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Purposive check list; not a market prevalence estimate
Research briefing 01 · Observed 2026-09-23
AI & Elite Hiring Observatory
AI is not governed by a single rule across selective recruitment. Permission can depend on the employer, the programme and the assessment stage.
Who Gets In? examined official candidate and employer AI statements in a purposive check list of 67 selective employers. A qualifying official recruitment-AI statement was located for 36; no such statement was located for 31 in this defined check. Not located does not mean no policy exists.
Candidate-facing AI rules coded
Subset of employers with an official statement
AI help permitted for applications
At least one coded form; route restrictions still apply
Protected assessment or interview stage
Explicitly restricted in at least one context
Unrestricted interview AI explicitly allowed
Zero coded instances, not a universal prohibition
Designated AI stage sanctioned
Specific roles or exercises, not blanket permission
Employer-side AI use disclosed
Does not imply automated final decisions
Human-decision safeguard stated
Wording and scope vary
What the evidence shows
Preparation and assessment are different contexts. Some employers permit AI to assist written preparation while restricting AI during independently assessed tests or interviews. Permission for one stage is not permission for another.
Designated AI exercises are bounded exceptions. Some employers expressly authorise AI in specified technical roles or programmes. Those exceptions cannot be extrapolated to other assessments.
Employer-side AI use is a separate question. Candidate restrictions do not establish whether the employer uses AI, and an employer AI disclosure does not by itself establish automated hiring decisions.
Missing evidence is not evidence of absence. A policy not located in the research check may exist elsewhere or be supplied directly to candidates.
Methodological boundary
The 67-employer list is purposive, not random or exhaustive. These fractions describe only the employers checked, and denominators differ. Counts overlap and must not be summed. This is a single observation dated 2026-09-23; it does not demonstrate a trend, causation or current policy as of the date you read this page.
Use the evidence
Official-source AI Rules Tracker · Seven governed findings (JSON) · Findings (CSV) · Research methodology
Suggested citation: Akram, H. (2026). AI rules for candidates at selective employers: a source-verified register. Who Gets In? AI Rules Tracker v2.0. Observed 23 September 2026. https://whogetsin.com/trackers/ai-policy.
This page: revised . Corpus: 1004 dated facts (signals) from 383 official source records, last canonical update . Release notes
Applying this evidence to your own selection process
Who Gets In? publishes public research. Elite Careers Strategy offers private, individually scoped advisory for candidates and families navigating selective recruitment. Advisory is separate from the research and cannot guarantee an employer decision.