How to collaborate with Claude during our hiring process
Last updated Jul 10, 2025
At Anthropic, we use Claude every day, so we’re looking for candidates who excel at collaborating with AI.
Here's when and how to use Claude (or other AI tools) when applying to and interviewing with Anthropic. Where it makes sense, we invite you to use Claude to show us more of you: your unique perspective, skills, and experiences.
How to collaborate with Claude during each stage of our process
- When applying (resume, cover letter, application questions) Please create your first draft yourself, then use Claude to refine it. We want to see your real experience, but Claude can polish how you communicate about your work.
- Example prompt: “Please review my resume and the job description. Identify the experiences I should highlight in my cover letter that align most with the job requirements.”
- During take-home assessments Complete these without Claude unless we indicate otherwise. We’d like to assess your unique skills and strengths. We'll be clear when AI is allowed (example: "You may use Claude for this coding challenge").
- Preparing for interviews Use Claude to research Anthropic, practice your answers, and prepare questions for us.
- Example prompt: “Create a study guide for interviewing for this job. Outline key topics I should review, including AI safety concepts, Anthropic's research focus, and typical technical or behavioral questions I might encounter.”
- During live interviews This is all you–no AI assistance unless we indicate otherwise. We’re curious to see how you think through problems in real time. If you require any accommodations for your interviews, please let your recruiter know early in the process.
Examples of encouraged vs. not allowed usage
| Scenario | Guidance | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Using Claude to better articulate your experience | ✅ Encouraged | Your draft: "I led our team's migration to a new platform." Prompt: "Help me think of ways to quantify the impact of the platform migration that I led." |
| Using Claude to create experiences | ❌ Not allowed | Prompt: "Write a cover letter for an AI safety researcher position at Anthropic." Result: Generic content with experiences you haven't actually had |
| Using Claude for interview prep | ✅ Encouraged | Prompt: "What does Anthropic value in candidates based on their public information?" Prompt: “Help me practice explaining my experience with transformer models.” |
| Using Claude during assessments (unless permitted) | ❌ Not allowed | Having Claude write your code when we haven't explicitly allowed it |
Why these guidelines?
We see AI as a great tool and partner. We encourage you to use it for preparation and refinement, and we're excited to get to know you and see your thinking in action during assessments and interviews.
Regardless of which role you’re applying for, we expect you to:
- Use Claude thoughtfully. We encourage you to use Claude to strengthen your application and prepare for interviews; think of Claude as your collaborator in showcasing your authentic story.
- Be yourself. Use AI to refine your ideas, not replace them. We want to see your actual experience and how you think—not AI-generated responses.
- Be transparent. In the section below, we are transparent about the ways that we use Claude in our hiring process. We expect the same transparency from you in following this guidance.
How Anthropic uses Claude for hiring
We use Claude to create job descriptions, develop interview questions, draft and refine candidate communications, analyze hiring metrics, transcribe interviews, and identify candidates to source. We don’t use your data to train Claude or let Claude make hiring decisions.
And in case you’re wondering: Yes, a human collaborated with Claude to help write this guidance about using Claude!
We plan to regularly review and update this guidance to reflect evolving AI capabilities.
If you are designing a hiring process
Feel free to adapt this framework for your organization. We believe clear guidelines benefit everyone in the hiring process.
Example prompts for candidates
Refining
Review my cover letter for clarity and flow and provide suggestions. Here's what I wrote.
Preparing
What does Anthropic value in candidates based on their public materials?
Researching