By Jane Clinton
Publication Date: 2026-05-01 05:00:00
Almost half (47%) of UK jobseekers have had an AI interview, research from recruitment platform Greenhouse has found.
In its survey of 2,950 active job seekers, including 1,132 UK-based workers, with additional respondents from the US, Germany, Australia and Ireland, the company found that 30% of UK candidates had abandoned a recruitment process because it included an AI interview.
We asked people about their experiences with AI interviews. Among the responses were those who found it “uncomfortable” and “humiliating.” Others expressed a desire for a human element in the interviews and said they were unsure whether their interview had even been reviewed.
Here are some of the answers.
“It’s like looking in a mirror and talking to yourself”
Thomas*, 21, who is studying in the north of England, says he found the AI interview component of his applications “frustrating”.
He applied for 15 jobs, and about 10 of them involved AI interviews. Over and beyond…
