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April 23, 20260 citationsOpen Access

114 Applicants, Zero CVs Read: Designing an API-First Contributor Screening Methodology

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NWNicolas Waern

Key Points

  • To propose a novel methodology for screening contributions using API, moving away from traditional resume evaluations.
  • Introduced a framework based on API-mediated contribution screening.
  • Developed the effort filter concept based on existing work sample validity research.
  • Addressed challenges through the AI-screens-AI paradox and artefactual absorptive capacity.
  • Proposed methodology highlights efficiency in screening applications compared to traditional methods.
  • Resolution of crown jewel challenges enhances the knowledge accumulation through contributor interactions.

Abstract

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.

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Nicolas Waern (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9baa885696592c86ecae0https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19683110
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