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How AI is Helping MBA Careers Advisors

One of the biggest hopes of MBAs is utilizing their degree to land a job. Now, MBA careers advisors are utilizing services that actually help MBA students write more effective résumés.

Services, such as Vmock, offer CV feedback systems that use machine learning, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence techniques to strengthen résumés. Financial Times reports that the technology compares students’ CVs to those of successful job hunters. Each CV is then awarded a percentile score for its perceived effectiveness and offers suggestions of possible improvements, such as rephrasing bullet points and grammatical corrections.

According to Financial Times, more than 100 higher education institutions pay an annual subscription for Vmock’s software, starting at $19.95 per student user. Vmock’s scoring system allows students to benchmark and refine their CVs to better attract hiring companies.

These types of CV and résumé screening services are not new. Free online services, such as Rezscore and Jobscan, offer sample résumé reviews to get past the Applicant Tracking Systems that companies utilize to filter candidates’ résumés.

Sarah Inigo-Jones, head of professional development at London Business School, says such technology will not replace careers advisers, but free staff to focus on supporting students. With the technology, advisers can help students navigate careers options that fit their direct needs.

“It frees up time for us to focus on what are the right roles for particular students,” Inigo-Jones tells Financial Times.

It seems technology has yet to replace core careers advice services. Solomon George, founder of GlobalMBACareer, which specializes in helping companies to hire business school graduates, says the technology still has a long way to go.

“When humans have to develop technology that will assess humans, it is tricky as we are trying to apply logic and simplicity which does not reflect the full individual,” George says.

Sources: Financial Times, Vmock

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