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When your job search includes AI... and several cups of tea.

Can AI Help with CV Writing and Job Applications?

CV writing is rarely anyone’s favourite task. But now, AI tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly promise to help polish your words, fix mistakes, and even tailor your applications to specific jobs. Sounds useful—but can you really trust a robot with something so personal?

This quiz takes a look at what AI can—and can’t—do when it comes to CVs, cover letters, and job applications. We’ll explore where it shines, where it still needs your help, and how to make the most of it without sounding like a chatbot.

Whether you’re job hunting for the first time in years or just want to save time on applications, this quiz will help you understand how to use AI wisely—and where to draw the line.

1 .
What’s one way AI tools can help you with your CV?
They can post it to random job boards for you
They can turn it into a musical jingle
They can suggest better wording for your skills
They can call your old boss for a reference
AI tools like ChatGPT can help rephrase your skills and experience to sound clearer and more professional — but you still control what goes in.
2 .
Why might using AI to tailor your CV be helpful?
It can match your experience to a specific job role
It can make your CV glow in the dark
It knows exactly what the interviewer had for lunch
It prints your CV on edible paper
AI tools can help you adapt your CV to highlight the most relevant skills and experience for each job — making it more likely to stand out.
3 .
What’s one thing AI can’t do when writing your CV?
Help format your layout
Give spelling suggestions
Write a clear summary of your experience
Know your real achievements without being told
AI can only work with what you give it. It can improve your writing or layout, but it can’t magically know your history — you have to provide the facts.
4 .
What’s one benefit of using AI to check a job application?
It sends your application to space
It can spot grammar and spelling mistakes
It adds a surprise joke at the end
It promises you’ll get the job
AI tools are great at catching small writing mistakes and helping your application sound more polished — but they can’t guarantee results.
5 .
Why should you still read your CV after AI helps with it?
To make sure it still sounds like you
To see if it rhymes
Because AI gets lonely
To check if your name is spelled backwards
Even if AI helps polish your CV, it’s important to review it yourself. You want it to reflect your personality and make sure nothing sounds off or robotic.
6 .
What can AI help you do when writing a cover letter?
Pick out your interview outfit
Translate it into pirate speak
Suggest better ways to say what you mean
Make it sparkle — literally
AI tools can help you rephrase parts of your cover letter to sound more professional or clear, but you’ll still need to bring your own ideas and experience.
7 .
Why should you double-check what AI writes in your CV?
Because it might try to make jokes
Because it can get facts wrong or sound too generic
Because it types in invisible ink
Because it forgets your name
AI tools aren’t perfect — they can suggest things that are vague, overused, or just not true. It’s up to you to make sure everything is accurate and personal.
8 .
What’s one way AI can help you customise your job application?
By writing random facts about you
By applying to every job on the internet
By tailoring your cover letter to match a specific job
By designing your dream office
AI tools can suggest ways to make your cover letter or CV match a specific job advert. That way, it shows employers that you’ve read the ad and understand what they’re looking for.
9 .
Why is it still important to check your CV even if AI helped write it?
Because your printer might explode
Because employers prefer hand-written CVs
Because AI loves spelling mistakes
Because AI can make errors or miss personal details
Even though AI can be helpful, it’s not perfect. It might miss something unique about your experience or make a mistake that you wouldn’t want on a real application.
10 .
What’s a smart way to use AI when writing a cover letter?
Get ideas and structure, then add your personal voice
Let it write everything and never read it
Ask it to make you sound like a robot
Use it to avoid writing anything at all
Using AI to help with layout, grammar, and structure is great—but adding your personal style and details makes it much stronger and more authentic.
Author:  Tara Kemp

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