I use AI every day at work and every night "vibe coding" haha.
I use AI every day at work and every night "vibe coding" haha. Here's my honest scorecard on what it's actually good at in recruiting:
Genuinely great:
- First-draft job descriptions (I edit, but it kills the blank page)
- Researching a company before a BD call
- Turning a long candidate call into clean notes
Overrated:
- Outreach. AI-written InMails have a smell. Candidates can tell, imo. Everyone's inbox is full of the same "personalized at scale" robot chatter.
Completely irreplaceable:
-The call where a candidate tells you the real reason they're leaving, which is never the reason on their resume.
The recruiters who win the next 5 years won't be the ones who automate the most. They'll be the ones who automate the busywork so they can spend more hours on the phone.
What's AI actually doing for you at work? Not the hype version. The real one.