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Hiring manager rejects candidate for over-reliance on LLM in interview

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A hiring manager on Mastodon shared their frustration with a candidate who relied heavily on an LLM during an interview. The candidate used the AI for nearly every question, including personal ones, leading to a poor impression. The hiring manager has recommended against hiring the candidate. AI

RANK_REASON This is a personal anecdote about AI use in hiring, not a significant industry event or trend.

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Hiring manager rejects candidate for over-reliance on LLM in interview

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watching a potential hire just absolutely BOMB this interview as they run every question through some sort of LLM (including basics like "what do you do for fun

    Watching a potential hire just absolutely BOMB this interview as they run every question through some sort of LLM (including basics like "what do you do for fun outside of work", which, come on). I've already submitted my "do not hire" recommendation but of course I'm not allowed…

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