The starting point
A recruiting agency, a team of 20+ recruiters. They knew AI. They used it as chat. Sourcing, systematising the work and automating workflows stayed where they were before ChatGPT. Roles were filled at the pace of human capacity, not at the pace the tools would allow.
The problem
- Chat level. Ask, copy the answer into a note. That is the first rung of the ladder, not a recruiting process.
- A workshop that ends in the room. Without work after it, habits snap back.
- A false capacity ceiling. The team thought they could not take more clients at once. They did not know how much more AI would carry in sourcing.
The solution: a workshop, then challenges
First a hands-on workshop. In the room, recruiters tried the tools modern recruiting teams use: finding candidates, systematising, automating. Not a talk about trends.
After the workshop, a series of challenges. Further ways to use AI in their real work. The point was to move the hand, not to fill in feedback.
How it works:
- Try it in the room. If the recruiter does not try it live, they will not open it on Monday.
- Challenges after the workshop. Weeks after the date, not an email with slides.
- Follow-up where the change is visible. Later weeks showed whether sourcing had actually gone past the old ceiling.
What changed
- Sourcing and screening in practice. Recruiters saw where AI actually helps them find candidates.
- More than they thought they could handle. At follow-up they were searching beyond the original capacity.
- Systematising instead of a one-off trick. The challenges held the habit until chat became something the team repeats.
What transfers to your company
- A workshop without a challenge ends in the notes. The following weeks are part of the delivery, not a bonus.
- Start where the team already chats. The next step is sourcing and workflow, not a new tool for fun.
- Capacity is often a habit, not a ceiling. When a recruiter sees they can get through more profiles, how many clients the team takes changes too.
How to bring this into your company
If you want to know what a workshop like this would look like for you, let us start with a 15-minute call. We go through whether it makes sense in your company and which of our workshops is the best starting point. More stories from firms are in case studies.