Agentic workflow is removing the hiring friction that staffing companies have traditionally been paid to manage: sourcing\, matching\, outreach\, follow-up and coordination through to first interview. Recruit Holdings has identified recruitment services\, automation and staffing as part of an addressable market of about $300 billion. ZipRecruiter has said its technology can deliver agency-style hiring work through to the first interview. At the same time\, SIA has reported agencies evolving into technology-enabled talent marketplaces.
This keynote examines what remains valuable when routine recruitment activity can be automated and priced differently. It will set out the defensible moats: proprietary specialist data\, trusted candidate relationships\, access to hard-to-reach talent\, assessment\, judgment\, persuasion\, compliance\, payroll and two-sided networks. The question is no longer whether ai changes staffing. It is where firms create value once friction is no longer the product.
SUMMARY:When friction disappears\, only the moat remains ORGANIZER;CN=STAFFINGpro:mailto:info@staffingpro.de URL;VALUE=URI:https://staffingpro.de/talks/when-friction-disappears-only-the-moat-remains/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261021T135500Z DESCRIPTION:Reminder for When friction disappears\, only the moat remains END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR