New Hire Survey:

The AI Advantage, Gender Gap, and Cost of Overpromising

• New hires using AI tools during their search received double the job offers of those who don't – and more than one in three (35%, up from 22% in Q4) encountered AI somewhere in their interview process.

• Women are less likely to use AI at every stage of the job search, submit more applications than men, and still end up with a median of just 1 offer to men’s 2 and lower pay.

• A rebalancing market is rewarding job switchers with a wage premium, with 60% of new hires reporting higher pay than their previous role.

• Rescinded offers have fallen to 16% overall, but hit 39% for new hires in roles requiring AI skills, signaling that employer demand for AI talent is outpacing their ability to define what they are looking for in these roles.

• 78% of dissatisfied new hires plan to leave within a year, while almost half (48%) of new hires who are very satisfied expect to stay for 5+ years.