Your AI Screener Doesn’t Want the Best Candidate

Eric Tabone, runs AI powered recruiting pipelines that process hundreds of applications a day for US companies. When we got into where the system still fails, he landed on a problem no amount of automation fixes.Here's what we go over:Why he'd bet on someone who sold used cars for ten years over someone who coasted ten years at Salesforce, and what that says about how most companies screen for pedigree instead of gritWhy he thinks the real problem usually isn't AI at all, it's a junior recruiter or a rigid checklist deciding who gets seen long before anyone judges fitWhy he still won't recommend AI video interviews, even as a major tech firm builds a product that gives candidates a "choice" almost nobody actually takes About Eric TaboneEric Tabone moved from Dallas Fort Worth to Bogota, Colombia almost two decades ago and built his third company, Nearshore Business Solutions, around recruiting talent across Latin America for US companies. He's convinced AI has made hiring faster. He's not convinced it's made it smarter.About Great Mondays Radio→ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply here.→ I've spent two decades helping leaders fix their culture. Learn how I can support your work Great Mondays.→ Want sharp takes on AI and the future of work? Read The Job Sh*t Show on Substack.→ Watch Great Mondays Radio episodes on YouTube.