Job Seekers Are Facing AI Bots In Competitive Job Market
From puzzling personality tests to group interviews that feel like a reality dating show, hiring rites have taken a surreal turn.
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In sectors like technology and media, layoffs have flooded the market with surplus talent, which is making the hiring process even more competitive. The average number of applications per open role is up 14% in the US compared to last fall, according to LinkedIn research.
To deal with a higher volume of applications, some employers are trying to get through early interviews faster by avoiding real-life conversations altogether. Instead, they're asking candidates to just record their answers to a series of prompts. In some cases, AI bots first screen videos before they go on to recruiters. Some employers are also using personality tests. One test made the rounds online for using a blue avatar named Ash to ask the questions, which observers found both comical and bizarre. Paradox.ai, which created the test, said the assessment is scientifically validated, and the avatar was chosen to be inclusive to all demographics.
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4 个月I love using tech to make things better, but in this case, who is it helping? Is it helping the hiring manager? Or is it being used to support the HR/recruiting team? Because if it is about the HR/recruiting team, then it is going to be horrible for all involved. The feedback for tools like this need to happen at the manager level with direct feedback. AI should be use to remove HR and help the manager get the best hire with less effort and scale.
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5 个月Very insightful article.
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5 个月When Using AI in Screening people feel they are objectified and that the company may have policies that reduces human value. What happened with treating with respect.
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5 个月I listened to a podcast recently where the CHRO of a Fortune 500 company was interviewed. She noted that they receive over 2 million applications per year. It's difficult to expect that all of those applications can be screened by individuals. Technology has often been part of the hiring equation; it's just that the technology - in this case, AI - is getting smarter.
Going through the very same as we speak. AI is certainly a tool which is here to help in the first place, but with incorrect use it will create more problems rather than solving them, at least in my POV. And this can be one of those situations where applicants are being disregarded based on couple of key words missing in the model expectations. They still may be perfect candidates, but HR at this point has no clue and these people are in the meantime on the pile of garbage, hoping to be found next time the model is updated. This should not be the way going forward. Something better and more respectful will need to come up.