29.08.2025

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Employers are right to reject AI job applications.

In HR, aside from assessing the skills and experience of candidates, we are also interested in what makes a person unique, their interests and values.

If the application looks like its written by a robot, I'm not sure what psychometrics the person will bring to an interview.

I'm all for reasonable adjustments for people who can't apply the traditional way, but there WAS a way before AI.

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