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Yes, more on AI and oh how I love lists…
10 years from now, recruiters are going to look back at what their day to day used to be and laugh.
The ones still in the business, anyway.
AI presents a big challenge (and opportunity): doing less boring, tactical work and more valuable, strategic work.
Why do I say it’s a challenge?
Because as a profession, recruiters are so often stuck in busywork that many haven’t had time to develop the strategic parts of their brain. Which is what you’re going to need to do if you want to stick around.
Meaning, less of this:
More of this:
A lot more could be added to both lists, but you know me, I love hate lists.
The point I want to make is that AI (or more simply ‘better automation’) is slowly eliminating that first set. Freeing up time for the second.
But if you don’t know how to do that second? Whelp, you’re in trouble.
You could say that none of this is new. Technology has been advancing to enable this shift for decades. Better software comes out every year.
Except AI tools turned into a DIY process: recruiters don’t need to wait for some new VC-backed SaaS start up to build the next-big-thing that will transform their day.
They can just do it themselves. Right now.
The ones who are curious enough to carve out time to do it on their own will stick around.
The ones who aren’t? Won’t.
Check out the full episode of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, episode 110 here.
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Candidate Experience sucks right now. That’s it. That’s the show.
If you think back to 2021, when the job market was on fire, it was top of mind for everyone. Not just LinkedIn think pieces, but companies poured lots of time and effort into white-glove interview processes.
Now that the market cooled off, so did the effort. But there’s a disconnect: attracting talent isn’t any easier right now. In fact, it’s harder when you inadvertently cut corners.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why ignoring candidate experience is costing companies big in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 111, “Candidate Experience Has Never Been Worse”
Episode 111