Episode 36 - AI screening: The possibilities and the perils

AI is reshaping recruitment faster than most agencies can keep up. In this episode of The Tech Savvy Recruiter, Andrew and Belinda are joined by global HR influencer and recruiting tech expert Tim Sackett to cut through the noise and explain what is actually working right now.They dive into AI screening, interview technology, candidate experience, bias reduction, hiring data, and the growing risk of candidate fraud. Tim shares practical insights on how agencies and TA leaders can use AI to improve quality of hire, speed up processes, protect their systems, and create better experiences for candidates and hiring managers alike.If you want to understand where recruitment tech is heading, how to avoid costly mistakes, and where to invest your time and money next, this is a must-listen.Questions:As AI screening sits today, to your mind what’s working well, where are companies seeing the biggest impact and on the flip side where are we coming unstuck? 1:33-1:42When it comes to interview technology as it is today and where you see the biggest disruptors that are coming for us putting that lens on, how do you think agencies should be approaching what's happening in our market? Where should we be investing as professionals to make sure we're staying up and maybe getting ahead of the game as well? 8:03-8:22At what point do we put that human layer on it? For example, I've got a team and I've got eight blokes and I just want a bit of female energy and mix it up a little bit. But the AI is a kind of screening for not that. Do you feel like this process comes in at the end, or when do we start adding that in? 12:27-12:45This whole concept of candidate fraud and fake resumes and fake interviews. Where are we going with all of this? 14:59-15:26What are you recommending that people start to think about doing to both educate themselves and mitigate the risk? 18:16-18:23Just thinking if we fast forward, say 3 to 5 years, if we were to look at that window of time, what do you think the interviewing process might look like? 21:50-22:12When it comes to data, what do we need to be thinking about? What should we be measuring? What are your thoughts around the importance of it in the process? 33:14-33:21A lot of thought leaders like yourself are talking about the importance of being across that conversation, trying things out with little baby steps where you can, I guess on top of understanding the problem that you're trying to achieve and improve upon. But before you try any new tech, is there anything else you'd say about helping people look in the right direction or to make better tech decisions? 40:34-40:56Connect with Belinda and Andrew:LinkedIn Belinda Kerr Recruitment GarageLinkedIn Andrew Rodger recMate Check out more from Tim on these platformsTimsackett.com HR Famous podcast