What do perspective Employees really want? A Personal connection or an automated interaction? I argue personal connection!My hope is that AI will be the disruptor that eliminates the transactional relationship from the recruiting process. AI is here and already starting to affect the way in which people interact with potential employers.  
Today’s Quote:
"Automation is going to cause unemployment, and we need to prepare for it." - Mark Cuban
 Our Guest:
Liran Kotzer, Founder & CEO of Woo.io. A serial entrepreneur, Woo.io is Liran’s third startup. For the past decade, he has been immersed in helping redefine and advance the online tech recruiting and hiring market sector. Liran spotted a market gap for helping employers and tech talent find each other much more efficiently, without all the hassles and wasted cycles between the two groups.
Show hightlights:
Where AI is already having an impact & where it is REALLY useful
Should you Leverage AI to maximize your impact (employment brand awareness)
What AI can and cannot do NOW in terms of recruiting
very interaction is totally transactional- can not be humanized...yet
Can’t yet fake a “Personal” connection
The nuances of human interaction

@scale- need technology to do the heavy lifting
Continuing an ongoing relationship
Automation using AI & ML

What do people (candidates) really want?
Personal connection to release or an automated release?
Communication, feedback & closure

Cultivate a relationship for relevant skills for future
Can automation REALLY cultivate relationships??
No- Neither can email or texting

What recruiting functions is AI replacing
Transactional components
Sourcing, Gathering intel (contact information), Farming

Process
Where is AI in recruiting relevant now
AI & ML to keep a pipeline warm.
Ability to create communication with the candidate in a unique & personalized way to help them to keep them engaged. To be able to recognize changes in behavior.

Understand your relevant audience. Can do the job and feed the culture (flexible)
Expand your target audience ("official" resume vs. True Skills)
Content?
Skills-based recruiting
Take Aways
Shifting from transactional recruiting into a long term relationship is a critical component for winning the right talent ahead of the competition
Technology can mainly assist you in maintaining long term relationships with your pool of talent and also with scouting the right people at the right time
Technology will not replace human interaction.