McKinsey tests job applicants with a fake AI client

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn October fourteenth, twenty twenty-six, The Verge reported that McKinsey will have some entry-level candidates talk for ten minutes with an AI simulation of a client, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA fake client. They've built a customer who doesn't exist, to test people who want to advise customers who do.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's practice! Ten minutes of a client who never cancels, never yells, and never says let's circle back.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFirst the client is a robot, Vera, and then the consultants are the ones being consulted by a robot about a robot.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTen minutes.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's the only client I'd trust. It's the one pretending to be someone else, and it admits it.