In Germany, the AGG (General Equal Treatment Act) and GDPR/BDSG serve as guardrails for fair and data-protection-compliant pre-screening. Mid-sized companies in DACH: combine CV import from email + ATS parser with manual final approval. Recruitment agencies: mandatory field check (skills, seniority, language, location) before forwarding. Caution: Parser errors remain possible with complex layouts or inconsistent date formats. (Evidence: EEOC Employment Tests and Selection, NYC DCWP Automated Employment Decision Tools)
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