Have you tried your ATS's AI summaries to screen applications against your must-haves?

Many applicant tracking systems can summarize how each application matches your criteria. It speeds up reading; a person still makes every decision, and you check results for bias.

How to automate it

How to automate “screen resumes for open roles”

Here are 2 ways to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today.

60 min

typically, every day

50%

of the time can be automated

Some setup

to set up

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Process fixBest fix

Agree three to five must-haves and add knockout questions to the application

Clear criteria agreed with the hiring manager up front make screening faster and fairer, and knockout questions (work authorization, location, license) remove obvious mismatches.

Typically saves about 30% of the time30 min to set up

1Hold a 20-minute intake with the hiring manager and agree three to five must-haves and a few nice-to-haves.
2Add yes/no knockout questions to the application for true requirements only.
3Build a simple scorecard with those criteria for screens and interviews.
4Screen every applicant against the same scorecard.

Tools: Your ATS application form and scorecards

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Software feature

Use your ATS's AI summaries to screen against must-haves, with a person deciding

Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, Workable and SmartRecruiters can summarize each application against your criteria so you read faster. A person makes every decision, and AI in hiring is regulated in some places, so check with legal and audit outcomes for bias.

Typically saves about 40% of the time1 h to set up

1Write the must-have criteria first (see the structured screening fix).
2Check with legal before turning on AI screening: New York City, Colorado, Illinois and the EU have rules on automated hiring tools.
3Turn on AI application summaries or matching in your ATS, and use them to summarize, not to auto-reject.
4Read the full application for anyone near the line.
5Every quarter, compare pass-through rates across groups to spot bias.

Tools: Greenhouse · Ashby · Lever · Workable · SmartRecruiters

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Have you tried your ATS's AI summaries to screen applications against your must-haves?: Many applicant tracking systems can summarize how each application matches your criteria. It speeds up reading; a person still makes every decision, and you check results for bias.

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