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From Keywords to Conversations: How Humanly's AI Interviewer Redefines Fair, Fast Hiring

AI interviewing is redefining how recruiting teams evaluate talent at scale. In this 2025 ERE Recruiting Innovation Summit session, Matt Raymond from Humanly explains why resume-based screening only reveals a small slice of your applicant pool—and how AI interviewing unlocks deeper insight, faster response times, and more equitable hiring.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – The hidden problem in today’s hiring
Why most candidates wait 10–18 days for first contact and why only ~5% get timely engagement.
01:10 – The limits of keyword matching
How traditional AI tools parse resumes and job descriptions—and why this approach fails to identify the best talent.
02:30 – Going deeper with predictive & inference intelligence
Using company history, tenure, title, and context to infer real candidate skills beyond what’s written.
04:05 – What AI can reveal beyond the resume
How Humanly builds a more complete candidate profile using probabilistic insights recruiters can verify.
05:05 – Why conversation changes everything
How an autonomous chat, video, or audio interview boosts the system’s confidence and understanding of each candidate.
06:00 – Competency validation through AI interviews
AI interviewing as a way to verify skills, gather work samples, and understand candidate capabilities at scale.
07:00 – Candidate adoption and engagement data
Why candidates engage 10% more with an AI interviewer than with traditional phone screens.
08:00 – Progressive learning & immediate next steps
Letting candidates move forward in minutes—not weeks—through automated interview flows.
09:15 – Why candidates love AI interviewing
4 out of 5 candidates choose AI when given the option, citing convenience and flexibility.
10:00 – How to “interview your AI vendor”
Key questions every TA leader should ask—training data, use cases, language support, references, bias controls.
12:15 – Rear-view vs. windshield intelligence
Understanding candidate history and future aspirations to improve hiring decisions.
13:40 – Why equitable interviews matter
How AI standardizes conversations, reduces unintentional bias, and creates a consistent experience.
15:00 – Bias, transparency & third-party audits
How Humanly approaches bias mitigation and the importance of defensible, explainable AI.
17:05 – Closing remarks + Q&A
Ensuring transparency, candidate trust, and evaluating AI vendors responsibly.
18:40 – Visit Humanly at Booth #13