Listen "The Truth About AI in Recruitment | Tom Hacquoil, Pinpoint CEO"
Episode Synopsis
95% of Recruiters Get AI Wrong | Tom Hacquoil, Pinpoint CEO
Tom Hacquoil, CEO of Pinpoint, reveals why most recruitment teams are missing the real opportunity with AI, and how to actually use data to drive business decisions.
In this episode:
Why AI job description writers & CV screening tools aren't the answer
Where the actual value of AI lies for TA teams
How to use data to influence business decisions
The future of recruitment tech (and why there'll only be 2 systems)
Lessons from bootstrapping to 8-figures while prioritizing employee equity
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Data Literacy in Recruitment
02:31 - Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics
03:11 - Learning from 1M+ Applications
05:11 - Candidate Wait Time Insights
06:21 - The Real Value of AI
08:57 - What TA Teams Want
11:04 - Hidden Value in Interview Data
13:01 - US vs UK Recruitment
14:31 - The Future of TA Tech
16:02 - Organizational Design
17:22 - Bootstrapping vs VC Funding
Follow LinkedIn Leaders for weekly insights on recruitment, leadership, and talent acquisition.
Links:
- Pinpoint's FREE Recruitment Benchmarks: https://trends.pinpointhq.com/
- Connect with: Joe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-atkinson1/) & Tom (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhacquoil/)
- Newsletter: https://recruiting-wisdom.beehiiv.com/
Tom Hacquoil, CEO of Pinpoint, reveals why most recruitment teams are missing the real opportunity with AI, and how to actually use data to drive business decisions.
In this episode:
Why AI job description writers & CV screening tools aren't the answer
Where the actual value of AI lies for TA teams
How to use data to influence business decisions
The future of recruitment tech (and why there'll only be 2 systems)
Lessons from bootstrapping to 8-figures while prioritizing employee equity
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Data Literacy in Recruitment
02:31 - Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics
03:11 - Learning from 1M+ Applications
05:11 - Candidate Wait Time Insights
06:21 - The Real Value of AI
08:57 - What TA Teams Want
11:04 - Hidden Value in Interview Data
13:01 - US vs UK Recruitment
14:31 - The Future of TA Tech
16:02 - Organizational Design
17:22 - Bootstrapping vs VC Funding
Follow LinkedIn Leaders for weekly insights on recruitment, leadership, and talent acquisition.
Links:
- Pinpoint's FREE Recruitment Benchmarks: https://trends.pinpointhq.com/
- Connect with: Joe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-atkinson1/) & Tom (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhacquoil/)
- Newsletter: https://recruiting-wisdom.beehiiv.com/
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