McKinsey to test AI-simulated client interviews for job candidates
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On October 15, The Verge, citing The Wall Street Journal, reported that McKinsey plans to test an AI-simulated client interview tool this fall in some North American offices, for undergraduates applying to business analyst roles. A few hundred candidates may use it. Some junior candidates will hold a 10-minute conversation with an AI-simulated client, with people in the room doing the assessment; the AI does not score. The simulation is meant to cover 80% of situations consultants meet day to day, not an out-of-control client. Only the test plan is disclosed so far, and the report gives no actual test results.
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- The Verge · AIMcKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
麦肯锡将让部分初级岗位候选人在面试中与 AI 模拟客户进行 10 分钟对话，现场人员负责评估，AI 不评分。据《华尔街日报》，模拟旨在覆盖顾问日常可能遇到的 80% 场景，并非模拟失控的客户。工具将于今年秋季在北美部分办公室面向申请商业分析师岗位的本科生测试，可能有数百人使用。
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