Emotion Recognition Systems Could Be Used In Job Interviews (techtarget.com)

dcblogs writes: Emotion recognition software identifies micro-expressions through video analysis. These are expressions that may be as fast as 1/25 of a second and invisible to the human eye, but a close analysis of video can detect them. These systems are being used in marketing research, but some employers may be interested in using them to assess job candidates.

Vendors claim these systems can be used to develop a personality profile and discover a good cultural fit. The technology raises concerns, illustrated earlier this year who showed that face-reading technology could use photographs to determine sexual orientation with a high degree of accuracy.
One company has already added face recognition into their iPad-based time clock, which the company's CEO thinks could be adapted to also detect an employee's mood when they're clocking out. Yet even he has his reservations. While he thinks it could provide more accurate feedback from employees, he also admits that "There's something very Big Brother about it."

Comments

I Love A Little Voight-Kampff In A Job Interview

[dryriver]

Interviewer: You are in a desert. You: Ok. Interviewer: Bill Gates is also there. He's torturing a little turtle. You: Ok. Interviewer: What do you do? You: I help Bill Gates torture the turtle. Interviewer: Welcome to Microsoft!

Clocking out?

[Rick Zeman]

"One company has already added face recognition into their iPad-based time clock, which the company's CEO thinks could be adapted to also detect an employee's mood when they're clocking out"

Shouldn't they be a bit more concerned about their mood while clocking in?

Re: I Love A Little Voight-Kampff In A Job Intervi

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, so close! The correct answer was "roll onto your back and let Bill torture you when he's ready"

Summary Report

[Tablizer]

Candidate 1: Nervous

Candidate 2: Nervous

Candidate 3: Nervous

Candidate 4: Calm, but high