AI Can Screen Candidates, but Humans Still Make the Hiring Call

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CMR India speaks with the founder of InterviewDesk on how its conversational AI bot, Creya AI, is reshaping the first round of job interviews

Artificial intelligence is steadily reshaping recruitment and human resource development, moving from a back-office curiosity to a frontline tool in candidate screening and interviews. As this shift gathers pace across enterprises, HR teams are increasingly turning to conversational AI to handle the first round of hiring at scale.

As artificial intelligence extends its reach into recruitment and human resource development, CMR India caught up with Pichumani Durairaj, Founder and CEO, InterviewDesk, to discuss Creya AI, the company’s conversational Interview Bot built to automate the first round of candidate screening. Excerpts from the interview:

CMR India: To begin with, what exactly is Creya AI, and what problem does it solve for HR teams?

Ans: When hundreds of candidates apply for a single role, it simply isn’t...

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