Survey: 29% of employed job seekers withdraw over AI interviews
Use.AI's poll of 6,731 job seekers found employed candidates dropped out of AI-interview hiring processes at more than twice the rate of unemployed ones.
Use.AI has published survey findings showing that 29% of job seekers who already had a job withdrew from a hiring process that involved an AI interview, according to TechRadar Pro. The company surveyed 6,731 job seekers across the UK, US, Canada, the European Union and Latin America.
Among unemployed job seekers, 14% withdrew from a hiring process that included an AI interview. The gap between employed and unemployed respondents' willingness to sit AI interviews appeared across all regions covered by the survey.
The findings also point to reluctance among those who went ahead anyway: 58% of people who attended an AI interview despite reservations said they would refuse such interviews if other jobs were available.
Call for a human alternative
Matthew Freire, Managing Director of Use.AI, suggested offering applicants an alternative route to a human interviewer.
The survey results follow a wider shift in recruitment, with job applications increasingly involving AI screening of CVs by employers and recruitment agencies.
Quick answers
How many people did the Use.AI survey cover?
The survey covered 6,731 job seekers in the UK, US, Canada, the European Union and Latin America.
What share of employed job seekers withdrew from AI-interview hiring processes?
29% of job seekers who already had a job withdrew, compared with 14% of unemployed job seekers.
What did Use.AI suggest for applicants uncomfortable with AI interviews?
Managing Director Matthew Freire suggested offering applicants an alternative route to a human interviewer.