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Hurray, I still have a job! And WHY.


When I first thought about starting this company. It was to help solve a problem that I saw companies running into. The across the boards effect on companies, big and small, of hiring people that end up being a detriment to their success.


For years, I would see small struggling companies with great products or services who obviously needed to grow. A great percentage of the time, the reason they weren't, was the owner's fears around hiring and delegation. Pulling the string routinely led back to some nightmare about hiring or trusting someone they shouldn't have resulting in the near or complete loss of key customers, previously existing valuable employees, lawsuits, and even their business followed by a decision to "Never let that happen again."


When doing my research, I found report after report, even from recruitment and HR magazines and websites like "ERE Recruiting News, Indeed, and LinkedIn" where the average hiring failure rate was around 50%. I heard from friends who were hiring online receiving dozens of resumes for a single job posting, only to find the majority were written using Ai assisted resume builders that didn't reflect the candidate's true profile or capabilities at all. All of this was happening while the costs involved in hiring were skyrocketing, let alone having to pay for hiring for the same job more than once. That's why I deliver pre-hire candidate screening.


Recently, I've seen company after company offer talent screening using Ai. They tout their speed and accuracy as well as Ai's ability deliver a myriad number of assessments. So, what does that mean for me? Am I out of a job? Not necessarily.


You see, there are certain "human" capabilities and nuances in screening or evaluating a person's actual capabilities that require "human experience". Ai can give general conclusions but as of now, it still can't make judgment calls accurately in all the soft skills. Here's the areas a query of Ai shows to be above the algorithm's capabilities.

Capability Missing

Why It Matters

Evidence

Human context & situational judgment

Prevents unfair or rigid evaluations

 

Conveying respect

Impacts morale, creativity, and commitment

 

Emotional & interpersonal nuance

Critical for leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution

 

Ethical fairness without bias

AI inherits historical bias

 

Coaching & developmental insight

Requires trust, empathy, and human connection

 

Privacy-aware judgment

AI over-monitoring harms retention

 

Cultural & social understanding

Essential for evaluating fit and collaboration

Inferred from limitations above

So, it looks like I'll be working a little while longer.


I like seeing people come together and work together to accomplish things and hope to help make that a more successful activity. If you find that what I'm sharing is helpful, I hope you'll subscribe to this blog.


If you would like to have a conversation about team building, feel free to reach out by booking some time.

Best Regards,

Dave


 
 
 

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