Recruiters Are Going Analog to Fight the AI Application Overload
Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.
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Some with hiring power are becoming wary of the career social sites altogether. Krysten Copeland, founder of PR firm KC & Co Communications, says she doesn’t plan to post new jobs on LinkedIn. In the fall, she was looking for a public relations manager and had 600 people apply to the role. There were some quality candidates who ultimately didn’t work out, but also some odd ones, Copeland says. She believes one lied about prior work experience, a suspicion that came after checking in with colleagues she knew at that workplace, and says that person was one of the top recommended candidates from LinkedIn. LinkedIn can’t verify every claim made on a person’s profile, but it does have a feature for people to verify their profiles, and its extension lists of professional connections generally build trust among recruiters and hiring managers.
Ultimately, there’s a disconnect in the online job hunt, Copeland says: “Everyone has a job they’re offering. Everyone is looking for a job. No one is getting it.”
