# AI speeds up recruitment and puts agency fees under pressure

> Original title: AI is speeding up recruitment — and putting agency fees under pressure

- Source: CNBC · Technology
- Published: 2026-11-08T06:00:01.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/jrmuizbzx1naf7d8akl6ra1au
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/08/ai-recruitment-agency-fees.html

## Summary

AI is speeding up parts of hiring, which could force recruitment agencies to rethink their fees, CNBC reports. A 2026 Bullhorn survey of nearly 300 U.K. and Irish recruitment professionals found 37% said AI made candidate screening 26% to 50% faster. Adecco says its six AI recruitment agents in the U.K. and France save about 15% of recruitment process time, but they do not make hiring decisions.