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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

The Rise of AI in HR: The Evolution of the Hiring Process

AI - Artificial Intelligence has been shaking up a lot in most industries in the world.

From PR to a massive sector such as agriculture, AI has been making many amazing advancements in the human world. For example, in HR, AI is making some changes that are revolutionizing the sector. The old HR department, where submissions are constantly made with tons of files filling up everywhere, gives way to something more effective and valuable.

AI and the evolution of the hiring process

AI has done the job of HR to be faster and more efficient. With the inclusion of AI in every human corporate and business world sector, it is fast making its way massively by carrying out several HR duties. This includes changes in the hiring process of several companies. The process is no longer tedious as it used to be; it now takes half of the time it usually consumes prior to this. The hiring process from the interview call to the collection of data and the pre-interview process has been effectively managed and reduced by AI. In fact, it has made the process simpler and faster. The good thing is that AI can do most of the things done by the regular HR department and execute them with timely delivery.

Benefits of AI

 Job applications are easy to make

In terms of the relations and interactions with the candidates applying for jobs, AI has made it faster and more effective by providing software that automates and replies to the messages and inquiries of the applicants. A software application like Paradox helps out with this, in addition to other software applications. As a result, the correspondence between the applicants and the HR department becomes faster and more effective. This situation can be further elaborated that when an applicant sends a message to a corporation for a job interview, the machining process replies and interacts with the candidate. Then the details are passed down until the last selection process of the applicants.

Stress-free recruitment process

In another scenario, there are software and chat bots that quicken the hiring and recruitment process by engaging in sourcing for the right fit for the organization and engaging them before some are finally short-listed to be interviewed. This implies that the software is responsible for gathering candidates with the right data and short-listing them to be interviewed and accepted by the corporation. Again, this is solely done with automation and little or no input from humans.

The recruitment process of companies is made way easier and faster with AI. The internet has made access to data effective, and data is laid in the hands of AI easily for assessment and processing. Various software gathers data of likely recruits and processes them, then hands it over to the HR department of corporations to unzip files free and call for the last process of the recruitment. In this case, the automation process carries out most of the recruitment process and hands over the last decision-making to the physical HR department of the corporation. There are also files and software that can be unzipped for free to be utilized in the hiring process.

Data management and digitization of files

The AI in the HR hiring process also helps in the digitization and file transfer in the HR department. Since there are submissions of files made online and many other processes, these data are retained online and can be accessed by the HR department at any point in time. It just takes the HR department to unzip the files sent to them after the major part and screen them. Thus, it is not like it used to be in the past, where many files were coming in and going out that one could hardly manage them all. Right now, data management is better and can be easily accessed and used.

Conclusion

Thus, AI has made the hiring process easier, better and faster. It has made the hiring process more swift, and in some cases, people also argue that aside from the fastness attached, there is also free bias and meritocracy associated with it. With AI, the hiring process of companies becomes good and beneficial to the company. Workers are employed based on merit, qualifications, and expertise with no delay or complication at all. With all of these, one can be pleased to say it is the best thing that has happened to the HR industry in recent times.