Jared Goralnick - AI and Automation

1. LEAD: Mon 9/23 thru Thurs 9/26
Main conf: Wed 9/25 thru Fri 9/27
LEAD
Talent Connect 2019

2. AI, Automation
and the Future of Talent LEAD
Jared Goralnick
Group Product Manager,
Linkedin Recruiter

3. AI & Automation headlines

4. Automation:
Technology that enables a process
or task to be completed with
minimal human assistance.

5. Intelligence:
The ability to acquire knowledge /
skills and apply it in the future.

6. Artificial intelligence:
The ability of a computer to learn
to do something from data, without
being explicitly programmed.

7. “What happens to jobs in the
era of automation? I think there
will be more jobs, not fewer.”
Eric Schmidt

8. 75 million
jobs globally may be
displaced by shift in labor
division between humans
and automation by 2022
Source: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report

9. 135 million
new jobs globally may
emerge by 2022
Source: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report

10. Source: LinkedIn survey of 2,000 professionals and LinkedIn data.
Millennials + GenZ’ers: #NonLinearCareerPaths
80%
of those under 24 would
consider switching careers
(function or industry)
over a fifth
of under 24s have already
had four or more full time
jobs in their lifetime
3x
Today’s younger generation over
3x more likely to change jobs
compared to Baby Boomers

11. 50%
Changed
industries
60%
Changed
functions

12. 35%
of talent professionals say
that AI is the top trend
impacting how they hire.
2018 LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends Survey

13. 58% | Sourcing candidates
56% | Screening candidates
55% | Nurturing candidates
42% | Scheduling candidates
24% | Engaging candidates
6% | Interviewing candidates
Where is AI most helpful in recruiting?
Source: 2018 LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends Report

14. 1. Building relationships with candidates
2. Seeing candidate potential beyond credentials
3. Judging culture add or fit
4. Gauging candidate interpersonal skills
5. Convincing candidates to accept offers
Source: 2018 LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends Report
Top recruiting skills AI is least likely
to replace

15. “We’re not scared of [AI], in fact, most
of our team embraces it. We’re bullish
on the idea that it can be your dream
assistant that helps prioritize your work.”
Nick Mailey, VP Talent Acquisition, Intuit (now at Equinix)

16. Applying AI & Automation to your own Recruiting
Get your Data in Order
1. Locate
2. Quality check
3. Normalize or de-dupe
4. Maintain!
Get your Workflow in Order
• Garbage in, garbage out.
• Hunt down the bias
• Simplify

17. A day in the life

18. Posting
a Job
Recruiter: Job requirements? Good examples?
Hiring Manager: Someone like Michelle,
Janice, or Sunil.
R: Here’s an automatic job description..
HM: Looks good! Increase years-of-experience
to 5 years.

19. R: Some candidates we're already in touch with…
any look good?
HM: These two seem qualified, but he lacks
biotech experience.
R: Requirements updated. Let me reach out to
those two.
HM: That template has quite the personal touch!
R: Since they've been screened, it'll try to setup
time with you.
Finding
Great
Candidates

20. One
day later…
R: Here are some applicants with validated skills.
R: Some technical phone screens are already
on your calendar.
HM: That was so fast!

21. Thank you.
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