AI in recruiting: The new frontier
Artificial intelligence and machine learning felt like buzzwords not long ago, but today more than 82% of companies are using or exploring the use of AI. Why is this technology so transformative? Because it frees up people to focus on more meaningful, creative, strategic work. In the talent space, that’s big.
“AI has the capability to make our process more objective, effective, and efficient, which can free us up as human recruiters to focus on things that matter, such as relationships and strategic decision-making,”
said Roz Francuz-Harris, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Zillow, at a LinkedIn Talent Connect talk.
62% of recruiting pros express optimism about AI’s impact on recruiting.
Source: The Future of Recruiting 2025
Benefits of using AI for recruiting and hiring
AI tools and features can introduce a range of advantages for teams that use them. Among the key benefits of AI for recruiting:
Improved speed and efficiency.
More accurate candidate matching.
Reduction of hiring bias.
Better candidate experience.
Cost savings and scalability.
Use cases for AI in recruiting
How does AI technology actually come into play for recruiting and hiring? These assistive features help make you more productive and impactful in your work, cutting down on time-consuming repetitive tasks so you can focus on putting your skills into action.
Search for candidates more quickly and intuitively.
Everyone who’s spent time in the recruiting field knows how challenging and time-consuming it can be to identify ideal candidates for a given position. There’s a lot of research and legwork that goes into getting it right.
AI can lend a valuable assist, helping you search for candidates more easily while still surfacing highly qualified talent pools. For example, AI-Assisted Search in LinkedIn Recruiter enables you to:
- Describe hiring needs in conversational language and get custom search filters.
- Add a job description in the search bar and find candidates that meet the role's requirements.
- Receive actionable insights to expand your search into new talent pools.
- Use AI-supported suggestions to refine your search and uncover even more qualified talent.
Automated resume screening tools and algorithmic candidate fit analysis are also among the ways AI is powering up the search process in recruiting.
Write job descriptions faster without sacrificing quality.
According to LinkedIn’s The Future of Recruiting, “faster/easier to write job descriptions” is the top benefit of generative AI tools for recruiters, named by 57% of respondents. By embracing these capabilities, recruiters can create more effective, inclusive, and targeted job descriptions that attract the right candidates, while saving a lot of time.
In LinkedIn Jobs, you can use AI-assisted job descriptions to get help creating resonant job descriptions, leveraging a series of inputs such as job title, job location, company, workplace type, job type, and internal skills insights.
Top benefits of Gen AI tools for recruiters
Percentage of recruiters reporting outcomes from using Gen AI tools
Faster/easier to write job descriptions
57%
Automate tasks to spend time one more fulfilling work
45%
Remove daily mundane tasks
42%
Improve overall productivity
41%
Faster/easier to engage with candidates
35%
Draft personalized messages at scale.
Candidates want to receive tailored recruiting outreach that feels like it was genuinely written for them. LinkedIn data shows that personalized InMails see a 40% increase in accept rates. But researching each person individually and writing unique messages for each can be prohibitively demanding. This is one of the biggest ways generative AI can be a major asset.
Using tools like ChatGPT, you can input information and quickly receive a fully drafted, personalized note with details about the candidate. Edit to ensure accuracy and reflection of your personal voice, hit send, and repeat.
In LinkedIn Recruiter, you can use AI-Assisted Messages to further streamline this process, taking into account all the relevant information on a chosen candidate’s profile, your company, and your job description to build a personalized InMail to the candidate.
Learn more on the Talent Blog: 6 Best Practices for Using LinkedIn Recruiter’s AI-Assisted Messages
Automate scheduling and interview coordination.
Some AI tools specialize in handling the logistics of scheduling interviews: coordinating availability between candidates and interviewers, sending calendar invites, and managing any rescheduling that may be necessary.
