The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview

AI-powered video interviews are becoming a standard first step in hiring processes, and candidates are increasingly scheduling these automated interviews at unconventional hours, including late at night. According to recruitment software companies, a significant portion of AI interviews now occur between 10 pm and 2 am, partly because the lack of a human interviewer means candidates can schedule at times that fit their personal constraints, such as after their current jobs end or when childcare responsibilities are finished. Most job applicants express skepticism about AI interviews, with many withdrawing from hiring processes rather than participate in them, citing concerns about how the footage will be used and whether AI systems might reject them based on specific criteria. The AI evaluates candidate responses against rubrics specific to each job and assigns scores that go to recruiters, though many interviews may never actually be watched by humans.