Meeting:

Expert Perspective | AI in Recruitment: Insights & Experiences with SmartRecruiters

Type:
Expert Perspective
Datum:
Maandag 28 September 2026
Tijd:
14:00 - 15:00 uur CET
Locatie:
Online
Taal:
Engels

Waar gaat deze meeting over?

How can you build stronger candidate relationships in an increasingly competitive talent market?

Join us to explore practical approaches to modern recruitment. Tijs Blankenvoorde will discuss how capabilities such as Talent Pools and Candidate Chat from SmartRecruiters can help strengthen candidate engagement and support more effective hiring.

You'll also hear from Elena Paleva, who will share her experiences with SmartRecruiters from her previous role at IKEA, including key lessons learned and practical insights. We look forward to welcoming you for an interactive session with peers and HR professionals.

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Key take-aways:

The session explored how AI, automation, and structured recruitment practices can help organizations manage recruitment more effectively while protecting the candidate experience. The discussion emphasized that technology should support clear criteria, consistent communication, and accountable human decisions rather than replace professional judgment.

  • Build lasting candidate relationships. Strong candidates who are not selected for one role may be suitable for future opportunities. Respectful communication, useful feedback, and consent-based talent communities can preserve these relationships and reduce future sourcing effort.
  • Define hiring criteria before using AI. Recruiters and hiring managers should agree on essential requirements, responsibilities, assessment stages, and timelines before screening begins. Technology cannot compensate for an unclear vacancy definition.
  • Use AI as decision support. Candidate matching, screening questions, and automated routing can help manage high application volumes. Their outputs should remain understandable, regularly reviewed, and combined with structured human assessment.
  • Communicate throughout the process. Silence and uncertainty can damage the candidate experience more than an unfavorable decision. Candidates should receive timely updates about their status, delays, next steps, and expected decision dates.
  • Make recruitment a shared responsibility. Recruiters and hiring managers should have visible tasks, deadlines, and feedback expectations. Clear ownership and pipeline monitoring can prevent delays and improve both operational effectiveness and candidate communication.
  • Configure privacy before scaling engagement. Talent communities and campaigns must reflect approved retention periods, consent choices, withdrawal rights, deletion procedures, and applicable country requirements.

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HR professionals working in Recruitment, or working ith related tooling

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