We are proud to announce an exciting new addition to our suite of AI tools – ApplyIQ, a groundbreaking AI job search agent that automatically applies to relevant jobs.
We are the first major job search engine to offer a quality-first automatic application tool. Using our team’s decade of AI experience, Adzuna aims to take a responsible approach to the use of AI in recruitment and set a new benchmark for the industry.
Introducing ApplyIQ
ApplyIQ harnesses the power of large language models (LLMs) to intelligently match users with jobs that align with their skills, experience and career goals. Unlike existing job automation and ‘easy apply’ tools that focus on application volume over quality, ApplyIQ applies strict limits and controls to ensure only the most relevant applications reach recruiters.
Users simply upload their CV to ApplyIQ, select up to eight target job titles, specify their desired work location, and set their salary expectations. ApplyIQ will then scan Adzuna’s extensive job database to identify the most relevant opportunities, followed by scoring users’ fit against the job requirements and their personal aspirations. When a strong match is found, ApplyIQ automatically submits an application with a brief cover note highlighting the most relevant skills and experience. Users can track their applications on the ApplyIQ dashboard and fine-tune their settings for a more personalised experience.
Recruiters and jobseekers both want better AI solutions
AI is revolutionising recruitment at an unprecedented pace, and it’s clear that candidates are adopting it in their job search. According to Adzuna’s AI sentiment survey of over 1,200 jobseekers, 86% of UK jobseekers expressed a desire for more AI-powered job search tools. AI adoption is already well underway: about three in five UK jobseekers have already used AI tools for job search, with nearly 20% relying entirely on AI tools. Alarmingly, about three in five jobseekers don’t consider using AI as cheating at all.
However, jobseekers are increasingly looking for smarter AI solutions – with nearly a quarter feeling hesitant to use AI job tools due to quality and accuracy concerns – and recruiters too.
We are dedicated to steering AI towards responsible use. The cutting-edge tool ApplyIQ is here to help employers improve the candidate quality and optimise the application-to-hire rate.
How do we guarantee quality-first applications?
At the core of ApplyIQ is a commitment to quality control. ApplyIQ is engineered to maximise hiring efficiency for recruiters by ensuring applications are not only timely but also highly relevant. Key features of ApplyIQ include:
- Strict matching and filtering: Testing shows that the ApplyIQ matching algorithm would reject 1 in 5 conventional applications. ApplyIQ users with high match scores are twice as likely to be shortlisted for interview compared to typical manual applications from other leading job sites.
- Quality over quantity: ApplyIQ averages five applications per user a week.
- CV authenticity: CVs are not modified or ‘optimised’, so employers can trust the CVs they get from ApplyIQ
- CV screening: There are automated checks for minimum quality standards
- Limited applications: There is a hard limit of two job applications to the same employer within a 60-day period
- Only active jobseekers: ApplyIQ users need to periodically reconfirm that they are active, otherwise their account is automatically paused
- Geo-blocking: Prevents applications from users in ‘out-of-area’ countries
We have also implemented a candidate quality feedback loop with employers receiving applications from ApplyIQ. Findings will be published later this year.
We have been at the forefront of the AI revolution, leveraging the power of AI technology to help match jobseekers to jobs for over a decade. In 2013 – years before ChatGPT’s commercial breakthrough – we built and launched its first machine-learning tool, Jobsworth, using AI to predict a salary estimate for every job posting on our site. In 2015, we added ValueMyCV to the AI toolkit, empowering jobseekers to know their worth based on their CV. In 2023, we added AI interview coach Prepper to its suite of smart AI tools.
Read what our co-founder and CEO Doug had to say:
“As a firm believer that AI should be a force for good in recruitment, I am excited to introduce ApplyIQ, the latest addition to our suite of AI tools. Our industry is seeing a war of escalation between a flood of poor quality applications due to easy apply on major job platforms and unethical auto apply tools, and overwhelmed recruiters who are resorting to more screening questions and tools to manage that volume.”
“ApplyIQ is the responsible solution – ensuring only genuinely qualified applicants are matched to roles. By enhancing candidate quality and boosting application-to-hire rates, ApplyIQ helps recruiters. This is just one part of our unique full funnel recruitment proposition which combines AI matching on our core Adzuna platform with social media advertising and a candidate automation platform, helping employers find the candidates they need efficiently.”
— Doug Monro, CEO and co-founder
ApplyIQ is initially launching across Adzuna’s UK and US sites.
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