337. How to Hire with A.I. (Without Getting It Wrong) LIVE! With Kate Young and Ben Hawkes

A bad hire costs a small business close to £14,000. Yet when recruitment goes wrong, business owners rarely blame technology. Instead, they blame rushed decisions, poor judgement, and a sudden flood of generic, AI-generated applications.

So, does A.I. actually improve recruitment, or does it just make the same hiring mistakes faster?

In this LIVE Thursday episode, hosts Al Elliott and Leanne Elliott sit down with assessment science experts Kate Young and Ben Hawkes, co-founders of The Hiring Science Studio. Together, they break down how small businesses can safely navigate AI in hiring, spot hidden algorithmic bias, and protect their bottom line.

What We Cover

The Real Cost of Bad Hires Why small business owners rush interviews and end up paying the ultimate financial price.

The AI Application Flood How candidates use ChatGPT to polish CVs, and what business owners should actually screen for instead.

Where AI Earns Its Place Sensible, low-risk uses of AI that save time without sacrificing human quality.

5 To-Dos & 3 To-Never-Dos The ultimate rules for using AI in small business recruitment.

Auditing Your Process How to perform a quick, realistic check on your existing hiring tools without needing an expensive compliance team.

Guests

Kate Young Co-founder of The Hiring Science Studio. Former Head of People Science at Sapia.ai, with over 20 years of experience designing hiring processes for FTSE 100 companies and UK government departments. Website: https://www.thehiringsciencestudio.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-young-1359483/

Ben Hawkes Co-founder of The Hiring Science Studio and founder of TAPnet. Expert in recruitment governance and transforming global talent assessment. Website: https://www.thehiringsciencestudio.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benhawkes/

Connect with Al & Leanne

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/truthlieswork

– Al Elliott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisalelliott

– Leanne Elliott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetleanne

– Email: [email protected]

– Book a call: https://savvycal.com/meetleanne/chat

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Global helplines

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