How to Ace the Interview with an AI Agent
How do you let your humanity shine through when your interviewer isn’t human?
Bossed Up · Emilie Aries
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Show Notes
How do you let your humanity shine in the job interview when your interviewer isn’t human? Employers have gone beyond tasking AI to scan for buzzwords in resumes and cover letters—agentic AI now conducts screening interviews, too!
If video chatting with a black screen makes you nervous—or prompts outright panic—you aren’t alone. But if you implement the interview prep process I outline in this short and sweet episode, you’ll be ready to take on that artificial interrogator with all the personality, warmth, and expertise you bring to your in-person conversations, too.
Here’s what you need to know to feel confident in your AI interview:
- Why you should mimic the incoming interview style when you rehearse;
- How to more naturally exude the human traits the bots are looking for;
- Top AI tools to help you tackle the job-seeking process.
Related Links:
- HIRED: a job search accelerator video course - https://www.bossedup.org/hired/
- The New York Times, “Welcome to Your Job Interview. Your Interviewer Is A.I.” - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/technology/ai-job-interviews.html
- Harvard Business Review, “Are You Prepared to Be Interviewed by an AI?” - https://hbr.org/2023/02/are-you-prepared-to-be-interviewed-by-an-ai
- Workday, “Workday Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Paradox, the AI Company Redefining the Frontline Candidate Experience” - https://investor.workday.com/2025-08-21-Workday-Signs-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-Paradox,-the-AI-Company-Redefining-the-Frontline-Candidate-Experience
- Josh Bersin, “LinkedIn Enters AI Agent Race With LinkedIn Hiring Assistant” - https://joshbersin.com/2024/10/linkedin-enters-ai-agent-race-with-linkedin-hiring-assistant/
- CBS News, “Your next job interview might be with AI. Here's how to ace it.” - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-job-interview-tips-to-prepare-artificial-intelligence/
- Episode 361, Top Tips to Get Your Resume Past Applicant Tracking Systems - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode361
- Google’s Interview Warmup - https://grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/
- Final Round AI Mock Interview - https://www.finalroundai.com/ai-mock-interview
- Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
- Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
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