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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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.

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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?
The AI maturity curve. Match your interview policy to your company’s stage.
Guide page: How does AI fluency change with seniority?
Levels by role. Where to start for AEs, CSMs, PMs, FP&A and more.
Guide page: The anatomy of a real-world assessment
Anatomy of a real-world assessment. The 6 layers that show how candidates think, work and adapt.
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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.

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