The generative AI “future” is now

The future of generative AI is right now, and AI’s most powerful applications have evolved to include targeted job matching, prescreening, scheduling, FAQs, and job descriptions. While new, innovative platforms and tools frequently enter the market, we’ve included links to some of the platforms and tools we know are currently offering these cutting-edge generative AI capabilities. Generative AI’s recent rapid improvements promise even greater efficiency for recruiters

Job matching
The right AI tools will regularly comb through your database to match new job postings or reqs directly to candidates, reducing job board spend, time to hire, and cost per hire. What’s more, AI and automation can send candidates who’ve applied an instant email with additional job matches they may be a fit for—this will be particularly powerful for staffing firms.

Prescreening
Job seekers apply to 15 positions at a time on average (according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics), leaving recruiters with a deluge of applications to sift through. But with technical talent in such high demand, time is of the essence. Getting time with talent for prescreens can take days, and top talent will often be snagged in the interim. That’s why eliminating or accelerating certain steps of the hiring process is essential, regardless of the day and time.

With AI-powered prescreening, candidates who apply after business hours can get “instant” responses, avoiding the back-and-forth of coordinating meetings and then going through a prescreen. Generative AI can ask candidates predetermined questions right after they apply and politely inform candidates if they’re not a good fit.

Scheduling
But, if a candidate is a fit, generative AI can then schedule an interview directly to your recruiters’ calendars. No back and forth messaging and attempts to sync calendars required. AI-powered rescreening and scheduling can take place within minutes of someone applying, 24/7, 365 days a year

FAQs
AI can enable “smart” FAQs that use natural language processing to understand a variety of terms and sentence structures to accurately and instantly answer candidate questions. These FAQs can answer questions about specific jobs and job requirements and even recommend jobs based on criteria. 

Job descriptions
By analyzing industry trends, “learning” your company culture, and understanding specific job requirements, your technology platform can mobilize AI to generate engaging job descriptions and postings that are more likely to convert visitors into candidates eager to apply.

In terms of candidate experience, conversational AI may soon be able to conduct virtual interviews, which can remove the burden of high volumes of early interviews from recruiters and allow them to concentrate on strong-fit talent. As we mentioned before, conversational AI solutions may be able to react in real-time during interviews and show empathy. And post-interview, conversational AI could measure candidate performance and provide assessments to recruiters so they can make the best choice on whom to move forward with. Conversational AI could also be able to use certain criteria to help quickly filter out ineligible candidates.

The overall interest in adopting automation and generative AI sprung in large part from a desire to increase efficiency among recruiting teams.