Automated Gatekeeping: Job Searching While Black, Older, and Experienced
Dealing with being laid off has brought me to the point of dealing with the modern job search. Gone are the days of printing multiple copies of my resume and mailing them to companies and hoping for the best. Today, AI has replaced an overworked HR manager in looking at resumes. On the surface, one would think racial bias is not part of the equation. Looking deeper, it’s the same problem with a different look. I am not saying machines are being built to “hate” anybody, but repeating any pattern it was trained to see.
