'Don't take the risk' | Monzo warns job candidates not to use ChatGPT during application process

Monzo has warned candidates against using ChatGPT when applying for jobs with the firm, amid concerns that the AI platform will give some candidates an unfair advantage.

The Telegraph reports that the challenger bank added a disclaimer to its job advertisements in recent weeks, stating: “You should submit your own application without help from other sources e.g Others/ChatGPT any applications whereby external support has been provided will be disqualified.”

The publication reportedly spoke to a Monzo source who explained that the warning was a pre-emptive measure, and that no job candidates had been caught using the generative AI platform to finesse their applications.

‘Just be yourself... don’t take the risk’

It’s completely understandable why some may be tempted to use ChatGPT or a similar generative AI system to improve their job prospects, but with firms quickly catching on to this trend, is it worth the risk?, Chris Parsons, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at Lollipop, a shopping assistant app, recently wrote on LinkedIn: “A lot of answers we get to job application questions are obviously generated by ChatGPT. We can tell when a candidate pastes in a ChatGPT response. Don't take the risk.