Are You Interviewing a Candidate-or Their AI?

"You're a few questions into the job interview and something feels off. The candidate's answers are polished. (Maybe too polished.) There's a slight delay before each response. And their eyes keep drifting off camera. You're pretty sure ChatGPT is feeding them answers. Rebecca Knight is a journalist who writes about all things related to the changing nature of careers and the workplace."

"Her essays and reported stories have been featured in The Boston Globe, Business Insider, The New York Times, BBC, and The Christian Science Monitor. She was shortlisted as a Reuters Institute Fellow at Oxford University in 2023. Earlier in her career, she spent a decade as an editor and reporter at the Financial Times in New York, London, and Boston."

During a remote interview, several behavioral cues can indicate that a candidate is using external AI assistance. Polished answers that seem unusually refined, brief delays before responses, and recurring eye movements away from the camera can suggest reliance on real-time chat tools. These cues can undermine confidence in answer authenticity and raise concerns about fairness in hiring assessments. Interviewers can look for timing inconsistencies and nonverbal signals as part of evaluating candidate presence and engagement. Clear policies on acceptable use of AI during interviews help set expectations and preserve assessment integrity.

Read at Harvard Business Review