From the Editor

AI can. And it cannot. Meaning, it can help improve recruiting and hiring today when properly implemented, trained, optimized, and utilized. But it also cannot, because there are still limitations and biases in the applications of it today.

I saw someone post recently on LinkedIn that “The AI of today is the worst and most expensive in recruiting technologies.” That may or may not be true, or somewhere in between, but it’s going to keep coming, and to stay relevant and competitive in the near further to come, HR and talent acquisition leaders and their teams need to proactively adopt and leverage what it brings, but need to invest enough resources to get it right.

This week, Elaine Pulakos, PhD. writes:

To develop truly effective AI-powered resume screening, organizations would need to invest significant resources in creating unbiased training data. It’s risky to train AI on past resumes from candidates who were hired and performed well.

One technology giant had to scrap an AI-powered resume screening tool because it consistently downgraded female candidates.

The reason? It had been trained on past hiring data, and the company’s workforce, like many others in the tech industry, was dominated by men.

Jim Stroud shares a similar perspective with The Power of Predictive Hiring: How AI is Revolutionizing the Recruitment Process.

This week’s newsletter also includes even more new recruiting and sourcing articles, a new candidate experience case study, a new batch of recruiting and hiring news links, free webinars to register for, and a new discount code below (good through March 30th) for our upcoming ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit April 29-30.

Let me know if you’ve got any news to share. Thank you for reading!

—Kevin Grossman, VP of Research & Editorial

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Featured Article

Resume Screening is Broken. Here’s Why Adding AI Won’t Fix It.

True improvement in hiring outcomes will come from developing more comprehensive methods of assessing candidate capabilities and potential.

More Recruiting & Sourcing Articles

Recruiting

Breaking Barriers: The Transformative Power of Employment for the Disabled by Raghav Singh

With better hiring practices, adaptive tools, and inclusive workplace policies, we can break barriers - and transform lives.

Using OSINT and HUMINT to Land Your Next Role by Joe Cicero

Career progression is a long-term pursuit, and actively engaging in thoughtful preparation will inevitably lead to opportunities.

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: A Look at Intersectionality and Solutions by Jennifer Tardy

Whether you’re a business leader, a hiring manager, or just someone who wants to make a difference, you can play a role.

Sourcing

Breaking the Stigma: Menopause Benefits Gain Momentum in the Workplace by Jim Stroud

A look into the rising trend of menopause specific benefits, and why it is becoming a must have.

The Power of Predictive Hiring: How AI is Revolutionizing the Recruitment Process by Jim Stroud

With enough data, you can predict your next best hire.

Candidate Experience

2024 CandE Case Studies will be released weekly and here are the latest:

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Arup

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Delaware North

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Northwell Health

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Room & Board

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Schneider Electric

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – Sunrun

• CandE Benchmark Research Case Study – US Pharmacopeia

All the latest 2024 Global CandE Research that explores the candidate experience journey for over 230,000 candidates around the world, from pre-application to onboarding. The latest insights, best practices + more!

The 2025 CandE Benchmark Research Program Now Open

The annual CandE Benchmark Research Program helps you and your organization measure and understand your overall candidate experience ratings from pre-application to onboarding.

Employers big and small across industries are encouraged to participate. The CandE Benchmark Research Program will help you identify strengths and weaknesses in your recruiting process and your overall candidate experience with continuous candidate feedback.

Each year the CandE Benchmark Research Program recognizes those participating employers with the highest candidate experience ratings with our coveted CandE Awards.

Register today!

Other Recruiting, Hiring, and Business News

• ‘People are really angry’: A vibe shift around layoffs is happening across the workforce

• How AI Agents Could Replace Recruiters: A Hiring Manager’s Dream in 3 Years or Less

• Job Seekers Hit Wall of Salary Deflation

• Are we in a recession? How to tell where the US economy is headed in 2025

• Software startup Rippling sues competitor Deel, claiming a spy carried out ‘corporate espionage’

• Is the Trump administration following judges’ orders and carrying out a mass rehiring?

• One point everyone can agree on in the DEI debate

• How coaching and mentoring can drive talent mobility and workforce development

• Universities impose hiring freezes in face of uncertainty over federal funding

• 10 companies hiring hundreds of remote jobs—some roles pay as much as $145,000 per year

• HR leaders used to be obsessed with recruiting. Now they’re trying to develop the talent they already have

• 20 Strategies To Build An Employer Brand That Supports Employee Well-Being

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Hiring with Purpose: Balancing Speed, Quality, and Candidate Experience in 2025

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Conferences

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