CV screening is the automated review of resumes to filter, score, or rank job applicants. In modern recruitment, software may scan for keywords, experience, education, location, or other features, then pass only the strongest matches to a recruiter. The goal is efficiency, but the system also becomes a decision point that can hide why one candidate advanced and another did not.
In cyber security, CV screening matters because it processes sensitive personal data and can be influenced by malicious or biased inputs. Attackers may game the filter by stuffing resumes with keywords, while defenders need controls such as audit logs, access control, validation, and human review for edge cases. If the screening model is trained on historical hiring data, it can also reproduce old patterns at scale. For security teams, the key question is whether the tool can be explained, tested, and challenged before it affects opportunity.