{
  "id": 14559008,
  "title": "McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mckinsey-is-making-job-applicants-spar-with-a-fake-ai-client",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-14T22:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/1011654/mckinsey-ai-client-interview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI simulation \"aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work,\" the […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}