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Re:The computers rejecting job applications by zippergz on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:50AM (#26066940)
If you never knew it happened, how do you... know it happened?

I can't conclusively say one way or the other. I have been a hiring manager at a F500 tech company and have never seen direct evidence of any automatic filtering or rejections.

Anyone speaking with complete confidence in either direction needs to bring actual evidence...

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Re:The computers rejecting job applications by aspaceman on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:59AM (#26067062)
As in, my managers always talked about their piles being “presorted by HR” which was just code for a computer did it. I never thought some well paid HR person was actually sorting through those, but maybe I guess.

There’s no evidence to bring? Like, in the case of bunch of people bringing personal anecdotes you can still create a sense of truth without evidence Christ.

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Re:The computers rejecting job applications by zippergz on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:14PM (#26067274)
The companies I worked at had sourcers and resume screeners who did exactly that. Mostly but not all contractors. Not necessarily well-paid, but humans nonetheless.
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