How, specifically, do equal employment laws apply to personnel recruiting activities?

Equal Employment laws protect employees from facing discrimination in the hiring process.

Explanation:

Equal Employment Laws are there to protect the right of a candidate to have equal opportunities compared to their peers and not to be discriminated against in terms of caste, creed, race or gender when in the recruiting activities.

This law exists to provide equal opportunities to the candidates to be able to be selected on merit for the jobs and not to be left behind because of their disadvantages in the social strata from employment as long as they are capable for the jobs.