Job search engine, Adzuna has launched ApplyIQ, an AI job search agent that automatically applies to relevant jobs. Adzuna is the first major job search engine to offer this kind of automatic application tool. Using the Adzuna team’s decade of AI experience, the aim was to create an intelligent and responsible approach that sets a new benchmark for the industry.
ApplyIQ harnesses the power of large language models (LLMs) to intelligently match users with jobs that align with their skills, experience and career goals. Unlike existing job automation and ‘easy apply’ tools that focus on application volume over quality, ApplyIQ applies strict limits and controls to ensure only the most relevant applications reach recruiters.
AI is revolutionising recruitment at an unprecedented pace, and it’s clear that candidates are adopting it in their job search. According to Adzuna’s AI sentiment survey of over 1,200 jobseekers, 86 per cent of UK jobseekers expressed a desire for more AI-powered job search tools. AI adoption is already well underway: about three in five UK jobseekers have already used AI tools for job search, with nearly 20 per cent relying entirely on AI tools. Alarmingly, about three in five jobseekers don’t consider using AI as cheating at all.
“As a firm believer that AI should be a force for good in recruitment, I am excited to introduce ApplyIQ, the latest addition to our suite of AI tools,” says Doug Monro, CEO and co-founder of Adzuna. “Our industry is seeing a war of escalation between a flood of poor quality applications due to easy apply on major job platforms and unethical auto apply tools, and overwhelmed recruiters who are resorting to more screening questions and tools to manage that volume.
“ApplyIQ is the responsible solution – ensuring only genuinely qualified applicants are matched to roles,” he says. “By enhancing candidate quality and boosting application-to-hire rates, ApplyIQ helps recruiters. This is just one part of our unique full funnel recruitment proposition which combines AI matching on our core Adzuna platform with social media advertising and a candidate automation platform, helping employers find the candidates they need efficiently.”
ApplyIQ is initially launching across Adzuna’s UK and US sites and is available to use here.
