Google promotes AI tools that help companies make hiring faster and more efficient. But when it comes to its own recruitment, one of the company’s AI teams is now reportedly warning job seekers that the technology is unreliable and could work against them. Google DeepMind’s AGI Safety and Alignment Team has reportedly told applicants that the company’s hiring system could wrongly screen out CVs or delay applications from reaching the right people.<\/p>\n
According to a document seen by Bloomberg, Google DeepMind’s AGI Safety and Alignment Team, which works on reducing the risks associated with advanced AI, is notifying candidates applying for its open roles to submit a special form alongside their application. The document, which carries the warning “PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS DOC WIDELY”, says the form is intended to reduce the risk of applications being automatically screened out by Google’s internal systems.<\/p>\n
“We have an applications system with a non-trivial probability your CV will be screened out incorrectly or take too long to reach us,” the document says. “Filling out this form makes sure that a real human on the team will get to see your application.”<\/p>\n
Google DeepMind, however, disputes the suggestion that its systems incorrectly filter candidates. A spokesperson told Bloomberg that the company aims to “recruit and hire the most qualified talent at Google DeepMind” and said the special form simply allows the team to receive CVs directly rather than going through the usual recruiter review.<\/p>\n
“This team set up a special form to go past the recruiter review, and get their resumes direct to the people on the team. But there are no shortcuts to getting hired,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
AI hiring and challenges <\/p>\n
AI is becoming a bigger part of recruitment, from writing job descriptions to analysing CVs and helping employers sort through large numbers of applications. Google itself markets Gemini for HR as a tool that can help recruiters analyse resumes, identify qualified candidates, track interview pipelines and forecast hiring needs.<\/p>\n
But the growing use of AI in hiring is also creating a new problem for companies. While Google\u2019s case highlights how AI screening systems can be unreliable, applicants on the other side are also learning to trick these systems to get their CVs through the screening process. A 2025 report by The New York Times found that some job seekers were hiding instructions inside their CVs designed to influence AI screening tools and push their applications higher up the list. In one case, a recruiter found that a candidate had embedded a prompt telling ChatGPT to describe them as an exceptionally qualified applicant.<\/p>\n
There are also concerns about whether AI hiring systems can make fair decisions. A 2026 US federal court ruling allowed claims to proceed against Workday, in the class action Mobley v. Workday, over allegations that its AI-powered recruitment software discriminated against applicants based on factors including race, age and disability. Workday has meanwhile, denied the allegations and says its systems are designed to support responsible hiring.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, much research has raised similar questions about the AI\u2019s ability to evaluate candidates fairly. A July 2025 academic paper titled “Fairness Is Not Enough: Auditing Competence and Intersectional Bias in AI-powered Resume Screening” by researcher Kevin T. Webster examining AI-powered resume screening found that some systems could rely on superficial signals or keyword matching rather than meaningfully assessing a candidate’s qualifications. Other research has also found that AI systems can produce different outcomes depending on demographic signals in a CV.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, candidates are also using AI to produce applications faster, creating another challenge for recruiters. The Google DeepMind team reportedly warned applicants that human reviewers were getting tired of reading generic LLM-generated answers that “all sound very samey”.<\/p>\n
In short, AI may be helping companies sort through thousands of applications, but it is also creating new problems, from mistakes and bias to candidates finding ways to game the system. <\/p>\n
– Ends<\/p>\n
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Divya Bhati<\/p>\n
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