Tech Provider Spotlight: AI Agents and Copilots in Talent Acquisition

The talent acquisition landscape is significantly shifting as organizations adopt new AI technologies to meet growing challenges in scale, speed, and candidate experiences. Traditional recruitment systems, limited by structured workflows and human oversight, are giving way to more adaptive, intelligent solutions. Copilots and agentic AI are emerging as key innovations. While copilots offer incremental improvements by assisting with tasks such as outreach and job descriptions, agentic AI represents a more transformative leap – enabling autonomous agents to execute end-to-end recruitment workflows with minimal human input.

This report provides a comprehensive view of the current market for agentic AI and copilots in recruitment. It introduces an agentic AI maturity framework, compares automation capabilities, and outlines technology selection decision criteria. Key use cases include sourcing, screening, and scheduling, as well as dynamic workflow optimization. The study also profiles 20+ technology providers, mapping their capabilities across the talent acquisition life cycle. Enterprises can use this report to assess where they are on the maturity curve and identify next steps to future-proof their talent strategy with scalable, intelligent automation.