Avoiding AI Bias in Resume Screening: A Complete Guide
AI is changing how we hire people. But there's a big problem we need to talk about: AI bias in resume screening . If you're using AI tools to screen resumes (and most companies are), you need to know how to do it fairly. This guide will show you exactly how. What Is AI Bias in Hiring? AI bias happens when computer programs unfairly favor or reject candidates based on things like: Gender Race Age Where they went to school Where they live The scary part? Most companies don't even know their AI is biased. Real Examples of AI Bias Here are some real things that happened: Example 1: A major tech company's AI tool rejected female candidates because it was trained on resumes from mostly male employees. Example 2: An AI system gave lower scores to candidates from certain zip codes, accidentally discriminating against minorities. Example 3: Resume screening AI favored candidates from "prestigious" universities, missing great talent from state schools...