Emily Heaslip
Many small businesses are already using artificial intelligence to source, screen, and onboard new hires. Here’s how.
The hiring process includes many time-consuming and repetitive tasks. Using AI to automate those tasks allows you to focus on considering the strongest candidates. — Getty Images/Maskot
Artificial intelligence might not seem like a natural fit for recruiting and hiring new employees. Can a machine really determine who is right to join your team, interact with customers, and grow your business?
However, recruiting and hiring processes involve many repetitive, time-consuming tasks that AI can easily automate. Artificial intelligence can help in three specific areas:
Sourcing: Allowing recruiters find and connect with talent faster.
Screening: Helping hiring managers identify and select the best applicants quickly.
Interviewing: Taking on the logistics of scheduling interviews to save time.
And, with the right guardrails, AI can help limit biases in the hiring process and ensure you find the right new hire to go the distance with your small business. Here are a few ways to integrate artificial intelligence into your hiring process to find the best employees.
Source candidates for your open roles
Imagine you are looking to hire a new manager. You know exactly what you are looking for in a new hire, but few of the resumes you have received seem to be a good fit. What do you do?
Many small businesses do not have access to a database of candidates to choose from when their initial job notice gets little traffic. As a result, they may search for candidates online themselves or take a chance on someone who is not right for the job. Both of these options can be time-consuming and a waste of resources.
AI can source the right candidate for an open position. AI tools like Workable and Ideal can scan job sites to find candidates who meet the specific criteria of your job posting. Ideal uses AI that has been trained on previous hiring decisions from other companies. This means that even if your business does not have a large dataset of past hiring decisions to help the AI learn what you are looking for, it can still use the experience of other, similar companies to help you find the right candidate.
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Original content:
https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/ai-tools-for-hiring-top-employees
