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Colin Minto

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Colin Minto

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Colin Minto

Skills & Workforce11 Jul 2025

AI Is Supporting Smarter Hiring and Stronger Retention

I first started working with AI back in 2001. At the time, it was mainly about automating the sifting of large volumes of documents - a need that was familiar to both the legal and recruitment sectors.

Writing for us since 11 Jul 2025

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AI Is Supporting Smarter Hiring and Stronger Retention11 Jul

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