Hiring is going to change

Hiring is going to change.

Bots are going to be proactively hunting people, sending them questionnaires and running AI interviews. The interviews have already started. In a May 2026 survey of active job seekers, 63% said an AI had already interviewed them (Greenhouse).

Instead of applying to a role, companies are going to look for people types in their database.

What is already happening

The Greenhouse survey covered 2,950 active job seekers in the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Ireland. 63% had been interviewed by an AI, up 13 points in six months. 70% said they were not clearly told in advance that AI would evaluate them, and 38% had walked away from a hiring process because of an AI interview. Greenhouse sells AI interview products and the answers are self-reported, so read the numbers with that in mind.

On the company side, LinkedIn introduced Hiring Assistant on October 29, 2024. It was LinkedIn's first AI agent, built to take over a recruiter's repetitive tasks. The first customers included AMD, Canva, Siemens and Zurich Insurance.

What to do about it

I think the people who get found are the ones whose profile says plainly what they can do and shows finished work. Write your skills in everyday words. Keep a short list of things you have completed. If an AI interview comes, ask what it measures. Related: We built a job-hunting machine.

So I foresee a future of short-term opportunities, where you're paid through a LinkedIn-style platform that has everyone on it.