Vital, the central agency for shared services in the Singapore Public Service, announced it plans to launch a recruitment tech pilot programme with X0PA's AI Recruiter solution to streamline its recruitment processes and improve hiring outcomes.

Singapore-headquartered X0PA AI is a Software-as-a-Service company that helps in talent acquisition, hiring, assessment and related areas that use AI and Machine Learning.

With X0PA's AI Recruiter platform, the pilot leverages technology and machine learning to create a ready pool of qualified candidates, improve candidate job matching capabilities and reduce time and cost to hire within the public service.

X0PA AI's AI Recruiter solution aims to enhance existing recruitment processes through inclusive hiring features such as CV and personal information masking for objective shortlisting, automated candidate screening & matching powered by AI for objective and unbiased selections, hiring automation via Robotic Process Automation (RPA), talent pooling capabilities to improve candidate experience and shorten hiring lead time and enhancing candidate engagement & virtual assessment capabilities

"Vital is in a unique position within the Singapore Public Service to experiment with emerging technologies such as AI and automation. With a capable recruitment system and a ready database of qualified candidates, we foresee a more effective and efficient hiring process. We look forward to the partnership with X0PA,” Dennis Lui, Chief Executive, Vital, said.

"X0PA is committed to solving talent management challenges and making process transparent and objective with the power of ethical AI,” Sid S., Global Head of Sales, X0PA AI, said. “With this strategic engagement with Votal, X0PA is determined to augment existing recruitment capabilities and someday, for the whole of public service. X0PA AI will help improve both the user experience and create measurable outcomes with transparent and objective hiring processes on the platform."