HR departments hoard massive amounts of sensitive data from unsuccessful job applicants, often violating privacy retention limits.
Implementing a hard deletion trigger for applicant tracking systems ensures you only keep resumes for the period legally required to defend against hiring disputes.
- Exactly how many months does your HR department retain the CVs of candidates you didn't hire?
- Do you have an automated trigger to purge applicant tracking systems once that retention period expires?
Action Item: Write a specific retention rule dictating exactly when unsuccessful applicant data must be purged from the HR system.