Quarter of employers using AI to find staff
Research from recruitment website IrishJobs.ie has found that more than a quarter (28%) of employers in Ireland have introduced artificial intelligence (AI) to their recruitment processes.
The survey of decision makers in 250 businesses across Ireland showed that more than half (56%) of firms that have introduced AI to recruitment have done so in the past 12 months.
Sentiment towards AI in recruitment was evenly split between recruiters who felt it would make their jobs more or less complicated.
Medium businesses had the highest levels of AI adoption in recruitment (38%), while only 13% of small businesses had incorporated the technology in recruitment.
Sending reminders (42%) and tracking candidate application status (42%) were the top ways in which organisations were using AI to automate the recruitment process, followed by scheduling job interviews (39%).
While most organisations reported leveraging AI use a combination of manual and automated methods, a sizable number are already relying on AI alone for key hiring processes. This growing trend was evidenced by the finding that nearly a fifth (19%) of businesses used AI alone to develop job adverts.
Sam Dooley, country director of The Stepstone Group Ireland with responsibility for IrishJobs, said: “The IrishJobs AI and recruitment survey provides important insights into how AI is transforming the recruitment sector, as well as the attitudes and actions of recruiters as they seek to keep pace with advances in innovation. While we’re still at an early stage in the lifecycle of AI, it’s clear from our findings that the technology is having a significant impact in how employers attract and recruit potential talent – more than one in four organisations in Ireland are already leveraging the technology to drive change.”
Employers are adapting their recruitment processes to increase their methods of evaluation. Those aware of candidates using AI said they had shifted their focus on interview evaluation to ensure more holistic candidate assessment. Some 39% of employers said they had introduced AI content detection software into their processes, while 20% increased levels of candidate testing.
The early impact of AI on increasing efficiencies in recruitment has been mixed. Half of recruiters said it made their job easier, while 46% said it made their job more complicated. The positive impact of AI on recruitment is highest among medium sized businesses (71%).
Dooley continued: “From improving candidate quality to faster hires, organisations are realising a wide range of hiring benefits from the technology. However, many firms are still at an early stage on their AI journey, with a lack of understanding and difficulties using AI tools some of the primary concerns of recruiters around the technology. Addressing this knowledge gap and developing AI skills across HR teams should be a priority for every business to ensure they can fully harness the power of the technology in recruitment.
“Our findings also revealed a growing number of jobseekers using AI tools during the recruitment processes. As more jobs candidates experiment with these tools, it is unsurprising to see employers put an increased emphasis on more personal evaluation methods, such as interviews, to get more comprehensive insights into candidate performance earlier in the hiring process.”
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