Screening

Building the candidate notice, opt-out and appeal flow

September 10, 2026 · Reqmint

Bias audits get the attention, but the part that breaks in production is the paperwork around the candidate: the notice before screening, the alternative when someone opts out, and the explanation after an adverse decision. Here is the data model, the state machine and the queries.

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Regression tests for a rubric screener

September 9, 2026 · Reqmint

A screening agent tested once, by hand, drifts the moment a model version or a prompt changes. This walkthrough builds the harness: a frozen golden set, pinned model and rubric versions, an agreement and movement diff, and rationale checks that fail the run.

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Hidden instructions in resumes: hardening a screening agent

September 9, 2026 · Reqmint

Candidates and resume-optimisation tools now paste white-on-white text into PDFs telling an AI screener to rate the applicant highly. Here is how to extract text so you can see it, strip and quarantine it, keep the model away from instructions, and log what you found.

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