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Will an AI Bot Decide if You Get That Job? (thetyee.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Companies are turning to tech solutions to screen candidates. Critics and job seekers have concerns.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't see any other way to filter it down to a number I could conceivably interview live on zoom.

You can get help from other people. If you're so cool you have 70 relevant resumes for one position, you can afford 70 human-hours, internally or even externally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol, you don't know how middle management works, do you. I have been "empowered to find ways to be more efficient" so unfortunately that means no budget for extra resources, use the AI tools that some Jr c-suite asshole pushed to justify his latest promotion.

I did choose to set filters on resumes loosely at the expense of having a larger pool for the video portion. I could have tightened the resume filters, but for this particular job, I decided verbal communication explaining how they used x tool mattered more than how well one copy/pasted keywords from the job posting into the resume. I would probably set filters differently for a different type of job.

I also don't think it's "cool" to have a down selected pool of 70. I think it's a sign the job market is fucked up and getting worse. The job itself is fine; it has one good benefit of paying for just about any advanced degree that can be stretched to sound "job relevant", but other than that it's mid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I mean, you're describing poorly run company. It's unfortunately all to common, but it's also isn't something good or even standard.