Stop use of ATS in job recruitment
These automated systems often reject CVs based on formatting, keywords, or parsing errors without any human review. This means qualified candidates are unfairly excluded before their applications are even seen.
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- 13 FEB 2025Petition rejectedirrelevant
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about employers' use of ATS to sift job applications are a matter for individual employers, not the UK Government or Parliament.
- 17 DEC 2024Petition created
Background
Why is this important?
ATS filters CVs before recruiters see them, rejecting candidates over formatting, missing keywords, or errors. This causes unfair rejections, disadvantages those unfamiliar with ATS, and excludes qualified talent.
We urge the Government to:
• Mandate human review alongside ATS results.
• Regulate ATS to reduce errors.
• Require transparency on ATS use and feedback for rejected candidates.
These steps will make recruitment fairer, focusing on skills, not algorithms.