In Germany, the AGG (General Equal Treatment Act) and GDPR/BDSG serve as guardrails for fair and data-compliant pre-screening. In the DACH region, ATS optimisation should always be combined with human plausibility checks. In practice: Mid-sized companies in DACH: Combine CV import from email with ATS parser and manual final approval. Limitation: Parser errors remain possible with complex layouts or inconsistent date formats. (Sources: EEOC Employment Tests and Selection, NYC DCWP Automated Employment Decis)
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