Is it Nepotism, when AI shortlists It's own Résumés?
60% more likely to be hired, Nvidia Ecosystem, Mission as moat
by Marcus Sawyerr, Founder & CEO, EQ.app
First, Mission Matters:
A few weeks ago in Dallas, I spoke with a top salesperson at the SIA conference.
He’s wildly successful on paper, yet he not enjoying his work.
When I asked why, he replied,
“There’s no real soul or clear purpose here. There’s no mission.”
Top People want to be part of something bigger than themselves — a mission brings alignment, focus and, ultimately, joy.
Teams perform better when their goals are clear and everyone knows where they’re heading pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
Our Mission: Zero‑Admin
We’ve set our sights on a bold destination: a “zero‑admin” front office for business — an environment where administrative tasks disappear, allowing people to focus on building relationships and closing deals.
AI is our rocket engine; it automates the busywork that consumes your day. In HR, AI tools are already cutting 60–70 % of manual admin tasks.
People are the fuel.
Your Résumé, Their AI, and the Hidden Bias No One Told You About
Imagine this: You use AI to help write your résumé.
Then you apply to a company that uses the same AI to screen résumés. Sounds efficient, right?
Turns out — that match isn’t just convenient. It might be the only reason your résumé makes it through.
A new study just dropped that confirms what we’ve suspected: AI prefers its own work.
When a résumé is written by the same AI model used to evaluate it, that résumé is up to 60% more likely to get shortlisted,
A Subtle But Dangerous Bias — AI Prefers Itself
The lock-in effect is real. Over time, résumé styles start mimicking the dominant AI. Candidates who don’t follow that formula get left behind.
This isn’t demographic bias. It’s interactional bias — a new kind of fairness issue where
Which tool you used matters more than what you say.
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Industry Updates
AI Errors Cost Deloitte — and Everyone’s Paying Attention.
Deloitte Australia was forced to refund part of a $290,000 government contract after submitting a report riddled with AI-generated errors — [Learn More]
My POV: liability. The takeaway? Audit the output. Evaluation software will be the next big thing today. Judgment is still your job.
Nvidia Onshores AI Chips — And It’s a Signal, Not Just a Supply Play.
Nvidia just unveiled its first U.S.-made Blackwell wafer, built with TSMC at their Arizona facility. [Learn More]
My POV: This isn’t just chip news — it’s about locking in control of the AI stack, from silicon to software, right on U.S. soil.
Responsibly Human AI Summit
This December, I’ll be speaking at the Responsibly Human AI Summit 2025 in San Francisco — an event built for HR leaders who want to do something with AI, not just talk about it.
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Missions move the world forward.
They give meaning to the work, clarity to the chaos, and purpose to the people
who join them... AI may be the rocket, but people are still the fuel for the mission.
So here’s the call: Join the Zero-Admin mission.
You can start a business agent, and get started below.
Cheers, Talk soon! acific; Dice; ClearanceJobs; Orrick, American Staffing Association (ASA); Bullhorn (GRID Report); Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA); SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management); Corporate Navigators; Workwell Global; altLINE; StaffingHub; AshbyHQ; Paychex; AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR); Salary.com; DemandSage; Dice; Robert Half.).