Exclusive: OpenAI is piloting a ‘mission interview’ for job candidates
The idea is to test how candidates think, and how they'll contribute to the company's goal to 'to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.'
OpenAI is testing a new "mission interview" process for candidates applying to specific teams, Fortune reported on Monday. The pilot program kicks off with marketing and human resources departments. The aim is to provide candidates with a dedicated platform to discuss their contributions to OpenAI's mission: ensuring artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits humanity.
Interviewers will come from different teams than the applicants, encouraging intellectual diversity and debate. The company is rolling out a training program for employees to become certified interviewers, a move that reflects OpenAI's efforts to standardize evaluations as it grows to around 8,000 employees globally and has 830 open roles.
This approach mirrors similar "mission interview" practices at tech giants like Meta and Amazon, where candidates are evaluated on their cultural fit and alignment with the company's values. Despite the potential for high salaries—OpenAI offers over $300K base pay for many roles, with additional stock compensation—OpenAI's mission-driven interview process highlights the company's commitment to evaluating candidates based on their intellectual capability to navigate AI's benefits and risks.
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