(AI)gorithm turns recruiter

Vidya, a software engineer for over 14 years and in her late thirties, was looking to switch her job earlier this year. When she applied to India’s second-largest software services company, Infosys, one of her four rounds of interview was with an AI-chatbot.

“A male voice command asked me about myself and 8–10 techno-functional and managerial questions, along with subtitles. The interview was through an online link and lasted around 15 minutes. It was interesting to see a computer-based questioning. I felt more confident,” said Vidya, whose resume was also shortlisted through AI.