Hiring Beyond 2025: Breaking the Algorithm, Beating the Bots, and Building Better Teams
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Hiring Beyond 2025: Breaking the Algorithm, Beating the Bots, and Building Better Teams
Continuous Development
UXDX USA 2025
Hiring today is broken—candidates are getting filtered out by AI before a human even sees their application, and hiring managers are often relying on outdated methods that don’t assess the full potential of a candidate. This discussion will tackle hiring challenges from both sides of the table:
- How candidates can stand out despite AI screening and generic recruitment pipelines.
- Why skills, mindset, and cultural fit matter more than portfolios or take-home assignments—and how hiring managers can assess them effectively.
- How hiring managers can better brief recruiters to identify the right talent, even if they aren’t design or product experts.
- How teams are using AI and hiring tech effectively without missing top candidates or introducing bias.
- Real-world hiring strategies to improve hiring outcomes for both job seekers and hiring managers.

Ryan Leffel, Head of Design,Priceline
Mrinali Kamath, Product Design Director,Ford

Kelly Bowker, Head of Design,Honor Technology