Join Rebecca Carr, the CEO of SmartRecruiters, as she dives into the intersection of AI and human connection in hiring. She discusses the challenges leaders face in talent acquisition and how AI can enhance candidate discovery while reducing bias. Rebecca emphasizes the importance of balancing automation with meaningful interactions to enrich candidate experiences. Discover how organizations can align HR technology with business goals, adapt to generative AI, and empower HR teams to become strategic partners in their companies. What will recruiting look like in 2025?
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Recruiting Challenges
Recruiters are frustrated due to complex systems, high administrative burden, and evolving user expectations.
These systems haven't innovated much, while candidate expectations, shaped by B2C tech, have increased.
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AI's Impact on Talent Acquisition
AI can improve candidate discovery by matching and screening, increasing recruiter efficiency by automating tasks, and provide data-driven insights.
AI can automate up to 80% of administrative tasks, like writing emails and job descriptions.
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Mitigating Bias with AI
Use AI to mitigate bias by focusing on skills and experience, providing explanations for AI-driven recommendations, and allowing recruiters to customize weighting criteria.
Implement tools that remove bias from job descriptions to attract diverse applicants.
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This book by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey explores the concept of 'immunity to change,' which refers to the subconscious resistance people have to making significant changes, even when those changes are clearly beneficial. The authors introduce a practical framework, the 'Immunity to Change Map,' to help individuals and organizations identify and overcome hidden commitments and big assumptions that prevent change. The book emphasizes the importance of mindset transformation and adaptive improvement over mere technical skill development, providing tools and case studies to facilitate lasting personal and organizational change.
What happens when AI meets the human side of hiring? In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Carr, CEO of SmartRecruiters, to unpack the shifting role of HR in a rapidly evolving talent landscape. With new research showing that 56 percent of leaders say talent acquisition has become significantly more challenging over the past five years, Rebecca offers a timely and thought-provoking perspective on how AI can help – and where it can’t.
We explore the tension between automation and human connection, and how organizations can strike the right balance to create meaningful candidate experiences without sacrificing speed or scalability. From improving candidate discovery and reducing administrative overhead to using AI to flag unconscious bias in job descriptions, Rebecca shares how SmartRecruiters is pushing the boundaries of what recruiting platforms can do.
We also touch on the implications of generative AI, the importance of explainability in AI-driven decisions, and how HR teams can move from being transactional to truly strategic partners in business. As companies demand more from their hiring processes and the competition for top talent intensifies, the need for smarter tools – and smarter strategies – has never been greater.
If you're in HR, talent acquisition, or simply curious about how AI is transforming the way companies hire, this episode offers both practical guidance and a look at what’s next. What does it take to hire smarter, faster, and more fairly in 2025? Let’s find out.
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