Increased automation of the hiring process is seeing many organisations miss out on top talent at all levels of the organisation, according to new research published by global executive search firm Carmichael Fisher. Examining the use of AI in typical candidate selection processes, the report's aim was to identify the areas of hiring that were putting off candidates, as well as where technology could be better utilised. Authored by James Wright in association with the West East Institute (WEI), the findings of'The impact of artificial intelligence within the recruitment industry: defining a new way of recruiting' paper were presented recently at the Harvard Faculty Club in Boston, USA which played host to the 2019 WEI International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Management and Finance Key among them was that nine out of 10 job seekers reject the notion of artificial intelligence being used to parse CV's. Accordingly, 86 per cent of respondents would prefer their application to be reviewed by a human, rather than an applicant tracking system. Interestingly, most candidates said they would not want a business to make a hiring decision based on their CV alone.