In 2025, organizations will be separated by those who embrace AI-first recruiting to secure specialized talent and those who fall behind. Join Gem CEO Steve Bartel as he reveals how talent teams can lead the AI revolution within their organizations and transform recruiting from a challenge into their greatest competitive advantage.

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The dividing line: How AI-first recruiting will define 2025

Join Steven Bartlett, Founder at FlightStory, thirdweb & The Host of The Diary of a CEO Podcast, in conversation with Hung Lee, Editor at Recruiting Brainfood. CEOs may not read resumes, but their vision shapes who gets hired, how fast teams scale, and what “great talent” actually means. Steven will share how he defines high performance, what he prioritizes in critical hires, and how these expectations flow down to talent acquisition leaders.

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What great hiring looks like from the CEO’s chair

Companies are shifting to AI-first tech when it comes to their hiring processes. These tools promise greater data insights, scalability, and more as the LLMs as companies look to use fewer but more powerful systems. Yet, there are questions that still remain for hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates. On this panel, we will talk about what RecOps teams are thinking about when it comes to AI-First TA tools and how to maintain a human touch.

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How RecOps thinks of AI-first hiring

AI took over the conversation fast—but most of what’s being said isn’t that useful. In this session, Kyle Lagunas lays out what TA teams are actually doing with AI right now. Not replacing recruiters, but using automation to take care of repetitive tasks, make decisions faster, and get different tools working together.

We’ll talk about what’s useful, what’s not, and what recruiters need to be good at now. No big claims. No “future of work” talk. Just a straight-up conversation about where we are, what’s worth doing, and what isn’t.

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What AI is and isn’t doing in recruiting: How recruiting teams are actually using AI (and what they’re not touching at all)

Hiring is moving faster than ever and lean teams are feeling the pressure. Disconnected tools, inconsistent interviews, and generic assessments make it harder to move quickly and hire confidently. In this demo, see how CodeSignal and Gem help you streamline every step of the process.

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The AI shift in hiring: Solutions you can run with today

Yes, we know—this whole conference has talked about AI. Because it’s everywhere. But when you're leading TA in a market like this, AI is just one piece of a much messier puzzle.

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WTF is going on with hiring? How TA leaders are staying smart, sharp, and scrappy in a market that won’t sit still.

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Join forward-thinking talent leaders to explore how AI-first recruiting, data-driven strategies, and unified platforms are reshaping how teams find and hire top talent.

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Gem CEO Steve Bartel discusses the AI divide forming in recruiting, and Head of Product Sarah Koo shares our product roadmap.

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Steven Bartlett sits down with Hung Lee to discuss why they believe the CEO should consider themselves the Head of Recruiting.

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On this panel, we discuss what RecOps teams are thinking about when it comes to AI-first TA tools and how to maintain a human touch.

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Our panel of Senior TA leaders discusses how their teams are using AI right now — from automating tasks to making decisions faster.

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What AI is and isn’t doing in recruiting

The VPs of TA at Zillow and Chobani discuss how TA leaders can stay agile in a constantly evolving market.

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Staying smart, sharp, and scrappy in today's market

In this demo, see how CodeSignal and Gem ATS help you streamline every step of the recruiting process.

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