Job hunters use AI to cheat interviews, then flounder at the office

AI tools are helping job seekers cheat on interviews and coding tests, leaving hiring managers paranoid and scrambling to reverse course, Bloomberg reports. Candidates who ace AI-assisted screens are struggling once on the job, exposing a gap between interview performance and real ability. The trend is pushing employers to rethink remote assessments and lean back toward in-person evaluation. It adds a new wrinkle to hiring at a moment when AI is already reshaping which roles companies staff and how they screen applicants.

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