Hiring Process Diagnostic

The EU AI Act deadline for hiring tools is August 2026.

Fewer than 20% of European employers have assessed what that means for the tools they are already running in their hiring process right now.

But the AI Act is not the only challenge. Ask any recruiter to explain their last shortlisting decision and they can. Ask them to produce the written record showing how each candidate was scored against each requirement, and most of them go quiet.

It is not carelessness. It is how most hiring processes are built - around memory, not records.

I put together a 13-criterion self-assessment across five dimensions: process documentation, evaluation consistency, compliance readiness, process efficiency, and candidate experience.

It takes 10 to 15 minutes. The score places you in one of four bands - Broken, Reactive, Functional, or Audit-ready - with a specific starting point for what to address first.

Put it together as a working document - open it above.