AI Forum: The Arms Race in Hiring

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Are Good People and Good Jobs Getting Caught in the Crossfire?

The traditional hiring process has devolved into an AI-driven "arms race" between job seekers and employers, ultimately making it harder for the right candidates and companies to connect.

The presentation highlights a vicious cycle where automation defeats the purpose of human matching:

• Applicant Automation: Job seekers are using AI to instantly revamp resumes and auto-submit them to hundreds of openings simultaneously.
• Recruiter Reaction: Overwhelmed by this onslaught of applications, recruiters deploy AI screening tools to filter out the noise.
• The Counter-Response: Applicants counter by using sophisticated AI tools designed specifically to bypass and outsmart those recruiter filters.
• Interview Manipulation: The distortion extends into the interview stage, where some candidates use AI assistance during video interviews to artificially enhance their apparent skills and responses in real-time.

The core tragedy of this tech explosion is that high-quality candidates and great companies are missing each other entirely. Genuine talent gets buried under automated spam, while employers' rigid AI filters accidentally discard qualified applicants.

To address this challenge, this panel brings together three crucial perspectives to discuss how both sides can break through the digital noise and restore human connection to hiring:

• Recruiting Firms: Todd Reimer, Chief Revenue Officer, CornerStone; offering the macro view of industry hiring trends
• An Agentic AI Screening Company: Chris Trevino, Branch Director, Judge Technical Services; providing insight into the next generation of screening tech.
• A Job Seeker: Andrea Young; sharing the real-world frustration of navigating today's job market
• Moderator: Steven O'Neal, Tech Titans AI Forum Chair, Head of Account Management, Capsher Technology