09/09/2026
Seems everyone and their dog is building an AI-powered recruitment platform promising the perfect unicorn job or purple squirrel candidate in just a few prompts.
They typically claim to:
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ - fair enough. We've tested sourcing agents and they can match a manual process, run quicker, and sometimes unearth, albeit by chance rather than design, hidden gems a human might miss. ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ โ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ - sorry, what? You shouldn't be selling anything. Positioning, sure. Laying out the facts, absolutely. Selling? Nah. If an opportunity needs selling, it's probably not right. ๐ก๐ข โ
๐๐-๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ - please don't. Like never. Ever. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ข โ ๏ธ
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ - based on...? Keyword matches devoid of emotion, nuance or context? Where's the judgement built from years of experience and gut feel? ๐ก๐ข โ
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ - fine, knock yourself out. It's a transactional, admin-heavy, boilerplate task. Caveat: sometimes you need to sprinkle in some magic dust e.g. flag key points from earlier conversations, surface insight into someone's thinking or personality. Stay nimble. ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ โ
