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Job Seeker Uses ChatGPT to 'Date' AI Recruiter
2 Sep
Summary
- Candidate employed ChatGPT to impersonate himself in AI interviews.
- Multiple AI interviews with a recruiter bot yielded no human follow-up.
- AI interviews for job applicants are becoming increasingly common.
Christopher, a government contractor whose work has dwindled, found himself navigating a challenging job market. Over six months, he applied for approximately 700 jobs with minimal response. His interactions with 'Riley,' an AI recruiter from Everforth Apex Systems, proved particularly frustrating.
After four fruitless interviews with Riley, Christopher resorted to using ChatGPT to impersonate him during a fifth call. The AI agents engaged in conversation, discussing job qualifications and onboarding, yet no human recruiter ever contacted Christopher. This led him to create a more qualified, fabricated candidate named Don Dickner for a subsequent interview.
This 'Don Dickner,' again powered by ChatGPT, engaged Riley for 23 minutes, discussing operational improvements and customer experience. Despite the convincing performance, the outcome remained unchanged, with no follow-up from a human recruiter. This experience, described by Christopher as a 'slop flywheel,' underscores the growing prevalence of AI in the hiring process, with candidates increasingly using AI to navigate bot-led interviews.
Voice AI in interviews presents engineering challenges, yet recruiters increasingly use it for candidate screening, with 63% of job seekers encountering AI interviews. Startups are emerging to detect AI-assisted responses. Experts suggest bot-on-bot interviews may represent a future trend in recruitment.
