AI Hiring with LLMs: A Context-Aware and Explainable Multi-Agent Framework for Resume Screening

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Main Authors: Lo, Frank P. -W., Qiu, Jianing, Wang, Zeyu, Yu, Haibao, Chen, Yeming, Zhang, Gao, Lo, Benny
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author Lo, Frank P. -W.
Qiu, Jianing
Wang, Zeyu
Yu, Haibao
Chen, Yeming
Zhang, Gao
Lo, Benny
author_facet Lo, Frank P. -W.
Qiu, Jianing
Wang, Zeyu
Yu, Haibao
Chen, Yeming
Zhang, Gao
Lo, Benny
contents Resume screening is a critical yet time-intensive process in talent acquisition, requiring recruiters to analyze vast volume of job applications while remaining objective, accurate, and fair. With the advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), their reasoning capabilities and extensive knowledge bases demonstrate new opportunities to streamline and automate recruitment workflows. In this work, we propose a multi-agent framework for resume screening using LLMs to systematically process and evaluate resumes. The framework consists of four core agents, including a resume extractor, an evaluator, a summarizer, and a score formatter. To enhance the contextual relevance of candidate assessments, we integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) within the resume evaluator, allowing incorporation of external knowledge sources, such as industry-specific expertise, professional certifications, university rankings, and company-specific hiring criteria. This dynamic adaptation enables personalized recruitment, bridging the gap between AI automation and talent acquisition. We assess the effectiveness of our approach by comparing AI-generated scores with ratings provided by HR professionals on a dataset of anonymized online resumes. The findings highlight the potential of multi-agent RAG-LLM systems in automating resume screening, enabling more efficient and scalable hiring workflows.
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spellingShingle AI Hiring with LLMs: A Context-Aware and Explainable Multi-Agent Framework for Resume Screening
Lo, Frank P. -W.
Qiu, Jianing
Wang, Zeyu
Yu, Haibao
Chen, Yeming
Zhang, Gao
Lo, Benny
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Resume screening is a critical yet time-intensive process in talent acquisition, requiring recruiters to analyze vast volume of job applications while remaining objective, accurate, and fair. With the advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), their reasoning capabilities and extensive knowledge bases demonstrate new opportunities to streamline and automate recruitment workflows. In this work, we propose a multi-agent framework for resume screening using LLMs to systematically process and evaluate resumes. The framework consists of four core agents, including a resume extractor, an evaluator, a summarizer, and a score formatter. To enhance the contextual relevance of candidate assessments, we integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) within the resume evaluator, allowing incorporation of external knowledge sources, such as industry-specific expertise, professional certifications, university rankings, and company-specific hiring criteria. This dynamic adaptation enables personalized recruitment, bridging the gap between AI automation and talent acquisition. We assess the effectiveness of our approach by comparing AI-generated scores with ratings provided by HR professionals on a dataset of anonymized online resumes. The findings highlight the potential of multi-agent RAG-LLM systems in automating resume screening, enabling more efficient and scalable hiring workflows.
title AI Hiring with LLMs: A Context-Aware and Explainable Multi-Agent Framework for Resume Screening
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02870