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McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Verge is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 22:53 UTC. The headline in use is “McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI simulation "aims to reflect 80% of the scenarios McKinsey consultants might encounter…
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McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
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