Host Wendy Sellers welcomes Stephane “Stef” Rivard, CEO and Co-Founder of Hiring Branch, to discuss how AI can be tied to real job performance and skills-based hiring. Stef shares insights on bias audits, explainability, objective candidate evaluation, and how AI can either reduce or amplify hiring bias depending on its design.
Stef Rivard, CEO and Co-Founder of Hiring Branch, a soft skills AI company joins us with his hands-on experience with bias audit processes and tying AI hiring to real job performance. With the debate around ethical AI in HR and hiring, his perspective resonates with listeners concerned about explainability. We discuss truly objective candidate evaluation, evaluating humans (not just their resumes), and bias/ fairness metrics. We leave with a caution that yes, AI can both reduce and amplify bias depending on design - while 96% of hiring professionals already use AI tools. Be safe. Get educated. And then prepare for productivity!
Guest Contact Information:
Stephane “Stef” Rivard, CEO and Co-Founder of Hiring Branch
LinkedIn Profile
Hiring Branch Website
- Episode #512 :: Monday May 11, 2026 - Using Ethical AI to Evaluate People, Not Just Resumes
