I recently sat down with Anne Janzer. She’s the author of several books on effective writing and has a special interest in how people write for and in the workplace.

Anne also coined the term servant authorship, a play on servant leadership.

Servant authorship is the discipline of getting to the heart of what the reader actually needs and delivering on that expectation.

Sounds simple, right? Unfortunately, we tend to overlook our audience’s interests as we hustle to get our content out.

The need for more focus on servant authorship couldn’t apply more to resume writers and job seekers.

You’ve heard me say it over and over…

When we write resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles, it’s so important to share experience that’s relevant to what the hiring team is looking for in a candidate.

Servant Authorship in an AI World?

A key tenet of servant authorship is authenticity (no surprise the words spring from the same root). Naturally, my conversation with Anne turned toward AI and ChatGPT. Specifically, how they apply to resume writing.

In case this is the first you’ve heard of it, ChatGPT is the latest tool from OpenAI, and it’s getting a lot of…well…chatter.

So I conducted my own test to see what all the buzz was about.

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