No candidate AI policy was found. What is reported is that McKinsey, with Google and Cisco, brought back in person interviews for part of its hiring in 2025 to counter AI assisted cheating, according to Computerworld's August 2025 summary of the trend. Treat AI use as not allowed unless you are told otherwise.
- AI in interviews
- Not stated Not stated; some rounds in person
- Where
- Some interviews in person.
- What is graded
- No public statement on AI use.
- Basis
- Reported by the press
What else is known?
The coverage concerns the format of interviews, not a written rule on tools. Ask the recruiter what is allowed in any case exercise or technical round.
When did it change?
- 12 August 2025: Axios and the Wall Street Journal report the return of in person interviews
- 26 August 2025: Computerworld names McKinsey among those companies
Sources
- Computerworld: companies bring back in person interviews to counter AI cheating
- OECD AI incident record listing the Axios and Wall Street Journal reports
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