How to choose the best type of automation for your recruitment process

A practical guide for TA teams wanting to automate — responsibly

Created from conversations with TA Disruptors at Manpower, HMRC, and Rolls-Royce (as well as insights from the UK Government's framework on Responsible AI in Recruitment), this is practical guidance you can implement immediately; with three must-do actions to choose the right kind of automation for your process.

 

Many TA teams are under pressure to automate. But without clear internal policies or practical guidance, it's easy to move too fast and break things. This guide helps you stay in control.

We break down the decisions that matter most when introducing automation to your recruitment process — so you can handle rising volumes, stay compliant with the EU AI Act, and protect candidate quality at every stage.

🔥 Built with insights from TA leaders at Rolls-Royce, HMRC, Manpower & more
📘 Created in line with the UK Government’s Responsible AI in Recruitment framework
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The difference between assistive and decision-making automation — and why it matters for compliance.

What ‘explainable AI’ really looks like (with simple questions to ask any vendor).

Why some tools reveal candidate potential — and others just reveal who knows how to prompt ChatGPT.

🧭 Plus: Three critical actions every TA leader should take before signing off any new solution.

This isn’t about banning AI. It’s about using it wisely.

 

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🤖​ How candidates are using AI 

⚖️​ How the EU AI Act defines AI... and what the implications are for your process

🚨The difference between assistive vs decision-making AI tools (as well as explainable vs black box AI) and how to decide which is best for you

🔍 Why and how to vet vendors on whether their tools can capture authentic insights on candidates, even when they're using AI in the process 

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  2. ChatGPT outperformed 98.8% of human candidates: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-aptitude-tests-can-generative-ai-outperform-humans

  3. Validated and peer-reviewed by: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijsa.12479 

  4. 70th percentile on Situational Judgement Tests: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-situational-judgement-tests-how-it-performs-vs-a-human

  5. Scanning the job description: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-personality-assessments-does-it-have-the-right-personality-traits-to-get-an-interview

  6. AutoApplyAI: https://www.wonsulting.ai/autoapplyai

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  8. Vulnerabilities - Verbal Reasoning Tests: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-aptitude-tests-can-generative-ai-outperform-humans

  9. Vulnerabilities - Situational Judgement Tests: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-situational-judgement-tests-how-it-performs-vs-a-human

  10. Vulnerabilities - Personality Assessments: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-personality-assessments-does-it-have-the-right-personality-traits-to-get-an-interview

  11. Vulnerabilities - Task-based Assessments: https://www.arcticshores.com/insights/chatgpt-vs-task-based-assessments-can-we-break-our-own-assessment

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  14. GPT-4 passes the bar exam: https://law.stanford.edu/2023/04/19/gpt-4-passes-the-bar-exam-what-that-means-for-artificial-intelligence-tools-in-the-legal-industry/

  15. ChatGPT passed medical license exam: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/chatgpt-passed-usmle-what-does-it-mean-med-ed#:~:text=Investigators%20assessed%20its%20clinical%20reasoning,without%20prior%20reinforcement%20or%20training.

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  19. Detection is ineffective: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevvw98q7wvo

  20. Detection methods produce false positives: https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2023/07/10/ai-detection.aspx

  21. Example of how easy it is to complete SJT: https://5339700.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5339700/ChatGPT%20vs%20SJT.mp4

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  23. How to conduct a Generative AI vulnerability audit: https://5339700.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5339700/Gen%20AI%20Blogs/Arctic_Shores_How_to_conduct_a_Generative_AI_vulnerability_audit.pdf

  24. The pragmatist’s playbook for skills-based hiring: helping TA leaders navigate a new era of recruitment: https://landing.arcticshores.com/a-pragmatists-playbook-for-skills-based-hiring

  25. Skill-enablers™ from Arctic Shores: https://landing.arcticshores.com/the-arctic-shores-skill-enabler-companion-guide

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  27. TA Disruptors YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Arcticshores_psychometrics 

  28. TA Disruptors newsletter: https://landing.arcticshores.com/en-gb/ta-disruptors-newsletter-sign-up

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  31. Siemens: https://www.arcticshores.com/case-studies/siemens-hire-for-potential-with-arctic-shores

  32. Contact us: https://www.arcticshores.com/book-meeting