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    Cecily Cooper

    Cecily Cooper is Professor of Management at the University of Miami. Her research interests include humor, interpersonal trust, trust violation and repair dynamics, and political ideology in organizations.

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    Why AI job interviews are no laughing matter

    April 16, 2026 • by Jamie L. Gloor, Cecily Cooper, T. B. Bitterly, Clemens Stachl in Artificial Intelligence • 9 min read

    While humor boosts likability and success with human recruiters, it risks backfiring with AI interviewers. Candidates must adopt a ‘bilingual’ strategy to avoid being penalized, say Jamie Gloor, Cecily Cooper, T Bradford...

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