AI use on CVs drives 40% of employers to extend probation periods, finds Deel
77% agreed that it is now more difficult to spot authenticity before someone joins the business, so checks are being shifted into probation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made it harder for employers to trust what they see on CVs, research from Deel has found.
40% of UK HR leaders have already extended probation periods due to AI making it harder to judge people’s real skills at the application stage.
77% agreed that it is now more difficult to spot authenticity before someone joins the business, so checks are being shifted into probation.
Of 500 UK HR leaders, 74% said CVs and cover letters are less reliable than two years ago, with 75% seeing more AI-generated applications.
74% felt confident they could spot these.
77% said probation shows more about what people can actually do than interviews, while just 6% disagreed.
As a result, 42% have made probation more structured with stricter targets and checkpoints, and 37% now use probation as a “safety net” to catch hires who looked good in interviews but struggle once in the job.
Matt Monette, UK&I country lead and head of expansion at Deel, said: “AI has widened the gap between how candidates present themselves and how they perform.
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