AI job interviews spread as candidates sabotage the bots

Companies are increasingly using AI recruiters, and candidates are pushing back: 38% of job seekers surveyed by Greenhouse abandoned a hiring process over an AI interview, and 21% only learned about it when it began. HackerRank made its AI interviewer Chakra generally available after 500,000 beta interviews, while McKinsey is testing an AI client simulation for analyst interviews.

• 38% of job seekers walked away from hiring over AI interviews, 21% found out mid-process
• HackerRank opened its AI interviewer Chakra after 500,000 beta interviews
• McKinsey is testing an AI client simulation for entry-level analyst interviews
• 66% of UK employers suspect unauthorized AI use during interviews