What recruitment tech really should be about…
These days you seem to be stuck in the past if you’re expressing your doubts about the value of AI or recruitment technology aloud.
And don’t get me wrong, I am not one of them: there’s a world to win with good tooling, tech and AI. Chat bots to answer candidates’ questions, applying with Tinder-like apps, pre-selection tools based on the input of the top performing employees, gamified applications formats and automated sourcing tools have my special interest.
The thing is: a lot of this technology is focused on side issues instead of contributing to the crux in recruitment: making a more accurate match based on a well thought out and well argued job profile on the one hand and a good and complete inventory of the candidate’s features on the other.
Of course it’s nice to be able to get answers about a job opening straight away, also in the late evening. It’s a positive thing as well to be able to apply with only your LinkedIn account (instead of writing a cover letter). And for sure, it’s a real improvement to have an objective algorithm checking your competences instead of an application committee full of different opinions and prejudices.
But what’s it all about? What exactly is the added value of these technologies if there is still a chance when you as a candidate being rejected in the end by unclair reasons? What is the added value if you as a candidate are still not provided with accurate feedback on your application. If you still don’t know why are you or are not being selected and on what parts (knowledge, experience, skills – both hard and soft) you need to improve in order to be suitable for this (type of) job?
Let’s make a statement.
I think AI in recruitment and recruitment tech is not of any value in the long term if it does not contribute to the crux in recruitment: making a more accurate match based on a thoughtful and specific job profile on the one hand and a good and complete inventory of the candidate features, preferences, wishes and ambitions on the other hand.
That’s what recruitment tech should really be focusing on in the first place!