Robo-recruitment or tech with a human touch?

Being human is handy, especially when it comes to recruitment.

A friendly face, some timely reassurance and natural intuition are all great things to have in your hiring toolkit.

But, with recruitment tech taking over all the mundane and repetitive bits, many recruiters are beginning to scream "Where has the human touch gone?!"

We've got news for you.

Tech is giving recruiters more time to spend on all the human stuff; chatting with candidates, getting to grips with client requirements and all that jazz.

It's also spruced up the candidate experience, with more targeted job ads, better admin and automatic communications at important stages.

Snazzy recruitment software is only making things more human

Here's a sneak peak at how all that computer magic is making recruitment better for actual people:

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Recruiters and hiring managers can save bags of time by using tech to automate processes like:

• Job ad posting
• Candidate searches
• Candidate admin
• Talent pool management

With all these cheeky extra minutes, recruiters can spend longer answering candidates' questions or cluing them up on the client's requirements.

Tech also makes communication much easier and friendlier for candidates. You can get in touch with your peeps by whatever method they prefer (phone, email, text, pigeon etc.) and vice versa.

You can also set up a system that automatically pops them a text to thank them for their time after every meeting, or an email that confirms their interview deets.

Data discovery

Delving into your data helps you make better decisions, but it can take too long to be worthwhile.

That's where recruitment tech comes in.

With a little robo-bod doing all the sums for you, you can get jaw-dropping insights precisely when you need them.

You or your clients can use data on top performers to work out a benchmark for new employees. This'll tell you what skills, qualifications and traits have scored a win in the past.

Using this info, you can create job ads that match your preferred candidates like a well tailored tux.

You can also get to grips with candidate personalities better. Use tech to screen their CV for certain keywords, take a li'l look at their social media and check out what makes them unique (using competency or personality testing).

Long-term thinking

The fun doesn't stop once you've found the right candidate for the role, and for the company.

In fact, robo-recruitment just keeps on generating more human results.

On the one hand, getting into your candidates' heads will help you make a better job match. They'll feel at home in the company, and wanna stick around for a while.

You can check on their progress and work out your hiring ROI to fine-tune the process for next time.

And, you can let candidates who were just wide of the mark down so gently that they'll be happy to jump right on into your talent pool.

This is just a teaser for all the ways tech has made recruitment more human. Why not dip your toe in and see what it'll do for you?