Artificial intelligence in recruitment

The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to a computer or machine with a program that, if used properly, can solve problems and understand them.

One of the characteristics of artificial intelligence is that it can come to possess different human abilities, for example, learning, sensory functions, understanding, reasoning, etc. Another characteristic is that it shows its results in different ways; this is because a computer or machine can be configured to observe, listen, or touch, depending on the data it stores in its system.

Concepts related to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Data analysis (D.A): It refers to the analysis of any type of data. Data mining (D.M): It is the process by which data is explored in depth to determine the meaning or value of each piece. Big data: It is the description of data in large volumes. This concept has developed and evolved along with different technologies and methods. Data Science (D.S): It is a multidisciplinary science whose main objective is to convert big data into intelligent data. It has been used mainly in the field of human resources because it makes it possible to gather, process, summarize, and transform big data into structured databases.

AI applied to Human Resources

All the data and information collected in the human resources area is called Big Data when it has a very high volume. The use given to this data forms algorithms that can make predictions about human talent, for example, new candidates for a position or the skills and abilities of each worker. It allows performance to be evaluated in order to set objectives and estimate the results of the work to be carried out.

Today, it has become an increasingly common practice to analyze human resources; this analysis makes use of big data and digital tools that measure, understand, and communicate employee performance, factors related to personnel organization, operations management, and human talent management.
An example of the use of AI in human resources analysis is the filming of job interviews, in which verbal and non-verbal cues are analyzed.

Human analytics, or human resources analysis, refers to using individual data about people that allows the human resources professional and the leaders of organizations to make sound decisions when hiring personnel, from selecting the best candidates, evaluating possible promotions, and evaluating performance, to choosing future department leaders and identifying the risk of employees leaving.

AI applied to recruitment

One of the objectives of using big data in human resources is to optimize the recruitment of new human talent in companies, measuring employee commitment in line with the organization's culture. In this way, it reduces the chances of failed leadership, which could represent a very high cost for the company.

Artificial intelligence helps optimize time and information during different stages of the recruitment process:

Publishing the job offer on the Internet: When a job offer is published on the internet, companies receive a considerable volume of resumes. At this stage, artificial intelligence makes the task more efficient and automates it so that resumes are filtered and searched for the requirements of the position, drastically reducing the number of candidates and thus saving the recruiter time by avoiding the review of profiles that do not fit the requirements. Candidate evaluation: Applying different assessments according to the requirements of the position, along with the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the tests or assessments, would involve a greater investment of time, whereas with an automated system candidates can be evaluated en masse, thereby speeding up the selection process. Onboarding: This phase of the process is of great importance for fully integrating the new employee into the company. Artificial intelligence can optimize time and be a helpful tool so that the candidate has detailed information about the organization; inductions, videos explaining procedures, welcome videos, and other things can be scheduled.