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AI is now everywhere in recruitment. It sorts CVs, schedules interviews, and asks the first screening questions. In short, more and more steps are becoming digital. But what if it doesn't stop there? What if, instead of speaking to a human recruiter, you find yourself interviewing with an avatar on your screen? For now, that may still sound futuristic, but this step might be closer than we think.
To find out how applicants really feel about this, we asked them the following question: “How would you feel about being interviewed by an AI avatar as part of a job application process?”
Is this the future? Or are we not there yet?
Plot twist: not younger candidates, but 56+ are the most open
You might expect younger candidates to embrace this idea. After all, they grew up with technology. Video calls? No problem. Chatting with bots? They've been doing that for years. But this is where the surprise lies.
The group aged 56 and older scores, on average, the most positively toward an AI avatar as an interviewer. Candidates between 26 and 45 are actually more critical.
Although the oldest group scores slightly more positively overall, all generations cluster around the middle of the scale and remain largely neutral. That makes it particularly interesting that 56+ candidates are somewhat more open to the idea, while the so-called “digital middle generation” appears more reserved.
The generational gap we often talk about? In this case, it turns out to be much smaller than expected.
Men: divided, but the door is still open
When we look at men, we see hesitation. A substantial share gives a low score, but nearly a third responds positively. In between sits a sizeable neutral group.
Some see the benefits. Others feel resistance to the idea of a digital conversation without a human on the other side. But outright rejection? Not really. Among men, the prevailing attitude seems to be: let's see how this works in practice.