Workers are hitting back at employer plans to use AI to screen job applications
- 64% of Brits reject the use of AI to filter job applications, according to a new YouGov poll
- Meanwhile, 70% would prefer a face-to-face interview over one conducted over a video call
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham shared his thoughts on current hiring practices on the Jimmy's Jobs of the Future podcast
Over two thirds of people prefer face-to-face interviews to video calls, and AI job application screening is considered “unacceptable” by 64% of polled Brits, a poll from YouGov has found, seemingly backing up recent comments by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham concerning changes to popular hiring processes since the pandemic.
While 30% of middle class households consider it acceptable to use AI to filter applicants, this figure is much lower in working class homes at 20%.
This overall reject of modernized application and interviewing practices comes at a time when feelings about the use of AI are becoming increasingly...
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