114 Applicants, Zero CVs Read: Designing an API-First Contributor Screening Methodology
Design methodology paper proposing API-mediated contribution as a replacement for resume-based screening. Introduces the effort filter concept grounded in Schmidt and Hunter's (1998) work sample validity meta-analysis, the AI-screens-AI paradox with crown jewel challenge resolution, and artefactual absorptive capacity as a mechanism by which the screening platform accumulates knowledge from contributor interactions.
Authors
- Nicolas Waern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7970-2707)
Institutions
- Association of British Orchestras (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19593273
- Primary Topic
- Software Engineering Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00