TalentHunter launches in Dublin with people retained as decision-makers in AI-assisted hiring

The useful part

advertisement Last week, Dublin recruitment platform, TalentHunter, officially launched. As the heavens opened over the city, guests gathered at Merrow at Zanzibar Locke to celebrate. AI assisted, but not AI decided Liam Whelan, co-founder of TalentHunter, is decisive about which role AI should play in recruitment.

How it works

• He's aware of how deeply AI is moving into hiring, and the big concerns arising around transparency, bias and accountability.
• Liam and his team are also placing a big transparency on emphasis for its users.
• The launch marked a significant step for the Irish startup to show just how AI and people together can create a completely different recruitment experience.
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• Amidst food, drinks and conversations, one of the biggest questions in recruitment was being asked: "Exactly how much of the hiring process should we hand over to AI?" For TalentHunter, the answer is to...

What to take from it

The platform uses AI to analyse CVs, assess skills and rank candidates against job requirements. For employers, TalentHunter provides recommendations and shares the reasoning behind them. Yet it's the employer who remains responsible for deciding who progresses for a role.

Example or evidence

• company, which stands as an alternative to LinkedIn and Indeed, is also putting regulation at the centre of its proposition.
• Instead, the platform has built its compliance approach ahead of the deadline.
• TalentHunter has also signed both sections of the EU Code of Practice on Transparency of AI Generated Content.
• All terms, policies and requirements on the platform are explained in plain English.

Details worth keeping

TalentHunter launches with people at the heart of AI recruitment. The answer is to keep the people resolutely in charge. So they're showing the industry exactly how to do this.

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