Prem Kumar, CEO and co-founder of Humanly, shares how the company helps hiring teams screen, schedule, and interview candidates efficiently and equitably. Focusing on early hiring stages, Humanly aims to address biases and improve the candidate experience. Kumar shares insights from building the company, highlighting the importance of responsible AI and the right features. He discusses retention, employee engagement, and challenges in high-volume recruiting, offering advice to aspiring entrepreneurs to overcome fears and take action.Takeaways:🤖 Candidate Engagement: Candidates appreciate the opportunity to engage with a chatbot rather than being ignored.⚖️ Fair Screening: Humanly focuses on providing a standardized and efficient screening process, ensuring equity and fairness.🌐 Ethical AI: The company aims to be a leader in responsible and ethical AI in the recruiting space.🌈 Inclusivity: Reducing bias in the hiring process can create a more inclusive workforce.🏅 Team Culture: Mentorship and building a strong team culture are crucial for success.Resources:Podcast Feedback FormPodcast Guest Nomination FormHumanlyConnect with Prem: LinkedIn, @PremKumarTweetsAbout Prem:Prem Kumar is currently the CEO and co-founder of Humanly.io, a venture-backed generative AI platform that empowers hiring teams to have more effective and equitable job candidate conversations. The process should be driven by humans while automating only essential tasks. He has previously led product management and design teams at TINYpulse, an employee engagement company focused on real-time people data for building world-class cultures in organizations. Before his time at TINYpulse, Prem spent 10 years at Microsoft working in various product capacities including HR Technology, New Ventures, Dynamics 365, and Office 365. In recognition of his work, he has received several honors such as Geekwire's "Startup CEO of the year - 2023", being named a PSBJ 40 under 40 honoree, Forbes NEXT 1000 honoree, TAtech Top 100 leader, Top-100 HR Influencer, and was listed on "The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List" in 2021 by Social Micole.Support the showLearn MoreYouTube! Watch the episode live @YourAIRoadmapConnect with Joan on LinkedIn! Let her know you listenPre-order Wiley Book✨📘🔜 Your AI Roadmap: Actions to Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy, Drops Jan 9, 2025Who is Joan? Ranked the #4 in Voice AI Influencer, Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek is the CEO of Clarity AI, Founder of Women in Voice, & Host of Your AI Roadmap. With a decade in software & AI, she has worked at Nuance, VERSA Agency, & OneReach.ai in data & analysis, product, & digital transformation. She's an investor & technical advisor to startup & enterprise. A CES & VentureBeat speaker & Harvard Business Review published author, she has a PhD & is based in Seattle.♥️ Love the podcast? We so appreciate your rave reviews, 5 star ratings, and subscribing by hitting the "+" sign! Be sure to send an episode to a friend 😊
