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Why Ethical AI in Hiring Matters
AI is rapidly reshaping how organisations screen, assess, and select talent. While these tools offer efficiency and scale, they also introduce significant risks — including bias, lack of transparency, and regulatory exposure.
AI is now embedded in hiring decisions
Screening, ranking, scoring, and AI-based assessments are increasingly automated.
Risk is rising alongside adoption
Bias, explainability gaps, and weak governance can undermine fairness and trust.
Regulation is accelerating
In the US and Europe, laws and enforcement (e.g. NYC Local Law 144, EEOC scrutiny) are driving demand for independent validation.
What We Audit
CHC Consulting audits AI-enabled hiring tools across five critical pillars to ensure ethical integrity, legal defensibility, and human accountability.
Fairness & Bias
Subgroup performance, adverse impact (4/5ths rule), threshold parity.
Transparency
Explainability, disclosure, auditability, documentation quality.
Validity & Job Relevance
Psychological Integrity
Scientific evidence, construct alignment, job-relatedness.
Ethical testing standards, bias mitigation, responsible use.
Privacy & Consent
Data handling, opt-in clarity, informed candidate communication.
Our Audit Methodology
Our audits follow a rigorous, psychologist-led methodology designed to withstand regulatory, legal, and ethical scrutiny.
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Discovery & Scoping
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Map how the AI tool is used in hiring
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Review documentation and data flows
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Interview product, HR, and compliance stakeholders
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Fairness & Bias Testing
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Adverse impact analysis
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Subgroup comparisons
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Threshold and error rate analysis
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Validation & Integrity Review
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Construct, content, and criterion validity
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Psychometric soundness
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Bias mitigation in design
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Transparency & Explainability
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Model interpretability (e.g. SHAP / LIME where applicable)
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Candidate disclosure and consent
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Decision auditability
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Risk Mapping & Controls
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Bowtie risk analysis
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Preventative, detective, and recovery controls
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Governance-ready risk visualisation
Why CHC Consulting?
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Global standards, African rigor
World-class benchmarks tested in complex, diverse hiring environments. -
Psychometric expertise at the highest regulatory level
Led by registered industrial psychologists and psychometrists. -
Independent and unbiased
No vendor influence, no platform affiliation. -
Built for complexity others overlook
Multilingual, multicultural, mobile-first hiring contexts. -
Cost-effective without compromising quality
Serious audit work, without inflated consulting overheads.
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