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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

The Day After the Robots Come. Tech Edition.

Bill Boorman

Agentic AI isn't just screening resumes—it's breaking the traditional entry-level HR career path. Find out why 98% of candidates actually prefer AI over human recruiters.

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#1 about 5 min

Redesigning broken hiring workflows for the agentic age

Recognizing the shift toward an agentic world offers the chance to fundamentally rebuild broken recruitment processes.

#2 about 3 min

Fixing broken candidate experiences driven by volume hiring

Current digital pipelines generate massive candidate pools with terrible user experiences resembling survival challenges.

#3 about 3 min

Navigating market uncertainty with reduced talent acquisition teams

Unpredictable economic conditions and permanently reduced headcount force talent organizations to prioritize agile and cost-effective strategies.

#4 about 2 min

Prioritizing efficiency metrics in modern talent acquisition

Leaders must focus on improving candidate ratios and conversion speeds to meet demands for doing more with less.

#5 about 3 min

Shifting workflows from manual tasks to intelligent automation

Differentiating active administrative tasks from decision-making logic enables automatic completion of scheduling and communication duties.

#6 about 2 min

Running proof of concept deployments for recruitment agents

Enterprise teams are testing AI agents against human performance over several months to evaluate accuracy and candidate satisfaction.

#7 about 4 min

Understanding true candidate preferences for algorithmic job screening

Applicants overwhelmingly choose instant algorithmic screening over human callbacks when embedded directly into realistic job workflows.

#8 about 2 min

Redefining the recruiter role in an agentic landscape

Recruiting experts will leverage their proprietary industry knowledge to supervise machine workflows rather than executing manual block-and-tackle searches.

#9 about 2 min

Purchasing hiring technology via task-based agent marketplaces

The enterprise software landscape empowers organizations to bypass subscription commitments by paying strictly for successful transactional outcomes.

#10 about 2 min

Addressing the disruption of entry-level career pathways

Automating foundational heavy-lifting work creates a developmental gap for junior professionals aiming to learn critical industry skills.

Matching moments

1:22 min

Preparing human resources teams for generative and agentic AI

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

1:00 min

The future impact of AI agents on recruiter roles

José Kadlec José Kadlec · WWC 2025

3:26 min

Strategies for adapting talent acquisition to AI landscapes

Robindro Ullah Robindro Ullah · WWC Europe 2026

3:36 min

Sustaining HR credibility through direct AI technological proficiency

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

4:52 min

Evolving recruiters into strategic talent architects and operators

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

3:09 min

Evaluating artificial intelligence maturation in talent acquisition

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

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