Steve Holt, 51, has tried to get a job at Woolworths for years but said he keeps getting seemingly rejected by the AI interview system. Despite that, he said he had been rejected in six Woolworths job applications, submitting his latest application in October. Holt said he was an “affable” person who “was not an a***hole” and would have been capable of stacking shelves in a supermarket if it was not for the AI interview. Suzanne said the AI interview feedback she received called her introverted, which she said was “laughable” because she was known to talk a lot. When asked what human involvement there was in the hiring process, Woolworths confirmed there was a “human in the loop” after the initial AI assessment.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 28, 2026 08:18 UTC