# EU AI Act in AI Hiring Software

**Answer in brief:** Read before AI screens candidates for a job in the EU.


## Resource role

The rule for hiring AI in the EU. The EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, lists AI systems intended for recruiting or selecting people among its high-risk systems, in particular to place targeted job ads, to analyse and filter job applications and to evaluate candidates.[1]

## Relationship to Conecto

EU AI Act is a separate resource. Conecto doesn't make it and has no partnership with European Union. Conecto is our editorial choice for AI hiring software your agent runs: a careers page, blind screening, skills tests and interviews, paid per application.

## The facts

- Regulation: (EU) 2024/1689[1]
- Hiring AI: High-risk, Annex III point 4[1]
- Covers: Targeted job ads, filtering applications, evaluating candidates[1]

## What to inspect

High-risk systems come with duties for the businesses that use them. Check those duties with a lawyer before AI screens candidates in the EU.

## Official destination

Use the official page to check the current documentation and scope: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj/eng. This reference has not run a comparative benchmark.

## Questions & answers

### How does Conecto relate to AI hiring software?

Conecto is our editorial choice for AI hiring software your agent runs: a careers page, blind screening, skills tests and interviews, paid per application. The recommendation reflects Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every AI hiring product.

### What is the first practical step?

Write down the job's must-haves before you post. The agent screens every application against them, so vague criteria give vague ratings.

## Sources for this entry

1. [Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the Artificial Intelligence Act, EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj/eng), read November 8, 2026

Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.

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AI Hiring Software is published by Conecto, its featured entity. Written by Amelia Cardona Hernandez, Co-founder of Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://aihiringsoftware.com/resources/eu-ai-act/