WSQ - Microsoft Copilot for HR Recruitment

Dr. Alfred Ang has built several AI recruitment and interviewing tools of his own, giving him first-hand insight into how AI can support, and sometimes mislead, hiring decisions. A full-stack AI developer, Agentic AI solution architect and corporate trainer, he is the Managing Director, CIO, CTO and Chief Instructional Designer of Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd and the founder of Tertiary Courses. His public GitHub portfolio includes a single-file HR tool that generates structured, candidate-tailored interview questions, a CV-to-job-description match analysis and a printable interview guide, and which can run fully offline; an AI interviewing practice app in which an AI hiring manager interviews candidates across six roles, from software engineer and data analyst to digital marketing, customer service and HR, and scores each answer; and a Singapore tutors marketplace whose verification process includes document checks and a 10-minute Claude AI interview. He is a Microsoft Certified AI Engineer Associate (AI-102), Power App Maker (PL-100) and Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300), and he holds a Certificate in AI Ethics and Governance (Senior Professional) from NTU, which is directly relevant to fairness and accountability in recruitment. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Workplace Learning from IAL, which informs his view of how people are assessed and developed at work, together with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from NUS and an MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from NTU, and he designs agents with frameworks such as n8n, the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK and Microsoft AutoGen.

These projects inform a course that uses Microsoft Copilot to make recruitment faster while keeping it fair and well documented. Learners begin with Copilot and AI agents for candidate screening, using prompts to summarise CVs, compare candidates against job requirements and highlight gaps, while learning why AI rankings must be checked for bias and why final decisions remain with people. He then guides them through candidate interviewing and evaluation, using Copilot to prepare structured, role-specific interview questions, draft scoring rubrics, summarise interview notes and produce consistent evaluation write-ups, drawing on the question-generation and scoring logic in his own interview tools. The final topic covers recruitment automation and decision support, where participants see how Copilot and agents can coordinate scheduling, candidate communication and reporting, and how hiring data can be summarised to support better decisions. His AI ethics and governance training shapes practical guidance on handling personal data, avoiding discriminatory criteria, keeping an audit trail and explaining how AI was used in a hiring process. He also shows how Copilot can help write clearer, more inclusive job advertisements and candidate messages that reflect the organisation's employer brand. As an ACTA-certified trainer and DACE-certified curriculum developer, he keeps the course hands-on with realistic job descriptions and CVs, so HR professionals and hiring managers leave with prompts, templates and a responsible workflow they can use in their next recruitment round. Learners who want to see his work for themselves are welcome to browse his GitHub portfolio at https://github.com/alfredang and connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/angchewhoe/

Ray Teoh is a seasoned human resource and organisational development professional with experience in talent acquisition, leadership development and performance management. Having served in senior HR and consulting roles across multinational corporations and training institutions, he has designed and implemented innovative recruitment frameworks and competency-based assessment systems. He is passionate about integrating technology and analytics into HR practice, and his experience across sectors gives him a clear understanding of how data-driven decision-making and emerging AI tools can transform workforce development.

In WSQ - Microsoft Copilot for HR Recruitment, Ray empowers HR professionals and business leaders to use Microsoft Copilot and AI agents for smarter and fairer recruitment. Participants use Copilot and AI agents for candidate screening, including reviewing candidate information stored in SharePoint and organising it against defined job requirements. They then apply Copilot to candidate interviewing and evaluation, including generating interview questions and applying bias mitigation techniques, before moving to recruitment automation and decision support. His sessions blend practical AI applications with strategic HR insight, with appropriate human oversight at every stage. Participants leave able to adopt responsible AI solutions that improve decision-making, reduce inefficiencies and raise the quality of the overall talent acquisition process.

Teddy Yip is a senior educator, consultant and technologist with more than 20 years of experience in IT, AI and digital transformation. He has designed and delivered training programmes across corporate, government and education sectors, helping organisations adopt emerging technologies for process improvement and workforce development. As an ACLP-certified trainer, he is known for combining deep technical knowledge with practical business applications, empowering professionals to use AI tools for data-driven decision-making and innovation.

In WSQ - Microsoft Copilot for HR Recruitment, Teddy focuses on using Microsoft Copilot to transform traditional recruitment practice. Learners apply Copilot and AI agents to candidate screening, use Copilot to prepare for and evaluate candidate interviews, and explore Copilot for recruitment automation and decision support. His sessions demonstrate how Copilot and AI agents can review candidate information stored in SharePoint, generate role-specific interview questions and streamline talent evaluation. Throughout, he emphasises applying AI ethically and effectively, so HR professionals can improve their operations while maintaining fairness, transparency, data privacy and alignment with organisational needs. Participants leave able to use Copilot responsibly at each key stage of the recruitment process.

Tan Teck Hwa is an HR strategist and organisational development professional with more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, competency assessment and leadership development. Having worked across the education, finance and technology sectors, he has developed and implemented data-driven hiring frameworks to make recruitment more effective. An ACLP-certified trainer, he is recognised for bridging HR analytics, technology and behavioural science in workforce development programmes. His wider experience in business management and service leadership includes guiding teams through change management, process improvements and customer-focused strategies.

In this WSQ course, Teck Hwa shows learners how to use Microsoft Copilot and AI agents to design smarter, more structured and bias-aware recruitment processes. Participants apply Copilot to candidate screening by setting clear criteria for shortlisting, then to interviewing and evaluation by building competency-based interview rubrics and assessing candidate responses consistently. The course closes with recruitment automation and decision support, where learners see how AI can streamline routine steps. Throughout, he stresses that HR professionals stay in control of decisions, so participants leave able to integrate Copilot into their recruitment workflows and make objective, fair and evidence-based hiring choices.