Recruitment done by humans is highly time consuming. Just think about the process recruiters have to go through in order to find the right people, scrolling through multiple applications, looking for specific skills and professional experiences. It’s inefficient, largely based on luck, and not a viable solution for a future, where we see a great shift towards a more flexible world of work, meaning that supply and demand will have to meet much more frequently.
Then we also take into account that humans always have unconscious biases - that’s what makes us human so we should value that, but it’s not helping us in a recruitment context where it’s a matter of finding the best person for the job every time.
Essentially, companies can make or break their business plan depending on how quickly they can find the right people. Think of a company embarking on a digital transformation journey, but lacking the critical skills to realize it. It’s key for them to be able to hire as quickly and as effectively as possible in order to stay competitive.
Any business leader would agree that people are the most valuable resource of any company. That’s why it’s so important to recruit the right people.
Technology can easily filter through what is relevant to the particular job, by taking into account variables, such as level of experience, educational background, technical skills, language skills, and industry experience, and find the right match from a pool of thousands within seconds.
It removes biases, it saves time, and it’s much more efficient in finding the best person for the job. Usually, the algorithms will provide the company with a match of five different people. Business leaders can then asses their cultural fit in an interview. Technology can’t fake chemistry - yet.