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Tech Firm Rethinks Recruitment After AI-Driven Interviews Yield No Hires

Candidate dependence on AI instead of coding comprehension triggered the company’s review of its hiring procedures

Overview

  • The firm advertised junior frontend, backend and QA roles on LinkedIn with salaries up to ₹20 lakh and received 12,000 applications
  • After filtering, 450 candidates reached interview stage but most used AI tools like ChatGPT and couldn’t explain their code’s logic or complexity
  • A Reddit post by the company detailing these gaps went viral and prompted scrutiny of its technical evaluation criteria
  • Industry observers criticized the existing approach and proposed quiz-based assessments as a preliminary filter before live interviews
  • The company has paused its current process and is exploring alternative screening methods to better gauge genuine coding skills