Stop using ChatGPT during the interview!!!

I’ve recently interviewed several candidates who are obviously using some form of GenAI tools to record the question and then read off the answer. We use Behavioral questions that are pretty standard (tell me about a time you innovated at work, how did you recommend something and get buy in, etc). It’s not only obvious that they’re waiting for the answer to generate, then reading an answer from the screen, but then the answers don’t really make sense or completely answer the questions. And then when I ask follow up questions for clarity, they can’t really tie back to the answer.

I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t move forward a candidate when I see them reading from a screen. It’s maddening and a waste of my time.

Just spend the time to actually prepare and practice for the interview in advance. Use GenAI to help you, just don’t rely on it during the interview!!!

Curious if other hiring managers are seeing the same and your thoughts??