Practical writing for recruiters who run volume: how to write criteria, what to let an AI decide, and what the law is about to ask of you.
The first question every recruiter asks about AI screening. The short answer is less than you would think. The long answer is a list, because the line between what the AI decides and what a person decides is the product.
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Read the postFrom 10 December 2026 the Privacy Act requires privacy policies to describe automated decision-making that significantly affects people. If your agency uses any AI or automated tool in the hiring funnel, including ATS knockout questions, this is what to do before then.
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