Workcraft

This week’s startup spotlight features Workcraft and their innovative solution transforming the hiring process.💡 Workcraft uses AI, smart workflows, and expert guidance to simplify every step of recruitment – from creating job specifications to scheduling interviews, helping recruiters save valuable time and connecting them with the best candidates more quickly. Workcraft recently showcased their solution at our monthly pitching event, Pitch at the Hive. Be sure to register for this month’s Pitch at the Hive on 30th January 2025, to network with exciting startups and investors 👉🏻https://lnkd.in/dD5E9-8P You can also connect with Workcraft and their Co-Founder, Janet Paul, ACCA through the Ignyte platform!🚀 www.ignyte.ae #Ignyte #PitchattheHive #hr #StartupSpotlight

Interesting visit with some startup/business discoveries at Logimotion 2024: This is my first time attending the Logimotion conference at WTC Dubai. Although the conference space was small, I've seen a lot of interesting companies that include technology to improve each step of the logistics process. It's everything from international freight to last-mile delivery software and services. Here are some products & services I found interesting: Orbbec: 3D cameras for accurate 3D object dimensioning, fall detection, and logistic bin picking. We don't think about it, but robots don't usually see in 3D (depth). However, a wealth of use cases need the depth axis information. Workcraft: an intelligently designed, well-thought-out hiring software. Yes, it uses AI.... but the way it uses it makes excellent sense. It helps you craft the job description based on your needs and database benchmark. It ranks skills and other requirements so that when you evaluate, it reduces your bias. It then screens your 100 CVs so you can only focus on the few that matter. Check out their demo to understand more. GoFleet: an all-in-one fleet management system. It's incredible how they manage everything from detecting a truck driver's sleepiness to following environmental conditions into your warehouse or cold rooms. Sectors include airports, construction sites, transportation, and delivery. I've also had the pleasure to connect again with Mohammed Jafarullah Khan from Dubai Founders Collective. I've been following his outstanding work since the start of the initiative. Excellent speakers & events! Check his page for upcoming events. Did you go to the event? Which event are you going to attend next? #MENAMAKE: I provide technology consultancy services for investors and businesses in the region.

Our community favourite event, Pitch At The Hive, is back with a focus on HR Innovation!🚀 This series offers Ignyte community start-ups the chance to present their products and services to a panel of experienced investors and mentors, receiving real-time feedback to refine their business strategies and increase their chances of success. The startups presenting at this edition are: ♦️ OmniaCare– Enhancing people performance through personalised growth journeys that boost cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal skills. ♦️ Workcraft– Streamlining the hiring process with AI and smart workflows to help recruiters connect with top candidates faster. ♦️ goghr– Transforming recruitment with AI-driven video interviews, resume analysis, and candidate profiling to improve the hiring experience. ♦️ Gateway– An AI-powered digital recruiter for the service sector, combining resume scanning, skills tests, and video interviews to optimise recruitment. Whether you're looking to network, learn, or discover the latest innovations, you won’t want to miss it. Don’t wait —register now to connect with top startups, investors and mentors! https://lnkd.in/dTPH6DYj #PitchAtTheHive #Startups #Mentorship

𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴: 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘁 🚩🚩🚩 I recently learnt something that blew my mind. During my job-hunting days as an accountant (I’ve had many of those, thanks to the global pandemic and the recession that followed), job ads including a requirement for ‘cultural fit’ or ‘person–organization fit’ was the norm. In theory, this meant that talent acquisition teams are looking for candidates whose values and behaviors match closely with that of the employers. However, in practice the term ‘cultural fit’ increases bias in hiring processes. Without a definition of what ‘cultural fit’ means, it becomes a placeholder to how similar candidates are to existing employees in terms of their experiences, appearances, or what they enjoy doing outside of work. This increases bias in hiring decisions, leading to a homogenous workforce - stifling diversity, creativity and innovation. While real cultural fit can predict performance, recruitment strategies need: ✅specific criteria of what skills/behaviors would qualify as cultural fit; and, ✅use of structured systems to objectively identify and assess these criteria. This specificity promotes unbiased hiring decisions that ultimately contribute to the team’s success (and do not actively take away from it). If you want to learn more about this topic, comment below for the link to the full article. 🐳 🐳 🐳 🐳 🐳 🐳 P.S. I read about this a few days ago while doing research for Workcraft, our AI powered hiring platform. Thanks to the key insights of many of the HR leaders we spoke to (more on that on my next post), we’re venturing into a new and exciting space in recruitment. This upgrade to Workcraft is not just going to automate manual hiring processes but support hiring teams in a way that’s only recently been possible due to the latest advancements in AI. We’re super excited to bring this cutting edge technology to recruitment, and if you’re in this space, you should be too! If you’re interested in this stuff like this and love to discuss, feel free to reach out below or DM.