UK recruiters report record AI misuse in graduate job applications and interviews

Reports of undeclared AI use in UK graduate job applications have hit a record high, prompting some employers to end interviews and shorten recruitment drives.

• The Institute of Student Employers surveyed 155 UK graduate employers and found 92% had encountered or suspected AI misconduct, up from 85% last year.
• EDF closed its graduate recruitment scheme three weeks after opening it, having received 12,000 applications, a 10% increase on last year.
• Manchester recruiter Chris Morrow said his agency ends video interviews when candidates use AI assistants, calling the practice "cheating."
• EDF's Hollie Moody said candidates pause in video interviews while waiting for AI to produce answers, with responses sounding "like people are reading a script."