There’s an argument going on between the proponents and skeptics of hiring technologies: Do these automated systems help prevent bias or amplify it? The answer, as with most complex problems, is complicated. Hiring is rarely a single decision but the result of several small sequential decisions. Algorithms can play different roles all along this decision-making chain--some steer ads towards likely candidates, others flag passive candidates, some analyze and score resumes, and others help a
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