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AI Hiring in a Live Company: The Agent Filled the Funnel. The AI Interview's Labels Did Not Line Up With Who Is Still Working

Part 2 of "AI managers in a live company". In five weeks an AI agent read 1,973 job applications and booked interviews without a recruiter.

  • AI agent Claude processed 1,973 job applications for a phone-based role in 5 weeks
  • Only 2 out of 7 hires and 6 out of 12 candidates labeled as "maybe" were still working after 36 days
  • AI interview completion rate was 54%, with 19 candidates not completing or not labeled as hires

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