The Job Description Sounded Perfect. The Job Didn't: Is AI Making Hiring Expectations Worse?

A 2026 ResumeBuilder.com survey found that 18% of workers say their current jobs have changed significantly or are completely different from what they were hired to do. As employers increasingly use AI to write polished job advertisements, could recruitment technology be widening the gap between expectations and reality? This analysis examines MIT research on AI-generated job postings, the psychology of broken employment promises, and a practical framework for verifying that a job description matches the actual position.