The BBC 3 programme, Computer Says No explores the use of algorithm and computer-automated hiring. The automated process could be used to screen CVs and even conduct video interviews. In one example, the programme also looks into the alleged use of automated systems in letting people go.
Questions
raised by the programme include the impact on accuracy – and therefore the
decisions taken by the systems - of race, gender, emotion, and regional UK
accents.
So what’s
wrong with traditional recruitment processes and how might we see recruitment
evolve in the future? To discuss this question, I was joined on the podcast by Director
and Co-Founder of Working the Future, Cat Barnard.
We discussed:
- The existing characteristics (pros and cons) of the current recruitment process.
- The potential risks of taking people out of the loop and using technologies like AI, ML, and facial recognition being used in recruitment.
- What an effective future recruitment process might look like.
Listen to the podcast on Spotify’s Anchor podcast platform or click below to listen on YouTube
You can learn more about Cat and her work by connecting with her as follows:
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/cathrynbarnard
Twitter twitter.com/workingfuture1
Email cathryn@workingthefuture.com
Web workingthefuture.com
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