Dani Schlarmann, a recruiter, noticed something fishy about the job applicants. Cover letters and resumes sounded identical.

"I just wrote it's 2025, we're not doing this," Danielle Pugliese, who was laid off in February, told Newsweek.

Julie Schweber, senior HR knowledge advisor at the Society for Human Resource Management, said employers know that job candidates could be using AI to enhance their resume or cover letter — but they ...