How IT is Making Your Recruitment Efforts Better
Posted March 6th, 2018
At this point, it’s nearly impossible to deny the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the world. New developments are being announced on a seemingly daily basis, changing how people live and work each and every day.
AI is even changing how companies recruit candidates for vacant positions, helping to identify which applicants have the most potential. If you’re interested in learning more about how AI is impacting recruitment efforts, here’s what you need to know.
Better Matches
Ultimately, whenever you are looking to hire a skilled professional to join your team, finding the best match for the position requirements is the primary goal. But scanning a mountain of applications and social media profiles is a challenging undertaking, particularly based on the sheer amount of data that is often available today.
AI has the ability to review text-heavy documents, including resumes, standard applications, and social media, to seek out important job seeker data. Often, this is based on keywords and skills you select in advance, and that are deemed critical to a candidate’s success in the position. The AI looks for these key data points and only refers job seekers who appear to be a strong fit.
In fact, some AIs can compare a candidate’s information to multiple vacancies simultaneously, allowing it to determine which job seekers are the best matches to specific roles, even if they didn’t directly apply to that position.
Not only can this be used for screening incoming applications, but it can also help identify job seekers who haven’t applied that may be a good fit, allowing you to extend an invitation and request their resume.
Limit Unconscious Bias
Regretfully, most people have some degree of unconscious bias that affects their hiring decisions, even if that isn’t intended. Usually, hiring managers seek out candidates that seem familiar and comfortable, and that can inadvertently harm diversity initiatives.
When an AI takes part in the screening process, unconscious bias isn’t as strong of a factor during that stage, allowing a potentially more diverse candidate pool to make it to the next phase.
Refocus Recruitment Efforts
Even the most capable AI isn’t able to remove the human factor from the hiring process. However, since it can automate screening and help locate suitable job seekers, it can free up your employees time, giving them the ability to focus on tasks that truly require their attention.
Recruiters and hiring managers can spend less time sorting through resumes and more time coordinating interviews and building trust with job seekers. It allows the human relationship between company and candidate to get more attention, improving the quality of the experience for everyone involved.
In the end, AI is changing the entire recruitment process, giving companies the ability to find higher-quality matches in a shorter time.
If you are interested in learning more, the knowledgeable professionals at Bayside Solutions can help. Contact us to speak with one of our experienced staff members today and see how our services can benefit you.
