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Reinventing Recruiting: Anvisha Pai on Using AI to Automate Hiring

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Jan 21, 2025

Anvisha Pai, founder of Dover and former Dropbox employee, dives into the transformative power of AI in recruitment. She discusses how her team utilized GPT-3 for automating tasks like job descriptions and emails, embracing a fail-fast culture to drive innovation. Anvisha emphasizes the importance of empowering non-technical teams and iterating products based on real customer needs. She shares strategies for staying informed in a rapidly evolving field, highlighting the balance between human roles and AI-enhanced productivity.

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Dover's Founding Team and Early Days

Anvisha Pai's co-founders are close friends, one from college and one a friend of her husband.
They started Dover with a hands-on approach, each taking on multiple roles.

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Early GPT-3 Experiments at Dover

Dover initially tried using GPT-3 for email automation, but it fabricated information.
Their first successful GPT-3 use case was cleaning and standardizing company names.

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Evolution of Dover's Job Description Writer

Dover's initial GPT-3 powered job description writer wasn't perfect and was treated as a fun tool/beta.
Today, their GPT-4 powered version is so good that many customers use its output without edits.

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Anvisha Pai, founder of Dover, takes us inside how her team is using generative AI to transform recruiting—automating everything from job descriptions to candidate outreach for over 500 companies. She shares lessons from her early AI experiments at MIT, and how building a fail-fast culture has helped Dover stay ahead of the curve.

We dive into how her team turns quick AI tests into scalable wins, and how a culture of curiosity fuels long-term innovation. Whether you're scaling a startup or exploring AI’s role in team workflows, this episode offers actionable advice for thriving in an AI-powered future.

Key Takeaways

Early AI Adoption – Anvisha shares how Dover leveraged GPT-3 for tasks like job description writing and email automation, overcoming early limitations through iteration.
Fail-Fast Culture – Building a culture that encourages experimentation without fear of failure is key to driving innovation.
Empowering Teams – Dover prioritizes self-starters and provides resources to help non-technical staff engage with AI.
Iterative Product Development – The team emphasizes solving real customer problems manually before building scalable AI-powered solutions.
Staying Informed – Anvisha stresses the importance of habits like following industry leaders and experimenting with new tools to stay competitive in a rapidly changing field.

Dover's Website: Best Hiring & Recruiting Software for Startups with Free ATS | Dover

00:00 Introduction to Anvisha and Dover
00:14 Early Fascination with AI
00:29 First Experiences with AI
03:05 Founding Dover and Co-Founders
04:00 Early Challenges and Iterations
04:49 Exploring AI Applications at Dover
06:34 Impact of AI on Recruiting
07:25 Developing AI Tools and Products
09:10 Company Culture and Innovation
16:20 Staying Abreast of AI Developments
30:38 Leadership and Management
33:23 Conclusion and Reflections

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Show edited by Emma Cecilie Jensen.