Technology | Striking the balance between humans and robots in the hiring process

New research into job-seeker attitudes to digitisation, automation and AI in the recruitment process has revealed how job-seekers are cheating recruitment technology platforms, to better their chances of landing a job. Seven in ten (67%) job seekers admitted to deliberately using optimisation strategies to improve their chances of getting a job.

The study, Hiring Humans vs. Recruitment Robots, canvassed the views of over 1,000 employees and job seekers in the UK. The findings revealed a worrying trend: as technology continues to permeate the recruitment and HR industry, job-seekers are looking for ways to game the system.