
Don’t Believe the Hype. Why AI Will Not Replace the Talent Acquisition Function.
Every day, I am contacted by AI vendors promising the Talent Acquisition Utopia. A world where job titles are uploaded into an ATS which automatically develops job descriptions. AI bots then search for internal employees and past applicants. If no suitable matches are found, these AI bots crawl the internet to identify appropriate candidates. Outreach is automated, AI Interviews are conducted and 3-5 finalists are presented. From there, assessments are administered and compensation is negotiated. All an organization has to do is present offers and onboard new employees. Thousands of hours and millions of dollars are saved. Corporate Talent Acquisition departments are