AI Has Broken Hiring. Here’s How to Fix It.

Harvard Business Review LogoJune 8, 2026Benne Ochs/Getty ImagesGenerative AI is rapidly undermining the reliability of traditional hiring signals, making it easier for candidates to manufacture polished résumés and perform convincingly in remoteFor decades, corporate hiring has favored candidates who could present a flawless résumé and deliver highly structured answers to interview questions. Today, generative AI is making it easier for applicants to do those things, whether they have the underlying competence or not. Put another way, the ability to perform well in interviews is becoming infinitely scalable and practically free. For anyone involved in recruiting, that’s a problem.