Microsoft Scenario Library Human Resources Candidate search

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Human Resources scenario: Candidate search

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Scenario

Using Copilot for candidate search

Quickly produce high-quality content for the recruiting process.

1. Conduct market research

Use Copilot to research the latest industry trends and data regarding competitive job descriptions.​

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Example prompt: Generate a table of key skills and experience required for software engineers at a large enterprise technology company based on market trends and leading technology companies.

Ask Copilot to create a job description which leverages the market research gathered.​

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Example prompt: Generate a software engineer job description that includes skills, qualifications, and responsibilities. Reference jobs at large, enterprise tech companies.​‌

Indicate keywords from your job description to surface potential candidates. Use Copilot to access HR system data using a Copilot Studio agent.

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Copilot Studio Agent

Benefit: Rapidly identify possible candidates which meet role job requirements reducing time spent from hours to minutes.

Draft a detailed view of potential candidates and insights so a hiring manager can easily evaluate candidates.

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Copilot in Word

Example prompt: Summarize these candidates in a table format with a pros column and a cons column.

Draft and send email to hiring manager sharing potential candidates and insights with them for consideration.

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Copilot in Outlook

Example prompt: “Draft with Copilot” an email to the hiring manager that summarizes the candidates and the key insights for hiring consideration. (Include the table from the Word document.)

Engage with hiring manager to gain feedback on candidate slate and align on next steps.

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Copilot in Teams

Actions: “Recap the meeting” to review key topics and “List action items”. Paste actions in the meeting chat and tag owners to confirm or update the candidate slate.

KPIs

Opportunity to impact key functional area KPIs

How Microsoft Copilot can help average resolution times

Microsoft Copilot can help with self-service options for employees using HR systems which can reduce support requirements and increase employee satisfaction.​
Boost productivity​
  • Rapidly find information​
  • Diagnose problems faster​
  • Check for similar issues and resolutions​
  • Quickly send follow-up communications​

How Copilot can help reduce average issue resolution time​

Microsoft Copilot can help with lowering resolution times which in turn ​leads to increased productivity and higher employee satisfaction rates.​
Boost productivity​
  • Rapidly research service interactions​
  • Create first drafts faster​
  • Check for similar issues and resolutions​
  • Quickly send follow-up communications​

How Copilot can help increase benefit usage

Create improved interfaces for employees to learn about their benefits and improve registration processes.​
Create HR benefit campaign​
  • Generate news and announcements ​from your HR team or department​
  • Communicate policies and procedures for HR-related matters, such as benefits, payroll, performance, and compliance​

How Copilot can help improve eNPS scores

Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is a valuable metric for assessing employee engagement. It measures how likely your employees are to recommend your organization as a great place to work to their friends or family. Microsoft Copilot plays a pivotal role in enhancing employee Net Promoter Scores (eNPS) by fostering a positive work environment and empowering employees.
Create internal feedback loop
  • Draft employee surveys
  • Analyze surveys to gain valuable
    insights employee sentiment

How Microsoft Copilot can help reduce onboarding time

Reducing ramp up time is beneficial for everyone. It boosts employee confidence and engagement. It helps shorten the learning curve allowing employees to make an impact sooner.
Create onboarding materials
  • Use Copilot to draft training guides
  • Use Copilot to enhance employee handbooks

How Microsoft Copilot can help employee turnover rates

Reducing the stress of everyday tasks by using Microsoft Copilot to reduce complexity and save time can help to improve employee satisfaction, which has been shown to improve retention.
Improve quality of internal materials and processes
  • Improve job descriptions for further role clarity
  • Improve company meetings with summarization and recap
  • Completely focus during the meeting

How Microsoft Copilot can help with hiring

Copilot can help HR streamline the hiring process by assisting with writing job descriptions, conducting interviews and drafting communications to candidates.
Improve quality of recruitment experience and materials
  • Improve job descriptions
  • Improve interviews with summarization and recap
  • Improve quality of emails and chats with candidates

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.