AI in sourcing, new scheduling features, and building trust with hiring managers

Welcome to the sixth edition of Ashby Talent Digest, a community newsletter surfacing recruiting insights, podcasts, events, and more from across the web.

Insights Corner: AI's Impact on Sourcing Reply Rates

Perhaps one of the most interesting bits to come out of our most recent Talent Trends Report was how AI impacts sourcing efforts. We observed that sourcing emails using Ashby’s Generative AI tokens garnered a 46% lift in reply rate over those that did not.

Our AI tokens can be used in both email sequences and LinkedIn outreach, and serves as both a research assistant and copywriter. The feature automatically generates text for your emails, helping you to draft copy that is compelling for candidates in a personalized and scalable way.?

New on Ashby

An ATS that can support automation, accuracy, and complex scheduling processes is a requirement for top talent teams. After several years of working closely with customers and executing our vision, we’re excited to announce Ashby has achieved this. We’re calling it Ashby Scheduling 2.0 .

Core scheduling improvements focused on speed, candidate experience, and quality of interview outcomes released in Q1 2024.

Our new Advanced Scheduling Automation Add-on with AI-powered auto-scheduling, interviewer training, Scheduling Requests, and more.

Other noteworthy additions:

• Sourcing Forms for building talent pools
• Mention team members in feedback forms
• Automatically link candidate profiles to accounts
• New filter for confidential jobs

ICYMI: We also hosted a webinar recapping all the scheduling functionality released over the last quarter and unveiled the new add-on. Hear from hosts Anna Hall , Sr Recruiter, GTM Ashby , and Co-founder/CEO Benjamin Encz for more on AI-powered auto scheduling, interviewer training, scheduling requests, and more.

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New Podcasts

• Managing Objections to DEI Initiatives : In this episode of Offer Accepted, host Shannon Ogborn meets with Ashley King M.A., SHRM-CP , Founder and Chief Instructor at DEI Labs . Ashley shares insights into how DEI Labs creates a safe space for HR professionals, focusing on ethical, legal, and compliant recruiting practices. Their conversation explores the importance of systemic change in DEI efforts beyond mere checkboxes.
• Building Trust with Hiring Managers : This episode welcomes Maria Fernanda Oyaga Nieto , formerly at Brunel and currently at Outliant . With a decade in tech recruitment, Maria shares insights from her journey, including the evolving recruitment landscape and the significance of recruiter-hiring manager relationships. She emphasizes building trust and understanding market dynamics for effective talent acquisition.

Recruiting Takes from Around the Web

• What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Resumes to U.S. Jobs : An experiment from the New York Times reminds us how much bias in recruiting still exists. The one thing that strongly predicted less discrimination? A centralized HR operation.
• SignalFire State of Talent Report : The newly updated report showcases new AI-centric job titles, Gen Z job switching, and additional talent trends that may be impacting your hiring efforts.
• No LinkedIn X-Ray - What Next? : Hung Lee of Recruiting Brainfood hosts a live recorded session to discuss what the evolution of LinkedIn X-Ray means for sourcing and recruiting teams.

Partnership Updates

Our Partnerships team continued extending our integration functionality. There are now 115+ integrations in the Integrations Marketplace , and the list is growing weekly! Here are the ones we’ve added since our last update:

• Karat [Assessments] – Karat is an end-to-end partner for technical hiring — empowering strong hiring decisions through innovative assessments, expert-led technical interviews, and unmatched talent insights.
• Ropes [Assessments] – Ropes AI is a dynamic assessment platform (just like a live interview). This integration allows you to send assessments, sync candidates, and view results all within the Ashby platform.

Check out Ashby University and Ashby Release Notes for more information about these features, and reach out to [email protected] with any questions and feedback.?

Ashby Customers Hiring for People Ops/Recruiting Roles

Looking for a new role? Here are open jobs hosted on Ashby that are live as of this newsletter release:

• Head of People at PermitFlow (NYC, NY, USA)
• Talent Acquisition Lead at DatologyAI (Redwood City, CA, USA)
• Head of People at CoinTracker (Remote, USA)
• Technical Recruiter at Cape (Washington, DC, USA)
• Talent Acquisition Manager at Stotles (London, UK)