🔒 Candidate rejected for facial expressions. What did the system assess instead of skills?
Can AI reject a candidate based on their facial expressions? A well-known recruitment support system did this for several years, and the world’s largest corporations used it. Today, similar practices are simply banned. That’s why every company that uses AI in recruiting should know where the line is.
the author is a member of CampusAI Community
A candidate sits in front of the camera, answers the questions and submits the recording. A few days later, they receive a rejection. They don’t know that the decision was made before anyone at the company saw their face—the system analyzed speaking rate, pauses and facial expressions, and concluded that the candidate wasn’t a fit.
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