Thank you for being part of our research on The Human Edge in the AI Era: Winning Talent Without Losing the Human Touch.

We’ve heard from many of your peers who have been digitalising Talent Attraction and Onboarding processes, and are now learning about or introducing AI, how this can bring both benefits and challenges, and feel overwhelming.

Which is why we’re gathering thoughts, to share experiences and learning for all. Alongside behind the scenes features from leading companies, and anonymised insights from this survey, we hope the findings will be useful for your work.

This survey takes less than 3 minutes; we really appreciate your time. We’ll write towards the end of June to send you the headlines and analysis. Thank you!

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* 1. How many employees does your organisation have globally?

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* 2. How would you describe your organisation's use of AI in recruitment and onboarding today?

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* 3. To what extent, so far, has AI impacted your recruitment and onboarding process in the following areas:

  Extremely positive impact Positive impact Neutral Negative impact Extremely negative impact
Ability to build human connection
Candidate Experience
Efficiency of process
Employee experience
Quality of hire

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* 4. How important is maintaining a human touch in the hiring and onboarding process?

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* 5. As you increase the use of AI in recruitment and onboarding, to what extent is your organisation investing in maintaining or strengthening the human touch?

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* 6. At what stage of the recruitment and onboarding process do you feel human connection matters most? (Select up to three responses)

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* 7. How confident are you that your current onboarding experience makes new hires feel genuinely valued?

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* 8. What are the key KPIs you use that inform your level of confidence?

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* 9. What pre-boarding activities does your company do? (Select all applicable)

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* 10. In your opinion, what is the biggest risk of relying too heavily on AI in hiring?

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* 11. What's your 2026 priority to enhance your onboarding experience?

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* 12. What do you believe is the most important experience for a new hire in their first 90 days?

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* 13. Which onboarding activities do you think help most with company integration? (Choose up to three activities)

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* 14. Which outcomes matter most when creating a strong onboarding experience? (Select up to three outcomes)

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* 15. In one sentence: What makes a new hire feel truly valued when joining an organisation?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, we really appreciate your time.

As well as entering the prize draw, we’ll add you to our Uplifting People’s free community and The Talent Labs community. You'll be the first to receive the insights you’ve contributed to, and an invite to a Lunch & Learn discussion on the findings, on 23rd June.. You can unsubscribe anytime, and read Uplifting People’s privacy policy here.

* Prize Draw t&cs.
Entry to the prize draw is upon full completion and submission this survey. Incomplete or spam entries will be disqualified.
The prize draw closes on Sunday 24th May 2026.

UK Tracked48 delivery included. Worldwide delivery is possible - all delivery costs, including all customs and taxes must be fully paid by prize draw winner in advance.

The prize is non-transferable, non exchangeable and no cash alternative is offered.

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