Last year, LinkedIn began <\/a> with AI-powered tools for job seekers on its platform. Now the company has added a bunch of <\/a> for its premium subscribers who are #OpentoWork, including personalized resum\u00e9, AI-assisted cover letters and more conversational job searches.<\/p>\n The changes are meant to speed up some of the most tedious aspects of looking for a new role. For example, the revamped job search feature now allows you to look for roles with queries like \u201cfind me a marketing job that\u2019s fully remote and pays at least $100,000 a year,\u201d or \u201cfind business development roles in biotech.\u201d Those are all relatively simple descriptions but anyone who has searched for jobs on LinkedIn (without the help of AI) knows that it can often be a struggle to narrow down job listings with keywords.<\/p>\n Once you find a role you\u2019re interested in, the built-in assistant can give you feedback on your qualifications and help with your application. You can upload a copy of your current resum\u00e9 and LinkedIn\u2019s AI will provide tips on what to update based on the job description. This can include suggestions on specific experiences to highlight or the ability to rewrite entire sections of the document. Likewise, LinkedIn can generate cover letters based on your experience and the job you want to apply for.<\/p>\n The company gave me a preview of these tools and I thought it did a surprisingly decent job for a first attempt at a cover letter. It incorporated specific details from my profile and the tone didn\u2019t feel as robotic as much of the AI-written text I\u2019ve encountered. Of course, as a journalist, I like to believe I can still write a better cover letter than an AI. But, I can see how the tool could be useful for people applying to dozens of jobs at once, especially since many companies use AI software to whittle down applications anyway.<\/p>\n LinkedIn product manager Rohan Rajiv says that these tools are meant to be more of a jumping off point for users rather than an all-in-one solution. \u201cWhat we want to do is make it easy for folks who have a difficult time telling their story, have a difficult time staring at a blank screen trying to put something together to at least get started,\u201d he tells Engadget.<\/p>\n But he also notes that the company is still in the relatively early stages of its AI push and it could eventually automate more of the job application process. \u201cThe next horizon is going to be \u2026 can you just do that for me,\u201d he says. \u201cYou can almost imagine people thinking about it from an agent standpoint, and helping you get things done.\u201d<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n