Technically HR: Indeed launches new tool helping TA pros match candidates to job openings

Finding the right candidate to fill an open role at an organization is a daunting task, but AI can help talent acquisition (TA) professionals tackle the work by leaning into what the technology does best: sort through large data sets and make recommendations.

This week, Indeed launched its new Smart Sourcing product, an evolution and rebrand of Indeed Resume. Smart Sourcing leverages generative AI to help talent professionals cut down on the time it takes to fill a role, a pain point Indeed found was exacerbated by a reduction in recruiter headcount across corporate America.

“You post a job, and boom, you find all your match candidates right there. You don’t need to have a Boolean black belt…to go hunt for those candidates. You get the candidates right there,” said Deepti Patibandla, senior director of product management at Indeed.

Indeed boasts 300 million global “active users,” according to Patibandla, so there are plenty of job-seekers to sift through, and Smart Sourcing will help narrow down that 300 million instantly based on their résumés, but also based on preferences collected by the platform.

Some beta customers cut their recruiting time in half, Patibandla said.

Patibandla told HR Brew that in addition to populating relevant matched candidates, AI will summarize candidate résumés for consideration and help recruiters craft outreach messages based on tone and technicality of the role.

Smart Sourcing also features collaboration capabilities and ATS integration with platforms like iCIMS, Workday, and Greenhouse.

Zoom out. Indeed’s Smart Sourcing product is the latest launch in the job-matching business, as more job sites lean into their troves of data and leverage generative AI to help speed up the process for finding the right candidate.

Last fall, LinkedIn launched its new AI-powered tools on LinkedIn Recruiter, similarly allowing for more conversational language to steer the search rather than leaning on complicated Boolean searching.

“Gone are the days of manually searching and scrolling through a list of applicants,” Indeed EVP Rajatish Mukherjee told reporters on a press call.