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www.peopleandmanagement.com New employees have no idea about their new workplace. IBM is creating a system to answer a new employee’s most pressing or job critical questions. The AI-based system can provide the names, locations and contact info for people they should connect with on their fi rst day. and create the best-unbiased talent pool based strictly on talent. These AI recruiters can automatically provide ongoing feedback to candidates, schedule interviews, and answer their questions in real time. This efficient process helps HRs to convert prospective candidates to hires. HRs have to generally deal with vacation requests, training requirements, hiring processes etc. AI’s cognitive engines could help HRs drive their key day-to-day decisions in the workplace. When HR is fi lled with employee vacation requests, AI-based systems can notify further employees not to request as it might get declined. Based on team size, work, AI’s assistance with HR management is of great benefi t in performance evaluation. Monitoring employee performance generates a large volume of data and metrics. AI can contribute valuable and systematized insights for each individual employee and their behavioural assessment. With these metrics, an HR executive can set grading systems productivity, AI can provide team managers with a list of training opportunities for the team members. for each employee and conduct periodical automatized reviews with regard to set performance goals. While applying for a new job, applicants expect custom experiences tailored to their unique needs, the correct set of benefits or development opportunities. AI can help streamline this hiring process for HRs as well as the applicants. Based on the company’s past recruitment approach, AI-based cognitive solutions can help hiring managers tap into multiple data sources and reveal new insights for a better talent acquisition process. AI algorithms and techniques like auto-screening can segregate, accept or decline applicants In the corporate world, one of the best fi elds to put AI to good use are HR departments. Even though the HR landscape will be transformed by an AI tech, HR teams need to learn to cope with it to take better advantage of these AI advancements. HR practitioners must have a clear understanding of how AI-based decisions are made to reduce biases into their employee development, on-boarding, and performance review programs. This transparency is vital in terms of employees trusting the new technology. P & M Vol. 10 Issue 2 • FEBRUARY 2019, Delhi NCR | 21