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The talent acquisition landscape is evolving fast—and AI is right at the center of the transformation. But as headlines hype up AI’s potential, many TA leaders remain cautious. According to Korn Ferry’s Talent Trends 2025 report, 25% of talent leaders are concerned that AI could introduce bias into hiring. Similarly, a Deloitte study revealed that 73% of companies worry about transparency and explainability when using AI.
At Jobvite, we hear you. That’s why we’re proud to be part of Employ’s intelligent hiring suite—one that puts trust, transparency, and real recruiting outcomes at the heart of innovation.
With the launch of Employ’s Spring ‘25 Release, that commitment takes a big step forward. Enter AI Companions: intelligent assistants built right into your applicant tracking system (ATS) and designed to work alongside your team to reduce hiring friction, not replace your expertise.
In this blog, we’ll share what Employ’s AI Companion vision means for Jobvite users, explore the latest capabilities available now, and give you a glimpse of what’s ahead.
Introducing Employ’s AI Companion Vision
Each of Employ’s AI Companions are built for a specific, high-impact moment in the hiring journey—whether it’s sourcing, screening, or interviewing. By embedding intelligence directly into your ATS, they help your team supercharge productivity and focus on what matters most.
But these Companions aren’t just built for speed—they’re built for impact. They reduce bias, enhance consistency, and create a better experience for everyone involved, from recruiters and hiring managers to the candidates themselves. And most importantly, they don’t replace your expertise—they elevate it.
And they couldn’t come at a more critical time. According to Korn Ferry, 74% of employers are struggling to find the right talent, leaving an estimated $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue on the table. The stakes are high—and smart, human-centered AI can help close that gap.
Let’s take a closer look at the Companion and features that are available today and what’s next on the horizon.
Unveiling AI Interview Companion
The first of Employ’s Companions—AI Interview Companion (formerly Pillar)—is available now in Jobvite.
Interviewing is one of the most high-impact (and high-risk) parts of the hiring process. That’s why AI Interview Companion is designed to bring structure, consistency, and deep insight to every conversation.
With AI-generated interview guides, your team is empowered to run more structured, skills-focused conversations—while learning to become stronger interviewers in the process. Whether your hiring managers are seasoned pros or new to the process, AI Interview Companion helps create a consistent and fair experience every time.
But it doesn’t stop at structure. AI Interview Companion offers deep insights into the interview process itself, helping you:
- Track sentiment and talk time to monitor candidate experience and ensure balanced conversations.
- Flag potentially biased language and inconsistent scoring for training and coaching opportunities.
- Compare candidates side–by-side based on the skills that matter most to the role.
- Summarize interviews automatically, so feedback flows directly into Jobvite—without the follow-up chase.
The results? Stronger interviews, clearer decisions, and better hires. In fact, our users have seen a 32% decrease in first-year attrition—a win for hiring teams and candidates alike.
Enhancing Hiring Precision with Talent Fit
Talent Fit is the first step toward our future AI Screening Companion, which will continue to evolve and enhance how you identify right-fit talent faster than ever.
When you’re hiring for specialized roles in a tight market, every minute matters. That’s why we’re introducing Talent Fit, an AI-powered capability that instantly surfaces the most qualified candidates for your open roles—along with clear reasoning behind each match.
Unlike basic keyword matching, Talent Fit analyzes a candidate’s skills and experience to deliver:
- A ranked list of top candidates, based on how well they align with your job requirements
- Clear explanations behind each match—so you know exactly why a candidate stands out.
- Potential gaps and areas to clarify, helping recruiters develop targeted interview questions.
This gives you the best of both worlds: speed and insight. And because the tool shows you why someone is a good match—not just that they are—you’re able to move forward with confidence and clarity.
Ensuring Trust with watsonx Governance
In today’s fast-moving AI landscape, innovation without responsibility just doesn’t cut it.
That’s why Employ’s intelligent hiring suite is built with IBM watsonx.governance—providing always-on compliance, fairness, transparency, and audit readiness from day one.
This isn’t just about checking boxes. It’s about giving your team the tools to stay in control of the technology, not the other way around.
Because here’s the truth: Responsible AI takes serious work. It means building systems that can explain how decisions are made. It means surfacing data-quality gaps before they become risks. And it means making fairness and transparency part of the core product—not an afterthought.
With Jobvite and watsonx.governance, you’re not just getting AI—you’re getting AI you can trust.
Looking Ahead: Intelligent, Trusted, and People First Recruiting
The Spring ‘25 Release marks a major milestone in how we’re delivering on Employ’s AI Companion strategy—and we’re just getting started.
In the months ahead, you’ll see even more innovation, including the continued rollout of AI Companions for screening, sourcing, and beyond. All of it built to support you—not sideline you.
At Jobvite, we’re proud to be part of this journey—and proud to bring our customers the AI-powered capabilities that make a real difference in today’s market.
Ready to embrace an intelligent, trusted, and people-first AI approach? See AI Interview Companion in action with our interactive demo—and keep an eye out for our future Screening and Sourcing Companions, coming soon.
