Global Executive Recruitment: Ditch the AI – We Need to Talk
Hiring organizations take note: top executive candidates are likely to ignore or reject an unsolicited approach from an eager suitor. If it comes from a bot, they definitely will. But once a hiring process is underway, senior executives will likely deploy an AI to prepare. Nonethless, they harbor serious doubts about what an AI does with their views and data.
The New York Times recently reported a staggering statistic: LinkedIn is now processing 11,000 job applications a minute. Per hour, that’s more than the population of Boston. And it’s no secret that many candidates use generative AI in hiring: not only to write their CVs, but to seek and find jobs and help with interviews.
As a low volume, high curation business, executive search is a very different landscape. But that doesn’t mean that senior leadership hiring and board-level recruitment are AI-free zones.
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