Job search: Would you have a job interview with a robot?
From the Handelsblatt archive: Interviews with AI recruiters are intended to make the application process faster and fairer. This proves to be helpful for entrepreneurs. But what is it like for applicants on screen?
Some German companies are using AI recruiters for initial job interviews, similar to one experienced by Felix Müller, a 26-year-old software developer. Müller had an unsettling conversation with a virtual recruiter, an avatar, which asked standard questions but didn't feel authentic. A survey by US job platform Greenhouse found that most job seekers, including 42% of German respondents, prefer human recruiters and may abandon the application process if it involves an AI interview.
Experts weigh the benefits of AI recruiters, such as increased efficiency and reduced bias, against the potential drawbacks, including a negative candidate experience.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
