Jasmine Cheng, a recruiter from the San Francisco Bay Area and a founding member of TopKnack, a boutique recruiting firm specializing in hiring engineering and healthcare talent, has found immense value in using ChatGPT. Having previously worked as a technical recruiter at Amazon, Jasmine possesses extensive experience in identifying and hiring top engineering and healthcare talent.
Prior to using ChatGPT, Jasmine indicated that she spent a taxing fifteen hours a week manually searching for targeted candidates through Boolean strings. Boolean strings are specific keyword-searching strategies recruiters use to find candidates through the likes of LinkedIn. Nevertheless, with ChatGPT, Jasmine is now able to spend substantially less time on such tasks. By working with ChatGPT, Jasmine has been able to cut her searching time to a mere five hours a week.
ChatGPT is an AI-based search engine, in which, upon Jasmine inputting a job description into the platform, ChatGPT instantly outputs a Boolean search string tailored to the specific requirements of the job, one which Jasmine can further refine. Matched with the AI’s ability to ensure that the Boolean string is written correctly (a mistake in formulating such strings can cause the system to break and not search for any potential candidates) ChatGPT has more than adequately compensated for the time Jasmine used to spend constructing a suitable Boolean search string for her prospects.
Moreover, ChatGPT assists Jasmine with her interviewing process. She is able to make use of ChatGPT’s feature, which sends Jasmine interview questions tailored to particular individuals in order to analyze their technical and non-technical skills. Additionally, Jasmine is able to make use of the AI’s ability to output a basic job description, one which Jasmine can then edit and elaborate upon with her own words and opinion in order to attract more prospective candidates.
Not only is Jasmine’s efficacy in her workflow improved through the use of ChatGPT, but she is also able to make back the five hours that used to be dedicated to more time-consuming tasks by networking, conducting further business development and seeking out more clients for her recruiting firm. Furthermore, ChatGPT’s help facilitates more money made for each job placement, as Jasmine typically earns 20-30% of the first-year salary for every candidate she successfully places.
However, AI-driven technology such as ChatGPT has, for understandable reasons, been scorned by opponents. While it is true that ChatGPT could potentially take away certain human jobs, as demonstrated by Jasmine, it also holds immense potential to make lives easier by allowing recruiters to work more efficiently. Despite its utilitarianism, ChatGPT is not considered as taking over Jasmine’s job, but rather, making her more efficient. All it takes is for recruiters like Jasmine to use ChatGPT with caution and sound judgment.
While the technology has been met with skepticism and unsurety by some, these qualms are best quelled by getting to know the product. Jasmine expresses that, because of the effectiveness and speeds at which ChatGPT allows her to complete recruitment tasks, “I swear by ChatGPT”.
