Video pitch, assessment, socials scan—hiring goes beyond CVs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.As artificial intelligence (AI) makes resumes increasingly polished and tailored for automated hiring systems, recruiters are rethinking how much a traditional curriculum vitae (CV) really reveals about a candidate. Hiring teams are now leaning more on assessments, video introductions and digital footprints to judge skills, communication and workplace fit, reflecting a wider shift in hiring.The discussion is being shaped by a simple concern: If AI tools can make every resume look polished and application tracking system (ATS) friendly, do they still tell recruiters anything meaningful about the candidate? For many hiring teams, the answer is now no.“AI is making CVs look almost identical, which puts more pressure on hiring managers and reduces the value of the resume as a standalone hiring tool,” said Kamal Karanth, cofounder of specialist staffing firm Xpheno.

In his view, the ATS process has turned into a kind of “CV dump,” where applications are collected and filtered, but not always understood in a useful way. That is why assessments are becoming more important, especially when companies want to judge real ability, instead of just reading claims in a document.This change is especially visible in technology hiring and senior-level recruitment.

Companies are leaning more on assessment tools that test practical skills, problem-solving ability, and job fit before a candidate even reaches the interview stage. For senior roles, where experience alone does not tell the full story, assessments help employers see how a person thinks, leads, and responds under pressure.Karanth said the old model of reading a CV and making a judgment from that alone is no longer enough for the kind of hiring