{ "title": "AI in job interviews: the statistics", "edition": "2026-09-24", "url": "https://clapassist.com/ai-interview-statistics", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "license_note": "The compilation, wording and graphics are ClapAssist's under CC BY 4.0. Each figure belongs to the organisation that measured it; cite them too.", "chapters": [ { "id": "process", "title": "The job hunt around the interview" }, { "id": "candidates", "title": "How job seekers use AI" }, { "id": "live-interviews", "title": "AI during the live interview" }, { "id": "ai-interviewers", "title": "When the interviewer is an AI" }, { "id": "employers", "title": "How employers use AI in hiring" }, { "id": "fraud", "title": "Fake candidates and how employers respond" } ], "stats": [ { "id": "gem-42-more-interviews", "chapter": "process", "figure": "42%", "claim": "Hiring teams now run 42% more interviews per hire than in 2021 (20 vs. 14), and average time to hire rose from 33 to 41 days.", "quote": "Hiring teams conduct 42% more interviews per hire than in 2021 (20 vs. 14), contributing to a 24% increase in average time to hire (41 vs. 33 days).", "publisher": "Gem", "title": "10 takeaways from the 2025 recruiting benchmarks report", "source_url": "https://www.gem.com/blog/10-takeaways-from-the-2025-recruiting-benchmarks-report", "published": "2025-01-16", "sample": "Gem's recruiting-platform data, January 2021 to December 2024: over 140 million applications and over 1 million hires.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "ashby-300-applications", "chapter": "process", "figure": "300", "claim": "Every hire on Ashby's platform required more than 300 applications on average throughout 2025, after applications per hire tripled from 2021 to 2024.", "quote": "Applications per Hire tripled from 2021 to 2024 and remain elevated today. Throughout 2025, every hire required more than 300 applications on average.", "publisher": "Ashby", "title": "Recruiter Productivity | 2026 Talent Trends Report", "source_url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/talent-trends-report/reports/2023-recruiter-productivity-trends-report", "published": "2026-04-28", "sample": "Ashby's platform data: over 109M applications and 247K jobs, January 2021 to March 2026.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "ashby-18-days-loop", "chapter": "process", "figure": "18 days", "claim": "Hired technical candidates took about 18 days to get through the full interview loop, from screen to final interview; business candidates took about 14.", "quote": "Interview structure varies meaningfully by job function, with hired technical candidates requiring more time (~18 days) to complete the full interview loop from screen to final interview. Hired business candidates take roughly 14 days from first to last interview.", "publisher": "Ashby", "title": "Recruiting Operations Benchmarks | 2026 Talent Trends Report", "source_url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/talent-trends-report/reports/recruiting-operations-benchmarks-talent-trends", "published": "2026-05-07", "sample": "Ashby's platform data: over 54M applications and 93K jobs, January 2021 to March 2026.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "linkedin-applicants-doubled", "chapter": "process", "figure": "doubled", "claim": "U.S. applicants per open role on LinkedIn have doubled since the spring of 2022.", "quote": "LinkedIn data shows US applicants per open role have doubled since the spring of 2022.", "publisher": "LinkedIn", "title": "LinkedIn Research: Nearly 80% of people feel unprepared to find a job in 2026, as two-thirds of recruiters say it's harder to find quality talent", "source_url": "https://news.linkedin.com/2026/LinkedIn-Research-Talent-2026", "published": "2026-01-07", "sample": "LinkedIn platform data for the United States. No separate method is given for this figure.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-61-ghosted", "chapter": "process", "figure": "61%", "claim": "61% of job seekers have been ghosted after a job interview, up nine percentage points since April 2024.", "quote": "This disrespectful behavior is on the rise: 61% of job seekers have been ghosted after a job interview, a nine percentage point increase since April 2024.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "Ghosting, ghost jobs and bots: Candidates reveal their top challenges in the Greenhouse 2024 State of Job Hunting report", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/blog/greenhouse-2024-state-of-job-hunting-report", "published": "2024-12-10", "sample": "2,500 workers across the US, UK and Germany. Field dates not stated.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-56-ghosted-uk", "chapter": "process", "figure": "56%", "claim": "56% of UK candidates report being ghosted after an interview, and 66% in Ireland.", "quote": "56% of UK candidates report being ghosted", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "Lowballed, overlooked and AI-confused: What the Greenhouse 2025 report reveals about UK & Irish jobseekers", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/uk/blog/greenhouse-2025-workforce-hiring-report", "published": "2025-07-15", "sample": "Active job seekers in the UK and Ireland, part of Greenhouse's 2025 Workforce & Hiring Report (2,200 job seekers across the US, UK and Ireland). The page says the figure jumps to 66% in Ireland.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "shrm-41-candidates-ghost", "chapter": "process", "figure": "41%", "claim": "It goes both ways: 41% of organizations say candidates are ghosting them during the interview process.", "quote": "While attempting to fill these roles, 51% of organizations report a low number of applicants, while 41% say they are seeing candidates \"ghosting\" the organization during the interview process.", "publisher": "SHRM", "title": "Candidate \"Ghosting\" and Employer Competition Are Fueling Talent Shortages, New SHRM Research Finds", "source_url": "https://www.shrm.org/about/press-room/candidate--ghosting--and-employer-competition-are-fueling-talent", "published": "2025-07-25", "sample": "Organizations surveyed for SHRM's 2025 Talent Trends research. Sample size and dates not stated in the release.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-79-anxiety", "chapter": "process", "figure": "79%", "claim": "79% of workers surveyed admit they are feeling heightened anxiety in the current job market.", "quote": "The latest Greenhouse 2024 State of Job Hunting report – a survey of 2,500 workers across the US, UK and Germany – reveals nearly half of US workers are actively job-hunting, yet 79% admit they're feeling heightened anxiety in this current job market.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "Ghosting, ghost jobs and bots: Candidates reveal their top challenges in the Greenhouse 2024 State of Job Hunting report", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/blog/greenhouse-2024-state-of-job-hunting-report", "published": "2024-12-10", "sample": "2,500 workers across the US, UK and Germany.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "linkedin-81-ai-job-search", "chapter": "candidates", "figure": "81%", "claim": "81% of people have used or plan to use AI in their job search, and 48% say AI tools boost their interview confidence.", "quote": "81% of people have or say they plan to use AI in their job search and nearly half (48%) say AI tools boost their interview confidence.", "publisher": "LinkedIn", "title": "LinkedIn Research: Nearly 80% of people feel unprepared to find a job in 2026, as two-thirds of recruiters say it's harder to find quality talent", "source_url": "https://news.linkedin.com/2026/LinkedIn-Research-Talent-2026", "published": "2026-01-07", "sample": "19,113 people surveyed by Censuswide, 13 to 28 November 2025, in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Sweden, the Netherlands, India, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "capterra-58-use-ai", "chapter": "candidates", "figure": "58%", "claim": "58% of job seekers across 12 countries were using AI tools in their job search, and 83% of those users said they had used it to exaggerate or lie about their skills.", "quote": "Capterra’s Job Seeker AI Survey of nearly 3,000 job seekers from 12 different countries reveals that a majority (58%) are using AI tools to help them in their current job search.", "publisher": "Capterra", "title": "How To Flag and Prevent Job Application AI Cheating", "source_url": "https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-to-stop-job-application-ai-cheating/", "published": "2024-08-29", "sample": "2,997 people actively looking for a job, July 2024, about 250 each in the U.S., Canada, India, Brazil, Mexico, the U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia and Japan. Of those using AI, 83% said they had used it to exaggerate or lie about their skills.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "gartner-39-ai-applying", "chapter": "candidates", "figure": "39%", "claim": "39% of job candidates said they used AI during the application process, most often to write résumé or CV text.", "quote": "A 4Q24 Gartner survey of 3,290 job candidates found that four in 10 candidates (39%) said they used AI during the application process.", "publisher": "Gartner", "title": "Gartner Survey Shows Just 26% of Job Applicants Trust AI Will Fairly Evaluate Them", "source_url": "https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-31-gartner-survey-shows-just-26-percent-of-job-applicants-trust-ai-will-fairly-evaluate-them", "published": "2025-07-31", "sample": "3,290 job candidates, fourth quarter of 2024. Countries not stated in the release.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "capterra-28-interview-answers", "chapter": "candidates", "figure": "28%", "claim": "28% of job seekers had used AI to generate answers to interview questions.", "quote": "29% of job seekers have used AI to complete a test assignment or skills assessment, 28% have used AI to generate interview question answers, and 26% have used AI to mass apply to jobs.", "publisher": "Capterra", "title": "How To Flag and Prevent Job Application AI Cheating", "source_url": "https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-to-stop-job-application-ai-cheating/", "published": "2024-08-29", "sample": "2,997 people actively looking for a job, July 2024, about 250 in each of 12 countries.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "indeed-india-92-use-ai", "chapter": "candidates", "figure": "92%", "claim": "Indeed reports that 92% of candidates in India actively use AI tools, most often for interview preparation (42%) and CV optimisation (36%).", "quote": "A remarkable 92% of candidates actively use AI tools , for interview preparation (42%), CV optimisation (36%), and more.", "publisher": "Indeed India", "title": "India’s AI Hiring Paradox: High Adoption, Zero Resistance and a Growing Human Gap", "source_url": "https://in.indeed.com/insights/indias-ai-hiring-paradox-high-adoption-zero-resistance-plus-a-growing-human-gap", "published": "2026-02-17", "sample": "Not stated for this figure. The page cites Indeed's 2025 Smarter Hiring Report with YouGov for its employer figures.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "resume-genius-live-interview", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "1 in 5", "claim": "More than 1 in 5 job seekers say they have used AI in real time during a live interview.", "quote": "More than 1 in 5 job seekers say they’ve used AI in real time during a live interview, and nearly as many report using it to complete skills tests or assessments.", "publisher": "Resume Genius", "title": "2026 Job Seeker Insights Report: Stress, Uncertainty, & AI Adoption", "source_url": "https://resumegenius.com/blog/job-hunting/job-seeker-insights-report-2026", "published": "2026-04-08", "sample": "1,000 U.S. job seekers, screened as actively searching, surveyed by Pollfish from 16 March 2026.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "blind-20-secret-ai", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "20%", "claim": "20% of U.S. professionals on Blind said they have secretly used AI tools during job interviews.", "quote": "Blind, an anonymous community app for professionals, found that 20% of U.S. professionals have secretly used AI tools during job interviews.", "publisher": "Blind", "title": "1 in 5 U.S. Professionals Secretly Use AI During Job Interviews", "source_url": "https://www.teamblind.com/blog/1-in-5-u-s-professionals-secretly-use-ai-during-job-interviews", "published": "2025-04-30", "sample": "Verified professionals on the Blind app, 10 to 20 April 2025; 2,510 answered this question (503 yes, 2,007 no).", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-19-crosses-line", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "19%", "claim": "Only 19% of U.S. candidates say using AI in a live interview crosses the line.", "quote": "While 19% of US candidates say using AI in a live interview crosses the line, most don’t see it that way.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "Fighting bias, bots and burnout: Global job market trends from the Greenhouse 2025 Workforce & Hiring Report", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/blog/greenhouse-2025-workforce-hiring-report", "published": "2025-07-15", "sample": "2,200 active job seekers in the US, UK and Ireland; the U.S. share is not stated on the page.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "resume-genius-46-seen-ai-answers", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "46%", "claim": "46% of U.S. hiring managers have seen interviewees use AI to answer interview questions.", "quote": "Nearly half (46%) have also encountered interviewees using AI to answer interview questions, while 34% have seen AI-generated LinkedIn or other social media profiles.", "publisher": "Resume Genius", "title": "AI's Impact on Hiring in 2026: Resume Genius Report", "source_url": "https://resumegenius.com/blog/ai-impact-on-hiring-2026", "published": "2026-07-14", "sample": "U.S. hiring managers and hiring-team members surveyed by Pollfish from 4 June 2026. The page gives two different sample sizes.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-65-caught-deceptive-ai", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "65%", "claim": "65% of hiring managers say they have caught applicants using AI deceptively, such as reading from AI-generated scripts (32%).", "quote": "Two in every three (65%) hiring managers have caught applicants using AI deceptively, like reading from AI-generated scripts (32%), hiding prompt injections in resumes (22%), or showing up as deepfakes (18%).", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "An AI Trust Crisis: 70% of Hiring Managers Trust AI to Make Faster and Better Hiring Decisions, Only 8% of Job Seekers Call it Fair", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/an-ai-trust-crisis-70-of-hiring-managers-trust-ai-to-make-faster-and-better-hiring-decisions-only-8-of-job-seekers-call-it-fair", "published": "2025-11-19", "sample": "4,136 people in the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Germany, including 1,236 recruiters and hiring managers (665 in the U.S.).", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "interviewing-io-81-suspect", "chapter": "live-interviews", "figure": "81%", "claim": "81% of FAANG interviewers surveyed suspected candidates were using AI to cheat, and about a third said they had caught someone.", "quote": "About a third of FAANG interviewers said that they’ve actually caught someone cheating during an interview, and 81% said that they suspected that candidates are using AI to cheat.", "publisher": "interviewing.io", "title": "How is AI changing interview processes? Not much and a whole lot.", "source_url": "https://interviewing.io/blog/how-is-ai-changing-interview-processes-not-much-and-a-whole-lot", "published": "2025-09-18", "sample": "67 interviewers, mostly at FAANG and FAANG-adjacent companies, surveyed by interviewing.io.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-63-ai-interviewed", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "63%", "claim": "63% of job seekers have now been interviewed by an AI, up 13 percentage points in six months.", "quote": "Nearly two-thirds (63%) have now been interviewed by an AI, up 13 percentage points from six months ago, according to the Greenhouse 2026 Candidate AI Interview Report, which surveyed 2,950 active job seekers.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "63% of Job Seekers Have Faced an AI Interview. Most Haven’t Had a Good One Yet", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/63-of-job-seekers-have-faced-an-ai-interview-most-havent-had-a-good-one-yet", "published": "2026-05-01", "sample": "2,950 active job seekers in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia and Ireland; the release reports U.S. respondents (1,200) unless noted.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-38-walked-away", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "38%", "claim": "38% of candidates have walked away from a hiring process because it included an AI interview, and another 12% say they would.", "quote": "Yet 38% of candidates have walked away from a hiring process because it included an AI interview, and another 12% say they would.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "63% of Job Seekers Have Faced an AI Interview. Most Haven’t Had a Good One Yet", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/63-of-job-seekers-have-faced-an-ai-interview-most-havent-had-a-good-one-yet", "published": "2026-05-01", "sample": "U.S. respondents (1,200) of a 2,950-person survey of active job seekers in five countries.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-51-never-heard-back", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "51%", "claim": "Of candidates who completed an AI interview, 28% moved forward, 13% were formally rejected and 51% never heard back.", "quote": "Among those who completed an AI interview, 28% moved forward to the next round, while 13% were formally rejected, and 51% never heard back.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "63% of Job Seekers Have Faced an AI Interview. Most Haven’t Had a Good One Yet", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/63-of-job-seekers-have-faced-an-ai-interview-most-havent-had-a-good-one-yet", "published": "2026-05-01", "sample": "U.S. respondents (1,200) of a 2,950-person survey of active job seekers in five countries.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "chicago-booth-80-chose-ai", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "80 percent", "claim": "Given the choice in a field experiment, 80 percent of applicants for customer-service jobs chose a voice-AI interviewer over a human recruiter.", "quote": "What’s more, most applicants—80 percent—chose voice AI over a real person for their interview.", "publisher": "Chicago Booth Review", "title": "Does AI Beat Humans at Recruiting?", "source_url": "https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/march/does-ai-beat-humans-recruiting", "published": "2026-03-24", "sample": "A field experiment with 70,000 applicants for customer-service jobs, randomly assigned to a human recruiter, a voice-AI interviewer, or their own choice (Jabarian and Henkel, working paper, January 2026).", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "gartner-26-trust-ai", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "26%", "claim": "Only 26% of job candidates trust AI to evaluate them fairly, even though 52% believe AI screens their application.", "quote": "Only one-quarter (26%) of job candidates trust AI will fairly evaluate them, even though just over half of candidates (52%) believe AI screens their application information, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc.", "publisher": "Gartner", "title": "Gartner Survey Shows Just 26% of Job Applicants Trust AI Will Fairly Evaluate Them", "source_url": "https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-31-gartner-survey-shows-just-26-percent-of-job-applicants-trust-ai-will-fairly-evaluate-them", "published": "2025-07-31", "sample": "2,918 job candidates, first quarter of 2025. Countries not stated in the release.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "resume-genius-20-no-disclosure", "chapter": "ai-interviewers", "figure": "20%", "claim": "20% of U.S. hiring managers say AI is used to evaluate candidates at their company without any disclosure; only 35% say it is always disclosed.", "quote": "Adoption has outpaced transparency: only 35% of hiring managers say their company always discloses when AI is used to evaluate candidates, while 20% say AI is used without any disclosure.", "publisher": "Resume Genius", "title": "2026 Hiring Trends Report: AI, Ghost Jobs, & Getting Hired", "source_url": "https://resumegenius.com/blog/job-hunting/hiring-trends-report-2026", "published": "2026-08-21", "sample": "1,500 U.S. hiring managers surveyed by Pollfish, 4 to 6 June 2026.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "shrm-27-recruiting", "chapter": "employers", "figure": "27%", "claim": "27% of organizations apply AI in talent acquisition, more than in any other HR function.", "quote": "Recruiting stands out as the clear leader, with 27% of organizations applying AI in talent acquisition — more than any other HR function.", "publisher": "SHRM", "title": "AI in HR 2026: From Hype to Measured, Human-Centered Impact", "source_url": "https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/ai-hr-2026-from-hype-to-measured-human-centered-impact", "published": "2026-04-08", "sample": "1,908 HR professionals, across 138 HR tasks. Dates and countries not stated in the article.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "zip-35-new-hires-met-ai", "chapter": "employers", "figure": "35%", "claim": "35% of newly hired U.S. workers met some form of AI in their interview process, up from 22% two quarters earlier.", "quote": "More than one in three newly hired workers (35%, up from 22% in Q4) encountered some form of AI during their interview journey, including AI-analyzed video interviews (15%, up from 7.0% in Q4), background AI transcription software (12%, up from 6.9% in Q4), and fully automated interview agents (7.7%, down slightly from 8.2% in Q4).", "publisher": "ZipRecruiter", "title": "ZipRecruiter's New Hire Survey 2026 Q2", "source_url": "https://www.ziprecruiter-research.org/economic-insights-research/new-hire-survey-2026-q2", "published": "2026-05-25", "sample": "More than 1,500 employed U.S. adults who started their job within the past six months, nationally representative online panel (PureSpectrum), second quarter of 2026.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "linkedin-66-prescreening", "chapter": "employers", "figure": "66%", "claim": "66% of recruiters plan to increase their use of AI for pre-screening interviews in 2026.", "quote": "Two-thirds of recruiters (66%) plan to increase their use of AI for pre-screening interviews in 2026, which 70% believe will help them have more valuable conversations with candidates.", "publisher": "LinkedIn", "title": "LinkedIn Research: Nearly 80% of people feel unprepared to find a job in 2026, as two-thirds of recruiters say it's harder to find quality talent", "source_url": "https://news.linkedin.com/2026/LinkedIn-Research-Talent-2026", "published": "2026-01-07", "sample": "6,554 HR professionals surveyed by Censuswide, 10 to 27 November 2025, in the same markets as the consumer survey.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "korn-ferry-84-plan-ai", "chapter": "employers", "figure": "84%", "claim": "84% of talent leaders plan to use AI in talent acquisition in 2026.", "quote": "AI is the big story—84% of talent leaders plan to use it next year, according to the report.", "publisher": "Korn Ferry", "title": "Korn Ferry Research Unveils Top Talent Acquisition Trends Shaping 2026", "source_url": "https://www.kornferry.com/about-us/press/korn-ferry-research-unveils-top-talent-acquisition-trends-shaping-2026", "published": "2025-10-28", "sample": "1,674 talent leaders worldwide (42% U.S., 26% EMEA, 20% APAC, 12% LATAM), plus 230 Korn Ferry experts.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "gartner-6-interview-fraud", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "6%", "claim": "6% of job candidates admitted to interview fraud: posing as someone else, or having someone else pose as them.", "quote": "A 2Q25 Gartner survey of 3,000 job candidates found 6% admitted to participating in interview fraud — either posing as someone else or having someone else pose as them in an interview.", "publisher": "Gartner", "title": "Gartner Survey Shows Just 26% of Job Applicants Trust AI Will Fairly Evaluate Them", "source_url": "https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-31-gartner-survey-shows-just-26-percent-of-job-applicants-trust-ai-will-fairly-evaluate-them", "published": "2025-07-31", "sample": "3,000 job candidates, second quarter of 2025. Countries not stated in the release.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "gartner-1-in-4-fake-profiles", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "one in four", "claim": "Gartner predicts that by 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake.", "quote": "Gartner predicts that by 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake.", "publisher": "Gartner", "title": "Gartner Survey Shows Just 26% of Job Applicants Trust AI Will Fairly Evaluate Them", "source_url": "https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-31-gartner-survey-shows-just-26-percent-of-job-applicants-trust-ai-will-fairly-evaluate-them", "published": "2025-07-31", "sample": "An analyst prediction, not a survey result.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "checkr-35-someone-else", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "35%", "claim": "35% of U.S. hiring managers say someone other than the listed applicant has taken part in a virtual interview, and 31% have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity.", "quote": "31% have interviewed a candidate who was later revealed to be using a fake identity, while 35% say someone other than the listed applicant has participated in a virtual interview.", "publisher": "Checkr", "title": "The Hiring Hoax: What 3,000 Managers Revealed about AI & Identity Fraud in 2025", "source_url": "https://checkr.com/resources/articles/hiring-hoax-manager-survey-2025", "published": "2025-09-16", "sample": "3,000 U.S. managers involved in hiring in the past 12 months. Dates and panel not stated.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "checkr-51-harder-to-trust", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "51%", "claim": "51% of U.S. hiring managers agree that AI has made it harder to trust what they see and hear in virtual interviews.", "quote": "When asked whether AI has made it harder to trust what they see and hear during virtual interviews, more than half (51%) of respondents agreed or strongly agreed.", "publisher": "Checkr", "title": "The Hiring Hoax: What 3,000 Managers Revealed about AI & Identity Fraud in 2025", "source_url": "https://checkr.com/resources/articles/hiring-hoax-manager-survey-2025", "published": "2025-09-16", "sample": "3,000 U.S. managers involved in hiring in the past 12 months. Dates and panel not stated.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-36-altered-video", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "36%", "claim": "36% of U.S. job seekers have used AI to alter their appearance, voice or background in video interviews; most of them (59%) did it to look more professional.", "quote": "Over a third of job seekers (36%) in the U.S. have used AI to alter their appearance, voice, or background during video interviews, with 59% doing so to appear more professional and 37% to hide physical appearance and identity traits.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "An AI Trust Crisis: 70% of Hiring Managers Trust AI to Make Faster and Better Hiring Decisions, Only 8% of Job Seekers Call it Fair", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/an-ai-trust-crisis-70-of-hiring-managers-trust-ai-to-make-faster-and-better-hiring-decisions-only-8-of-job-seekers-call-it-fair", "published": "2025-11-19", "sample": "1,200 U.S. job seekers, part of a 4,136-person survey in the U.S., U.K., Ireland and Germany.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "greenhouse-39-more-in-person", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "39%", "claim": "39% of U.S. hiring managers are conducting more in-person interviews to verify that candidates are authentic.", "quote": "To verify authenticity, 39% of hiring managers in the U.S. are conducting more in-person interviews, suggesting they’re trying to separate real talent from the fakes and spending more time doing so, not less.", "publisher": "Greenhouse", "title": "An AI Trust Crisis: 70% of Hiring Managers Trust AI to Make Faster and Better Hiring Decisions, Only 8% of Job Seekers Call it Fair", "source_url": "https://www.greenhouse.com/newsroom/an-ai-trust-crisis-70-of-hiring-managers-trust-ai-to-make-faster-and-better-hiring-decisions-only-8-of-job-seekers-call-it-fair", "published": "2025-11-19", "sample": "665 U.S. recruiters and hiring managers, part of a 4,136-person survey in four countries.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "codesignal-35-assessment-fraud", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "35 percent", "claim": "Detected cheating and fraud attempts on CodeSignal's proctored assessments rose from 16 percent in 2024 to 35 percent in 2025.", "quote": "In 2025, cheating and fraud attempt rates for proctored assessments more than doubled, rising from 16 percent in 2024 to 35 percent.", "publisher": "CodeSignal", "title": "CodeSignal Detection Systems Identify and Stop Record-High Cheating Attempts as Assessment Fraud More Than Doubled in 2025", "source_url": "https://codesignal.com/newsroom/press-releases/codesignal-detection-systems-identify-and-stop-record-high-cheating-attempts-as-assessment-fraud-more-than-doubled-in-2025/", "published": "2026-02-25", "sample": "CodeSignal's own platform data from proctored assessments. Number of assessments not stated.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" }, { "id": "doj-309-businesses", "chapter": "fraud", "figure": "309", "claim": "One North Korean remote IT-worker scheme used 68 identities stolen from people in the U.S. and defrauded 309 U.S. businesses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.", "quote": "The case involved one of the largest North Korean IT worker fraud schemes charged by the Department of Justice, with 68 identities stolen from victims in the United States and 309 U.S. businesses and two international businesses defrauded.", "publisher": "U.S. Department of Justice", "title": "Arizona Woman Sentenced for $17M Information Technology Worker Fraud Scheme that Generated Revenue for North Korea", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-woman-sentenced-17m-information-technology-worker-fraud-scheme-generated-revenue", "published": "2025-07-24", "sample": "A single criminal case; the U.S. facilitator was sentenced in July 2025.", "verified_on": "2026-09-24" } ] }