'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Graduates are weaponizing AI to mass-fabricate job applications, misrepresenting their qualifications across hundreds of positions in a desperate 'spray and pray' strategy. Turns out flooding employers with AI-generated lies isn't the career hack people think it is — it's backfiring spectacularly and poisoning the hiring pipeline for everyone.