We hear a lot about AI's effect on jobs, but what about its effect on recruiters? This article explains how AI can improve life for recruiters as well as what AI can't and shouldn't do, writes Matt Fischer, president and CTO of Bullhorn. One popular image of artificial intelligence is that of robots taking over the world à la The Matrix or Westworld, but even the comparatively gentle image of AI-driven machines taking our jobs is overstated. AI is, however, poised to play a great role in transforming staffing and recruiting. According to our research at Bullhorn, more than half of recruiting industry professionals and executives professed at least some knowledge of AI technology, and it follows that they recognize how it might help them.

We hear a lot about AI's effect on jobs, but what about its effect on recruiters? This article explains how AI can improve life for recruiters as well as what AI can't and shouldn't do, writes Matt Fischer, president and CTO of Bullhorn. One popular image of artificial intelligence is that of robots taking over the world à la The Matrix or Westworld, but even the comparatively gentle image of AI-driven machines taking our jobs is overstated. AI is, however, poised to play a great role in transforming staffing and recruiting. According to our research at Bullhorn, more than half of recruiting industry professionals and executives professed at least some knowledge of AI technology, and it follows that they recognize how it might help them.

Recruiters have always been prized for their ability to work with people. Now, they're starting to work with robots, too. As artificial intelligence has found its place in the industry, helping source, screen, schedule and interview candidates, recruiters have taken on newer, more important roles in their companies than ever before. Rather than focusing solely on the upfront tasks of finding and onboarding talent, AI has freed them up to concentrate on later-stage issues like ensuring candidate success. AI promises to deliver higher quality candidates by analyzing data patterns that might have otherwise gone unnoticed to human recruiters.