Recruitment in the Era of Industry 4.0: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment and Its Impact
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: With the fourth industrial revolution at its onset, a new tug of war has started between firms,organizations, and industries that have started to compete in the labor market for the most suitable,talented, and dynamic candidates in the era of technological advancements. Industrial revolution4.0 components like big data, cloud computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have redesigned,redefined, and automated various tasks of the HR manager especially in talent acquisition. Thepurpose of the paper is to review the use of AI applications in the recruitment process. It alsoexplores the current usage of AI for the recruitment of high-performing candidates most efficientlyand effectively. It highlights various AI tools and applications being used by existing businessesin the recruitment process. The paper will identify the impact of using AI and the benefits of digitalrecruitment over traditional recruitment. The study is completely based on a literature reviewanalysis of many theoretical frameworks, conceptual papers, peer-reviewed journals, and websites. The paper concludes that AI has the capabilities to enhance the quality of the recruitment processby matching the most suitable candidates for the job specifications. It can improve the overallquality of the recruitment process by deleting the lengthy and repetitive tasks done by HR duringthe recruitment & selection process. However, many jobs related to the administrative tasks of HRwill no longer exist and will be taken over by machines.
Authors: Nidhi Oswal, Majdi Khaleeli, Ayman Al Armoti
Language: English
Topic: AI and HR Technologies
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3116897034