AI in Hiring: What HR Leaders Must Rethink Now

About the Course

Today’s candidates are using AI to write resumes, generate interview responses, and navigate hiring systems, while employers are increasingly relying on AI-powered screening tools, interview platforms, and automation. The result is a hiring landscape that looks very different from even a year ago. For HR leaders, that shift raises urgent questions. How do you assess real competency when AI may be assisting candidates? Where do compliance risks emerge when AI tools influence hiring decisions? And how should interviews be redesigned to ensure authenticity, fairness, and sound judgment in an AI-assisted environment? In this session, Mandi Simeone, MBA, CEO & Founder of HR 2 People, LLC, will walk HR professionals through the realities of AI-assisted hiring and what it means for recruiting strategy, compliance, candidate experience, and governance. Drawing on deep experience in workforce transformation, compliance, and organizational strategy, Mandi will offer practical guidance HR leaders can apply right away. You’ll learn and practice: - Understand the new reality of AI-assisted recruiting and AI-assisted candidates - Recognize how AI is changing resume screening, job applications, and interviews - Redesign interviews to better assess judgment, competency, and authenticity - Identify legal and compliance risks tied to AI hiring tools - Navigate key state-specific developments, including New York City, Illinois, Colorado, and California You’ll leave this session equipped to: - Address AI-related interview recording concerns and liability exposure - Build stronger governance practices for AI use in talent acquisition - Protect candidate experience in increasingly automated hiring environments - Take practical audit steps to strengthen hiring processes immediately