How to recruit more effectively: leveraging language assessment AI

Samantha Ball
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There areÌýÌýwhy recruiters use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their hiring process: to save time, provide valuable insights and to make their jobs easier.

The recruitment process is vital to any thriving business, but it can be time-consuming and labor intensive. Sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting interviews and making hiring decisions can be stop-start, with some time-wasting tasks and reprocessing. However, as technology continues to evolve, the role of AI in recruitment is becoming increasingly important.

With the help of AI, Talent Acquisition leads can improve their recruiting processes, save time and find better-quality candidates. believe AI greatly enhances talent acquisition and retention.

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5 ways AI tools can enhance your recruitment strategy

AI is transforming recruitment and providing businesses with a competitive edge in finding and hiring top talent.

With the use of it, Talent Acquisition leads can efficiently:

  1. screen resumes for key skills and qualifications
  2. analyze resumes at a speed impossible for a human to match and identify the most qualified candidates within seconds
  3. analyze candidate behavior and predict their suitability for a particular job
  4. automate the scheduling of interviews, andÌý
  5. assess candidates’ skill levels through assessment tasks.

But that’s not all.

Why use AI to assess language skills?

The potential of AI extends beyond traditional recruitment processes and challenges. It can also play a crucial role in assessing the language skills of potential candidates and developing workforce skills.

English language proficiency is one of the top skills global businesses are hiring for today.

International businesses need to ensure they have employees with the right language proficiency to communicate effectively across teams as well as with clients and partners worldwide. The most strategic enabler for international business today is language learning.

But only 58% of companies are testing for English skills during recruitment.

With the right AI tools, AI can provide a standardized evaluation of language skills, eliminating human biases and providing a fair process for both parties.

AI-powered language assessments can also speed up the recruitment process, provide an accurate view of proficiency levels and help identify the most suitable candidates for roles that require specific language skills.Ìý

With language skills becoming an increasing focus to unlock business growth, incorporating AI tools at the recruitment stage can further unlock time savings and help secure the best candidates.

AI language assessment: helping you hire with confidence

Explore the AI-based, unbiased testing solution enabling global brands and businesses to assess candidates’ English proficiency quickly and accurately, Versant by ɫèAV.

Providing more than 3 million tests each year across 100 countries, the fully flexible testing solution enables Talent Acquisition Managers to fast-track and simplify their recruitment process, while giving them total confidence their candidates have the right English language skills to drive their business forward.Ìý

Learn more about Versant by ɫèAV and find the right AI-based English language assessment for your business.

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