Quoting Tom MacWright

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Learn how to authentically showcase skills and experience in a job application, avoiding over-reliance on LLM-generated content, and understand the importance of personal touch in professional portfolios.

intermediate Published 24 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Review your job application materials to ensure they accurately reflect your skills and experience.
  2. Use LLMs as a tool to assist with writing and editing, but avoid relying solely on generated content.
  3. Create a personal portfolio that showcases your unique perspective and accomplishments.
  4. Practice writing and communicating your thoughts and ideas in your own voice.
  5. Seek feedback from others on your application materials and portfolio to ensure they effectively convey your authenticity.
Who Needs to Know This

Hiring managers, recruiters, and job applicants can benefit from understanding the limitations of LLM-generated content in professional portfolios and the value of authentic, personal information.

Key Insight

💡 Authentic, personal information is essential in professional portfolios and job applications, as it allows hiring managers to get to know the candidate and understand their skills and experience.

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💡 Authenticity matters in job applications! Avoid over-reliance on LLM-generated content and showcase your unique skills and experience. #AI #JobSearch #Authenticity

Key Takeaways

Learn how to authentically showcase skills and experience in a job application, avoiding over-reliance on LLM-generated content, and understand the importance of personal touch in professional portfolios.

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Title: A quote from Tom MacWright

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Published Time: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:15:18 GMT

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24th June 2026

> In the last few months, I've started to see [job applications] that were clearly cowritten by an LLM, link to an LLM-generated portfolio site, which then links to LLM-generated GitHub projects, with purely LLM-generated commit messages. [...]
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> My other reaction is that _I don't know anything about these people_.
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> They haven't put themselves out there. They haven't said anything true. [...]
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> The perfected, generated, prompted resume is generic and impersonal. It tells me nothing about this person, other than that they use particular tools.

— [Tom MacWright](https://macwright.com/2026/06/24/accidental-anonymity.html), Accidental anonymity

Posted [24th June 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/24/) at 6:13 pm

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