Replace Keyword Matching With Work Sample Evidence
Use content-valid work evidence and reasonable cutoffs instead of AI keyword matching for screening decisions.
What changed when the team moved from resume keyword sorting to work-sample evidence? Before: exact-match keywords are acting like a shortcut for ability. After: AI organizes evidence from a task that resembles the job. Replaced exact keyword matching with a job-relevant case, because content validity depends on representing important work behaviors. Moved AI from ranking candidates to extracting rubric evidence, because human reviewers need inspectable reasons for advancement decisions. Set the screen around acceptable proficiency, because a higher ranking cutoff can require stronger evidence when it increases adverse impact. Better screening uses evidence that looks like the work. evidence-based screening…
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