Our COO, Jack Malpass was interviewed by Jack Cambpell the APAC editor of HRD about the future of recruitment in the face of AI. Jack discusses why CVs are becoming redundant in volume hiring and how candidates can stay ahead.
For HR leaders grappling with surging application volumes and mounting pressure to fill frontline roles, the rise of large language models (LLMs) is rapidly reshaping what “good” recruitment looks like.
Jack Malpass, chief operating officer at New Zealand-based hiring platform Weirdly, says the traditional levers HR has relied on – CVs, agency networks and experience-led screening – are no longer fit for purpose in a high-volume, AI-saturated market.
AI has fundamentally shifted the balance of power in early-stage recruitment. Where candidates once struggled to articulate their strengths or tailor applications, they now have instant access to tools that can draft polished cover letters, optimise CVs and submit applications across multiple roles in minutes.
