As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.

an AI resume screener had been trained on CVs of employees already at the firm, giving people extra marks if they listed “baseball” or “basketball” – hobbies that were linked to more successful staff, often men. Those who mentioned “softball” – typically women – were downgraded.

Marginalised groups often “fall through the cracks, because they have different hobbies, they went to different schools”

  • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
    6•10 months ago

    Hiring shitty employees is not a cost-saving measure.

    For low skill jobs, it absolutely is. Many of these employers will deliberately screen out “overqualified” applicants because they don’t want employees with the potential for better job prospects elsewhere.

    Prison labor has become an increasingly common form of low wage service work, precisely because these workers have no leverage to negotiate salary or hours.