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The rise of AI in graduate hiring: Lizzie Louis quoted in The Guardian

Dartmouth Partners' Lizzie Louis featured in The Guardian discussing how AI is reshaping early careers hiring and how graduates are adapting to increasingly automated recruitment processes.
Date
July 17, 2025
Date
July 17, 2025

We’re thrilled to be featured in The Guardian this week as part of an important conversation on how AI is shaping the hiring process and why many Gen Z candidates are pushing back.

In the article, “Teach First job applicants will get in-person interviews after more apply using AI”, Lizzie Louis, Managing Director and Head of our Early Careers and Corporate Finance and M&A teams, shares how we’re already seeing candidates adapt their approach – including embedding “invisible” keywords into CVs to beat AI screening systems.

As AI becomes more prevalent in recruitment, both candidates and employers are adjusting to the new reality. While this technology can bring efficiency, it also introduces complexity, especially for early-career talent still navigating the job market for the first time.

You can read the full article here.

At Dartmouth, we work closely with both sides to ensure AI supports, rather than replaces, good hiring practices. That means helping employers find the right talent and guiding candidates through a process that’s becoming increasingly digitised.

If you’re interested in how AI is changing early careers recruitment or want to future-proof your own hiring process, get in touch with Lizzie directly or the Early Careers team at [email protected].

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  • lizzie louis

    Partnership is central to Lizzie's approach. She works with clients to drive growth through an early career strategy whilst helping candidates unlock their potential. rnrnAs an early careers recruitment expert, she has seen first-hand the pivotal role campus engagement can play in a company's brand building, talent pipelining and, most notably, DEI strategy. Creating equal opportunities is a key aspiration behind the early careers' team philosophy.rnrnWith over a decade of experience, Lizzie has supported hundreds of students to secure their first jobs, many of whom have since become clients. She has spent over ten years working across the advisory and investment space and alongside leading the Early Careers practice, Lizzie also oversees the running of the Corporate Finance & M&A team.  rnrnLizzie has a double degree in English Literature and Russian from Edinburgh University and joined Dartmouth as a graduate after a brief stint interning in Financial PR. Outside the office, she adores dogs, enjoys being active, and has performed at the London Palladium.  rn

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