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29 Jun, 11 tweets, 6 min read

If you’ve applied for a job lately, it’s all but guaranteed that your application was reviewed by software, in most cases, before a human ever laid eyes on it. This is a thread about episode one of our four-part investigation into the world of automated hiring.

@ZipRecruiter

In the first podcast episode of this series, we speak with the CEOs of @ZipRecruiter and @CareerBuilder, and one of the architects of @LinkedIn’s algorithmic job-matching system, to explore how AI is increasingly playing job matchmaker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hir…

@HilkeSchellmann

Most of the Fortune 500 already use some kind of AI to screen job applications, says @HilkeSchellmann, who reported this episode and wrote the accompanying story below. That includes @Unilever, @McDonalds, and @IBM and many, many other large companies. technologyreview.com/2021/06/23/102…

Thanks to job sites like LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter, these large companies are drowning in millions of job applications a year. They need a solution that scales.

@StrongReporter

So, how might you, as a job seeker, experience artificial intelligence? Podcast host @StrongReporter explains.

But there’s a problem with this technology...

Algorithms have a history of biasing the opportunities they present to people by gender, race...and in at least one case, whether you played lacrosse in high school.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

🎧 LISTEN to the full podcast episode of #InMachinesWeTrust to learn more about our investigation into what happens when algorithms try to predict how successful an applicant will be. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hir…

@ApplePodcasts

This episode is the first in a four-part series. SUBSCRIBE to #InMachinesWeTrust on @ApplePodcasts, @Spotify or however you listen to get updates about future episodes. traffic.megaphone.fm/MIT9508507886.…

Want to support more mission-driven journalism like this? Subscribe to MIT Technology Review. For $50 per year, you’ll get unlimited access to our journalism and our Webby-nominated newsletter on artificial intelligence, The Algorithm. forms.technologyreview.com/subscriptions/…

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