My company's old way of vetting job applicants vs new AI screening tool

Used to just read every resume myself. Took like 3 full days for 200 applicants. Switched to an AI screener from a vendor 4 months ago. It started rejecting people with gaps in employment history. Those gaps were people who took time off for military service or raising kids. How do you balance efficiency with fairness when choosing filters?

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wendy8201mo ago

Oh come on, "balance efficiency with fairness"? You're acting like the AI went rogue and started a war on veterans and parents. The tool is literally just doing what you programmed it to do. You picked the filters, you set the rules, you hit "go." If it's rejecting people for employment gaps, that's on you for not telling it to ignore military service or parenting breaks. Maybe try reading the settings before you blame the machine. It's not that deep, just adjust the parameters and move on.

the_fiona1mo ago

Friend of mine runs a small shop. Installed one of those AI hiring tools. It rejected a guy who spent 3 years as a stay at home dad. My friend never told the system to skip career gaps for childcare. Fixed it in 2 minutes after he realized.

irisowens1mo ago

@wendy820 I get what you're saying but I think you're being a little hard on the OP. Yeah the filters are set by people, but a lot of these AI tools make it way too easy to overlook stuff like that when you're just clicking through a menu. Like one wrong checkmark and suddenly you're weeding out vets and parents.