All managers want to hire the best people, but the recruitment process can be a slog. Busy managers don’t want to spend their time sifting through hundreds of applications, and candidates don’t want to be ignored. Could AI help streamline this process? Host Isabel Berwick hears from micro1 founder Ali Ansari. Ansari says his AI interviewer is already being used to perform thousands of job interviews. Later, Isabel speaks to Chano Fernandez, co-CEO of Eightfold, to learn how the company uses AI not only to recruit candidates, but also to better match staff to potential career paths.Want to get in touch? Write to Isabel at isabel.berwick@ft.comWant more? Free links:Graduate jobseekers navigate AI effect on gender equality Superfluous people vs AI: what the jobs revolution might look likeQuiet hiring: why managers are recruiting from their own ranksTech and generational changes increase urgency of upskillingFT subscriber? Sign up to get Isabel’s free Working It newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday: ft.com/newslettersCredits:Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.