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November 4, 2026

Tech companies tell job applicants: Be AI-pilled (but not too AI-pilled!)

CVs and cover letters that reek of AI are piling into inboxes. Here’s how some startups are stemming the tide

Éanna Kelly

4 min read

I’m not afraid to admit it, right here in Sifted: I’m an AI laggard.

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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