan-blocked-cheaper-student-loan-payments-relief-new-ruling-2024-8">officially blocked the SAVE income-driven repayment plan</a>, intended to give borrowers lower monthly payments and a shorter timeline for debt relief.It followed a legal rollercoaster for the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/save-plan-blocked-student-loan-payments-paused-no-debt-cancellation-2024-7">8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE</a>. Earlier this year, two separate groups of GOP state attorneys general <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-states-lawsuit-block-save-student-loan-income-driven-repayment-2024-4">filed lawsuits to block parts of SAVE</a>, and a flurry of court decisions ultimately led the Education Department to place all enrolled borrowers on forbearance until the legal process is resolved.Now, Biden's Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to lift the 8th Circuit's block on the plan and allow the administration to move forward with SAVE's implementation."The Eighth Circuit's injunction has severely harmed millions of borrowers and the Department by blocking long-planned changes and creating widespread confusion and uncertainty," Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A173/322358/20240813143712014_24A_Missouri_Appl%20and%20Appl%20App_FINAL.pdf">filing</a>. "Indeed, as the Eighth Circuit acknowledged, the injunction has forced the Department to place the affected borrowers into temporary forbearance -- a result that is unambiguously worse for all involved."Prelogar asked the Supreme Court to lift the 8th Circuit's block on SAVE and, if not, take on the case and expedite it in the fall.This is in response to the lawsuit led by Missouri's attorney general, which said that allowing SAVE to go through would harm student-loan company MOHELA's revenue. Prelogar argued that the 8th Circuit's ruling was "overbroad" and, at the very least, should not apply to borrowers who are not serviced by MOHELA.She also said that permanently blocking SAVE would cause harm to the Education Department and the millions of enrolled borrowers because the department would be required to recalculate monthly payments and retrain servicer staff."Many borrowers are now experiencing intense confusion from being told that their payments must be recalculated and from being placed in forbearance -- which will delay any eventual loan forgiveness, including under programs not challenged here, like the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program," Prelogar said.She added that "borrowers would suffer additional harm if they are eventually sent higher bills and told that they can no longer count on the forgiveness that they were promised at the end of their repayment periods."The Supreme Court asked the GOP states to respond to file a response by August 19.Business Insider <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/save-plan-blocked-boomer-student-loans-trump-vote-democratic-election-2024-7">previously spoke to borrowers</a> enrolled in SAVE who have experienced confusion and uncertainty as to the future of their student-loan payments. One 61-year-old borrower said she's a "nervous wreck" each time there's a new lawsuit update."I want to be able to just breathe, but retiring and having to pay for student loans when I'm not even working anymore and paying most of my Social Security to student loans, it's ridiculous," she said. "It's extremely stressful. I feel like they're getting ready to pull the rug out from under us again."

Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan are now waiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether cheaper payments and debt cancellation can resume

The legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be in the spotlight in what could be his final game at the iconic <keyword id="19921339" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wankhede-Stadium" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Wankhede Stadium" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Wankhede Stadium">Wankhede Stadium</keyword> when defending champions Chennai Super Kings take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Dhoni returns to the hallowed turf of Wankhede for the first time ever as a non-captain of the <keyword id="19896464" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="CSK" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="CSK" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="CSK">CSK</keyword>, potentially in his last <keyword id="19906063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL" source="keywords">IPL</keyword> season. It will also be his first appearance as just a player for any team since November 2005. Even at 42, Dhoni's glove-work remains impeccable and so does his assessment of the game like always. But CSK will hope that his tactical acumen also helps them improve a dismal away record this season, having suffered two defeats on the road. CSK would also hope their recent record against <keyword id="20950501" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="MI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="MI">MI</keyword> - four wins in last five matches including their seven-wicket win here last season - holds them in good stead. Two of IPL's most successful teams with five titles each, both sides are witnessing a tectonic shift of leadership change with Hardik Pandya taking over the mantle from Rohit Sharma at MI and Ruturaj Gaikwad succeeding Dhoni at CSK, but there is nothing that suggests their intense rivalry would expect any such shift. If anything, CSK's bowlers could be put to sword by the rampaging MI batters who have gone hammer and tongs at the flat pitches here, scoring in excess of 230 against Delhi Capitals and chasing down nearly 200 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru with more than four overs to spare. Pandya's MI have found their footing after a jittery start. Their batters have done well in the last two outings and Suryakumar Yadav's 17-ball fifty against RCB provides an ominous sign to CSK bowlers, who have shown mastery on slow, turning pitches at the Chepauk but remain untested on flat, batting-friendly surfaces. Ishan Kishan (161 runs) and Rohit's opening stand would thus be crucial in the scheme of things but CSK would also have a lot of assurance with their own batting. Skipper Gaikwad may not be a marauder with the bat but he can be the silent enforcer in the CSK line-up, which has the exuberance of Rachin Ravindra at the top, sturdiness of Daryl Mitchell in the middle and explosiveness of Shivam Dube (176 runs), Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni in the death overs. CSK would also be aware that seeing off the dexterous Jasprit Bumrah (10 wickets) and going after the rest of the MI bowling would be the key, since the others have given away runs at alarming rate while struggling with their line and lengths on placid surfaces. Despite Bumrah's five-wicket haul, MI leaked runs at a high rate to allow RCB get closer to the 200-run mark here a few nights ago. A lot will be riding on Shardul Thakur and Tushar Deshpande for CSK, who both return to their home ground, but Mustafizur Rahman (9 wickets) and the wily Jadeja would be the ones to watch out for given their recent exploits. On their part, teams say "we want to get as many runs as possible" but by the look of it, scores around 220-230 while batting first could be the best way possible to ensure an upperhand at this venue. Teams (from): Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Tim David, Shreyas Gopal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Mohammad Nabi, Shams Mulani, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara, Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Luke Wood. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>At his first civil corruption trial, Wayne LaPierre testified he was too ill to helm the NRA.</li><li>A NY jury found he caused $5.4M in harm to the gun lobby, and that there was cause for his removal.</li></ul>The first time Wayne LaPierre was on trial in New York, he told jurors he was a very sick man and had <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wayne-lapierre-spends-first-day-of-nra-retirement-on-trial-2024-2">no intention of returning</a> to the helm of the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby he led — and, the jury found, plundered — over the course of 30 years.LaPierre's lawyers cited his chronic Lyme disease and resulting <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nra-leader-wayne-lapierres-brain-is-shrinking-doctors-2024-1">"significant cerebral volume loss"</a> in asking he be allowed breaks during three days of testimony in January. NRA lawyers pointed to his sudden, mid-trial resignation as welcomed proof of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nra-throws-wayne-lapierre-under-bus-in-resignation-course-correction-2024-1">a "course correction."</a>Six months later, the NRA and LaPierre are returning to a Manhattan courtroom for a second-phase civil corruption trial.And, despite these earlier public assertions of illness and ill-will, LaPierre, 74, is now fighting hard to preserve his right to return to the influential nonprofit and the national stage.LaPierre was the NRA's face and its "king," as he successfully lobbied against <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wayne-lapierre-spends-first-day-of-nra-retirement-on-trial-2024-2">even modest, popular gun-control laws</a> for three decades, lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James told jurors last time around.But James is now intent on "censoring, de-platforming and canceling" LaPierre, his lawyer Kent Correll argued <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24803010-nyag-v-lapierre-ii-defense-bar-20240711">in a brief </a>filed earlier this month, in anticipation of the start of testimony on Monday.Barring him from any future financial role with the nonprofit "would prevent Mr. LaPierre from associating freely with the NRA and its affiliates and with millions of Americans and from speaking freely through the NRA or on behalf of the NRA or its members," Correll wrote.It's "excluding him from the national arena in which the debate over gun policy and legislation occurs," the filing said, "and interfering with his ability to participate freely and fully in national and state elections."<div type="image" title="An excerpt from a July court filing by lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James. It details her request that the former leader of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, be barred from any financial role at the non-profit." height="646" width="2500" msid="111700350" hostid="261" sizebytes="133108"></div><h2 id="5692a8e7-b82c-4004-bfc2-2e3737042aac">A second NRA corruption trial</h2>It's been four years since James sued the NRA and four of its top executives, alleging they illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars from the group's coffers, used the money for lavish personal trips and other perks, then retaliated against eight whistleblowers who urged reforms.Since then, two of the executives reached settlements, most recently the lobby's ex-CFO, Wilson "Woody" Phillips, who agreed in May to abide by a decadelong ban on managing money for any nonprofit in New York.The first trial's jury found Phillips must repay the NRA $2 million in damages for enabling LaPierre's lavish lifestyle of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jury-luxury-yachts-wayne-lapierre-used-on-vendors-dime-2024-1">yacht trips</a> and private plane travel at donors' expense.The jury also found the NRA violated state charities law by looking the other way as LaPierre, 74, plundered the gun group out of millions of dollars, enriching himself, his family, and favored cronies.LaPierre was ordered to repay the NRA $4.35 million.At Monday's trial, lawyers for James are now set to ask New York Supreme Court Justice Joel Cohen for additional non-monetary relief, as allowed under the laws regulating all non-profits based in the state.But at the conclusion of what's scheduled to be a two-week, non-trial, the legal teams for the AG's remaining defendants — the NRA, LaPierre, and current NRA secretary John Frazer — will argue that internal reforms are working well and no further relief is neccessary.That's a "remarkable position," James' lawyers countered in a filing earlier this month that said the NRA's new program of reforms is "still in its infancy."Evidence at the second trial will also show that the NRA is already trying to avoid James' oversight, including by "pursuing a change of its status from a charitable to noncharitable corporation under New York Law" the AG's filing said."LaPierre routinely flew on private jets, was driven around in black cars, and stayed at luxury hotels" for years in violation of NRA policy, the filing said."Although the NRA now maintains it was victimized by LaPierre, the evidence will show that the NRA has never sanctioned LaPierre," despite knowing about his misconduct, it said.Instead, "In announcing LaPierre's resignation, the NRA praised LaPierre for his many contributions to the organization over the years," the filing added.The NRA has yet to clearly distance itself from LaPierre," it said.Six months after the first trial's verdict, the lobby has not tried to collect the $4.35 million in damages LaPierre owes, nor the millions of dollars in attorney's fees it spent on his behalf.The NRA also hasn't ruled out the possibility of paying for LaPierre's continued legal fees, James' lawyers said.Despite leaving these millions of dollars in LaPierre repayments on the table, NRA lawyers are arguing that they are hemorrhaging money.Since 2018, the NRA has seen a more than 25% decrease in membership and a 64% decrease in revenue from membership dues, according to a report by one of four expert witnesses the NRA intends to call to testify.<div type="image" title="A chart showing plummeting NRA dues and contributions submitted by expert defense witness Scott Nichols." height="295" width="794" msid="111700356" hostid="261" sizebytes="16710"></div>Dues and contributions totaled $280 million in 2018; they fell to $114 million last year, according to the witness, fundraising expert Scott Nichols, who is arguing that the NRA would lose still more money if forced to pay for outside monitoring and auditing.For the NRA, James is asking Cohen to appoint an independent monitor who would audit and oversee the association to ensure donor money is safe.Frazer's role at NRA should be restricted and monitored, James is also asking.In addition, "the Court should impose a lifetime bar on LaPierre from serving in a fiduciary role in the NRA or its affiliated entities," James wrote in a pretrial brief.There will be no opening statements Monday. 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A lawyer for LaPierre declined to comment for this story."LaPierre's tenure at the NRA significantly harmed public health and safety in the United States," said Douglas Letter, chief legal officer for Brady United Against Gun Violence."His legacy is marked by widespread suffering and loss, and he must be prohibited from returning to any position of influence," Letter said."It's no surprise that LaPierre is pushing to remain relevant at the organization," agreed Nick Suplina, senior vice president of law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety."The fact that the NRA is facing a potential compliance monitor and having its longtime leaders barred from nonprofits is evidence of the depths of the corruption that existed in the organization for so long," he said.

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In the fall of 2020, I found myself in unfamiliar territory: I was looking for a new job. In theory, it was something I should have known a lot about as an economics reporter. But in practice, I was lost. Because I had stumbled into a great job right out of college, and stayed with that company for a decade, I was blissfully unaware of how soul-crushing it was to be a job seeker in 21st-century corporate America.I threw myself into the task. I meticulously researched employers. I applied to a dozen openings. I tailored my CV to match each job description. I wrote heartfelt paragraphs about why each role was perfect for me. Yet all I got back was a raft of canned rejection emails — or worse, silence. I was floored that I didn't advance to a single interview. This is terrible, I thought. How does anyone do this? I might as well have been sending my applications out into the ether.Luckily, I landed a job after a few months. But the experience stayed with me. And these days, applying for a job has turned into even more of a nightmare. In the current market, it's not uncommon for totally unremarkable jobs to attract <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-wfh-jobs-application-odds-tech-market-rto-2023-9">thousands of applications</a>. Employers are so overwhelmed by the flood of résumés that they're barely able to glance at most of them, let alone read them. The whole process has become an odds game: Job seekers submit their cover letters to hundreds of companies, struggling to stand out among the tsunami of applicants. Things have gotten so grim that LinkedIn no longer trumpets the number of people who have applied to openings on its job portal.So when I heard that you can now use a bot to mass-apply to job openings, I was intrigued. The bots — with names like LazyApply and Massive — have turned job hunting into a technological arms race. You pay a fee, feed your résumé into the bot, tell it what you're looking for, and blam! — it starts sending out hundreds of applications on your behalf, often in real time. It's the promise of AI, applied to the job market: an intelligent, personalized, HR-slaying machine, designed to land you a gig through a combination of tech-savvy and brute force.The question is: Do the bots work? I decided to find out. So I went undercover in the age of AI.I wasn't looking for a job. But late one night I cracked open a beer, updated my résumé, pulled out my credit card, and entrusted my fate to a job-application bot. Which roles would it apply to? How accurately would it reflect my skills and interests to employers? A friend joked, "Does your editor know this story might end in you taking a new role?" The thought hadn't even crossed my mind. I didn't think any employers would actually bite. How could an AI-generated version of me possibly compete in such a crowded and chaotic job market?Some 120 applications later, I stood corrected.The first bot I tried was called Sonara. For $79.99 a month, I signed up for the most expensive "amplitude" plan, which would allow me to apply for 420 openings. After I spent a half hour uploading my résumé and completing my profile, Sonara showed me maybe a dozen job options. I greenlighted a few of them, and the bot promised it would send them out. Each morning when I logged back on, it would send me a trickle of new options to consider. But the ones I approved continued to sit in the queue, unsent. It was hardly the job-applying firehose I was looking for. I pinged customer service a few times. Then, after a week, a statement popped up on Sonara's website. The service was shutting down. Great, I thought. There goes my $79.99.Undeterred, I signed up for WonsultingAI, which seemed like a bargain at only $19.99 a month. It was a little more manual than Sonara: Every time I wanted it to pull in more job openings, I had to input my experience level and specify the title and location of the position I was looking for. It had a cool feature that allowed me to use a different résumé for each job title I applied to, meaning I could highlight different skills and achievements for various positions. But like Sonara, it didn't show me many job openings, and it was pretty glitchy. About one in three applications never went through.<div type="image" title="A robot carrying resumes." height="2000" width="2000" msid="108238936" hostid="261"></div>I had more hope for Massive, another bot I tried. True to its name, it showed me way more openings than Sonara and Wonsulting. But it had a limited, preset list of corporate occupations I could apply to. I chose a couple that felt most relevant to what I do: content marketing and PR. For $39 a month, it would send out up to 50 applications a week. Every few days, I would spend 20 minutes sifting through the options and vetoing the jobs that weren't relevant. It all seemed pretty seamless. After a few days, I started getting a steady stream of automated emails from various employers thanking me for submitting my application. Still, 50 applications a week felt pretty tame in the AI age. What I wanted was a true spray-and-pray machine, the AK-47 of job-application bots. For that, I turned to LazyApply.LazyApply didn't offer a monthly subscription option, so I purchased a lifetime plan for $129. That gave me the ability to submit a maximum of 750 applications per day. (A more expensive plan came with unlimited applications, but I just couldn't imagine sending out more than 750 in a week, let alone a day.) Unlike the other bots, which ingested job openings into their own sites, LazyApply submitted applications via external job boards. So I linked my brand-new LazyApply profile to my accounts on Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and LinkedIn. Then I set it loose.Unlike the other bots, LazyApply did all the applying in real time, right in front of my eyes. It was as if someone had hacked my computer: I watched as the bot clicked on various boxes and typed out answers to short questions. For the first few minutes, I was mesmerized. Then, I started to panic. In one application, the bot indicated that I speak conversational-level Spanish, which I definitely do not. In another, it reported that I was African American, even though I had specified in my LazyApply profile that I am Asian. I shouldn't have been surprised, given AI's well-known propensity to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-google-microsofty-lying-search-belief-2023-2">make stuff up</a>. But I was alarmed. If I had been a real job seeker, I probably would have pulled the plug on the rogue machine. Instead, I let LazyApply do its thing. I was curious to see which jobs, if any, Spanish-speaking African American Aki would land.Then things got even weirder. A few applications in, I realized that LazyApply wasn't using the updated résumé I had given it. Instead, it was attaching a document I didn't recognize, titled "Aki Ito Cover Letter, Resume, Links for Insider.pdf." That's strange, I thought. Did LazyApply auto-generate a cover letter for me? I wondered whether it was any good. But when I opened the PDF, I saw it was dated October 24, 2020. It read: "Dear Mr. Carlson: I'm writing to apply for the analytical features editor position at Insider." Instead of sending out the updated résumé I'd provided, LazyApply was submitting an old cover letter it had found buried in the depths of my LinkedIn account, from when I had applied to BI three years ago. In a single spurt, 27 employers — ranging from a website I had never heard of called CryptoNewsZ to venerable publications like The Boston Globe — received an application from me that talked about how much I wanted to work for one of their competitors. LazyApply, I realized in horror, was living up to its name.Applying for jobs has never been easy, or pleasant. Nobody liked it back in the old days, when people found work by scanning the classified ads in their local newspaper, going to Kinko's to print out their résumés, mailing off their applications, and then waiting weeks or months to hear back. Looking for work has always been work.The internet promised to change all that. Three decades ago, when Monster and CareerBuilder launched, they sought to match huge pools of job seekers and employers in one big forum — to create what's known, in economics, as a thicker market. With more efficient matchmaking between companies and prospective employees, the thinking went, we might even be able to permanently lower unemployment and boost productivity.But a thicker market actually didn't make the matching process any more efficient. Employers got access to a larger pool of applicants, but they didn't have the tools to sort through the sudden influx of options. Besieged by volume, they coped by spending less time reviewing the details of every applicant and ghosting the ones they rejected. Candidates adapted by sending out more applications, which further overwhelmed HR departments. The new technology came with an ironic twist: It made it easier than ever to apply for a job, and harder than ever to actually land one.The first wave of AI was supposed to fix what the internet broke. Job boards began to take on a more active role in the marketplace, using big data to recommend the best jobs to job seekers and the best job seekers to employers. A decade ago, when I was writing for Bloomberg, I posited that the new approach might finally solve what one economist called the job market's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-03/algorithms-play-matchmaker-to-fight-7-7-u-s-unemployment-jobs">needle-in-the-haystack problem</a>." I couldn't have been more wrong. The vicious cycle continued, forcing everyone to apply to ever more jobs as their chances of success dropped. Hence the bots.<div type="image" title="A microscope reveals a robot face where a human face appears on a résumé." height="2000" width="2000" msid="108238937" hostid="261"></div>So far, though, it looks like the arrival of job bots is only making the problem worse. For starters, employers hate them. HR departments have no way of knowing which applications came from a human and which came from a machine. Unless, of course, the bot screws up, like LazyApply did on my applications. Factual errors, nonsensical answers to questions, false promises of Spanish fluency — letting a bot do your job hunting can make you look really, really bad."It's definitely a huge risk," says Tony Riggins, who has years of experience as a recruiter for leading tech companies. "It can completely damage your candidacy, and perhaps even your reputation, if you're a candidate with an application making mistakes." Thanks to LazyApply, I've probably destroyed any chance I had of working for The Boston Globe.Some of the bot services are aware of their technology's limitations. Their solution is the same one that tech platforms like Facebook and YouTube have long been forced to resort to in the face of their algorithmic chaos: reintroducing a layer of human oversight to the process. Massive relies on human "job experts" to double-check every application completed by its bot. Other services, including Teal and Simplify, use Chrome extensions that make you responsible for reviewing the bot's work, forcing you to click "submit" before each autofilled application is sent.Ladders, a job board that specializes in high-paid positions, takes human oversight a step further. Early in the pandemic, when hiring came to a standstill, the company brainstormed new ways to help job seekers. "A top complaint over and over again was, 'It takes me too long to apply for all these jobs,'" recalls Marc Cenedella, the founder and executive chair of Ladders. "It is mind-numbing, soul-crushing work." So in 2020, the company rolled out a new feature: a team of humans who would complete your job applications for you. At $49.97 a month, it proved wildly popular: Today, the majority of applications on Ladders are completed by human proxies instead of job seekers.Ladders' decision to refrain from fully automating its service is intentional. Cenedella says his team has taken a look at a variety of job-application bots. "What we're interested in is quality, accuracy, and speed," Cenedella told me. "So far, we haven't found any that have met those bars for us."Still, we know how this story goes. It's as old as John Henry. Humans may, in the short run, manage to beat a steel-driving machine. But sooner or later, their hearts will explode from trying to keep up. The humans at Ladders can only send out 50 applications for you each month. But the job bots at LazyApply and other services never get tired. They aren't aiming for quality. Like most tech these days, they're betting on scale.It's a smart bet. Much to my surprise, out of the 126 jobs I applied to with the bots, I ended up hearing back from seven employers. That's a 6% success rate — pretty high, considering that half the jobs were in areas like PR or marketing, in which I have zero experience.I responded to each email I got with an apology, explaining that I was testing out the bots for a story I was writing. Did the employers have any inkling that my application came from a bot?"I wouldn't have guessed," one recruiter told me. "There's no way to know on LinkedIn jobs." Another hiring manager wrote: "The main thing that was unusual about your application is it included a cover letter for an old job and outdated CV." Yet even that level of screw-up hadn't deterred him. "Other than that," he said, "nothing struck me as bot-like or weird."A third employer — a journalist whose work I've admired for years — was also fooled. "Yikes," he wrote when I told him my application was bot-produced. "Have not run into that, and didn't realize." He added, somewhat sheepishly: "I was on a cross-country plane and tired." Getting duped by a bot may not be a good outcome for an employer, but it felt like a win for me. After all, I got seven callbacks, compared with the zero I got with the handcrafted, low-volume strategy I took three years ago — and the bot-driven process required far less time and energy. Moreover, it felt like a form of equity. Let's face it: HR departments approach the job-search process in a purely transactional manner, sending out automated rejections to desperate job seekers who spent days polishing and perfecting their applications. Now I was doing the same, using adaptive machines to get my human foot in the door. It made the whole shitty process feel a bit more manageable. And if using bots increases your odds of success, it's worth a shot. The more darts you throw at the wall, the better chance you have of hitting the bull's-eye.But whatever value they provide for weary job seekers, it's worth noting that spray-and-pray bots don't address the larger issue that prevents many applicants from landing a job. Ultimately, it's not how many applications you send out that wins the day — it's the connections you have. A good résumé is one thing, but if Bob over in marketing says you'd be a great addition to the team, that means a whole lot more."The biggest challenge for job seekers is that you see a great job, but you see it at the same time as 5 million other people on the job board," Emily Lamia, an experienced career coach, told me. "How you find out about those jobs before they're listed, and how you make the right connections to even design a job for yourself, is how people end up in positions that are really fulfilling for them." Lamia routinely polls her clients, and she's found that 80% of the time, they got their current jobs — and most of their past ones — through some kind of connection. That's why she says she would never recommend job-search bots to her clients. Instead of cold applying to hundreds of jobs, they need to focus on networking for the ones they really want.Networking is ultimately how I landed my job at Business Insider. My original cold application to the company — the one that included my "Dear Mr. Carlson" cover letter — went nowhere. So I swallowed my pride and messaged anyone I knew who might be able to provide me with an introduction. One former colleague I reached out to suggested I talk to a friend of his at BI. The friend, in turn, connected me with an editor there, who then introduced me to his boss, who passed me on to a different boss, who eventually hired me. Thanks to those introductions, a company that showed zero interest in my initial application offered to create a whole new position to enable me to report on the rapid changes unfolding in the American workplace. No bot could ever do that.Still, I came away from my time among the job-search bots feeling the way I do about much of AI. It can be incredibly helpful for plowing through tedious tasks. And it's going to get better over time. But for now, you have to keep an eye on it. At the moment, relying on a bot is like turning a task over to an intern. They're hardworking and helpful. But they're also inexperienced and underpaid — so you'd be smart to check their work.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aki-ito">Aki Ito</a> is a chief correspondent at Business Insider.

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