In France, 63% of recruiters say a lack of qualified candidates is their main difficulty, while 46% struggle to differentiate applications based on CVs.
To address this, LinkedIn is launching Hiring Assistant in French. Already available in English worldwide, the tool automates several time-consuming tasks: sourcing candidates, first-pass screening of applications, drafting personalized messages, and identifying profiles based on skills.
“Human connection is at the heart of recruitment: connecting talent with opportunities,” explains Fabienne Arata, Country Manager of LinkedIn France.
“However, HR teams spend too much time on repetitive administrative tasks. With the arrival of Hiring Assistant in French, we are automating these processes. The tool frees up recruiters so they can focus on their core mission: building relationships, making strategic judgments, and taking decisions that directly impact company growth.”
Hiring Based on Skills, Not Just CVs
With this tool, recruiters can move beyond traditional CV screening.
According to LinkedIn, 54% of French recruiters now consider skills the primary criterion for evaluating a candidate’s fit for a role—but 63% say they only fully identify those skills after an in-depth review of applications.
Hiring Assistant aims to close this gap. Instead of relying mainly on job titles, degrees, or career history, the tool analyzes the skills associated with a candidate’s LinkedIn profile and the connections between experience and expertise.
It also helps surface “non-traditional” profiles whose experience may not fit standard criteria but whose skills match the role.
LinkedIn highlights early results showing major time savings: recruiters using Hiring Assistant reportedly review 81% fewer profiles to identify a qualified candidate.
Since its launch in late 2025, the tool has attracted more than 12,000 paying clients worldwide and is used by over 30,000 recruiters.
“Hiring Assistant scans the market while we focus on what no AI can replace: the meeting between a talent, a culture, and a project,” says Pauline Morganti, Talent Acquisition at Onepoint.
“In three words, Hiring Assistant makes my team feel efficient, precise, and in control of our talent pipeline,” adds Williams Linden, Talent Acquisition Partner at Roquette.
A Live Demo at VivaTech
On June 17 at 10 a.m., in Pavilion 7.3 (Workshop A), LinkedIn will present Hiring Assistant in a live demonstration.
The company will also speak on June 18 at the Executive Arena alongside Siemens, focusing on how large industrial groups communicate in the AI era, particularly around brand image transformation and building trust with decision-makers.
Finally, on June 19, LinkedIn will host two additional sessions: one on the evolution of marketing roles in an environment increasingly shaped by large language models, and another on AI’s impact on recruitment—especially how companies can move beyond CV-centric approaches to better identify skills and potential.
