The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview
Ribbon
Greenhouse
Late-night automated video interviews are becoming common in job recruitment, with platforms like Ribbon reporting that 24% of AI interviews happen between 10 pm and 2 am. Many candidates feel forced into these interviews due to constraints like work or family, but they are skeptical of AI and often withdraw rather than face an AI interviewer.
Tim Millard, an Atlanta-based communications expert, recounted his experience with a late-night automated video interview for a media relations job, where he recorded answers to questions at 9:30 pm after six months of job hunting. Arsham Ghahramani, cofounder of Ribbon, a voice-AI recruitment software company, said 24% of AI interviews on his platform take place between 10 pm and 2 am local time, rising to 35% for manufacturing clients. Hiring platform Greenhouse also reported that 15-20% of candidates using its voice agent schedule night interviews. Ophir Samson, who leads Greenhouse's voice AI division, noted that while AI interviews are growing, applicants are skeptical, with 38% of American candidates withdrawing from processes requiring AI interviews. The interviews are scored based on rubrics, such as technical skills for welders or enthusiasm for sales roles, and the scores are passed to recruiters, though many interviews go unwatched by humans. Samson sees AI interviews as a way to help good candidates stand out, but Millard still struggles to find a job and has written a one-man show about the experience.
Source: Wired AI —
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