HR scenario: Analyze hiring practices

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Available with: Microsoft 365 Copilot (with Copilot Studio agents) Scenario level:
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KPIs impacted

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Using Copilot to analyze hiring practices


1. Connect data sources

Prompt Copilot to summarize relevant hiring insights from data sources linked using Copilot Studio agents such as applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn, HR insights, and Power BI.

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Copilot Studio

Action: Use Copilot to rapidly locate relevant data which indicates and impacts the hiring pipeline.

2. Analyze data

Analyze data, summarize findings, and provide candidate insights, pipeline, capacity, and hire quality.

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Copilot in Excel

Example prompt: What is the average of “Time to hire”?

3. Generate reports

Create reporting and visualizations to better understand the hiring pipeline and make data-driven decisions.

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Copilot in Excel

Example prompt: To better articulate the data, highlight the cells yellow where “Time to hire” exceeds 60 days.

4. Collaborate with team

Schedule a meeting to present the report, insights, and to gather feedback.

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Copilot in Teams

Action: Generate meeting notes” after the call to capture key topics and action items.

5. Track progress

Track the progress of the hiring pipeline.

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Copilot in Excel

Example prompt: In addition to “What is the average of ‘Time to hire’?”, monitor “What is the average ‘Candidate Satisfaction’?” to compare the impact of hiring process changes.

6. Improve hiring pipeline reviews

Based on the impact of the actions, adjust approach and continue to iterate.

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Copilot in Loop

Example prompt: Brainstorm ideas to improve the hiring pipelines process. Ask colleagues to contribute and provide feedback in Loop.

1Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

2Access Business Chat at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

3Copilot agents allow Microsoft 365 Copilot to access your company-specific apps. In the past, this would have required an API call to get data from a system of record. The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.