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AI Interviews are great when done correctly

 I have always been a huge fan of in-person interviews.
I used to scoff when some of my friends would tell me that they had gone through AI interviews. I somehow thought it was an inferior process or technology.

My eyes have been opened today - I've just completed my first AI-led interview, and it was quite fun.

Normally it would take days before a human could be scheduled, and they would always be flustered or disinterested. 


By comparison, I had barely submitted my resume when I was ushered into an AI powered interview.

The process was quick, calm, efficient and most of all - I felt relaxed throughout.

I'm usually very nervous when interviewing for positions, especially when the interviewers were my age or older (I'm hitting 40 soon) - there comes a level of experience and grumpiness that's paired with that age.

I like the idea that I could submit a resume for a potential role I like, and immediately cross the first hurdle - getting an interview. When interviewing with the AI, it was very pleasant- almost soothing.

The agent had a woman's voice, with a central US accent. The agent was silent throughout my responses, as well as giving polite commentary "Thank you for the detailed response".


Not once did I feel pressured into trying to impress the agent, since there was no disinterest I had to overcome from my interviewer.

Knowing I had just expressed interest in the role and was immediately able to interface with the company (however indirect it may be), made it feel as if there was some progress made right at the starting line.

I haven't heard anything back from the company in about an hour, and I don't mind whether I get the role or not - it's not too important to my journey right now.

I was just very impressed by how calm and relaxed the process felt, and by how much the illusion of momentum can chance my perception of a process.

I will try to integrate the concept of accumulating momentum in my projects and interactions in a smart way to help my customers feel like things are moving swiftly.

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