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Hawaii HR department seeks AI tool to cut civil‑service application backlog
Summary
Brian Feruto, deputy director of the Department of Human Resources and Development, outlined a plan for an AI‑assisted screening tool to reduce a backlog of more than 5,500 civil‑service applications, integrate with NeoGov, and comply with Hawaii Administrative Rules and HRS chapter 76.
Brian Feruto, deputy director for the Department of Human Resources and Development, told attendees that the department faces a large application‑screening backlog and is seeking an AI‑assisted tool to speed hiring.
"Morning, hackers. My name is Brian Feruto. I am the deputy director for the Department of Human Resources and Development, and we have a problem," Feruto said, describing the agency as "the state central HR agency for the executive branch." He said the department administers recruitment and hiring for about 17,000 civil‑service positions statewide and currently manages 3,500 to 4,000 vacancies at any given time.
Feruto said the staffing division uses…
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