--- title: AI was everywhere in the job hunt in 2025, just not in... description: AI has permeated the 2025 job search process, but not as a direct interview tool. Instead, companies deploy anti-AI surveillance during coding... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-was-everywhere-in-the-job-hunt-in-2025-just-not-in-center-stage--08dvz9125 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI was everywhere in the job hunt in 2025, just not in center stage.... | daily.dev og:description: AI has permeated the 2025 job search process, but not as a direct interview tool. Instead, companies deploy anti-AI surveillance during coding... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-was-everywhere-in-the-job-hunt-in-2025-just-not-in-center-stage--08dvz9125 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/08dVZ9125.png og:image:alt: AI was everywhere in the job hunt in 2025, just not in center stage.... og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI was everywhere in the job hunt in 2025, just not in center stage.... **[Chris Broome](https://daily.dev/sources/onklg0zmkxuyubeenzpej)** · [@chrisbroome](https://daily.dev/chrisbroome) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AI has permeated the 2025 job search process, but not as a direct interview tool. Instead, companies deploy anti-AI surveillance during coding challenges—webcam tracking, browser monitoring, clipboard blocking—while some offer AI resume screening. Candidates now modify behavior to avoid appearing suspicious, staying on camera and talking constantly to prove they're human. Interviewers rarely discuss AI directly, and when they do, responses seem to influence hiring decisions. The current generation of interviewers remains hostile to AI use, though this may reverse as AI-native students enter the workforce. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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