Whenever Artificial Intelligence (AI) is brought up in recruitment, many doubt whether this technology will improve workflow or complicate matters. The fantastic recruitment team at GCS Malta discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing AI in your hiring process in this article. As well as innovative ideas in AI that can help streamline your recruitment process.

The benefits of using AI in recruitment

There are various benefits for recruiters choosing to implement AI in their recruitment process.

Saves time by automating high-volume tasks

Going manually through all of the CVs received for a job posting is extremely time-consuming. In addition, it can take up to 23 hours for a recruiter to screen CVs and shortlist the most promising candidates. By implementing a recruiting software that can send the job posting to many potential candidates, screen CVs, and pick the best candidates, your recruiter can save hours, making the recruitment process more efficient overall.

Ensures that no candidate will be overlooked

When a company does not use AI in their hiring process, they tend to search for candidates on the database using specific keywords. As a result, recruiters risk missing out on the right candidate because they did not use the searched-for keyword or took too long to reach out to their application. With AI, there is a guarantee that no candidate will be overlooked. In addition, with the help of AI in recruitment technology, you can also rediscover candidates that were overlooked before.

Improves quality of hire through standardized job matching

Although controversial at times, using AI in your recruitment process can improve the quality and objectivity of recruitment. Human recruiters will always be biased, while AI can help determine unbiased criteria for a candidate through standardized job matching.

The challenges of using AI in recruitment

Requires a lot of data

Unfortunately, one of the main challenges of implementing AI in recruitment is that it requires a lot of data to mimic human intelligence accurately.

Lack of human touch

Chatbot conversations can feel artificial, and 77% of candidates claimed that they prefer human interaction over chatbots in the recruitment process over the last five years.

Scepticism and bias

There are still a lot of concerns regarding AI-based recruiting tools since most of them are still in their early stages. In addition, many claim that although AI is technically objective, human bias can still be learned by AI if developed without due diligence.

Innovations in AI for recruiting

While AI does come with its challenges, AI has several innovations that will streamline your recruitment process:

• Sourcing tools – automates the searching process
• Screening software – automates resume screening
• Chatbots – provide real-time interaction with candidates
• Natural language processing (NLP) – aids in CV clarification, identification and extraction
• Augmented writing – Analyses written text

Why GCS Malta?

With extensive experience in management and recruitment, the recruitment team at GCS Malta can assist you with any recruiting matters you may require. If you’re looking for your dream job, check out our available vacancies here. Should you need more information, contact us today.

Article by Sarah Jane Gauci