The CV isn’t what it used to be.
With AI tools helping candidates write their CVs, align them to job specs, and even auto-send them to hundreds of job ads – hiring managers are often not interviewing the person behind the paper.
They’re interviewing ChatGPT’s best version of that person.
So how do you cut through the noise?
A structured interview process with competency-based questions is your best defence – and your best strategy.
Instead of walking through a perfectly crafted CV, ask structured questions like:
“Tell me about a time you had to influence someone senior.”
“Describe a project where you faced unexpected challenges; what did you do?”
These go beyond surface-level answers and reveal actual behaviours, decision-making, and mindset, things no AI can manufacture.
Get intentional.
Get specific.
Hire better.
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