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Maggie Coggan | 3 March 2022 at 4:07 pm
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New research has found there is potential for AI to make recruitment fairer, but that hiring professional and tech developers needed the skills and know-how to do it first
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used across Australia by recruiters to find new employees.
But new research from Monash University, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and recruitment agency Hudson RPO, has found that many recruiters are actually unsure how to use their AI to reduce bias.
How are recruiters using AI technology?
They are using it for many things, including:
The research, which is the first part in a series of studies exploring the impact of unconscious bias on recruitment, found there was potential for AI to make recruitment fairer, but that hiring professional and tech developers needed the skills and know-how to do it first.
“Developers say AI can remove bias from recruitment to drive workplace diversity and inclusion, but the research heard recruiting professionals were unsure how to customise the tools they use, which left them uncertain about their impact on bias in recruitment,” the CEO of DCA, Lisa Annese said.
And it’s not just up to recruiters to fix the problem. Annese said that it was also important for tech developers to apply diversity and inclusion principles during the design and testing of these tools.
Lead researcher, Monash University Professor Andreas Leibbrandt, said that if AI tools were going to disrupt biases in recruitment, users need to have at least a basic understanding of its functioning, limitations, and strengths.
“To generate this level of understanding, it is crucial that AI developers and providers, HR leaders and recruiters, and social scientists work together,” Leibbrandt said.
Kimberley Hubble, Hudson RPO CEO, said that something recruiters could do was be clear about talent acquisition strategy, which roles may benefit from an AI-based tool and where in the process you would use it.
“Like any technology, it isn’t about using AI for AI’s sake,” Hubble said.
“Recruitment and HR leaders need to focus on driving outcomes and then working out where AI fits within this framework.”
If you’re interested in checking out the full research, head here.
Maggie Coggan | | @MaggieCoggan
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