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While many companies are boasting about all the efficiencies that will come with AI, some are dissuading potential hires from using it to get a leg up in interviews with recruiters and hiring managers. <\/p>\n
Goldman Sachs\u2019 campus recruitment team for the bank\u2019s private investing academy in EMEA recently sent out an email to students reminding them of its expectations for interviews, as reported by<\/a> eFinancialCareers. Goldman uses video interviewing platform HireVue to pre-assess candidates and maintains a set of best practices for job-seekers. Based on the best practices guidelines, the young applicants are encouraged to prepare for interviews by studying the $176 billion firm\u2019s financial results, business principles, and core values. But they can\u2019t bank on AI to help them out.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs a reminder, Goldman Sachs prohibits the use of any external sources, including ChatGPT or Google<\/a> search engine, during the interview process,\u201d the email noted, according to someone who saw the message.<\/p>\n HireVue<\/a> is an AI-powered talent evaluation platform, known for asking behavioral questions that reveal applicants\u2019 skills. Gen Z job-seekers might be tempted to use ChatGPT or other chatbots to game the recruitment process\u2014but it\u2019s discouraged, and isn\u2019t the most viable option.\u00a0<\/p>\n The typical Goldman Sachs virtual interview allows for 30 seconds of prep after the question, followed by a two-minute response time, according to research from<\/a> eFinancialCareers. That makes it hard for job-seekers to quickly type a prompt into the chatbot, churn out an answer, and decide what the line of attack is. Plus, the responses aren\u2019t tailored and unique to the individual, potentially hurting the interviewee more than helping.\u00a0<\/p>\n Goldman\u2019s job-seeker AI policy could seem ironic, as half of the firm\u2019s 46,000 employees have access to<\/a> the technology. But other companies are navigating that same paradox as they try to fully flesh out their AI strategies in an ever-changing technological environment. <\/p>\n Goldman Sachs isn\u2019t the only major company warning its applicants not to use AI during recruitment. The $61.5 billion AI giant Anthropic went on a hiring spree last month, but told<\/a> job-seekers that they can\u2019t use the advanced technology to fill out their applications. The company argued that it wants to test the communication skills of potential hires, and AI use clouds that assessment.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPlease do not use AI assistants during the application process,\u201d Anthropic wrote in the description<\/a> for its hundreds of job postings. \u201cWe want to understand your personal interest in Anthropic without mediation through an AI system, and we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills.\u201d<\/p>\n Retail giant Amazon<\/a> also doesn\u2019t like it when potential talent uses AI tools during the recruitment process. Earlier this year, the $2 trillion behemoth shared guidelines with internal recruiters, stressing that candidates who are caught using AI during job interviews should be disqualified. According to Amazon, the tools give an \u201cunfair advantage\u201d that masks analysis of someone\u2019s \u201cauthentic\u201d capabilities. <\/p>\n \u201cTo ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process, please do not use gen Al tools during your interview unless explicitly permitted,\u201d the guidelines, as reported by<\/a> Business Insider, noted. \u201cFailure to adhere to these guidelines may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally featured on Fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\nOther companies dissuade applicants from using AI<\/h2>\n