Using AI for Employee Recruitment

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm as technology improves at a breakneck speed. metamorworks/Shutterstock

When a job opens and is advertised, employers are inundated with hundreds of resumes. And 52 percent of talent acquisition leaders claim that screening all these candidates is the hardest part.

To ease the recruitment load and speed up the hiring process, HR departments are using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen applicants. But how does this work, and is it fair and effective?

HR Department Challenges

The biggest challenge for HR recruiters is time. Most recruiters don’t give full attention to candidates’ resumes. Some say that they spend about six seconds evaluating a resume. Many good candidates likely fall through the cracks of the volume of resumes being submitted.