With AI technology at the core and humans at the helm, scaleXT is here to deliver precision hiring intelligence.
A decade ago back in 2012, data scientist was labelled as the sexiest job of the 21st century by Harvard Business Review (HBR). Back then, companies began to realise that data science could power their business with game changing insights.
Fast-forward to today, not much has changed. According to Glassdoor’s list of the best jobs for 2022, data scientist ranks No. 3 among the 50 best occupations in the U.S.
So what are some of the key drivers or macro shifts going on here? More data has been created in the past two years than in the entire previous history of the human race but less than 5% of all data is ever analysed and used. Just imagine the potential here …
According to Statista, in 2025, global data creation is projected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes from the current 64.2 zettabytes in 2020. So as data creation increases, there will be an uptick in demand for data scientist as well. In fact according to Fortune magazine job openings for data scientist have grown by 480% since 2016.
It is now widely regarded that there are 3 types of Data Scientist:
Type 1 >> Data science for humans – This type of data scientist creates output for humans to consume, in the form of strategy, product and other use case recommendations. They are decision scientists.
Type 2>>Data science for machines – The other type of data scientist creates output for machines to consume like models, training data, and algorithms. They are modelling scientists.
Type 3>> The elusive ‘full stack’ hybrid – The elusive full stack data scientists that touch both “types” 1 and 2 do exist but they are unicorn like creative dabbling creatures that are often as hard to find as a needle in a haystack.
According to scientific research, when companies leverage AI powered precision hiring intelligence, they are able to achieve the following:
- Precision Hiring – Through leveraging AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning the chances of precision hiring with quality data science candidates are greatly enhanced. When there is a human overlay on top of this matching engine the precision increases even further still and you are able to access 12.5X as many high-quality candidates.
- Faster – It is estimated that the top 20% of data science talent are usually on the job market for as little as 22 days which is compounded by the data science talent pool in New Zealand and Australia being split 50:50 between employment type being either permanent or fixed term employment. By using technology to search rather than manual human labour you are able to recruit in days, rather than weeks or months.
- Reduced Cost – When you have the ability to hire faster and with less effort and pain you significantly drive cost per hire down. Not only is the cost of acquiring a new data scientist lower but the cost of late placement on important projects that could provide a competitive edge to your competitors – who are also likely to be the ones hiring the candidate that you have just missed out on hiring! Or worse still if you get your hiring and assessment process wrong and hire a bad candidate the cost to you of this bad hire can often be 2X to 3X of their first annual salary.
- Less sourcing hours per role filled – It is estimated that the traditional do it yourself approach to hiring data scientists can start trending northwards from $16,000+.
- 59% less turnover – It is not just attracting top data scientists but you also need to retain the top performers who are also more likely to stay longer with a company and role that is in sync with developing and investing in their talents.
There are some key things you need to consider when trying to attract the top data scientists to your current recruitment process;
- Your target strategy is important – Some of the key questions are: Which of the 3 types of Data Scientist are we targeting? Which sectors do we need to target? Which pool of companies and candidates should we tap into? What are some lateral sector and/or company and/or candidate types we may not have considered?
- Your data sources are important -The overwhelming volume of candidate data being produced is growing exponentially every day faster than ever. At the moment only 5% of all data is ever used. The next step is ensuring that are accessing the right data sources are critical to help you separate the signal from the noise.
- Increasing the sample size of potential candidates for your roles – Once the right data sources are locked in you then need to make sure that you build your datasets for each role to represent the full universe of potential on-market (active) and off-market (passive) candidates. If you only have 30 to 50% of the total talent pool mapped then how do you even know if you are tapping into the top performers?
- The right messaging channels is your superior access vehicle – Insights into the full universe of potential candidates is not enough. Then right messaging channels are critical and provide a superior access vehicle much like a trojan horse, so it is probably best not to rely on a single LinkedIn ‘Recruiter’ InMail which is likely to get very low single digit response rates at this level. In 2022 – and beyond – optimal engagement occurs through the right messaging across a mix of Platform/Email/Mobile and of equal importance for response rates the sequencing and timing of these. As a marker if you are doing this right you should be getting a target candidate messaging open rate of 80%+.
- Integrate a pre interview skills proficiency assessment into your process – Peter Cappelli Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources who published an article called “Your Approach to Hiring Is All Wrong” recommends integrating a pre interview skills proficiency assessment into your recruitment process.
There are three options:
- Do it yourself – Do you do it yourself the traditional old fashioned way which still requires a high degree of manual labour intensive work. The standard opportunity cost per hire of this approach is usually $16,000+ [opportunity cost i.e. daily revenue per employee X average days positions unfilled = total revenue cost per unfilled job] with 5 to 7 data sources and an average time-to-hire of 63 days.
- Use a traditional recruitment agency – Do you outsource this to a recruitment agency where the average cost per hire for a $150,000 role is $27,000+ [opportunity cost i.e. daily revenue per employee X average days positions unfilled = total revenue cost per unfilled job] with 5 to 7 data sources and an average time-to-hire of 31 days.
- Use scaleXT – Or you may want to consider tapping into AI Recruiting which has: 67 data sources and datasets of 95.7% of data science talent mapped to help many of New Zealand and Australia’s leading tech companies access the top 20% of potential candidates and an average time-to-hire of 18 days.
Now you have a clearer understanding of the data science landscape across New Zealand and Australia and afar … and have reflected back on the target you want your arrow to hit, including the role they’ll play in shaping your future. You’re now in a position to develop a plan to stay in traditional recruitment mode by doing it yourself or with your recruitment agency professional or now tapping into AI to help you attract a top data scientist.
We’d like your NEXT STEP to be with scaleXT so you can explore how they can help you get what you want, quickly and effectively.
How does scaleXT work? With scaleXT you can now tap into the best of both worlds. AI powered precision matching intelligence at the core with humans at the helm.
Why should I care? Now you can tap into AI to do a lot of the heavy lifting sourcing work so you can focus on more higher ROI activities like candidate experience, screening and on-boarding. Recruitment is on the cusp of becoming hi-tech industry in a similar way to what we have seen in other areas like sales and marketing automation with the new Salesforce.com AI product Einstein.
How fast is scaleXT? Typically you will get a high-quality Candidate Data MAP™ within 24 Hours and a shortlist Interested CV’s to your INBOX™ or ATS within days, rather than weeks or months.
What type of roles work best? The roles that make the biggest impact are: Chief Technology Officer, Chief Technology & Product Officer, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Interim CTO, Chief Transformation Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Data Officer and then building out the organisation chart for business owners, private equity firms and technology leaders across developers, architects, product, design, data analytics, data engineering, data science, programme management, project management hires – amongst others.
What powers your AI? We use a proprietary AI powered algorithm called Enigma – which has processed millions of real world job scenarios – that it is able to replicate the way that the human brain works to improve decision making at a scale previously not possible. This uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) versus traditional Key Word search. First words from data for each unique candidate are mapped relative to each other. Then data for each unique candidate is sorted in space with data from other unique candidates. The platform then uses feedback to distinguish matching candidates and non matches. From here our dedicated team of humans at the helm at scaleXT take it from there to increase the precision matching even further still!
How do you get Interested CV’s to your INBOX™ or ATS within days, rather than weeks or months? Once the matching engine identifies precise matches our AI and predictive analytics tools automate personalised interactions with the right candidate through the right channel at the right time.
What channels does scaleXT use to interact with candidates? scaleXT interacts with candidates through 3 channels (i.e. Platform/Email/Mobile) and will use the channel(s) in which candidates are most likely to be engaged on – as well as using data science to allow right sequence of interactions and right follow-up prompts occur at the right time.
Are humans involved? Yes this is critical. We have a high touch Customer Success Manager overseeing each recruitment process so there is a blend of AI at the core with humans at the helm. AI allows us to automate a huge amount of the heavy lifting part of the sourcing recruitment process so that you can put more human touch into the areas that really matter!
Is there a guarantee for your Candidate Data MAP™ and Interested CV’s to your INBOX™? Yes. If you are not fully satisfied there is a full 100% money back guarantee.
If I join scaleXT, what kind of time commitment am I looking at? We recommend that you only come to scaleXT for urgent critical hires that need to be done at high speed. You will still need to time box appropriate slots of time to move the candidates quickly through the recruitment process.
How do I join the scaleXT Launch programme? Typically joining is by invitation only or through a referral from one of our members. Our next intake for our Launch programme will be in April 2022. Once you have applied to be accepted on the Launch programme and are accepted you will be able to activate job requirements immediately.
