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The Black Box of Interviews: We Don’t Know What’s Happening, and That’s a Problem

Discover why interviews are often a black box and how interviewer quality impacts hiring. Learn how calibration, AI-driven coaching, and transparency can unlock better hiring decisions. We need to address the reality that interviews today are often a black box—a mysterious process where we can't be sure of what’s actually happening. Are interviewers extracting meaningful insights, or are they relying on gut feelings? This uncertainty poses a serious risk to hiring quality. In our latest blog, we explore how to bring transparency, accountability, and real-time feedback to the interview process. By transcribing interviews, providing candidates with artifacts, and using AI coaching to assess interviewers, we can ensure every interview is a meaningful, high-quality experience. It’s time to crack open the black box and elevate the quality of interviewers for better, fairer hiring outcomes.

Interviews as Evidence-Gathering Missions: A Smarter Approach to Hiring

Discover why gut feelings aren't a hiring strategy. Learn how treating interviews as evidence-gathering missions leads to better, unbiased hiring decisions. We believe interviews need a complete overhaul. Too often, hiring decisions are made based on gut feelings or first impressions, and that's a problem. In our latest article, we explain why we need to treat interviews as evidence-gathering missions—focused on extracting real, tangible data about a candidate's behaviors and potential. We explore how using AI-driven rubrics can help reduce bias and increase consistency, ensuring we make decisions based on solid evidence rather than fleeting intuition. Gut feelings are unreliable; interviews should be about gathering the right data to make informed, fair, and impactful hiring choices.

The Resume Is Dead: Why It's Time to Rethink How We Hire

This article argues that traditional resumes are flawed and perpetuate bias, making them a poor tool for hiring decisions. Instead, it advocates for a resumeless hiring process using 3-5 free response application questions evaluated by AI rubrics. By focusing on a candidate's thought process, problem-solving skills, and adaptability, companies can better assess potential and fit, while reducing bias and improving fairness. The AI-driven approach offers higher predictive validity for long-term employee success, making hiring more human and inclusive. Discover why resumes are obsolete and how a new AI-powered approach can build a better hiring future.