A task performed by Human Resources Specialists
Conduct reference or background checks on job applicants.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (2.4/5) and AI capability (3/5) are on the low side. It sits in the Low Priority zone.
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 10 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 3 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers feel the way they do
- Frees up time for higher-value work40%
- It's repetitive20%
- Reduces human error20%
- It's stressful10%
- Helps handle larger scale10%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Analyzing & processing data
Let the spreadsheet or a BI tool do the math and the charts.
- 1Build it once with formulas and pivot tables instead of recalculating by hand.
- 2Connect a free dashboard so reports refresh themselves (Looker Studio, Power BI).
- 3Use AI to summarise the findings, but keep the numbers in the spreadsheet.
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 11 tasks studied for Human Resources Specialists, where workers want 27% of tasks automated.
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