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AI in Hiring: From Microsoft to Humanly's Recruitment Solutions | Episode 14

Prem Kumar, CEO and co-founder of Humanly, discusses how the company helps high volume hiring teams screen, schedule, and interview candidates more effectively and equitably. Humanly focuses on the earlier stages of the hiring process, working with mid-market companies that receive thousands of applicants. They use chatbots to screen and filter candidates, providing outcomes for each candidate. Humanly aims to make the hiring process more efficient and equitable, addressing biases and improving candidate experience. Kumar shares surprises and learnings from building Humanly and emphasizes the importance of focusing on the right features and responsible AI. He also discusses his career path, starting with an informatics degree and his interest in technology and HR. He discusses the importance of retention and employee engagement, as well as the challenges faced by companies in high-volume recruiting. Prem emphasizes the need for culture fit and a shared vision when hiring new team members. He also offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, encouraging them to overcome their fears and take the first step towards building their own companies. In this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Introduction and Overview 03:49 Humanly's Role in High Volume Hiring 04:57 Working with Mid-Market Companies 06:37 Categorizing Candidates and Providing Outcomes 08:33 Improving Candidate Experience and Equity 11:43 Building Humanly and Surprises Along the Way 12:50 Addressing Inequities in Interviews 14:27 Building the Right Features and Product Market Fit 17:59 Humanly's Series A Funding and Growth 21:23 Using AI Technology for Effective Conversations 22:15 Guardrails for Responsible and Ethical AI 27:04 Career Path and Early Experiences 27:30 Interest in Technology and HR 31:06 Informatics Degree, Interdisciplinary Opportunities 33:09 Background and Early Career at Microsoft 33:44 "ThinkWeek" and Prem's Transition to HR Tech 35:37 The Importance of Retention and Churn, and Reverse Mentorship 41:08 Leaving Microsoft and Starting Humanly 42:39 Startup Experience at Tiny Pulse 46:18 Building the Humanly Team 50:16 Standardized Screening for Fair Hiring 52:45 Team Culture and Hiring Beyond Technical Skills 54:52 Future Goals and Value-Aligned Customers 56:20 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Notable Quotes: 📈 "We want to make hiring more efficient and equitable." 💼 "Treating candidates well is really good for the bottom line." 🚀 "Hopefully we can help reduce bias in the early application process." 🔥 "Instead of a burn book of frustration, you actually turned that into something constructive and frankly extremely valuable." Resources Mentioned: 🌟 Season 1 Podcast Feedback Form: https://yourairoadmap.com/podcastfeed... 🌟 Season 2 Podcast Guest Nomination Form: https://yourairoadmap.com/podcastguest 🌟 Humanly: https:// humanly.io 🌟 Prem's LinkedIn:   / premskumar   🌟 @PremKumarTweets: https://x.com/premkumartweets About Prem: Prem Kumar is currently the CEO and co-founder of Humanly.io, a venture-backed generative AI platform that empowers hiring teams to have more effective and equitable job candidate conversations. The process should be driven by humans while automating only essential tasks. He has previously led product management and design teams at TINYpulse, an employee engagement company focused on real-time people data for building world-class cultures in organizations. Before his time at TINYpulse, Prem spent 10 years at Microsoft working in various product capacities including HR Technology, New Ventures, Dynamics 365, and Office 365. In recognition of his work, he has received several honors such as Geekwire's "Startup CEO of the year - 2023", being named a PSBJ 40 under 40 honoree, Forbes NEXT 1000 honoree, TAtech Top 100 leader, Top-100 HR Influencer, and was listed on "The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List" in 2021 by Social Micole. About Joan: Ranked the #4 in Voice AI Influencer, Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek is the CEO of Clarity AI, Founder of Women in Voice (501c3 with 20+ chapters), & Host of Your AI Roadmap. With a decade in software & AI, she has worked at Nuance, VERSA Agency, & OneReach.ai in data & analysis, product, & digital transformation. She's also an investor & technical advisor to startup (AI, computer vision, NLP) & enterprise (medical hardware). A CES & VentureBeat speaker & Harvard Business Review published author, she has a PhD & MA & is based in Seattle. Connect with Joan on LinkedIn:   / dr-jpb   Subscribe to the Podcast: https://yourairoadmap.buzzsprout.com/... Want Clarity to build your AI tools?: https://calendly.com/hireclarityai/co... IG:   / yourairoadmap   Joan has a BOOK with Wiley coming! AI, Careers, & Future-Proofing Your Income: https://yourairoadmap.com/book-waitlist/ ♥️ Love it? Rate, Review, Subscribe. Send it to a friend 😊