Research programme of Elite Careers StrategySIG-110 · McKinsey & Company
McKinsey states Solve performance is considered with the rest of the application and other assessments.
Global · Solve · SRC-073
WGI-FIND-002 · governed finding
Human judgement remains visible after digital selection stages
All seven institutions in the reviewed subset with explicit post-digital or hiring-decision evidence retain stated human judgement, human review, a live assessor interview or an assessment centre/Super Day rather than delegating the final decision to AI.
What does the finding establish?
All seven institutions in the reviewed subset with explicit post-digital or hiring-decision evidence retain stated human judgement, human review, a live assessor interview or an assessment centre/Super Day rather than delegating the final decision to AI.
Numerator / denominator: 7 / 7
Reviewed scope: Defined official-source human-review subset reviewed through 13 September 2026
Which evidence supports it?
SIG-115 · UBS
UBS states that people make decisions around pre-recorded interview submissions rather than AI.
Global · Graduate Talent Program · SRC-075
SIG-117 · PwC
PwC UK states on-demand video interview answers are recorded and subsequently reviewed by an assessor.
United Kingdom · Early Careers · SRC-076
SIG-175 · Deloitte
Deloitte UK's Early Careers final-stage assessment is published as in person for Graduate, Entry Level Apprentice, Industrial Placement and BrightStart applicants, and virtual for Summer Vacation Scheme applicants.
United Kingdom · Early Careers final-stage assessment · SRC-112
SIG-179 · HSBC
HSBC's current student and graduate application guide publishes a three-step process of online application, a 90-minute online assessment and a three-hour assessment centre, called Super Days in the US; insight and work-experience programmes usually use an online interview at stage three instead.
Global · Students and graduates · SRC-114
SIG-181 · BCG
BCG states that applications are reviewed by experienced recruiters, AI is not used to make hiring decisions, and hiring decisions remain with people; BCG also describes limited employer-side AI support including job recommendations and drafting interview questions.
Global · Recruitment process · SRC-116
SIG-183 · A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman's London early-careers FAQ states that it does not use AI at any point during its recruitment process and that all assessments and decisions are made by its team.
London · Early careers recruitment · SRC-118
SIG-186 · A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman's London training-contract process explicitly places two one-to-one interviews after the online application and online experience, providing current official evidence of human assessment after digital stages.
London · Training Contract · SRC-119
What must not be inferred?
This describes the reviewed subset only; it is not a prevalence estimate for elite employers.
How should it be cited?
Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), Human judgement remains visible after digital selection stages, revised 2026-09-14, https://whogetsin.com/findings/wgi-find-002
Evidence behind this page
8 dated facts (signals), observed between 12 September 2026 and 13 September 2026
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SIG-110 Official source McKinsey & Company
McKinsey states Solve performance is considered with the rest of the application and other assessments.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceSolve performance is considered with the application and other assessments.
Global · Solve · Gamified assessment · Observed 12 September 2026 · Verified 12 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-073 (mckinsey.com) · source record
SIG-115 Official source UBS
UBS states that people make decisions around pre-recorded interview submissions rather than AI.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceUBS states its people make the decisions around recorded interviews.
Global · Graduate Talent Program · Human review · Observed 12 September 2026 · Verified 12 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-075 (ubs.com) · source record
SIG-117 Official source PwC
PwC UK states on-demand video interview answers are recorded and subsequently reviewed by an assessor.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceRecorded video answers are reviewed afterwards by a PwC assessor.
United Kingdom · Early Careers · Human review · Observed 12 September 2026 · Verified 12 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-076 (pwc.co.uk) · source record
SIG-175 Official source Deloitte
Deloitte UK's Early Careers final-stage assessment is published as in person for Graduate, Entry Level Apprentice, Industrial Placement and BrightStart applicants, and virtual for Summer Vacation Scheme applicants.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceGraduate, Entry Level Apprentice, Industrial Placement and BrightStart final stages are in person; Summer Vacation Scheme final stage is virtual.
United Kingdom · Early Careers final-stage assessment · Final-stage modality · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-112 (deloitte.com) · source record
SIG-179 Official source HSBC
HSBC's current student and graduate application guide publishes a three-step process of online application, a 90-minute online assessment and a three-hour assessment centre, called Super Days in the US; insight and work-experience programmes usually use an online interview at stage three instead.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceThree-step process: 10-15 minute online application, 90-minute online assessment, and three-hour assessment centre (Super Days in the US); insight and work-experience programmes usually use an online interview for stage three.
Global · Students and graduates · Student and graduate selection architecture · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-114 (hsbc.com) · source record
SIG-181 Official source BCG
BCG states that applications are reviewed by experienced recruiters, AI is not used to make hiring decisions, and hiring decisions remain with people; BCG also describes limited employer-side AI support including job recommendations and drafting interview questions.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceAll applications are reviewed and evaluated by experienced recruiters; AI is never used to make hiring decisions; decisions are made by experienced recruiters and hiring managers.
Global · Recruitment process · Employer AI and human decision · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-116 (careers.bcg.com) · source record
SIG-183 Official source A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman's London early-careers FAQ states that it does not use AI at any point during its recruitment process and that all assessments and decisions are made by its team.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe do not use AI at any point during our recruitment process; all assessments and decisions are made by our team.
London · Early careers recruitment · Employer AI and human decision · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-118 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record
SIG-186 Official source A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman's London training-contract process explicitly places two one-to-one interviews after the online application and online experience, providing current official evidence of human assessment after digital stages.
Evidence passage recorded against the sourceIf the application is successful, the next stage is an assessment day comprising two one-on-one interviews.
London · Training Contract · Human judgement after digital assessment · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record
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