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Résumé screening: a fast, fair process

A concise guide to screening résumés quickly and consistently, with or without AI tools.

• Agree on three to five knockout criteria and a simple scoring rubric up front.
• Screen in batches with the rubric open; avoid comparing candidates to each other first.
• Remove names and photos from the first pass where possible to reduce bias.
• Automate acknowledgements and rejections so no candidate is left waiting.