"Being online during the short time" heavily favors bots. In a way, AI screening tools saved us from the future of everybody buying resume-spamming-as-a-service because it became as important to use these as getting a college degree.

right. But if you go online and look for a job, then the ones you are available at that moment will actually read your application

At least this would not force applicants to fine tune their applications to the latest LLM bullshit bingo.