Computer Says: You're Hired! A Look At Recent UK And U.S. Developments In AI For Recruiting

If your organisation's hiring practices don't currently involve some form of automation or artificial intelligence, the chances are that this will change in the coming 12 months.

From initial screening and candidate assessment, to interview assistance and employee onboarding, recruiters and hiring managers at companies of all sizes are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence tools to help them do their jobs better and more efficiently.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a growing reliance on AI by HR teams is being matched by a rise in candidates' use of the same technology: for drafting applications and assisting with psychometric assessments and other screening exercises, among other things. Indeed, notwithstanding that organisations had been using forms of automated technology in recruitment for several years before the release of ChatGPT in November 2022 brought AI to wider public attention, the global job market is significantly more technology-driven than it