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Companies are increasingly using AI to interview potential candidates as they become overwhelmed with applications.
Why It Hurts: While job seekers are begrudgingly aware that AI screens their resumes and applications, they used to be able to count on getting some face time with a human interviewer as the deciding factor in landing a job. But by automating that process as well, job applicants risk becoming buzzword machines just to secure employment.
Behind the Code: The chatbot will see you now.
- Companies like Ribbon AI, Talenty, and Apriora are at the forefront of the new AI job-interviewer market.
- These interviewers come in many forms — faceless voices, waveforms rippling across the screen, or full-on 3D avatars.
- Powered by AI agents, the chatbots are capable of having personalized, real-time conversations with interviewees… but they’re apparently not great at answering specific questions about roles.
Final Question: There are some major pros and cons to leveraging AI for job interviews. Canadian financial nonprofit Propel Impact told the New York Times that by using Ribbon AI, it was able to screen 500 applicants this year for a fellowship program, compared to just 150 the year before. This allowed the firm to offer 300 people entry into the program.
On the other hand, companies could simply offload interviewing to AI to make it appear they’re looking for candidates, even though they have no real intention of hiring anyone — it’s ghost jobs on a whole new level.
Prediction: As the use of AI job interviewers increases, expect an entire cottage industry to pop up on how to hack the conversation.
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