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A 2021 report by LinkedIn revealed that 67% of recruiting professionals saved at least three hours a week by using automation tools, and this figure is likely to have increased in the years since. The efficiency provided by automation is not merely about speed; it’s about the capacity for each recruiter to manage a larger pool of candidates, thus enhancing the quality of hires.
From streamlining the recruitment process to improving candidate experience, reducing costs, facilitating data-driven decision-making, and promoting diversity, to say that the competitive edge that businesses obtain from recruitment tech is transformative is almost an understatement.
There’s still skepticism and resistance within the industry, but lots of recent research suggests that automating TA, recruitment and HR operations is no longer just an advantage, but a competitive necessity.
Here are 3 research-backed areas where augmented operations perform better than human-only teams– and one where no amount of efficiency can rival the positive impact human professionals have.
Algorithms make better and more diverse hires
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI-driven screening processes only allow the most suitable candidates to advance, reducing the likelihood of human error and bias. In fact, a study by the National
