B
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46%
46% -- share of candidates using ai in application for job candidates (2026)
At least 46% of candidates use AI somewhere in their application.
- Source states 'at least 46%'
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46%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Arctic Shores
Primary
Tier A
https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/better-hiring-signals-ai ↗
Source Article
Better hiring signals: what to measure when AI can fake the CV
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Arctic Shores
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Methodology
Arctic Shores State of Volume Hiring 2026 report
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job candidates: 46% share of candidates using ai in application. Source: Arctic Shores (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/candidates-using-ai-in-applications-2026
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