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The post-covid scenario has brought many changes, the most significant of which is the Hybrid working module. Remote hiring has been welcomed as the novel way to recruit talent by recruiting teams. Most organizations have already switched to the virtual hiring mode using AI-based tools which are helping recruiters and candidates to stay connected virtually. 

Organizations are trying their best to cope with the ongoing situation where most of them have transitioned towards the work from home module and have decided to continue the same. Companies have quickly embraced virtual platforms as a replacement of the traditional three-stage in-person interview process, on-site psychometric tests, and assessment centers. 

The integration with upgraded HR technology and tools has made the overall transition from traditional to remote hiring easier for hiring teams. AI-driven tools and virtual platforms have been the key element in improving remote hiring. For many organizations, the unforeseen disruptions caused by the pandemic has introduced them to new possibilities in integrating HR technology to implement and improve remote hiring.

How HR tech improves remote hiring?

From resume screening to onboarding, HR tech is now integrated at all stages in talent acquisition for effective virtual hiring. Various HR tech platforms have introduced new tools and processes for hiring that were nearly impossible earlier. Recently recruiters have reported a 67% spike in video interviews with introducing video interviews in recruitment. Video interviews have proven to be highly interactive and help recruiters to assess candidate expressions, gestures, and body language as easily online as in person.

Currently, hiring teams are investing in AI-based platforms for the speed, convenience, and accuracy they bring in at all hiring stages. Let’s check out a few areas in recruitment where AI-based virtual platforms have proved to bring desired results:

  1. Candidate screening - AI-based tools help recruiting teams automate the candidate screening process. These tools help to screen and hire thousands of candidates, be it virtual or physical hiring. It also provides hiring managers with enough time to build candidate relations and upgrade the candidate experience. 
  2. Skill matching - There are various HR tech solutions that help HR managers to do skill matching of the applicants as per the requirements. AI-driven tools are a big source of help to reduce HR efforts in completing this task of skill matching and also gives them the opportunity to tag skills of relevant candidates for future purposes. 
  3. Candidate recommendation - The recommendation systems can also be automated, where candidates can be screened and ranked for various job openings.
  4. Video interviews - One-click video interview platforms have been introduced in recent times which has helped recruiters to conduct interviews for qualified candidates excluding the travel or interview scheduling hustle.
  5. Virtual Onboarding - Document collection, checklist management and all other onboarding procedures are covered in the virtual hiring platforms creating a seamless onboarding experience for new employees.
  6. AI-driven chatbots - The AI-driven chatbots can be used as a complete solution for all hiring stages. They help recruiting teams to automate resume screening processes, understand and respond to candidates’ queries in real-time.

As more organizations have embraced virtual platforms for interviews, hiring teams should look beyond and learn to use such platforms in different ways to reach out and communicate with candidates. Remote hiring with advanced HR technology will be one of the most relevant online recruiting strategies in the industry. Leveraging AI-based tools in remote hiring will improve the hiring process and also keep enterprises ahead in the hunt for qualified candidates. 

There are various options of HR Tech solutions available in the market, which are affordable as well as updated as per organizational requirements. Every organization, no matter the size, should opt for one of these to simplify their tedious HR processes and management of remote hiring. 

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Ansh Aggarwal

Ansh Aggarwal has 6+ years of experience in the B2B Marketing space in India and International markets. Currently associated with Zimyo, Ansh is taking care of the entire gamut of marketing activities for the on-boarding of Enterprise clients. He communicates directly/indirectly with Industry leader CXOs, CHROs, IT Heads to understand their challenges and come up with solutions that are enabling them to transform their company into an employee-centric organization.

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