Job Interviews Are Now AI Tests—and Candidates Are Bringing Their Own Bots

Employers across industries are adding AI assessments to interviews, even for non-technical roles. McKinsey now encourages candidates to bring their own AI tools and demonstrate how they use them during interviews. Recruiter Michael Page says standard questions have shifted from "how would you handle a difficult coworker" to "name three ways you would use AI"—for roles in operations, legal, and marketing. Meanwhile, 36% of Irish job seekers have already faced AI-conducted interviews, and 27% walked away when they found out. The emerging dynamic, as a Financial Times report put it, is "AI interviewing AI"—with humans increasingly reduced to the interface between two bots.