LinkedIn on Tuesday introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Hiring Assistant. The company said the feature is the platform’s first AI agent that can automate multiple tasks in the recruiting workflow to make the process easier for recruiters and hiring professionals. The tool is currently being made available to select enterprise customers, and will gradually be expanded to all recruiting professionals. A hiring assistant can perform tasks like preparing a list of qualified candidates, reaching out to candidates with the right information, providing them with answers to common questions, etc.
LinkedIn starts hiring assistants
In a newsroom post, the professional social network platform said it is introducing the platform’s first AI agent called Hiring Assistant. Unlike other AI features on the platform, which require active participation of the user and can only assist with certain tasks, the AI agent can handle multiple tasks in the recruitment workflow from start to finish. LinkedIn said it can handle all the manual tasks that take up a significant portion of professionals’ daily work.
The hiring assistant can help recruiters find the right people for the job by building a pipeline of qualified candidates, highlighting top applicants, drafting outreach emails and engaging with applicants and answering questions about the role. .
LinkedIn’s latest AI tool goes beyond routine task management and also provides proactive assistance. For example, LinkedIn says the Hiring Assistant can also provide proactive updates and insight-backed recommendations to help make next steps in the hiring workflow easier.
The company said the tool is designed to help recruiters focus on strategic tasks like advising hiring managers, connecting with candidates, and creating a seamless candidate journey. Hiring Assistant is currently available for AMD, Canva, Siemens, and Zurich Insurance. It will be expanded to others in the future.
Hiring Assistant will be available to paid enterprise users of the platform who also use LinkedIn Recruiter — the company’s suite of recruiting tools for hiring managers and job professionals.
