Can AI do hiring for an open position?
An expert breakdown of a typical process from public sources, worked out by the same rules as your own check.
2 of 8 steps go to an agent
Goes to an agent (2)
An agent does these steps on its own.
Sourcing
An agent can do this step alone: everything it takes is a strong suit of AI.
- Checking against a reference and finding discrepancies
References and background checks
An agent can do this step alone: everything it takes is a strong suit of AI.
- Checking against a reference and finding discrepancies
AI drafts, a person checks (1)
AI prepares the work; a person reviews and confirms it.
Application screening and phone screen
A person signs off: the law or a regulator holds someone accountable for it.
Stays with people (5)
These steps need a person's judgement or presence.
Justify the need, open the requisition
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Intake meeting with the hiring manager
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Consolidating people's contributions and resolving priority conflicts
Job description and scorecard
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Interview loop
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
- Open-ended dialogue with an external party
Scorecard debrief
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Consolidating people's contributions and resolving priority conflicts
1 step outside what AI can work on
Physical work, or nothing AI could apply itself to. These steps count in no figure.
Offer and approval
Nothing in this step is work AI could apply itself to.
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