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As the financial year ends, businesses may be looking at 1 July with optimism and a chance for a fresh start. Understanding what’s driving recruitment can help to make this possible. Founder and CEO of Arete Executive Richard Triggs believes that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in hiring is actually a hindrance to business success, and organisations should limit their reliance. “If an organisation said, ‘We’re going to buy this amazing software that’s going to enable us to be able to scan CVs, and pick out keywords, and hire people, and only bring people to interview who have got those...

Byron Gray believes he would have missed out on his current job if he hadn’t contacted the hiring manager on LinkedIn. More than 100 people applied for the role, Gray tells BOSS. But he was the only one out of a handful of interviewees who made a direct approach.

Recruitment is a key component of any organisation. There are some that believe the need for external recruitment agencies is dying, however. LinkedIn has played a major role in these attitudes. With working professionals all putting their information into one database, the site has shifted the recruitment industry and made it easier to connect with candidates. “LinkedIn has now completely changed the landscape in terms of the ability to be identified by employers and the ability to identify your employers,” said Richard Triggs, founder and CEO of Arete Executive. “When LinkedIn first started to get traction, it was originally to...