AI in Recruitment on ABC Radio Melbourne 774AM Afternoons with Brigitte Duclos

Topic: AI in Recruitment

Date: 1 September 2026

Media Outlet: 774AM ABC Radio Melbourne

Broadcaster Presenter: Brigitte Duclos

Duration: 00:05:11

Time of show: 13:15pm

Audio Recording: between 00:54:10 and 00:16:21
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-afternoons/afternoons/107092862

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Cannot be re-produced for copyright reasons (listen via link above) – used https://turboscribe.ai/dashboard to create a transcription for summarising the segment and MS Copilot generative AI for a first draft dot point summary (extensively edited)

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AI IN RECRUITMENT // Have you ever had your job application or job interview ‘processed’ by AI? 🤔 Yesterday, on📻 ABC Radio Melbourne 774AM Afternoons, Brigitte Duclos and I discussed a story published by Stephanie Wood in The Good Weekend Magazine of The Age Newspaper.

Selected highlights include:

✅ employers becoming overwhelmed by AI‑generated job applications
✅ fewer jobs being advertised because of the increase in AI-generated job applications
✅ job seekers using AI to tailor resumes, cover letters and applications, but still uncertain about who (or what) is reviewing their application
✅ encouraging job seekers to use AI to analyse an organisation’s website as well as the job advertisement
✅ making sure job seekers apply for roles that are closely aligned with their skill set as relevance matters more than the number of applications
✅ a 67‑year‑old job seeker who successfully used AI to “Botox her resume” by removing dates, focusing on her last four years of experience, and only applying for roles that closely matched her expertise
✅ recruiters increasingly using bots for video interviews and gamified assessments, which can disadvantage people who don’t engage with online video tools or digital games
✅ the value of networking and informational interviews and securing referrals from people who live nearby
✅ better training and supervision for recruitment decision-makers
✅ good recruitment practice acknowledges applications, sets expectations, and encourages enterprise engagement

➡️ You can listen to the entire segment from 00:45:56 or my part from 00:54:10 at https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-afternoons/afternoons/107092862

Thanks to Producer Virginia Millen for reaching out!

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