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James Mackey, CEO of a leading RPO provider, SecureVision, and Elijah Elkins, CEO of Avoda, a highly rated global recruiting firm, co-host Brainner’s Co-Founders, Fede Grinblat and Guillermo Gette, in our special series on AI for Hiring.

They share their journey in developing an AI-powered resume screening tool designed to boost hiring efficiency. They discuss how Brainner helps recruiters make faster, fairer decisions by extracting key information from resumes and analyzing it based on predefined criteria. With features like dynamic weighting and ATS integration, the tool is tailored for talent acquisition managers and tech companies.

0:00 Brainner’s generative AI for resume screening

22:22 Developing an AI for criteria-based CV screening

40:47 Enhancing ATS candidate filtering and analysis

56:28 Navigating Bias in AI screening





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Our host James Mackey

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