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title: "McKinsey Deploys New AI Avatar as Client in Job Interviews"
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summary: "McKinsey has deployed an AI avatar as a client in job interviews, with candidates engaging in 10-minute simulated interactions while company partners and assessors monitor their performance in real time. The move follows broader AI adoption in recruitment, including AI-amplified applications and algorithmic filters used to narrow candidate pools."
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# McKinsey Deploys New AI Avatar as Client in Job Interviews

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**Published:** 2026-10-14T13:07:43.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

McKinsey has deployed an AI avatar as a client in job interviews, with candidates engaging in 10\-minute simulated interactions while company partners and assessors monitor their performance in real time\. The move follows broader AI adoption in recruitment, including AI\-amplified applications and algorithmic filters used to narrow candidate pools\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://x.com/WSJ/status/2110317214142185848>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/DKThomp/status/2110348555093188927>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/politicalmath/status/2110352041784828294>)