AI interview is an early stage feature that enables hirers to invite top applicants to complete an audio or video (if available) screening call with an AI interviewer as a first step of the interview process. The interview is generated based on the role’s qualifications and includes AI-recommended questions and ideal answers, which the hirer can review and edit before sending to applicants. 

How it works

How you can access and use the feature  

You will receive an invitation via LinkedIn Messaging from the hirer with a link to learn more, practice and complete the AI screening interview. If you are unable to participate in an AI screening interview, we encourage you to contact the hirer directly to request an accommodation. If you decide not to participate, you will not be automatically disqualified. Hirers retain full discretion and may still choose to move candidates forward in the hiring process based on other qualifications or application materials.  

We recommend being careful if you provide special category data (e.g., health or disability) during your AI interview. If you need to disclose such data (for example, health data related to an accommodation request), we recommend you provide only what is necessary. This information will be processed by LinkedIn on behalf of the hirer and shared only with the hirer. The hirer determines the lawful basis for processing for AI Interviews. Please refer to the hirer’s privacy notice for information about their processing of your personal data.

How you can practice for the AI interview

Prior to taking the hirer’s AI screening interview, you can take a practice AI interview. The practice interview questions may be different from the hirer’s interview questions, and your practice responses are not shared with the hirer. You will not be asked to provide, and we recommend refraining from providing, special category data during the practice interview. If you choose to provide this information, you are consenting to LinkedIn’s use of that data.

To take a practice interview, click Practice interview. To end the practice interview, click End interview. You can take the practice interview as many times as you’d like.

To start the AI screening interview, click Start interview. To end the interview, click End interview. 

What hirers receive after AI screening interview 

Once you complete the AI screening interview, hirers receive the full transcript and the audio or video recording, along with AI-generated summaries and a 5-point rating based on the hirer’s ideal responses. The hirer is responsible for reviewing and verifying all AI-generated information before making any hiring decisions. You can request access to your rating and summaries, transcript, or recording by contacting the hirer. Hirers retain full control over evaluation and can decide how to proceed with each candidate.

How interview ratings work 

Ratings are determined by using AI to analyze your interview transcript. The overall rating provided to the hirer is the average rating of your responses to each of the hirer’s questions. Each of your responses is rated on the following criteria: 

• Its match to the hirer’s ideal response 
• Whether you supported it with details, such as evidence and examples 
• Whether it was clear, concise, and well structured

How you can submit feedback or additional information  

After completing the AI screening interview, you can contact the hirer with additional information or feedback on the interview experience by replying to the initial interview invitation via InMail. It is up to the hirer to decide whether to respond to your feedback or additional details, or to otherwise follow up with you.

How AI screening interviews and practice interviews process your data 

The AI screening interviews feature needs to process personal data on behalf of the hirer in order to record candidates that choose to use the feature, and facilitate and analyze your conversation. The purpose of the feature is to allow you to practice AI interviews, and also record an interview for a hirer that may be used by the hirer in consideration for a role. More information about how personal data is collected, generated and shared follows:

• AI screening interviews:
  • Interview content. Personal data is recorded by LinkedIn on behalf of the hirer during an AI screening interview, including your image (if your camera is on) and verbal responses. Your verbal responses are processed with AI to facilitate the conversation. You can take steps to limit the personal data by the nature of their responses and by participating in AI interviews in a private environment free of audio or video from others. 
  • Interview insights. Personal data is generated about the AI screening interview, including date, time, length of interview, and interview transcript, which is used to create AI-generated ratings and summaries of the interview (see more above on the rating). 
• Practice interviews: Personal data is recorded by LinkedIn during a practice interview, including your image (if your camera is on) and verbal responses. Your verbal responses are processed with AI to facilitate the conversation. You can take steps to limit the personal data by the nature of their responses and by participating in AI interviews in a private environment free of audio or video from others.

How is data processed by the hirer and LinkedIn under GDPR

AI screening interviews leverage generative AI models to be able to suggest questions and ideal answers, engage with the candidates in the interview and generate the ratings and summaries shared with a hirer. LinkedIn assesses and uses a variety of generative AI models to enable its products so that it can seek to continually improve its products. For this product, LinkedIn may use Microsoft's Azure OpenAI API service to power the feature. Member inputs are processed by LinkedIn using the Microsoft service, but are not accessed by Microsoft or OpenAI except by Microsoft in circumstances described here. 

How is LinkedIn ensuring AI content won’t include any discriminatory, abusive, or biased content?  

LinkedIn strives to ensure that its products and services are fair, including by measuring and mitigating algorithmic bias. Our objective is to ensure equally qualified members receive equal treatment by our models. As with all our products, our teams continuously assess our systems, and if harmful biases are identified, we will work to address them. 

What are LinkedIn’s Responsible AI Principles? 

AI is not new to LinkedIn. LinkedIn has long used AI to enhance our members’ professional experiences. By leveraging the power of AI, we help our members connect, increase productivity, and achieve success in their careers. 

Inspired by, and aligned with, Microsoft’s leadership in Responsible AI, LinkedIn applies Responsible AI Principles that we use to guide our work.