Overview
- A Ladders analysis reports advertised AI roles have tripled since 2021 even as explicit mentions fell in design/product management (56.7% to 44.6%) and software development (53.5% to 45.8%).
- HR experts say AI now supports multiple steps in recruiting, from automated screening of applications to judging candidate fit for specific roles.
- Measured usage in HR remains low: a Bitkom survey of 852 companies finds 1% use AI to screen applications, 1% use AI for interviews, and 3% deploy AI-based competence analyses.
- Current EU data-protection rules already limit fully automated hiring decisions, and applicants are entitled to clear information about whether and how AI influenced outcomes.
- Separate reporting highlights a tighter entry-level market for programmers in Silicon Valley as firms rely more on coding tools and assign engineers to supervise AI-generated code.