Technology is advancing faster than you can imagine. Every day we’re hearing about new and exciting breakthroughs. But how will it affect you? Is there a place in the future for recruiters? Will you be replaced by artificial intelligence? When is the robot uprising due? We’ve taken a look at future recruitment and the tech trends of tomorrow. Here’s what you can expect from the industry’s evolution.

A Little Hand with Daily Life

Our high maintenance, tired fleshy bodies are a mismatch for modern life. This will lead to a breakthrough in tech designed for convenience.

Fancy a cuppa? Your handy office drone has got it covered. Can’t be bothered to drive? Not a problem, self-driving cars will transport you to the office – just sit back and binge some futuristic Netflix.

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An Intelligent Personal Assistant

Sifting through CVs is tedious work. Forget about it, artificial intelligence (A.K.A. our future robot overlords) will review your vacancies and analyse your candidate pool to find the most relevant individuals.

Ever seen the film ‘Her’? Recruitment will be a bit like that. You’ll have an AI personal assistant to schedule meetings, send emails and review job applications. Just try not to fall in love with your laptop!

Hold On, Will Robots Take My Job?

When tech like this begins to emerge, people are quick to sensationalise the potential job losses involved. The truth is, it’s highly unlikely – especially in recruitment.

Machines are great for helping with boring admin work, but they’ll find it tough to sell a candidate. They can’t build relationships and they won’t have the emotional judgement needed in our industry.

In a recent article by Undercover Recruiter, Craig Fisher (Head of Employer Brand at CA Technologies and Allegis Global Solutions) validated this point:

“Any job that will require an element of empathy is not easily replaced by AI. The jobs that require finesse and feeling and subtlety will still be needed long after the robots take over.”

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Candidate Data Monitoring Will Be Big Business

Data monitoring could be vital in recruitment. Companies will monitor productivity signals like attention span, mouse clicks and words typed per minute. They’ll also monitor stress levels, heart rate and general wellbeing.

To employers, the data can be used to see how effective a candidate performs in their role. While candidates can use it to see how stressful a job will be.

The Potential of Virtual Reality in Recruitment

Virtual reality is also likely to be leveraged in the recruitment process. We’re expecting to see this happen in numerous ways:

• Training & assessment
• Virtual interviews
• Company profiles/tours

Training & Assessment

Before a candidate is hired, they’ll be assessed using VR. This will immerse them in numerous challenging scenarios to test their abilities. This would also be used in continual development and training.

Virtual Interviews

Video interviewing is already big news. This will take a huge step forward with virtual reality interviews.

Company Profiles/Tours

We all know employer brand is vital. In the future, your candidates will be able to take a virtual tour around their new offices and check out the facilities. It’ll be a great tool to use when closing.

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Augmented Reality Job Ads

Job ads are pretty boring. This will change with a little help from augmented reality. Your job specs will be fully interactive with 3D animations and exciting company branding designed to captivate candidates.

Why Is It So Important?

The recruitment market is highly saturated and it’s only going to get worse. Companies will look towards emerging tech to beat the competition. Adopt early or get left behind. It really is that simple.

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