{"id":194464,"date":"2026-03-10T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/67-of-hr-leaders-report-ai-generated-applications-are-slowing-hiring\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:30:13","slug":"67-of-hr-leaders-report-ai-generated-applications-are-slowing-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/67-of-hr-leaders-report-ai-generated-applications-are-slowing-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"67% of HR leaders report AI-generated applications are slowing hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/robert-half-survey-67-of-hr-leaders-report-ai-generated-applications-are-slowing-hiring-302709410.html\">67% of HR leaders report AI-generated applications are slowing hiring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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