Human Resources sits at the intersection of people and process — exactly where AI adds the most value. From writing job descriptions to screening applications to answering policy questions, AI is reducing the administrative burden on HR teams and letting them focus on the work that actually requires human judgment.
AI for Recruiting
Ashby with AI
Ashby is a modern ATS (applicant tracking system) with AI-powered sourcing, scheduling, and pipeline analytics built in. Its AI screens applications for criteria you define, surfaces the strongest candidates, and can draft personalized outreach to passive candidates. Companies that switched to Ashby from Greenhouse or Lever typically see 30-40% faster time-to-hire.
Best for: Fast-growing startups and mid-market companies with active hiring pipelines.
Pricing: Contact for pricing. Mid-market focused.
HireVue
HireVue adds AI-powered video interviews to your recruiting flow. Candidates record answers to structured questions; AI analyzes responses for competency signals and generates structured scoring rubrics for human reviewers. It dramatically reduces the time recruiters spend on early-stage screening without removing human judgment from hiring decisions.
Best for: High-volume hiring, enterprise recruiting teams.
Pricing: Enterprise pricing. Contact for demo.
ChatGPT for job descriptions
Writing inclusive, compelling job descriptions is harder than it looks. Use ChatGPT to draft a first version, then refine it. A good prompt: "Write a job description for a Senior Product Manager at a B2B SaaS company. Requirements: 5+ years experience, data-driven decision making, experience with Agile. Remove any language that could discourage women or underrepresented candidates from applying. Tone: professional but direct."
Tools like Textio (AI-powered language guidance) then analyze your draft for gendered or exclusionary language before it goes live.
AI for Employee Onboarding
Leena AI
Leena AI is an HR service desk that handles employee questions automatically. New hires ask "What's the vacation policy?", "How do I submit expenses?", or "Who do I contact about benefits?" — and Leena answers instantly from your HR knowledge base. It integrates with Slack, Teams, ServiceNow, and most major HRIS platforms.
Best for: Companies with 200+ employees, high onboarding volume.
Pricing: Enterprise pricing. Contact for demo.
Notion AI for onboarding docs
Build your employee handbook, onboarding checklists, and role-specific training materials in Notion, then use Notion AI to summarize, update, and keep them current. New hires can ask Notion AI questions directly from the docs. Far better than a static PDF in a shared drive that nobody reads.
Best for: SMBs and startups building their first HR knowledge base.
Pricing: Notion free tier. AI add-on at $10/month per user.
AI for Performance Management
Lattice with AI
Lattice's AI features help managers write better performance reviews by suggesting specific, behavioral language and flagging vague or biased feedback. It also analyzes performance trends across the organization to surface flight risks and high performers who may be under-recognized.
Best for: Companies with structured performance review cycles.
Pricing: Starts at $11/person/month.
Claude for performance review drafts
Managers consistently struggle to write performance reviews that are specific, fair, and constructive. Claude is excellent at taking rough notes ("Sarah delivered the Q3 product launch on time, handled a difficult stakeholder situation well, but needs to improve her delegation") and turning them into polished, professional review language.
Always review and personalize before delivery — AI drafts are starting points, not finished products for something as consequential as a performance review.
AI for HR Policy and Compliance
ChatGPT for policy drafting
Drafting HR policies — remote work, harassment, PTO, expense reimbursement — is time-intensive. ChatGPT can generate a first draft aligned with common employment law requirements, which your legal team then reviews for jurisdiction-specific compliance. It turns a 4-hour task into a 30-minute one.
Grammarly Business
Every HR communication — offer letters, termination notices, policy updates, performance improvement plans — reflects the company's professionalism. Grammarly Business ensures tone, clarity, and grammar are consistent across the HR team, flagging overly formal or unintentionally harsh language before it reaches employees.
Pricing: Business plan at $15/person/month.
AI for HR Analytics
Visier
Visier is the leading people analytics platform. Its AI surfaces patterns in your workforce data — turnover predictors, compensation equity issues, skills gaps, and engagement trends — and presents them in executive-ready dashboards. For HR leaders who need to speak the language of business metrics, Visier is indispensable.
Best for: HR leaders at companies with 1,000+ employees.
Pricing: Enterprise pricing. Contact for demo.
What to Automate First
Start with the highest-volume, lowest-stakes tasks: answering common policy questions, drafting job descriptions, scheduling interviews, and sending onboarding communications. Use Zapier to connect your ATS, HRIS, and calendar so that when a candidate moves to the interview stage, calendar invites go out automatically. The time savings on these operational tasks free HR to focus on the human elements — culture, difficult conversations, development — that genuinely require a person in the room.