Top AI Tools of 2025 for Recruiters
Jul 18, 2025
Here’s a summary of “Top AI Tools of 2025 for Recruiters” by Brianna Rooney, with timestamps and key highlights:
🔟 Top AI Tools for Recruiters (with timestamps)
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[00:30] Tools ≠ Talent: Fundamentals First
Brianna emphasizes that no AI tool can replace strong foundational recruiting skills—like sourcing, candidate experience, and working with hiring managers. Tools should enhance, not replace, your craft. -
[01:21] ChatGPT
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Used daily for refining messages, enhancing creativity, summarizing, sentiment analysis, and Boolean search string generation.
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Great for brainstorming subject lines or simplifying outreach sequences.
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[02:51] Grammarly
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Free AI writing assistant with NLP.
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Goes beyond spellcheck—improves tone, clarity, and sentiment for recruiter messaging.
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Helps make your communication sound clever, serious, or funny depending on your goal.
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[03:50] Read.ai
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Transcribes and analyzes candidate calls for sentiment and engagement.
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Useful for flagging candidates who may lack interest or alignment with mission-driven roles.
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Can be paired with ChatGPT to create hiring manager summaries.
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[05:21] Calendly (with AI scheduling)
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Allows recruiters to control calendar availability while using AI to auto-schedule with breaks and preferences.
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Increases efficiency for interviews, especially with Google Voice integration.
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[05:53] Canva (AI-enhanced design)
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Helps recruiters build brand kits, pitch decks, and visually branded one-pagers quickly.
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AI powers layout suggestions and brand matching.
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[06:57] Loom
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Video messaging tool with transcription, analytics, and name personalization using AI lip-sync.
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Great for personalized outreach and business development (BD).
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[07:17] Pager.co
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AI-driven social assistant for recruiters on LinkedIn.
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Auto-writes posts, sends reminders, curates relevant news/jobs, and builds recruiter brand presence.
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[08:59] Juicebox vs. Cubby
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Juicebox: AI sourcing tool pulling data from LinkedIn, GitHub, Reddit, etc. Offers sequencing & beyond-Boolean search.
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Cubby: Higher-end bot-based sourcing + automated outreach. Best for larger or more complex roles.
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Brianna uses both depending on complexity and budget.
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[11:08] Recruiter Flow (ATS)
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AI-enabled ATS with candidate/job matching, automated sequencing, and A/B testing for best send times.
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Described as visually appealing and user-friendly—Brianna’s “source of truth.”
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[12:06] Bonus: Palader (Soft Skills Bot)
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Early-stage tool for video-based soft skills assessments using AI for sentiment, eye movement, and heartbeat.
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Supports recruiter evaluation of culture fit and communication potential.
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Final Thoughts [13:39–14:08]
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Don’t get caught in “shiny object syndrome.”
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Adopt one tool at a time—prioritize based on your workflow and ROI.
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Tools make you faster only if you already understand the process.
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