Oct 7, 2020
Harqen.AI, a leading provider of AI-powered evaluation technologies for both corporate recruiting and college admission processes, announces it has hired Michael A. Campion, Ph.D., the Herman C. Krannert Distinguished Professor of Management at Purdue University, as an Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology consultant.
Dr. Campion will advise and help guide Harqen’s ethical AI development, with special attention to issues around algorithmic bias, diversity, and inclusion. Dr. Campion is among the 10 most published and cited authors in the fields of I/O Psychology and Human Resource Management. He is the former president of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the 2010 winner of SIOP’s Scientific Contribution Award, and was named Distinguished Professor at Purdue in 2020.
“We are thrilled to be working with someone of Dr. Campion’s stature in the field of I/O Psychology to help us navigate important issues around bias in the candidate evaluation process, and to further validate that our AI-powered technology meets the highest ethical standards in our industry,” said Harqen.AI President and Chairman Stuart Olsten.
Mr. Olsten added: “Harqen’s technology was built to achieve a higher threshold of predictive capability and to address algorithmic bias. We aim to provide enterprise organizations assurances that they have the ability to hire at scale in an ethical manner. As an independent, third-party consultant, Dr. Campion will have an opportunity to objectively review our unique approach and practices to provide these assurances to our clients.”
Harqen.AI’s first-of-its-kind solution presents a stark alternative within the current market of AI tools that are designed to evaluate candidate interviews. Instead of utilizing controversial methods, such as facial-scanning technologies, voice inflection analysis, gamification, or self-assessed personality tests, Harqen.AI utilizes a linguistic-based approach that does not factor in candidate’s appearance or voice.
The Harqen.AI service transcribes candidate interviews into text and then performs an extensive linguistic analysis that measures levels of enthusiasm; word clusters that are specific to job types; and a psychological trait analysis that includes, among others, Big Five Personality traits (also known as the OCEAN model), such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness. Combined with a resume analysis, Harqen.AI’s technology has consistently illustrated a 95 percent or higher accuracy rate in making the same hiring decisions as human recruiters.
Organizations then have the opportunity to fine-tune their candidate acceptance threshold within the platform, giving recruiting teams broad control over their hiring outcomes. Ultimately, the Harqen.AI platform allows organizations to process more candidates with fewer resources.
About Harqen.AI
Harqen.AI has been a leading provider of smart interviewing technologies for over a decade, partnering with employers to streamline and improve their hiring processes. Originating as an on-demand interviewing provider, Harqen.AI has processed millions of candidate interviews for hundreds of job types across all major industries. An award winning platform, Harqen was most recently awarded a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Human Capital Management Solution category, recognized as a finalist in the 2020 SaaS Awards, and has been previously honored by Human Resource Executive, Gartner Cool Vendor, and the RESI Awards. To learn more, please visit www.harqen.ai.
For inquiries, please contact:
Will Rose
Harqen Communications
[email protected]
(414) 755-1962
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – A non-commissioned police officer stationed in Surigao del Sur was named the country’s top investigator for women and children’s protection cases during a national summit in Zamboanga City, regional police officials said on Thursday. Chief Master Sergeant Christine Intano of the Carrascal Municipal Police Station received the Outstanding Senior
LEGAZPI CITY — Ballistics tests have linked evidence recovered from the killing of broadcaster Adrian Loterte in Daraga, Albay, to a .45-caliber handgun associated with an earlier shooting investigation, the Bicol police said on Wednesday. The PNP Forensic Group’s Firearms Identification Section established the match after examining bullet slugs and cartridge cases recovered from the
MANILA, Philippines — Former Senators Nancy Binay and Grace Poe have also allegedly received “commitments” or kickbacks from flood control projects. State witness and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo gave this testimony to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday. READ: Bernardo: All of DPWH projects nationwide have alleged kickbacks Bernardo
Despite file names of the data taken indicating migrant worker organization files, the contents of the backups are not established as Hunt.io did not examine them
MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) has placed all airports nationwide on heightened alert status due to the expected surge of passengers during Undas. According to Caap, the alert status will take effect starting Thursday, Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Tuesday, as part of the Department of Transportation’s ‘Oplan Byaheng
Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro on Thursday conducted a humanitarian mission in Myanmar and with Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Maung Swe discussed expanding assistance delivered to affected and hard-to-reach areas.
ILIGAN CITY — Police arrested 13 people and seized P12 million worth of equipment during an operation against an alleged Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub here late Wednesday evening, the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) said Thursday. Maj. Sandrex Panolong, ICPO public information officer, said investigators spent five months developing the case before carrying
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Weeks after severe dry spells and erratic weather prompted a provincial state of calamity, farmers and fisherfolk across Agusan del Sur are shifting from emergency response to active defense, applying new weather-informed techniques to safeguard their livelihoods. After P3.5 billion in agricultural losses from the prolonged El Niño dry spell,
MANILA, Philippines — Caritas Philippines has expressed support for Batangas Archbishop Emeritus Ramon Arguelles and residents of Lobo who have raised concerns over a proposed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal and refilling plant. San Carlos Bishop and Caritas Philippines President Gerardo Alminaza said “this is not simply about one project,” stressing that the issue touches
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has directed continuous wildlife monitoring along the Cacaransan-Saputan Road in Calbayog City following a series of Philippine tarsier deaths. “Immediately following the reports, DENR personnel from the Calbayog Pan-as-Hayiban Protected Landscape conducted an on-site investigation, verified the reported locations, gathered information from witnesses and
Abdulraof Macacua and Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, the present and former interim chief ministers of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, have emerged as the top contenders for the post as first elected chief minister when members of the Bangsamoro parliament vote on Friday, October 30. Who will be BARMM's first elected chief minister?
MANILA, Philippines — As the influx of travelers begins ahead of Undas 2026, the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) on Thursday reminded passengers to remove prohibited items from their belongings to avoid trip delays. The reminder came as the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) administration reported confiscating a total of 260 banned objects from Oct.
YOUR NEWS, OUR NETWORK.
Do you have Great News you want to tell the world?
Be it updates about your business or your community, you can make sure that it’s heard by submitting your story to our network reaching hundreds of news sites across 6 verticals.