On a Monday morning, a Fortune 500 project manager logs into her company’s talent platform with an urgent request: a bilingual data analyst for a six-week market study. In years past, she might have phoned a traditional staffing agency and waited weeks. Today, an open talent platform—essentially a digitally transformed staffing firm—presents her with a shortlist of vetted candidates within hours. By Tuesday, an analyst from halfway around the world will be onboarded and contributing, guided by AI tools that streamline every step of the process.
Such scenarios are becoming routine, signaling how profoundly artificial intelligence is revolutionizing talent acquisition. In one survey, 91% of executives acknowledged that optimizing hiring with AI is necessary for long-term success. Yet only 4% felt their organization was “very effective” at hiring the talent it needs. This gap between necessity and capability reveals both a challenge and an opportunity.
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