AI Adoption in Hiring2024
25% of orgs use AI in HR; 64% point it at hiring first
About 25% of US organisations use AI for HR; of those, 64% apply it to talent acquisition - the top function - and 33% use it to screen resumes.
Primary source
SHRM 2024 Talent Trends Survey
https://shrm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/AI/2024-Talent-Trends-Survey_Artificial-Intelligence-Findings.pdfPublished 2024 — compiled by JobCannon Research.
Why this stat matters
This figure belongs to the ai adoption in hiringvertical of JobCannon's ongoing review of hiring, AI, and career-outcome research. We track it because it is one of the few primary-source estimates with a published sample, methodology, or legal record. Cite the original source first; this page exists to make the figure easy to find and link to.
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