How do companies sift through mountains of job applications?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM PDT

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As companies face a mountain of applicants for open positions, they’re using novel approaches to find the best candidates.

Here & Now‘s Sarah McCammon talks about it with Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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