Exploring the Potential of NAO Robot as an Interviewer

Abstract

In this paper, we present our early findings on the utilization of a social robot during the formal interview process. We implemented a mechanism that enabled the robot to ask context-aware questions based on the data based on the resume or linked-in profile of the applicant. Later, we conducted an exploratory between-subject evaluation with 8 adult participants to find the difference in the duration of applicants responses given to the NAO robot and to the human interviewer. Our results didn't find the significant difference in terms of participant responses to human and robotic interviewers.