The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview
Kate TaylorBusinessAug 10, 2026 6:30 AMThe Rise of the 1 am Job InterviewAn AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process. When he was instead instructed to record himself answering a series of questions on camera, he felt a familiar pang of resignation—one that had followed him throughout the job hunt.“I figured, I have to do this if I want to be considered for the job,” Millard tells WIRED. So, that evening, the Atlanta-based communications and marketing expert tidied his living room and set up his laptop.
- ▪Kate TaylorBusinessAug 10, 2026 6:30 AMThe Rise of the 1 am Job InterviewAn AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process.
- ▪When he was instead instructed to record himself answering a series of questions on camera, he felt a familiar pang of resignation—one that had followed him throughout the job hunt.“I figured, I have to do this if I want to be considered fo
- ▪So, that evening, the Atlanta-based communications and marketing expert tidied his living room and set up his laptop.
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Kate TaylorBusinessAug 10, 2026 6:30 AMThe Rise of the 1 am Job InterviewAn AI interview is increasingly the first step of a hiring process. Since there’s no human on the other end, candidates are scheduling them whenever—even deep into the night.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWhen Tim Millard received an email about interviewing for a media relations job in January, six months into his job hunt, he assumed he’d speak to a human. When he was instead instructed to record himself answering a series of questions on camera, he felt a familiar pang of resignation—one that had followed him throughout the job hunt.“I figured, I have to do this if I want to be considered for the job,” Millard tells WIRED.
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