Nearly 4 in 10 job candidates have bailed on a hiring round because it required an AI interview

Workers are worried about AI taking their jobs—and it turns out they hate it when AI is involved in their screenings for roles, too. Now, virtual avatars and chatbots have made their way into interview rounds, and it’s triggering some candidates to drop out of the running altogether.

Around 63% of U.S. job-seekers have been interviewed by AI, according to a recent report from Greenhouse—a 13% increase from just six months ago. Sharawn Tipton, chief people officer of Greenhouse, tells Fortune HR professionals are deploying AI interviewers to “filter the flood” of applications trying to stand out in an intensely competitive labor market. 

“Recruiters are inundated and they’re worried about being replaced. There’s a trust gap on both sides, and technology is outpacing change management. Nobody’s explaining to candidates that the process looks different now,” Tipton says. “The cost of all of this falls hardest on candidates.”

But it’s a serious professional turn-off: Around 38% of candidates have already withdrawn from a hiring process because it included an AI interview, and another 12% say they would drop out if they were required to do an AI interview. Even when they go through with it, the outcome doesn’t tend to be fruitful—about 51% of........

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