NewsRNZJob seeker calls for ban on 'ghost' interviews that harvest data for AI
A New Zealand job seeker is pushing for a law banning fake job ads after she suspects a company used an AI interview to harvest her personal data.
Sitting across from the AI interview agent, Charlie Maclean tried to put her best foot forward, but it was awkward.
Job seeker Charlie Maclean completed an AI-run interview for a remote role, then was ghosted, and now suspects the company was harvesting her data to train AI.
Maclean has launched a petition to New Zealand Parliament to explicitly ban ghost job advertisements, and recruitment agency CEO Bruce Pilbrow called the scenario plausible.
Experts say fake job listings designed to collect candidate data are an emerging con being discussed among recruiters overseas, with no approved ban yet in place.
If you are job hunting online, recruiters say ghost job listings on sites like LinkedIn are an emerging scam, so research any company thoroughly before sharing personal details in an AI interview.
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