Is AI Overlooking Your Next Great Hire?
AI is changing how businesses recruit. It can help sort applications, find candidates and reduce admin. But when it’s used to screen people out, good candidates can miss out before they’ve even had a conversation.
Anyone who’s hired people knows the strongest candidate isn’t always the one with the best CV.
They might come from a different industry, have taken a career break or already be doing the job without holding the title. Those things take a little digging to understand. A keyword search won’t always pick them up.
Take a retail manager moving into a building products showroom. They may have plenty to learn about the products, but years of experience leading a team, growing sales and helping customers find the right solution. That’s someone worth talking to.
At Search + Gro Consulting, we see a place for AI. If it frees up time for more conversations with clients and candidates, that’s a good thing. But we still need to question the shortlist and consider who might have been left off it.
There’s also the experience of the person applying. Tailoring a CV, completing assessments and recording interview answers is a lot to ask, particularly if they never get to speak with anyone. Even when someone isn’t right for a role, clear communication and a respectful process matter.
A CV can tell you where someone has worked. A conversation helps you understand what they’ve learnt, what they want next and how they might contribute to your business.
That’s the part of recruitment we value most: getting to know the people on both sides of the hire and being willing to look beyond the original brief.
Because sometimes the person who doesn’t tick every box is the one you’ll be glad you met.
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