Over the past year, AI features in recruiting tools have seen significant adoption. But if you ask TA Teams whether AI has changed how they actually hire, most of them will say no. Individual productivity is up, but organizational transformation hasn't followed.

At the same time, AI tools on the candidate side are flooding employers with credible applications from candidates who may not be seriously interested. So what needs to shift for AI to genuinely transform recruiting for employers and candidates alike?

My guest this week is Nikos Moraitakis, Co-Founder and CEO of Workable. In our conversation, he shares why productivity gains haven't driven real change, how AI agents could take over sourcing and screening, why the recruiter role faces a dramatic shift, and what all this means for candidate experience.

In the interview, we discuss:

Why AI adoption hasn't yet driven significant transformation
AI-driven applications with low candidate intent
How AI capabilities have advanced in the last few months
Using agentic AI like a staffing agency
AI automates tasks, not jobs.
Why recruiters need to focus on the bottom of the funnel, not the top
Trust, transparency, and human oversight
What hiring looks like in the future

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Ep 781: The Gap Between AI Adoption and TA Transformation