an AI resume screener had been trained on CVs of employees already at the firm, giving people extra marks if they listed “baseball” or “basketball” – hobbies that were linked to more successful staff, often men. Those who mentioned “softball” – typically women – were downgraded.

Marginalised groups often “fall through the cracks, because they have different hobbies, they went to different schools”

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    9 months ago

    I’m no expert but in my experience most CVs follow the following format: personal info (name, contact info, etc), studies, past jobs, skills, extras (hobbies and such)

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      9 months ago

      Unless you are freshly graduated, job experience should go before education. It’s the most relevant info.

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        9 months ago

        Right fair. They’re usually sorted by date. Some do it ascending others do it descending