IrishJobs has published new research* that reveals more than 1 in 4 (28%) of employers in Ireland have introduced artificial intelligence (AI) to their recruitment processes.
The research reveals the rapidly growing impact of AI tools and technologies on the recruitment landscape in Ireland. Findings show that more than half (56%) of firms that have introduced AI to recruitment have done so in the past 12 months.
Medium-sized businesses, organisations employing 151-250 people, have the highest levels of AI adoption in recruitment (38%), indicating their status as early adopters of the technology. Only 13% of small businesses have incorporated the technology in recruitment.
Sentiment towards AI in recruitment is broadly positive across Irish businesses. 37% of recruiters are optimistic about the technology and its capacity to enable them to do their job better. While half of recruiters (50%) are unsure about the future impact of the technology, there are indicators that this is likely to quickly change as more employers advance their AI knowledge and skills base.
Commenting on the research findings, Sam Dooley, Country Director of The Stepstone Group Ireland with responsibility for IrishJobs, said:
“The IrishJobs AI and recruitment survey provides important insights into how AI is transforming the recruitment sector, as well as the attitudes and actions of recruiters as they seek to keep pace with advances in innovation. While we’re still at an early stage of the lifecycle of AI, it’s clear from our findings that the technology is having a significant impact on how employers attract and recruit potential talent – more than 1 in 4 organisations in Ireland are already leveraging the technology to drive change.
Our findings reveal that medium-sized businesses are the early leaders in the AI recruitment race. This may be attributed to their lower barriers to the adoption of new technologies. However, we anticipate that larger enterprises will quickly make up ground over the next year or two and may in fact be the long-term beneficiaries of the technology due to the large volumes of internal data they can use to train AI models and tools.”
Download the full report here.
* In partnership with iReach the IrishJobs AI & Recruitment Report surveyed recruitment decision-makers in 250 businesses across Ireland.