Employment portal Indeed has redesigned its profile page for users, allowing individuals to fill out work history using an AI-powered writer, and also added support for multiple resumes. The company also launched a suite of smart sourcing suites for recruiters, with features such as AI-powered candidate summaries and custom messages.
Indeed, a Recruiter Holdings company, is revamping its profile pages and adding AI-powered features to better compete with rivals like LinkedIn, Talent.com and ZipRecruiter. The new AI-powered Work Experience Writer helps you create better descriptions for different projects.
The company is also adding support for saving up to 5 resumes to make it easier for individuals to select the most relevant resumes when applying for different types of positions. Indeed says both features will be rolled out soon.
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The job portal already had a toggle feature to show a user's profile to recruiters. But the company is now enabling it by default and making it easily accessible from the settings page.
Meanwhile, the company has released a smart sourcing suite for recruiters to reduce so-called “irrelevant contacts,” when employers reach out to candidates who don't match the job description. Apart from advanced search filters, companies can also access her AI-powered candidate overview.
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Indeed is also adding AI-powered smart messaging and automated interview scheduling features. AI-assisted messaging tools allow recruiters to create or modify communications with job candidates. The company said that during the testing phase, it was observed that recruiters saved up to six hours per week by using the smart sourcing feature for recruiting.
When we asked the company how it avoids bias or makes sure its AI-powered summaries don't miss important details, Indeed said it employs an accountable AI team to prevent harm. I said yes.
Indeed's rival, LinkedIn, is also implementing AI into various aspects such as learning, recruiting, marketing sales, messaging, and profile enhancement.
Deepti Patibandla, Indeed's senior director of product, told TechCrunch by phone that the company remains focused on hiring.
“LinkedIn is more of a professional social network or platform, but at Indeed, we want to hire more people. That's a core value of our business. As a differentiator, we look at our hiring process. We want to make it easier,” she said.
“We want to make sure people have access to the right jobs and are not flooded with random jobs. Those two are our main focus right now. In the long run. , we believe there is an opportunity for users to come to Indeed to set their career trajectory.”
Last year, Indeed laid off 2,200 people, or 15% of its workforce. At the time, CEO Chris Hyams said the organization was “simply too big for what's to come.”