Beyond the Hype: Practical Ways AI and Automation Are Empowering TA Teams
Explore how AI and automation are helping talent acquisition teams work smarter, personalize candidate experiences, and stay true to their brand.
With all the noise surrounding AI in talent acquisition, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start. In this webinar, hear from leaders in the TA space who are using AI and automation not to replace the human touch, but to enhance it in the moments that matter.
Our panel will share firsthand stories on how they’ve streamlined sourcing, enhanced candidate engagement, and built more consistent hiring experiences – all while staying aligned with their employer brand. Discover what it takes to implement automation with intention, drive measurable outcomes, and focus on the caliber of relationship-building candidates seek.
Attendees will gain insights around:
- Human Touch at Scale: See how leading TA teams are using AI to eliminate manual tasks and actually spend more time building trust with candidates — not less.
- Brand Integrity in Every Interaction: Learn how to hardwire your employer brand into every step of the hiring process, from automated outreach to final interviews, without sounding like a robot.
- Personalization That Gets Responses: Get real strategies for using data and automation to tailor communication, stand out in crowded inboxes, and dramatically increase candidate engagement.
Employ delivers people-first recruiting solutions that empower companies to overcome their greatest hiring challenges. From startups to Fortune 100 organizations, Employ meets companies where they are—offering tailored solutions that support everything from foundational hiring to advanced talent acquisition strategies. Employ is the only organization to offer companies choice in their hiring technology, providing three unique ATS platforms (JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite) and AI Companions that work alongside you in your hiring journey. Our intelligent hiring suite is trusted by more than 23,000 customers including Spotify, Eventbrite, Logitech, and Shutterfly. For more information, visit www.employinc.com.
Kim Stevens
Senior Talent Acquisition Leader
Employ
Kim Stevens is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with over 10 years of experience building and scaling recruitment strategies across high-growth organizations. As the Director of Talent Acquisition at Employ, she leads the company’s TA function with a focus on driving operational excellence, improving candidate experience, and aligning talent strategies with business outcomes.
Known for her thoughtful, collaborative approach, Kim is passionate about creating inclusive hiring processes and helping teams attract top-tier talent that fuels long-term success.
Larry Hernandez
AI Recruitment Consultant
RecruiterDNA
Larry Hernandez is the Founder of RecruiterDNA and a leader in AI-driven recruitment. With 25+ years of experience across agency, RPO, and in-house recruiting, he’s led hiring for companies like Twitter, Microsoft, and Zappos. A pioneer in AI recruiter training, Larry helps talent teams master tools like ChatGPT and Gemini to enhance sourcing and search execution. Through his AI RecruiterDNA Masterclass, he empowers recruiters to scale their impact and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving hiring landscape.
Ashley Alber
Sourcing Recruiter
Ashley Alber is a seasoned Sourcing Recruiter with 7 years of experience connecting top talent in engineering, R&D, AI/ML, GenAI, non-tech, and sales roles across the US, EMEA, Canada, and Mexico. Skilled in sourcing niche candidates for hard-to-fill roles, she thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments. Ashley leverages AI tools and data-driven insights to enhance recruitment strategy and is passionate about mentorship, DEI, and building diverse pipelines.
Jen Jones
Senior Technical Recruiter
Cedar
Jen Jones is a systems-driven recruiting leader with 20+ years of experience scaling organizations through ethical, inclusive talent strategies. At Cedar, she integrates AI into recruiting with a focus on equity, governance, and impact, while contributing to enterprise strategy via Cedar's AI Guild. Her prior work at Reddit, Everlywell, and Whole Foods Market includes building engineering teams and embedding inclusive hiring design. Jen excels at turning complexity into clarity to build resilient, trust-driven talent systems.