Use of AI in personnel assessments

Using AI can distort the results of psychological assessments. We encourage you to participate in the assessment as your authentic self, without the help of AI. This ensures that the results remain accurate and reliable, allowing you to use the assessment to deepen your self-awareness and support your career planning.

AI is becoming increasingly common in recruitment processes, and many applicants already use it to support their job search, for example to structure their work history. While AI can be helpful in some parts of the application process, its use in psychological assessments can lead to distorted results. In many cases, AI use is also detectable. Because AI relies solely on the data it has access to, it may even reduce the reliability of the assessment. In some cases, this may lead to the need to retake the assessment.

The goal of Psycon’s personnel assessments is to provide the most reliable and relevant information possible about a participant’s strengths, motivation, working style, and development areas, for both the organization and the participant. For this reason, using AI can be detrimental to the outcome in some tasks, and is not recommended in any part of the assessment.

We encourage you to participate in the assessment as your authentic self, without the help of AI. This ensures that the results remain accurate and reliable, and that you can use the assessment to deepen your self-awareness and support your career planning.

When is AI use not recommended or prohibited?

  • During interviews, simulations, and group exercises, we do not recommend using AI, as it may hinder your participation and divert your attention. It is in your best interest to stay fully focused on the situation at hand.
  • During reasoning tasks, such as those measuring mathematical-logical or verbal reasoning, the use of AI is prohibited and may even be detrimental, as it can distort the assessment results.
  • During open-ended writing tasks, we do not recommend using AI, as it can prevent your own voice, style, and ideas from coming through—for example, by standardizing the structure of your text.

It’s important to remember that the consultant conducting the assessment is likely to notice the use of AI. In such cases, you may be asked to complete the tasks under supervision. This could also negatively affect your candidacy in a recruitment process.