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Feb 24, 2026

Job interviews with an AI are becoming more common. Here's how to prep for one

Ray Smith, workplace reporter at The Wall Street Journal, shares what he learned from interviewing with an AI platform. One takeaway: It's weird not having human social cues.

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Job interviews with an AI are becoming more common. Here's how to prep for one
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Imagine you're getting ready for a job interview. What do you do to prepare? You may have your sibling do a mock interview. You might also panic-buy a professional looking workbag.

Now, imagine you learn your interviewer is an artificial intelligence bot. This is becoming a more common occurrence. Employers are outsourcing not just the screening of applications to artificial intelligence, but also the interviewing.

Ray Smith, workplace reporter at The Wall Street Journal, wrote about how to prepare for this experience after testing a couple job interviews with an AI. He said it was nerve-racking.

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