{
  "id": 14145320,
  "title": "Job search: Would you have a job interview with a robot?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/jobsuche-wurden-sie-ein-bewerbungsgesprach-mit-einem-roboter-fuhren",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T07:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/karriere-verschrecken-ki-recruiter-qualifizierte-bewerber/100248546.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}