Using AI in your application
At Kent, we recognise that many applicants now use generative AI tools when preparing job applications. These tools can be helpful, especially for refining language or structuring your responses, and we welcome their appropriate use.
If you choose to use AI, use it to help present your skills and experiences clearly and professionally, not to create a false or misleading version of yourself.
While AI tools can be useful, relying too heavily on them can backfire. Hiring panels look for applications that reflect your individual experience, insight and interest in the role. Generic or overly polished content is easy to spot and may raise questions about whether you genuinely meet the role requirements. Interviews are also designed to explore your experience further, so inconsistencies between your application and your responses may become apparent.
Feel free to use AI tools to support your preparation, but be aware of the pitfalls and make sure your final application reflects your own thoughts, experience and voice.
Examples of acceptable and unacceptable AI use
ACCEPTABLE USES:
- Researching the organisation or sector
- Refining, structuring or rewording your answers to express yourself more clearly
- Checking spelling, grammar, clarity and readability
- Preparing for interviews and practising your personal responses to questions
UNACCEPTABLE USES:
- Exaggerating, fabricating or misrepresenting your qualifications or experience
- Copying and pasting generic responses without editing
- Using AI to answer interview questions in real time or providing answers that do not reflect your own experience
In some cases, hiring managers may follow up to explore your knowledge and experience further, especially where clarification is needed.
What you can expect from us
- We do not use AI tools to screen or assess applications; all applications are reviewed by people.
- We want to understand what you can bring to the role. That is why we value honesty, clarity and authenticity in your application.