Empower Your Job Search:
How to Use AI for Resume Building and Interview Preparation — and What to Avoid
At NIQ, we believe the hiring process should be transparent, empowering, and tailored to each individual. As a global company, we continuously evolve our recruitment practices to ensure they are fair, efficient, and help ensure the diversity of our workforce. NIQ is committed to using AI responsibly and ethically, guided by values of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. We use generative AI to enhance specific parts of the hiring journey, making it more streamlined and accessible for candidates around the world. Importantly, humans always make the final decision. This guide explains how NIQ integrates AI into our recruitment process — and how you can use AI tools to strengthen your own preparation.
How You Can Use AI to Prepare for Your Application
Whether you’re updating your resume or practicing for an interview, AI tools can be helpful allies. We encourage candidates to explore AI as part of their preparation — while ensuring your responses remain authentic and grounded in your real experiences. Below you will see examples for different purposes.
Below you can see example prompts you could use to request AI support at different stages of the recruitment process.
What AI Should Not Be Used for in Our Process
While AI can be a valuable tool in your preparation, there are certain aspects of our hiring process where AI usage is not permitted:
- Automated applications:
Do not use AI technology to automatically apply for jobs without thoroughly reviewing each job description and ensuring they align with your career goals and expertise. Your personal evaluation is essential for identifying the right fit. - Video and Phone interview replacement:
Do not use AI-generated avatars or deepfake technology to replace yourself in video or phone interviews. Authenticity is crucial, and we need to see and hear from the real you.
- Automated responses:
Avoid using AI to generate automated responses during live interviews. Your genuine reactions and answers are essential for us to understand your fit for the role.
- Plagiarism:
Do not use AI to copy or plagiarize content from other sources. Your resume, cover letter, and interview responses should reflect your own experiences and skills.
- Misrepresentation:
Ensure that any information provided is accurate and truthful. Exaggerating or misrepresenting your qualifications or experiences, including through the use of AI, is not acceptable.
- AI Generated Assessment and Confidentiality Breaches:
Using AI-powered tools to complete any part of an assessment in our process is not permitted. Entering confidential interview material, such as proprietary scenarios, coding questions, or case studies provided under NDA, into any AI tool is prohibited. It violates intellectual property and confidentiality agreements. Your genuine effort is essential in our evaluation.
We value authenticity and integrity in our hiring process. While AI can assist you in preparing, the best representation of your skills and experiences comes from you.
Our Commitment to Ethical AI Use
At NIQ, we are committed to using AI responsibly, guided by our values of fairness, transparency, and inclusion. We take deliberate steps to ensure AI supports — not replaces — the human element of hiring.
- Bias awareness:
We regularly evaluate our AI tools to help counter bias and promote fairness across all candidate experiences.
- Human oversight:
Every action involving AI is reviewed by a human. Final hiring decisions are always made by people. - Transparency:
We are open about how we use AI and encourage questions from candidates at any point in the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI decide whether I get hired?
No. All hiring decisions are made by people.
Can I use AI to help with my preparation?
Yes. Just make sure your responses are true to your experience and voice.
How does NIQ ensure fairness in AI use?
We conduct regular assessments for potential bias and train our teams to use AI responsibly.
Is AI used the same way in every country?
The approach may vary slightly depending on local regulations and data privacy laws.