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The EU AI Act for recruitment agencies

Recruitment is one of the most exposed sectors under the EU AI Act. If you use AI to screen or rank candidates, you are likely deploying a high-risk system.

The Act lists AI used in recruitment and candidate selection under Annex III(4), the high-risk category for employment. That brings the heaviest deployer obligations: human oversight, technical documentation, and record-keeping.

Not everything an agency does with AI is high-risk. Drafting job ads, scheduling, and templated outreach usually sit at minimal-risk. The line is whether the AI evaluates or ranks people.

Where AI shows up, and the tier

Candidate screening / CV ranking
Scoring or ranking applicants · Annex III(4) high-risk.
HIGH-RISK
Video interview analysis
Assessing candidates · Annex III(4); avoid emotion inference.
HIGH-RISK
Sourcing & outreach copy
Drafting messages · AI literacy still applies.
MINIMAL
Candidate chatbot
Answering applicant questions · Article 50 transparency.
LIMITED
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Tiers above are typical patterns for the sector, not a classification of your specific setup, and not legal advice. Run the free diagnosis to classify your own systems.

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