Can someone explain how AI is being used in the resume screening process?

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From what I understand, they put the resumes through screening software that checks for all the right keywords that match their hiring needs. I think they make it sound more sophisticated than it actually is, when it's really just filtering software.

AI tools often scan resumes for keyword alignment based on the job description, filtering by years of experience, skill mentions, and even formatting. But they still miss nuance. That’s why tailoring your resume to each job—using the exact language from the posting—can help you beat the bots.

I've read all different versions of how things are used, and something that struck me is how a lot of it just sounds like automated sorting that has been used with OCR software for years. Of course, now everything has to be hyped as AI. People give advice about doing what in SEO was called keyword stuffing, and I can't imagine that helps any.

I think it depends on the company and what type of ai they use, but it can do everything from being a helper to a full scale recruiter

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