Notice to Illinois Candidates: Artificial Intelligence Used in Our Recruitment Process
If you are applying for a role based in Illinois, or for a remote role that you will perform while located in Illinois, please read this notice before your interview begins.
This notice is posted on our candidate site and is also provided in the interview confirmation email you receive before your interview, so that you see it before any recording takes place.
This notice applies to you if you are applying for a role based in Illinois, or for a remote role that you will perform while located in Illinois.
SharkNinja uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruitment process. This notice explains, in plain language, what these tools do, how they work, and what choices and rights you have.
We are providing this notice before any interview recording or AI-assisted review takes place so that you can make an informed decision about proceeding, consistent with the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act.
The AI Tools We Use
1. Notetaker and Canditech – Interview Recording, Video Responses, Transcription, and Notes
What they do: These tools record and transcribe your interview or video responses and generate suggested interview notes and scorecard entries for the interviewer.
How they work: These tools analyse the words and content of your spoken responses—what you say, not how you say it—to summarise themes and generate suggested notes and scores against the stated requirements of the role.
Human review: A trained member of our recruitment team reviews the output from Notetaker and Canditech, together with your full interview, before it is used in any decision. No decision is made solely on the basis of the tools' output.
Biometric information: These tools do not collect, derive, or store a voiceprint or any other biometric identifier from your interview or video-response recordings.
2. Real Talent – Fraud Detection and Identity Verification
What it does: Real Talent reviews your application to generate fraud signals that help protect the integrity of our recruitment process.
How it works: Real Talent analyses phone, email, IP, and location data to identify fraud-risk signals. It blocks known malicious IP addresses, email addresses, or domains and flags suspicious patterns for review.
Human review: A trained member of our recruitment team reviews Real Talent's output before any decision is made about your application.
Biometric information: Real Talent does not collect, derive, or store a scan of facial geometry, a voiceprint, or any other biometric identifier.
3. Talent Matching – Application Ranking
What it does: Talent Matching matches resumes against recruiter-defined and weighted criteria to help prioritise qualified candidates.
How it works: Talent Matching evaluates the content you submit, including your resume, work history, qualifications, and skills, against the qualifications and characteristics identified for the role. It then generates a ranking and supporting reasoning.
Human review: A trained member of our recruitment team reviews Talent Matching's output, together with your full application, before any shortlisting decision is made.
Your Rights
Before your interview, we are required to explain how Notetaker and Canditech work and the general characteristics they use, as described above, and to obtain your consent before any AI analysis of your video interview or video responses takes place.
You may request that your interview recording or video responses be destroyed within 30 days of your request.
You may also:
- Opt out of the profiling carried out by Real Talent and Talent Matching.
- Request that your application be reviewed without reliance on AI-generated outputs.
- Request an explanation of any AI-generated output taken into account in a decision about your application.
- Request correction of inaccurate information in your candidate record, including AI-generated outputs.
These rights are also described in our Candidate Privacy Notice.
To exercise any of these rights, or if you have questions about any of the tools described in this notice, please contact [email protected].
Acknowledgment and Consent
Illinois law requires your affirmative consent before your interview begins. Please indicate your consent by following the instructions in your interview confirmation email before your interview.
If you do not consent, please contact your recruiter directly or email [email protected].