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AI use in job interviews is on the rise, and UK recruiters say some candidates are using it to prepare answers, The Guardian reports. A body representing some of Britain’s biggest graduate employers says misconduct is at a record high.
Why it mattersChris Morrow, who runs a Manchester recruitment agency, says AI-assisted answers can sound as if candidates are reading from an autocue. That is a warning about how the answers land, not proof that recruiters can reliably identify every use of AI.
Discuss: Where should employers draw the line between using AI to prepare and using it to misrepresent your own answers?
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Watch Desk Update What changedThe Guardian’s account adds figures from the Institute of Student Employers’ annual survey: 92% of respondents suspected or confirmed misconduct during assessment and selection, up from 85% the previous year and 78% the year before.
The most commonly reported form was unauthorised AI use in interviews. The ISE said 66% of respondents had encountered at least one incident of a graduate misusing AI during an interview. The survey also recorded AI use in online assessments, but the figures describe employer reports, not independently established cases.
Recruiter Chris Morrow told the Guardian that candidates had used apps that listen during virtual interviews and suggest answers in real time. He said his agency tends to end an interview when this happens.
Where should employers draw the line between using AI to prepare and using it to misrepresent your own answers?
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- Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats - The Guardian: The Guardian reports that 92% of Institute of Student Employers survey respondents suspected or confirmed misconduct in assessment and selection, and 66% reported at least one incident of graduate misuse of AI during an interview.
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