Talent acquisition platform Tribepad, has unveiled Tribepad Sidekick, a new AI-enabled feature set to redefine the hiring experience for candidates and recruiters alike. Sidekick empowers organisations to hire smarter, faster, and more fairly.
Fresh research commissioned by Tribepad into attitudes to AI in recruitment shows that 61 per cent of candidates believe “cultural fit” is often used as an excuse for unfair hiring decisions. Although 80 per cent trust human recruiters more than AI, 36 per cent admit they do not trust humans either, underlining widespread scepticism across the recruitment landscape. Tribepad’s AI capability is designed to empower recruiting teams and hiring managers to make faster, better informed decisions, and cope with the high volume of applications needing analysis.
“Our research shows candidates are losing faith in fairness, and efficiency is a growing challenge too,” said Neil Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer at Tribepad. “With some roles seeing hundreds of applicants, recruiters are spending huge amounts of time reviewing CVs or creating shortlists from only a fraction of the candidates, potentially missing out on great people. Sidekick can score every application in seconds, making the process faster, fairer, and less risky, while leaving final decisions where they belong: with skilled human recruiters.”
Tribepad has developed Sidekick in-house using Amazon’s Bedrock platform with Anthropic Claude, keeping data secure, tightly controlled, and ethically managed. Leveraging HrFlows’ multi-layered AI-powered HR data automation platform, Sidekick also scores and summarises candidate application data, offering an additional layer of insight and efficiency.
Rather than replacing human judgement, Sidekick gives candidates a fairer chance by highlighting their strengths and ensuring their application is seen in full.
Armstrong added: “Sidekick will never reject a candidate. It is there to provide insight, consistency, and efficiency, giving recruiters more time to do what only humans can: build relationships, spot potential, and make the final call.”
