Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Computer decides who to hire and who not to.

I recently applied for a job with a major cellphone company. I went through the process and answered almost 200 questions. After about 30 minutes I got an email saying that I did not meet the requirements. This was done by a computer.

Human resources let the initial hiring decision to a computer based on how I answered questions. It doesn't matter how much potential of a employee I could have a been. The choice was left up to a comprise without an interview. And, that was that. I got a 'Thank you' email, computer generated I'm sure.

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