Sapia.ai launches experience scoring tool to replace CV screening

Sapia.ai has launched an experience scoring capability designed to assess candidates’ previous work without relying on traditional CV screening.

The artificial intelligence (AI) hiring platform said the tool would assess the depth and relevance of candidates’ experience separately from behavioural competencies, with a focus on professional and leadership recruitment.

Integrated into Sapia.ai’s structured Chat Interview, candidates are asked about significant work they have previously been responsible for.

Their responses are then assessed against role-specific measures, including their level of ownership, the scale of outcomes attributable to their decisions and how directly their experience relates to the role for which they are applying.

The scores sit alongside Sapia.ai’s existing behavioural competency assessments, allowing recruiters and hiring managers to compare candidates based on both experience and competencies without conducting an initial CV sift.

The launch comes amid concerns about the impact of generative AI on CV screening.

Research cited by Sapia.ai found that large language models preferred CVs generated by themselves over human-written versions between 68% and 92% of the time, even when the quality of the content was held constant.

Separate research led by UCL’s Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities found that graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds were 32% less likely to receive an offer for entry-level professional roles than their most advantaged peers.