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Kent County HR reports improved hiring, steady turnover and experiments with AI for efficiency
Summary
HR presented 2025 metrics showing more applicants, falling time-to-fill and about 6% voluntary turnover; staff said they are using generative AI for job-description drafting and AI avatars for training but are not using AI to screen applicants.
Amy Rollston, speaking for Kent County Human Resources, presented the department’s annual report to the Policy and Operations Committee on March 10. Rollston said HR has a 16-person team with three current vacancies and provides services for roughly 2,000 county employees and a comparable number of retirees.
Rollston listed key 2025 figures: HR handled about 10,000 applicants, ran 156 recruitments that resulted in 356 hires, helped 89 employees transition to retirement, offered 61 training classes attended by more than 1,800 employees, administered roughly 396 employee leaves and…
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