The U.S. federal government plans to implement artificial intelligence in interviewing job applicants soon, according to officials. This shift will not apply to all federal agencies immediately. Instead, AI will be tested with the Tech Force initiative. Launched eight months ago, this program aims to recruit tech experts from the private sector for two-year government positions.
The platform CodeSignal will be utilized for the Tech Force applicant pool. Despite being a large employer with roughly 1.9 million workers, the federal government has lagged behind private entities in using AI for initial screening in large-volume hiring. Recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) encourages agencies to adopt AI in hiring. However, it stresses the importance of human oversight in critical personnel decisions. Earlier this year, OPM introduced an AI tool for drafting job descriptions.
Scott Kupor, the director, has been advocating for a faster federal hiring process. He also calls on agencies to hire more early-career professionals to balance the aging federal workforce. AI is increasingly used in personnel offices, where staff access programs like Microsoft’s Copilot, Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google’s Gemini.
During the Tech Force pilot program, AI agents will conduct structured interviews with standard questions. These agents will record and summarize audio for hiring managers to evaluate later. CodeSignal provides AI tools for screening applicants in the early stages. These tools include virtual AI agent interviews, as well as phone, audio, and text-based options.
Transcribed recordings are then made available to hiring managers. Several officials predict AI will become a more prevalent component of federal interviews in the years ahead.
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