AI in Recruitment
How Can AI Reshape the Recruitment Process?
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Cost: £295 + VAT per attendee
Dates:
There's a huge momentum right now about the benefits of using AI to enhance the recruitment process. But with these opportunities come substantial responsibilities around compliance, ethics, and fraud prevention. Smart organisations are already leveraging AI-powered recruitment solutions and seeing benefits and cost savings across the board, while ensuring they remain compliant with evolving UK legislation. However, other companies are unwittingly leaving themselves and their staff open to sophisticated recruitment fraud, deepfake applications, algorithmic bias claims, and significant regulatory penalties.
This unique half-day training will explore the ways HR can harness AI to streamline your recruitment processes, enhance decision-making and equip you with the practical strategies to effectively implement AI in your recruitment practices safely and legally.
What You'll Learn:
What AI Actually Does in Recruitment (In Plain English)
• Speeds up CV screening - Pre-sorts applications so you focus on the most relevant candidates
• Reduces unconscious bias - Focuses on skills and experience rather than factors that might unconsciously influence decisions
• Spots fraud early - Identifies fake CVs, doctored documents, and deepfake video interviews
• Predicts success - Analyses patterns from your best employees to identify similar traits in candidates
The Challenges You Need to Know About
• Legal compliance - GDPR, Equality Act 2010, and employment law have specific AI requirements
• Bias risk - AI can make bias worse if not implemented carefully
• Fraud evolution - Sophisticated fake applications are increasing rapidly
• Integration complexity - Making AI work with existing systems and processes
Testimonials
"The workshop met every one of my training objectives. I have updated our AI recruitment policy and feel confident that I can communicate and implement the changes effectively."
"Really important that our recruitment process is fraud-proof and compliant - this workshop gave me the tools to ensure we are working legally and efficiently with the latest AI technologies."
"Excellent practical content delivered by genuine experts. The case studies were particularly valuable in understanding real-world implementation challenges."
ONLINE TRAINING COURSE PLATFORM
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Prefer to run this course In-house?
We offer this course as a face-to-face or online In-house training option, if this would be more suitable, please email catherine.ouston@bfi.co.uk.
Which functions will benefit from attending
- HR Directors, Recruitment Managers, Talent Acquisition Specialists, Legal & Compliance Teams, HR Business Partners, and Directors & Managers responsible for recruitment policy and practice.
Schedule
Registration & Welcome
Network with fellow HR, Talent and Recruitment professionals and course introduction
Legal and Compliance
- High-risk AI systems classification for recruitment
- Documentation and transparency obligations
- Immediate compliance requirements and future deadlines
- Lawful basis for processing candidate data with AI
- Individual rights in automated decision-making
- Data retention, deletion, and cross-border considerations
- Equality Act 2010 implications
- Duty of care and transparency requirements
- Record-keeping and audit trail obligations
Comfort break
Fraud Prevention and Risk Management
Anton Watson
Director , Background Check Advisory
Anton Watson is a workforce compliance and background screening specialist with over 20 years' experience helping organisations manage risk across their talent supply chain. As the founder of the Background Check Advisory, Anton provides expert guidance to employers, HR leaders, and compliance teams on best-in-class pre-employment screening, vetting frameworks, and workforce governance. He is dedicated to strengthening screening programs, safeguarding practices, and hiring integrity through solutions that balance regulatory rigour with commercial practicality.
Understanding AI-Era Recruitment Fraud
- Deepfake technology and identity verification challenges
- CV fraud and automated detection methods
- System manipulation and vulnerability assessment
Case Study: Major UK Retailer Success Story How a leading retailer implemented AI fraud detection, saving £2.3 million annually while improving candidate experience
Building Robust Prevention Systems
- Multi-layered authentication approaches
- AI-powered document verification
- Behavioural analysis and anomaly detection
- Integration with existing HR systems
Interactive Workshop: Fraud Risk Assessment Identify vulnerabilities in your current recruitment process and develop prevention strategies
Comfort break
Implementation and Best Practices
Jeff Wellstead
CEO , Big Bear Partners
Jeff's career has spanned over 25 years of HR leadership and consulting working within investment banking, consulting and technology (SaaS, Voice Recognition, NLP, AI/Machine Learning, eCommerce and bio-technology). He also works with exponential organizations to prepare for rapid hyper-growth across people, process and technology challenges to ensure vision realization. For the last 16 years, Jeff has been working with start-up & SME tech companies to provide actionable strategies to grow people, process & technology, building highly effective innovation cultures to support the revolutionary pace of disruptive product and service creation. As CEO of Big Bear Partners, Jeff is an accomplished talent & innovation accelerator and Future of Work consultant for SME businesses in the emerging, fast growth high-tech and biotech sectors, as well as mature businesses under taking digital transformation.
Leveraging AI for Enhanced Recruitment
- Automated CV screening and predictive analytics
- Chatbots, virtual interviews, and skills-based matching
- Hidden talent identification and diversity enhancement
Case Studies:
- NHS Trust Implementation: 45% reduction in time-to-hire with improved diversity metrics
- Financial Services Bias Prevention: How a major UK bank identified and corrected algorithmic bias
- Unilever Global Programme: 16% bias reduction across 2.8 million applications
Practical Implementation Toolkit
- System compatibility and vendor evaluation
- Policy framework development
- Team training and change management
- Ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement
Action Planning Session Develop your personalised AI recruitment roadmap
Final wrap-up
End of training
AI in Recruitment
for HR & Recruitment Professionals
Enhance Your Hiring Process Effectively and Safely
