Data study ·
Recruitment: AI sends applications soaring and lengthens hiring
Original title, in French: “Recrutement : l'IA fait exploser les candidatures et allonge les embauches”
- Publication
- Silicon.fr (France)
- Author
- Philippe Leroy
- Published on
- 28 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 28 September 2026
Summary
According to a survey by the firm Robert Half of 1,000 employees and 500 hiring managers in France, 67% of the latter report longer hiring times because of applications produced with generative AI. 36% struggle to tell an AI-generated CV from a genuine one, and 22% see a rise in unqualified applications. In response, 24% of recruiters add interviews or extra steps, and 18% carry out more reference checks. On the candidate side, 43% use AI to rework their CV and 40% to prepare for interviews. Robert Half, through its managing director Matthieu Imbert-Bouchard, recommends using AI as a preparation tool without replacing personal expertise.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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67 %
French hiring managers reporting longer hiring times because of AI
500 hiring managers in France
« le cabinet Robert Half indique que 67 % des responsables du recrutement français constatent un allongement des délais d’embauche à cause des candidatures produites avec l’IA »
Source: Robert Half
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36 %
recruiters struggling to tell an AI-generated CV from a genuine one
500 hiring managers in France
« 36 % des recruteurs peinent à distinguer un CV généré par l’IA d’un CV authentique »
Source: Robert Half
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22 %
recruiters seeing a rise in unqualified applications
500 hiring managers in France
« 22 % observent une hausse des candidatures non qualifiées »
Source: Robert Half
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24 %
recruiters needing additional interviews or steps
500 hiring managers in France
« Un quart d’entre eux (24 %) disent avoir besoin d’entretiens en personne ou d’étapes supplémentaires pour valider compétences et expérience »
Source: Robert Half
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18 %
recruiters spending more time on reference checks
500 hiring managers in France
« Un sur cinq environ (18 %) consacre davantage de temps à la vérification des références, avec l’accord du candidat »
Source: Robert Half
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43 %
professionals using AI to rework their CV
1,000 employees in France
« 43 % des professionnels interrogés recourent à l'IA pour retravailler leur CV »
Source: Robert Half
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40 %
professionals using AI to prepare their interview answers
1,000 employees in France
« 40 % pour préparer leurs réponses en entretien »
Source: Robert Half
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Robert Half (study author)
- Keywords
- recruitment, applications, AI-generated CV, job interviews, human resources
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Silicon.fr and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.