AI & recruitment, new flexible working regulations and drawbacks of remote work - issue 3

Hi all,

Welcome to the third issue of the Coffee With a Recruiter newsletter. I’m going for a more traditional “curated” format for this and future issues, so let me know what you think!

Podcast with Paul Abercrombie - Director of Talent Acquisition at Klaviyo

I just published another episode of the Coffee with a Recruiter podcast with my guest, Paul Abercrombie, from Klaviyo. We discuss most of today’s newsletter topics, including our first impressions of AI in recruitment, AI-powered companies like Metaview, the new flexible working regulations, and more. Please listen here and give us a follow to stay up to date. I’m also creating content on TikTok, so have a look and hit follow.

What’s new in recruitment tech?

London-based Metaview raises €6.4 million; The funding will speed up product development and team expansion. Metaview 's platform utilises AI to capture and consolidate recruitment conversations and streamline hiring processes. By automating the recording, analysis, and summarisation of interviews, Metaview cuts administrative workload, saving teams at least 20 hours per hire. This shift enables recruiters and managers to prioritise meaningful candidate interactions and make data-driven decisions, enhancing objectivity in the hiring process.

CV Wallet raises $0.5 million; This investment came as part of an angel investment round in response to rapid revenue growth. CV Wallet / Resume Wallet improves hiring with its SaaS verification platform. It empowers job seekers to store CV/Resume proofs securely and enables employers to conduct evidence-based screening upfront. This approach saves time and money by swiftly connecting employers with the most suitable candidates for their roles.

I hope I described them correctly! Will these companies bring us, recruiters, a step closer to hiring the best?

HR updates, insights

New employment protections, including flexible working legislation, came into play on April 6th. British employees have the legal right to request flexible work in a new job from day one. Employees can make two requests every 12 months. Employers have two months to deal with flexible working requests and must consult with the employee before rejecting a request. Employees will not need to explain or justify the impact of the proposed change on their working arrangements.

What do you think of the new flexible working laws? Do they give flexible workers enough support, or do they fall short?

Exciting stories from around the world

A Japanese startup is developing an AI tool to predict when college freshmen will quit their jobs. The tool will use data such as job interviews, characteristics, personal histories, attendance records, and more for the prediction model.

Mark Zuckerberg is writing emails to DeepMind AI researchers to recruit them to Meta. The Zuck is also offering jobs without holding interviews. The AI gold rush is heating up!

Google laid off more workers. The company announced on April 17th that it would lay off an undetermined number of people to focus on AI. Similarly, Tesla laid off 10% of its workforce amid a drop in sales, a decrease in share price, and a price war for electric vehicles.

Are seasonal, big tech layoffs here to stay?

Hot take - is remote work harmful to introverts?

Nike CEO John Donahoe recently blamed remote work for the company’s lack of innovation. In an interview with CNBC, Donahoe said, “what’s been missing is the kind of bold, disruptive innovation that Nike’s known for, and when we look back, the reasons are fairly straightforward”.

It’s too early to tell if remote work improves or diminishes team creativity. Human beings are different, so fully remote work could work for some but not others.?

However, remote work hurts one group in particular - introverts! On the one hand, introverts (myself included) enjoy and prefer working from home and dislike office politics. On the other hand, remote workers are less likely to get promoted. Most promotions happen because of visibility at the office - the more your manager sees you, the more they like you and the more they will promote you. Introverts are more likely to keep to themselves and do the work. At the same time, extroverts are more likely to engage in their PR, meetings and water cooler chats.

What do you think? Is remote work harmful for introverts? Or the opposite? Let us know in the comments!

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Jose