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projectSuccession Select is an AI-powered search tool that helps government recruiters find the right people for senior digital jobs.
This information was sourced from "Succession Select" by AI.GOV.UK, https://ai.gov.uk/knowledge-hub/tools/succession-select/?directTo=library. Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0.
Traditional manual searches for identifying suitable candidates from existing senior civil servants for Senior Civil Service digital role vacancies can take up to 4 hours using keyword searches, with the process often suffering from low application numbers and requiring talent teams to proactively identify potential candidates from within the existing government workforce.
Succession Select is an AI-powered search tool that helps government recruiters find the right people for senior digital jobs. The system works by creating detailed job descriptions, then comparing them against anonymised profiles of current senior civil servants to find the best matches. It draws information from multiple government databases and LinkedIn, whilst protecting people's privacy through data anonymisation. The AI provides ranked suggestions with explanations to help human recruiters make informed decisions, and includes safeguards to prevent bias in the selection process.
The tool is currently being tested by GDS's talent team for senior digital roles and has dramatically cut the time needed to find suitable candidates from 4 hours down to just 1-2 minutes. There is potential for cross-government expansion pending results of ongoing tests.
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