ZoomInfo has introduced its AI Builder Catalog, a new data-driven solution designed to help organizations identify high-caliber AI talent long before they appear through traditional recruiting channels. The tool goes beyond resumes. It offers verifiable “Proof-of-Work” insights that showcase real contributions. These include code commits, published research, patent activity, and open-source influence. This helps recruiters find rising AI experts and niche specialists more accurately and efficiently.
As demand for AI innovation rises, finding skilled practitioners is tough for talent teams. Traditional hiring methods often overlook the deep technical skills needed for advanced roles. ZoomInfo’s AI Builder Catalog addresses this problem by collecting data from many sources. It includes top open-source repositories, major research conferences, model hubs, patent databases, and academic publications. This unified view creates comprehensive, evidence-based talent profiles that showcase a candidate’s actual capabilities.
“Passive, outbound recruiting is very much alive, especially when you’re competing for the best AI talent in the world,” said Jon Bischke, GM of ZoomInfo Talent Solutions. “We don’t rely on self-reported skills or endorsements because the best AI talent isn’t on job boards. They’re building breakthrough models, contributing to open source, and publishing research. We track actual code commits, published papers, and granted patents—proof you can’t fake.”
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The AI Builder Catalog is purpose-built to help recruiters engage passive talent, validate candidate quality with objective evidence, and eliminate hours spent manually verifying credentials. With its ability to identify specialists in areas like multimodal AI, retrieval systems, or safety research, the tool helps companies gain a competitive edge by detecting emerging talent early and enriching Applicant Tracking Systems with high-integrity data.
Part of the broader ZoomInfo Talent Solutions suite, the AI Builder Catalog empowers hiring teams to source smarter, engage faster, and hire with greater confidence in an increasingly competitive AI labor market.
