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Kat Stam7 min readAI and hiring AI sourcing tools find more candidates than ever, but someone still has to decide who matters. Why that decision lands in your interviews, and what to do.
Kat Stam5 min readAI and hiring When an AI screening tool rejects a candidate unfairly, the law blames the company that used it. What UK, EU and US law says and how to keep decisions human.
Kat Stam6 min readAI and hiring Candidates aren't breaking your AI rules. They can't find them. What Greenhouse's data shows candidates want, and how to write one AI rule per interview step.
Kat Stam5 min readAI and hiring Most engineers I interview don't write their code by hand anymore. The research says the thinking behind the code gets weaker too. Here's what to test instead.
Kat Stam5 min readAI and hiring AI can already write working code. What it can't do is catch the missing requirement before you build the wrong thing. Here's what to interview for instead.
Kat Stam3 min readAI and hiring Interviews are recorded and summarised by AI more than ever, but almost nobody rewatches them before deciding. What actually improves hiring decisions, and what to tell candidates.
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