Ark, the jobs platform built specifically for software developers looking for remote positions, is looking to make hiring easier with the launch of HireAI. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, HireAI takes a lot of the manual work out of finding the right candidates from the 250,000 developers on Arc, including resume screening and mass outreach.
Companies upload their job description to use HireAI. It then provides a shortlist of candidates, refining preferences with each match so companies get more accurate results.
Weiting Liu, founder and CEO of Arc, which also launched Codementor, a remote learning platform for software developers, told TechCrunch that the “noise-to-signal rate” is particularly high when looking at global remote candidates. “Since the launch of Ark in 2019, we’ve seen countless hiring managers and recruiters become frustrated by the amount of time it takes to sift through hundreds of resumes and manual outreach to find the right candidates.”
Prior to HireAI, companies using Arc were required to submit their job requirements by filling out a detailed job form. Arc then used its own machine learning algorithms to find the best candidates, or the candidates would apply to the positions themselves. The platform’s recruiters will forward candidates to their customer reviews. HireAI automates the onboarding process by generating job descriptions and providing instant matches through “conversations” with AI recruiters, which employers can opt-in or out of (or use in conjunction with manual screening).
Liu said that by streamlining or automating tasks such as job description writing, candidate screening and outreach, AI-powered tools like HireAI free up time to focus on the more strategic parts of recruiting. These include meeting with candidates to see if they are a good cultural fit, building relationships and creating positions with each individual’s career goals in mind. Liu said AI-powered tools like HireAI could potentially encourage diversity, equality and inclusion because recruiters don’t look at candidates’ age, ethnicity or gender until they find the best matches.
“It’s important to note that while AI tools can handle many of the responsibilities traditionally assigned to recruiters, they are not intended to completely replace human recruiters,” Liu said. HireAI was soft-launched internally on Arch a few days ago and Liu said that early data shows that companies are twice as likely to interview developers who have been matched with them through HireAI .
