About ChatGPT recruiting

ChatGPT is an advanced natural language processor (NLP) developed by OpenAI, a research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring artificial intelligence benefits all humanity. ChatGPT is an intelligent robot that can understand and write in human-like language, something other AI programs have historically had challenges with.

Because ChatGPT is so adept at crafting content the way people speak, it can be an excellent choice to use in recruitment or the hiring process at large.

Benefits of using AI in recruiting

Before discovering the ways recruiters can utilize ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs in recruiting, it helps to understand why you might want to use it. The benefits of using AI in recruiting include the following:

• streamlines recruiting and hiring processes
• reduces overall recruitment workload
• could potentially help neutralize conceivable biases (including unintentional biases)
• automates routine tasks to save a significant amount of time
• creates a better candidate experience
• improves the quality of hires

Let’s discuss six ways you can utilize ChatGPT in recruiting or hiring:

1. Create job descriptions

One of the most time-saving aspects of using ChatGPT in recruiting is the ability to create clear, compelling job descriptions. Tell ChatGPT to create a job description in the chat box to execute this function. For example, you could tell ChatGPT to: “Write a compelling job description for a medical freelance writer.”

The content generated by ChatGPT may be usable by itself, but you should take a few minutes to polish it before publishing. Remember to check for grammatical errors, sentence flow and unnecessary fluff. You’ll also want to insert your brand voice and company information.

2. Learn more about jobs and functions

As a recruiter, you have at least a basic understanding of the job you’re sourcing candidates for. AI recruiting technologies make it significantly easier to learn about a job and its functions. Simply type your query into the chat box in ChatGPT. For example, you could enter the following into the chat box: “Explain in detail the functions of a pediatric nurse.”

3. Write cold outreach e-mails to candidates

ChatGPT streamlines content creation related to recruiting by providing a solid first draft to work from. Besides job descriptions, you can also use this application to write cold outreach e-mails to candidates. 

Insert your command in the chat box to have your cold e-mail drafted. For example, you might input: “Write a compelling cold e-mail to a cybersecurity generalist asking if they’d be interested in a cybersecurity job opportunity.”

The content created by ChatGPT is likely to have placeholders for you to input personal data, including your e-mail, name, company and the candidate’s name. Before sending the AI-generated e-mail, edit it as described for the job description above to ensure the candidate receives unique, compelling content.

4. Generate job interview questions for specific roles

As a recruiter or hiring manager, you’ve likely crafted a generic set of questions to start all (or most) of your job interviews. However, to efficiently assess a candidate’s knowledge, you also need to create unique role-specific questions, which is where job interview preparation can become time-consuming.

ChatGPT can help reduce the time spent researching and formulating role-specific interview questions. Start by typing a detailed command in the chat box. For this task, you may type: “Create a list of 10 interview questions for a social media marketing expert, keeping in mind that a deep understanding of TikTok is required.”

5. Create scripts for interviews

You can leverage the power of AI to help with the creation of interview scripts. Whether you’re looking for a script that you can follow to the letter during interviews or simply want a document to help guide discussions, AI tools can provide you with a solid starting point.

However, keep in mind that what an AI tool outputs is usually only as good as the instructions you input. This means you need to be as detailed as possible and list out important information or questions you’d like to see incorporated into the script. On the other hand, if you’d rather just get a rough outline, you can be a little more high-level with your information.

In almost all cases, you’ll likely still need to review, edit and tweak the AI’s output to ensure everything makes sense.

Valuable tips for using AI recruiting technologies

The following valuable tips can help you get the most out of AI recruiting technologies:

• Use AI to save time on tedious or redundant tasks.
• Be clear and concise when giving command prompts or typing queries in ChatGPT.
• Get to know your artificial intelligence program before using it for recruitment tasks.
• Ensure data privacy when using ChatGPT by never feeding personal information into the program.
• Don’t use artificial intelligence when you’re not allowed to, per your company’s operational rules and procedures.
• Always edit content generated by AI for accuracy before using it.
• Remember to update your AI technologies as necessary.

Artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT can help streamline processes and improve performance during the recruiting and hiring processes. By implementing ChatGPT in the processes above, you can help save significant time, improve competencies and potentially reduce associated costs.