McKinsey & Company is adding a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client to its hiring process for some entry-level candidates, per The Wall Street Journal. The test will run this fall in some North American offices, and human interviewers, not the AI, will judge candidate performance.
How will McKinsey use an AI client simulation in hiring?
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is adding an unusual step to its hiring process. Some entry-level candidates will be asked to hold a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The company says the simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter in their day-to-day work." The WSJ reports that the tool is not designed to "mimic an unhinged client."
Will the AI score McKinsey job candidates?
The AI will not score the candidates. Human interviewers will be in the room to observe how applicants respond to the simulated situations and judge their performance.
Which candidates will take McKinsey's AI conversation test?
The test is set to run this fall in "some" McKinsey offices in North America. It will be used with undergraduates seeking business-analyst jobs, and the WSJ says "hundreds" of candidates may take part.
McKinsey is not alone in experimenting with AI in job interviews. Other companies are also building tools that use AI avatars in the hiring process. Hayden Field, a colleague of the WSJ reporter, tried several of those tools for a video published in March.
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