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A practical guide for talent teams

# What is AI fluency? And how do you actually hire for it?

Leadership now expects every new hire to be AI fluent: in sales, marketing, finance and product, not just engineering. It falls to talent acquisition to define what that means, write it into the req, and test for it in a 45-minute interview. This practical guide shows you how.

- A one-sentence AI fluency definition every hiring manager can use
- A 4-level scale to set the right AI bar for each role
- A rubric that shows whether the candidate or the AI did the thinking
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“Everyone says they’re good with AI now. That’s meaningless on its own. We want to see it.”

Founder, Estes Group

What’s inside

## Five steps to hire people who work well with AI, in any role

Go from “we need AI-fluent hires” to one clear way every team screens and scores candidates. Plus templates and checklists you can use right away.

1.

Locate

### Find where you really are

See which of 4 AI stages your company and hiring process are in.

2.

Define

### Write it down once

Write one definition, with Anthropic, Zapier and GoDaddy as models.

3.

Level

### Make it a scale, not a yes/no

Set the level each role needs with one intake question.

4.

Evaluate

### Score the person, not the model

Score six behaviors that show the candidate’s judgment, not the AI’s.

5.

Launch

### Fix the interview, keep the format

Rebuild your interview questions with a 6-part framework.

[Get all five steps](#get-guide)

Sneak peek

## Frameworks you can put to work today

For TA leaders setting the hiring bar, recruiters running screens, and the execs asking for AI-fluent hires.

![Guide page: Where is your hiring process on the AI maturity curve?](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ai-fluency-guide-maturity-curve.jpg) The AI maturity curve. Match your interview policy to your company’s stage.![Guide page: How does AI fluency change with seniority?](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ai-fluency-guide-levels-by-role.jpg) Levels by role. Where to start for AEs, CSMs, PMs, FP&A and more.![Guide page: The anatomy of a real-world assessment](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ai-fluency-guide-assessment-anatomy.jpg) Anatomy of a real-world assessment. The 6 layers that show how candidates think, work and adapt. [Get the full guide](#get-guide)

## You’ve been asked to hire for AI fluency.

But not what it means or how to test for it. This guide gives you both.

[Get the free guide](#get-guide)