AI interviews rolling out for some federal government hires, sources say
Summary
The U.S. federal government will begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to help interview some job applicants, starting with a program to hire tech experts for short-term positions. The AI will ask standard questions and record answers, while human managers will review the results.Key Facts
- AI interviews will initially be used for the Tech Force hiring program, aimed at recruiting private-sector tech workers for two-year federal jobs.
- The AI platform called CodeSignal will conduct structured interviews and record audio for later review by human hiring managers.
- The government has about 1.9 million employees and has been slower than the private sector to use AI in hiring.
- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently encouraged agencies to use AI in hiring but stressed that humans must oversee important decisions.
- OPM’s director is working to make federal hiring faster and wants more early career professionals hired to balance the older workforce.
- AI tools like Microsoft’s Copilot, ChatGPT, and others are already used by federal HR staff for tasks like writing job descriptions.
- The pilot aims to test if AI can improve the efficiency of interviewing for high-volume tech jobs.
- Officials expect AI to play a bigger role in federal hiring interviews in the future.
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