New partnership combines Workday recruiting agent with Randstad's expansive talent network to instantly connect recruiters with top talent, making hiring faster and more efficient than ever before.
Workday, Inc., the AI platform for managing people and money, and Randstad, the world’s leading talent company, today announced a new strategic partnership to transform how companies find and hire talent. By integrating Workday’s Recruiting Agent, powered by Illuminate, with Randstad’s extensive talent network, this collaboration will help businesses quickly connect with top talent – reducing the time-consuming search process and leading to faster, smarter hiring decisions, and improving business outcomes.
AI-powered hiring, simplified.
According to the 2025 World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, 42% of employers expect talent availability to decline by 2030. Workday’s Recruiting Agent acts as an intelligent coach for recruiters, using AI to instantly surface qualified leads from past applicants, internal databases and now, Randstad’s vast talent network. This means recruiters spend less time sifting through resumes and more time engaging with the specialized talent they need.“
Finding qualified talent in today’s job market is one of the biggest challenges for companies,” said Matthew Brandt, senior vice president, global partners, Workday. “By combining Workday’s Recruiting Agent with Randstad’s unmatched talent network, we’re making hiring easier and more efficient than it’s ever been. This is the future of work—where AI and people collaborate to drive better outcomes.”
“We are excited to partner with Workday to accelerate the matching of our specialized talent with meaningful opportunities,” said Mike Smith, chief executive, Randstad Enterprise. “At Randstad, we believe AI enhances human expertise while driving efficiency and innovation, and this partnership is a great example of how we’re combining AI with our deep understanding of talent to transform the world of work.”
The integrated solution is now available to Workday Recruiting Agent customers in the U.S. with plans to make the solution more broadly available in the future.
about Workday.
Workday is the AI platform that helps organizations manage their most important assets – their people and money. The Workday platform is built with AI at the core to help customers elevate people, supercharge work, and move their business forever forward. Workday is used by more than 11,000 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 60% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.