How AI Helps Jobseekers2023n = 480,948
AI writing help raised hires by 7.8% (RCT, n=480,948)
Algorithmic writing assistance on jobseeker resumes increased hiring by 7.8% in a randomised field experiment, with the largest effect for non-native English writers.
Primary source
NBER Working Paper 30886 (Wiles, Munyikwa & Horton)
https://www.nber.org/papers/w30886Published 2023 — sample n = 480,948 — compiled by JobCannon Research.
Why this stat matters
This figure belongs to the how ai helps jobseekersvertical of JobCannon's ongoing review of hiring, AI, and career-outcome research. We track it because it is one of the few primary-source estimates with a published sample, methodology, or legal record. Cite the original source first; this page exists to make the figure easy to find and link to.
Related stats
- BCG + GPT-4: 12% more tasks, 25% faster, 40% quality gain (n=758)Dell'Acqua et al., Harvard Business School WP 24-013 — 2023
- ChatGPT: -40% time, +18% quality (Science, n=453)Noy & Zhang, Science 381(6654) — 2023
- ChatGPT users negotiated higher pay 85% vs 52% (n=1,000)ResumeBuilder.com, Mar 2024 — 2024
- GenAI customer support: +14% output; +34% for junior agents (n~5,179)Brynjolfsson, Li & Raymond, NBER WP 31161 — 2023
Find your career fit
JobCannon assessments map your strengths to careers using primary-source research like this one. Free, no signup required.
Take the Career Match Test