Top 6 Best AI Tools for HR and Recruiting in 2023

 HR and recruiting teams dip their toes into almost every department across the organization. While they can certainly benefit from many of the tools already mentioned on this list, there are also tons of AI tools created specifically for these teams.

1. Paradox

via Paradox

Paradox.ai is an AI software for recruiting and human resources to automate tasks in the hiring process like screening candidates, scheduling interviews, and onboarding. With its conversational AI assistant Olivia, Paradox.ai helps companies capture the top candidates, improve conversions, and provide answers to common questions. It offers features like mobile app integration, automated screening, and experience management to boost HR and recruiting efficiency.

Paradox best features

• Two-way texting and 24/7 chat to engage with candidates on their terms
• Automated candidate screening to connect you with the best potential team members
• Event and schedule management to smooth over the interview and onboarding process
• Mobile-first assessments to reduce short-term employee turnover 

Paradox limitations 

• Some back-and-forth approvals between the company and Paradox while testing potential employees
• Paradox offers a number of integrations but they aren’t as valuable or smooth as its own platform 

Paradox pricing

• Contact Paradox for all pricing information

2. Textio

via Textio

Textio is an AI talent acquisition tool that focuses on generating job descriptions and performance review guidance to remove bias from the hiring process and build a more diverse workforce.

Textio best features

• Automatic suggestions to optimize job posts, email, social media campaigns, and more based on data-driven insights
• Features to help managers write fair and actionable feedback
• Detailed reports on the quality of performance feedback organized by demographic group and team
• Integrations with common HR tools for continued guidance inside other platforms

Textio limitations 

• Not all integrations are equally powerful—make sure your current tech stack aligns with Textio before introducing another tool into your processes
• Better for mid-sized companies than small businesses or individual users

Textio pricing

• Contact Textio for all pricing information

3. HiredScore

via HiredScore

HiredScore is a talent orchestration tool that uses AI, deep integrations, and automation to provide actionable recommendations to your recruiting teams. It uses your historical team data and awareness of your current situation to automatically align your goals with the top priorities of the moment. Its suggestions span across the entire hiring process to assist in recruiter productivity, internal retention, diversity and inclusion, talent discovery, and more.

HiredScore best features

• Screening augmentation to identify top candidates and mitigate bias in the hiring process
• Searches past ATS, CRM, employees, VMS, and external databases to make fair suggestions for each role

HiredScore limitations 

• Not as effective in languages other than English
• Can be slow to load

HiredScore pricing

• Contact HiredScore for all pricing information

4. Juicebox (PeopleGPT)

via Juicebox

PeopleGPT by Juicebox is an AI-powered search engine for talent acquisition tasks like recruiting, customer discovery, research, and more. PeopleGPT uses the GPT-4 AI model to understand and source LinkedIn profiles to identify your best candidates.

PeopleGPT best features

• PeopleGPT creates your own candidate search strategy with resources like a list of similar companies to source from, candidate locations, relevant job titles, and more
• You can look closer at the parameters it used to generate your responses and fine-tune them directly
• Reach out to candidates via email right from PeopleGPT’s platform with automatically generated and personalized messages 

PeopleGPT limitations 

• Its features support talent acquisition teams in the candidate search process but cannot help move them through the hiring process

PeopleGPT pricing

• Contact PeopleGPT for all pricing information

5. Attract

via Attract.ai

Following a similar premise as PeopleGPT, Attract is an AI-powered talent search and engagement platform designed to extend your HR team’s capabilities in attracting and managing talent.

Attract best features

• Tools to manage your talent sourcing workflows to strengthen your employer brand and create more memorable experiences for candidates
• Automated suggestions for attracting, developing, and retaining your talent
• Uses artificial intelligence to optimize your job posts and conduct resume screenings

Attract limitations 

• Attract is better suited for larger companies than small businesses or individuals
• Some users find its UI difficult to navigate

Attract pricing

• Contact Attract for all pricing information

6. Effy

via Effy

Effy is a performance management software to drive growth and development in organizations. It uses AI technology to facilitate 360-degree feedback, one-on-ones, reviews, and development plans with ready-to-use templates for an optimized user experience.

Effy best features

• AI-generated analytics and insights for a better understanding of your performance evaluations
• More than 20 pre-built questionnaire templates for feedback
• You can conduct your review processes directly from Slack or Microsoft Teams

Effy limitations 

• Expensive paid plans make Effy inaccessible to smaller businesses
• Relies on integrations to unlock some analytics and reporting capabilities

Effy pricing

• Free
• Pro: $540 for one year of access
• Enterprise: Contact Effy for pricing