AI can help you prepare, but your voice is what matters most. We encourage you to use it as a tool to assist with your application, but not as a substitute for your personal insights, voice, or experiences.
Using AI to Support Your Thinking Authentically
Generative AI tools can support your job application—from helping you structure your resume to practicing for interviews. Used thoughtfully, they can enhance your preparation while keeping your perspective front and center.
Use AI to support your thinking, not replace it. Be transparent about how you use these tools, and stay focused on what matters most: your originality, judgment, and potential.
Use AI To:
Generate Ideas
AI can help you brainstorm, explore different ways to frame your experience, and overcome writer’s block. Use it as a starting point to spark ideas—not as a replacement for your own thinking, insights, or lived experiences.
Organise Your Thoughts
AI can support you in structuring your responses, identifying key themes, and improving clarity. While it can help refine how your ideas are presented, decisions about what to include and how to express it should always be made by you.
Find Sources
AI can assist in identifying relevant concepts, terminology, or sources to support your thinking. Any information it provides should be reviewed and validated to ensure accuracy and relevance to your application.
A responsible and transparent approach to AI in recruitment
At BCG, we use AI to support our teams in making more informed and efficient decisions, always with a human in the loop. We’ll create efficiencies for our recruiters and provide you with a more personalized experience, such as by drafting interview questions and suggesting relevant jobs.
Our AI TALENT promise: to use AI responsibly and always to support you through the process, not to replace the people behind it.
Don't:
Let AI Misrepresent You
Avoid using AI to generate responses that don’t accurately reflect your background, skills, or experience. Your application should present an honest representation of who you are and what you bring.
Rely Only On AI Output
AI-generated content may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Always apply your own judgment and take responsibility for reviewing and validating any information before submitting your application.
Give Up Your Voice
AI should support—not replace—your perspective. Your motivations, experiences, and point of view are what make your application distinctive, and they should always come from you.
Smart Ways To Use GenAI In Your Application Journey
Used wisely, GenAI can help you clarify your thinking, improve communication, and better understand what we look for, but the most important asset in your application is you.
Here’s how to use AI in a way that boosts your confidence and keeps your application personal and genuine.
“Always review and personalize any outputs from GenAI based on your own experiences. We’re looking for genuine human insight, not machine-generated output. Let AI support, not replace, your authenticity.”
Eri Ito
Global Recruiting Branding & Marketing Manager
“The most compelling applications reflect the real person behind the words—and that’s who we want to meet.”
Ryan Bash
Talent Acquisition Director
“Using small doses of GenAI in your application reflects adaptability in a fast-moving world. But authenticity is non-negotiable. If you (or AI) fabricate anything, it will backfire. Be creative, but be real.”
