The Technology Is Ready.Are We?
What rising AI use means for hiring, skills and trust
Insights from HR leaders, founders and CEOs who met at the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin, on 21 October 2026. What’s working, what isn’t, and what to do next.
Three tables. Three honest conversations.
In January, leaders told us they were only scratching the surface of AI in hiring. Nine months on, most are past the curiosity stage and trying things out. The hard part now is making it stick: in the process, in people’s skills, and in knowing who you’re actually hiring.
Early wins, but screening still has some way to go.
AI is saving time on admin, like writing job descriptions. How fast it’s adopted comes down to people more than the tech.
Yes, but it’s really about whether they can learn.
Whether someone can learn AI matters more than which tools they use today.
Not always. Check identity at the right moments.
Rely less on the CV and keep checks proportionate, so genuine candidates aren’t put off.
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The technology feels ready. The bigger question is whether we are.
Attendee, Table 1
What the room said, plus practical next steps
- The key findings from each of the three roundtable discussions
- Where leaders are seeing early wins, and where they’re stuck
- How to think about AI skills when you’re hiring
- Proportionate ways to protect your process from hiring fraud
- Practical actions you can take back to your team
Who it’s for
Written for the people making hiring decisions, whether or not you were in the room.
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