# Accenture uses AI to assess job applicants and arrange interviews

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/accenture-ai-agents-are-sifting-through-applicants/
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T11:12:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/30/accenture-ai-agents-are-sifting-through-applicants/5306460
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Accenture uses AI to screen CVs and schedule interviews.
- The company says hiring time fell by 28 per cent.
- A 2022 study questioned whether AI recruitment is fairer.

## Summary

Accenture is using AI agents to screen CVs, assess candidates’ skills and arrange interviews, while saying people still make the final hiring decisions. The approach matters because applicants for jobs at the consultancy may be assessed by these systems, and Accenture is also promoting similar tools to clients.

The company says AI has cut hiring time by 28 per cent and improved candidate quality by 30 per cent. It also claims agents have reduced the time for entry-level recruits to become productive from six months to six weeks. The article notes that a 2022 study challenged claims that AI recruitment makes hiring fairer, describing the software as “automated pseudoscience”.

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