Are job seekers relying on artificial intelligence (A.I.) as part of their job hunt? A new study suggests that a significant percentage of those on the job market are turning to generative A.I. tools to improve everything from job applications to cover letters.

CompTIA’s latest Job Seeker Trends, based on interviews with 1,000 respondents in the U.S., suggest that a small but significant percentage of job hunters have turned to A.I. tools to help land their next gig. Moreover, their numbers will likely increase in coming years. Here’s the chart:

Job seekers also see at least some A.I. knowledge as a necessary skill if they want to remain relevant in the workforce. “Artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentals quickly made its way onto the list of top perceived digital skills,” the report added. “While all the fundamental skills are interconnected, whereby one builds on another to achieve outcomes in the workplace, AI’s emergence as a fundamental skill confirms the pervasive interest across employers and workers.”

But for those using A.I. to improve their resumes, cover letters, and online application forms, a few words of caution are perhaps in order: while an A.I. tool can indeed generate content quickly, it’s important to carefully tailor your materials to each specific position, and to proofread every line for errors, grammatical mistakes, and anything else that could sink your application.

For example, an A.I. tool has no idea about how you used your skills to positively impact your previous companies; even if you use ChatGPT or Bard to generate a resume, you’ll still need to go into the experience section and make sure you’ve quantified your results.

And if you’re interested in learning more about A.I. quickly, there are lots of online resources that can help you. Online learning portals such as Coursera have courses from the likes of DeepLearning.AI, IBM, Vanderbilt University, and other institutions. If you want to formalize things, Udacity also offers a generative A.I. “nanodegree” program, with a focus on skills such as the OpenAI API, image pre-processing, and more; prerequisite skills include Python, neural networks, and more.