Case Study: Infosys – Talent Management Processes Automation with AI

Abstract

The IT industry has been a pioneer in the use of Automation and AI. Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, has expanded the use of automation across their internal processes and offers these capabilities to their clients. One of their outstanding success stories has been in recruitment. As a large-scale recruiter, the recruitment function at Infosys was complex, voluminous, and highly manual. From over 130,000 employees in 2010, the firm had nearly 260,000 employees in 2020. They were processing over 2,140,000 in 2020 that was 2.5 times the applications received in 2010. This created a tremendous workload for the recruitment team. The automation journey of the Recruitment function at Infosys has been arduous. During their solution building, they were hit by new challenges arising out of a global pandemic in early 2020, when they had to suddenly move to a virtual environment. The disaster also created the need to expand their workforce as the number of IT projects grew. The automation program was executed at speed to respond in time to the continuously changing landscape. It resulted in transformational changes, bringing both high efficiency and effectiveness. For example, the time taken from sourcing to making an offer is reduced by 86%. The project demonstrates the structured approach to discovering, developing, and democratizing AI and automation, thereby encouraging its adoption. Infosys continues to invest in the technology as they believe it plays a critical role in staying relevant to their clients by delivering industry-leading business solutions.