Brainfood Live On Air - Ep374 - Automation is Eating Recruiting (And What Recruiters Should be Doing Now)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep374 - Automation is Eating Recruiting (And What Recruiters Should be Doing Now)

From The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast by Hung Lee

April 17, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 422

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This episode discusses the impact of automation on recruitment and provides actionable strategies for talent acquisition professionals.

Automation is Eating Recruitment! 10 Tips for What Talent Acquisition & HR Should Be Doing NOW The robots aren't coming - they're already here. AI sourcing, automated screening, chatbot scheduling, and predictive analytics are devouring the recruitment tasks we used to own. So what should recruiters be doing now? This isn't a eulogy for recruiting. It's a battle plan for the talent professionals ready to evolve. In this high-energy session, we're breaking down: • Which recruitment tasks to automate immediately (and which to protect at all costs) • How to reposition yourself as a strategic advisor when AI handles the sourcing • The "automation audit" every TA team should run this quarter • Why candidate relationship building is your new competitive moat • How to upskill your team for a hybrid human-AI workflow • The metrics that matter when bots handle volume and you handle value • Red flags that your automation is alienating top talent • Building the business case for tech investment (with numbers executives actually care about) • Future-proofing your career: skills that w on't be automated by 2026 • The one automation mistake that's costing you your best candidates right now…

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