Organizations need to overcome their fear of robots as the war for talent intensifies

With recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicating that the war for talent is now at a critical stage in the US, insight from global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions, suggests that technology could be the solution.
According to BLS statistics, there are now approximately 6.7 million job openings across the US, but only 6.4 million candidates available to fill these roles. With this acute talent shortage, the need to use robotic process automation and streamline the candidate experience is now more critical than ever before.
Sondra Dryer, Global Head of Brand and Experience at Alexander Mann Solutions explains:
“This significant gap between supply and demand is something our economy hasn’t seen before. In such a talent short market, the most competitive firms will be those able to successfully integrate technology in the hiring process.
While there has been some resistance to robotic process automation (RPA) and AI in the past, we can’t ignore the fact that tech is changing what candidates expect from a company. Individuals want to see potential employers providing more innovative candidate engagement where personalization and speed go hand-in-hand.
That’s not to say that robots need to replace people, of course. After all, relationships developed during the interview process are the number one most important engagement tool and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Tech is simply the enabler that reduces administrative burdens to free up time to allow meaningful relationships to be developed. In essence, it’s time to get over our fear of robots and instead integrate these tools to put the recruiter back into recruiting and give our people the chance to once again be the human interface in the hiring process.”