Recruiting Future with Matt Alder

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Innovation and futurology in Recruiting, Recruitment Marketing and HR Technology. Matt Alder interviews thought leaders who are influencing and changing an industry

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Recruiting Future with Matt Alder episodes:

04.19.2024
Ep 608: Transforming HR
Economic challenges, technology innovations, changing attitudes to how and where we work, and a new, very different generation entering the workplace. These are just some of the forces driving change across the whole of the people function. In this second compilation...
04.18.2024
Ep 607: AI Powered Talent Acquisition
It's been nearly 18 months since ChatGPT launched and sparked a lively debate about the future of Talent Acquisition. While it's important to consider the long-term implications, a crucial part of building a strategy is embracing the potential of current...
04.11.2024
Ep 606: Empowering Gen Z & Building A Social Brand
A few weeks ago, I spent a couple of days recording at the excellent Transform conference in Las Vegas, and this is the first of two episodes with a compilation of some of the conversations I had. My first guest is...
04.04.2024
Ep 605: Can AI Be Biased? Legal Implications for Recruiting
Talent Acquisition stands on the edge of revolution, with AI tools promising to make recruiting faster and more effective. But will it make hiring fairer? Recruiting and HR are already a key focus for governments as they develop legislation for...
04.03.2024
Ep 604: Building Talent Pipelines With Internships
Many employers regularly offer internships, but the role of these internships in long-term hiring strategies can be pretty tenuous. So what happens when a company puts internships at the centre of its hiring strategy and proactively leverages this to build...
04.02.2024
Round Up March 2024
Round up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: Ep 597: Talent...
03.28.2024
Ep 603: Talent Lessons From Elite Sport
Companies can learn a massive amount from elite sports in terms of spotting and nurturing the talent required to build highly effective teams. Having an adaptable, flexible, and self-aware mindset is critical in these disruptive times, and professional sports have...
03.26.2024
Ep 602: The Skills Mismatch In Hiring
Skills-based hiring is a hot topic as many employers seek to better understand the skills they need in their businesses both now and in the future. With the shelf life of hard skills shortening by the day, companies need to...
03.22.2024
Ep 601: Quiet Hiring
Skills shortages, shortening skills lifespans, digital transformation, the AI revolution, hiring freezes and layoffs. These are just some of the factors currently reshaping how companies think about talent. It's clear that this level of disruption is now the new normal...
03.19.2024
Ep 600: Did We Predict The Future?
I launched Recruiting Future nine years ago to attempt to understand the future of talent acquisition. Back then, social media was the biggest driver of change, and we were starting to realize how much new technologies would change the world. Predicting...
03.13.2024
Ep 599: Data Sophistication
We live in a world of work where understanding, interpreting and telling stories with data has never been more critical. Although Talent Acquisition has become more data-centric in recent years, many TA functions rely on summary statistics that don't provide...
03.08.2024
Ep 598: Building Exec Search In House
Executive Search is often considered so specialized that it should always remain the preserve of Exec Search agencies. However, an ever-increasing number of large employers are now choosing to build in-house executive search functions. So what are the advantages of...
03.06.2024
Ep 597: Talent Acquisition Excellence
I was delighted to hear two of my regular guests on Recruiting Future were writing a book together. “Talent Acquisition Excellence” by Kevin Wheeler and Bas Van De Haterd is now available, whether you get your books, and it is...
03.04.2024
Round Up February 2024
Round Up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: Ep 591: Is...
03.01.2024
Ep 596: Expectations and Experience
It is almost four years since the first pandemic lockdowns, and even now, it doesn't seem long enough to get a proper perspective on how much the pandemic has changed things. It is already pretty clear that expectations of and...
02.29.2024
Ep 595: Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition
These are turbulent times for talent acquisition, particularly for those teams operating in the technology sector. Despite the continuing demand for technology skills, layoffs are still happening, with many TA teams now considerably downsized from where they were a couple...
02.22.2024
Ep 594: Recruiting Data Science Skills
With the development and adoption of AI accelerating at an unprecedented pace, the demand for data scientists and data skills in general is snowballing. To recruit successfully in this competitive talent market, TA teams must understand the specific data skills...
02.20.2024
Ep 593: The Career Forward Mindset
Work and jobs are changing, and the speed of change continues to accelerate. Whether you are in the fourth decade of your working life or looking for your first job, managing a career against this background of disruptive, often unpredictable...
02.14.2024
Ep 592: Understanding Skills
The shelf life of skills is getting ever shorter, which has significant implications for talent acquisition. It is essential that TA leaders take an active role in developing the overall skills strategy for their business. If employers want to be...
02.08.2024
Ep 591: Is AI Changing Jobseeker Behaviour?
Conversations about AI's impact on recruiting tend to focus entirely on the employer and recruiter viewpoint. However, it may well be that the most potent force of change for talent acquisition comes from AI-facilitated shifts in jobseeker behaviour. Employers are already...
02.05.2024
Round Up January 2024
Round Up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: Ep 584: Talent-Centered...
02.02.2024
Ep 590: The Road To 2030
The last few years have taught us that no one can predict the future. However, you can develop the insight necessary to make accurate forecasts with the right combination of trend analysis and strategic thinking. We are currently in a period...
01.30.2024
Ep 589: Talent Acquisition As A Competitive Advantage
As the debates about the future of talent acquisition rumble on, it's important to focus intensely on the critical value effective hiring brings to the organization. Talent remains a key differentiator that drives competitive advantage for a company, and this...
01.26.2024
Ep 588: AI, Background Checks and Quality of Hire
Background checking is an area we've never really covered on the podcast. In the past, it has just felt like a necessary but very functional part of the hiring process. However, with the explosion in our digital footprints and the...
01.24.2024
Ep 587: Getting The Basics Right
With so much focus on potentially AI-driven disruptive change and debate about the future, it is sometimes easy to forget that many employers are still struggling to develop and leverage their culture, and some still lack basic standardized processes for...
01.17.2024
Ep 586: Removing Silos to Improve Hiring and Retention
The ever-shortening shelf life of skills, fast-changing business priorities, ageing populations, and changing attitudes to work means that retaining the right talent is not only more difficult than ever, it is also likely to remain so for years to come. It's...
01.12.2024
Ep 585: Embracing Automation
As I've said before, automation is inevitable in talent acquisition. Automation can bring essential efficiencies and a vastly improved and personalized experience for everyone when done correctly. The question shouldn't be, do we automate; instead, TA and HR leaders need to...
01.11.2024
Ep 584: Talent-Centered Design
There is a growing consensus that 2024 will see the start of some fundamental changes in Talent Acquisition. The adoption of Skills-based hiring and the rapid development of AI are the catalysts here, but to truly understand what is happening,...
01.06.2024
Round Up December 2023
Round up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: Ep 573: The...
12.29.2023
Ep 583: Re-Inventing Your Career
It's been a brutal year for many in talent acquisition, with a lot of layoffs and a very tough job market, making it challenging to find other roles. This removal of certainty and stability has been mirrored in many different...
12.27.2023
Ep 582: Employer Branding With Gen AI
Most of the conversation around generative AI in 2023 has focused on its potential and future long-term strategic impact. However, many talent acquisition teams have been doing some hands-on experimentation with the tools to see what is achievable right now. My...
12.21.2023
Ep 581: An Inflection Point For Recruiting?
Despite massive advances in technology and I/O psychology over the last 20 years, the recruiting process has stubbornly stuck with norms established nearly 100 years ago. There is a massive body of scientific evidence that debunks the effectiveness of resume-based screening....
12.19.2023
Ep 580: A New Community For Women In TA
One of the things that I love about our industry is the sense of community. Wherever talent acquisition professionals gather, whether online or face-to-face, at industry events, there is always a strong emphasis on peer-to-peer learning and support. My guest this...
12.18.2023
Ep 579: The Value Of Employer Branding
Previously, In Episode 573, we explored the power of Employee Value Propositions; I want to follow up by having a similar conversation about employer branding. As companies re-invent their employee experience post-pandemic or look to rebuild their reputation post-layoffs, employer...
12.15.2023
Ep 578: The AI Hype Cycle
It does feel like 2024 could be the inflection point where we can push away the hype and start to see what impact AI is really going to have on talent acquisition. Continuing my end-of-year theme of trying to find...
12.14.2023
Ep 577: Hiring In Challenging Talent Markets
Despite the recent increases in applications that some sectors are experiencing, there are still many talent markets with acute skills shortages where hiring is a considerable challenge. So, what long-term strategies are employers using to ensure they are recruiting effectively...
12.08.2023
Ep 576: Generative AI - A TA Progress Report
It's been a year since Generative AI burst onto the scene and took over the entire TA conversation for 2023. Some of the predictions made back then about its immediate impact on the world of work were out there, even...
12.07.2023
Ep 575: RPO Evolution
One of the key themes from my conversations with TA practitioners on the podcast this year has been the importance of flexibility and agility. This isn't surprising, as we seem to be bouncing between panic mass hiring and panic mass...
12.06.2023
Ep 574: Building A Successful TA Function
The rapidly increasing speed of change in talent acquisition means the skills, strategy and types of thinking needed to build, retain and develop a successful TA function are also evolving quickly. So what does a high-performing TA function now look like,...
12.05.2023
Round Up November 2023
Round up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: Ep 564: Recruiting...
12.01.2023
Ep 573: The Power Of Employee Value Propositions
Employer Value Propositions are potent tools that attract talent, retain talent, and shape the future of organizations. However, we don't talk about EVPS enough, and they are regularly confused with Employer Brands when they are discussed. So, what are the...
11.29.2023
Ep 572 - Generative AI: Capabilities and Limitations
AI is a game changer for talent acquisition, and as we start to move from the hype phase to the doing phase, its potential capabilities and current limitations are becoming more apparent. So what can and can't AI do for talent...
11.24.2023
Ep 571 - The Road Ahead For Talent Acquisition
As we come to the end of another interesting year, I know that many of you will be looking towards 2024 and planning for the new year ahead. One of the best things about 2023 for me has been the opportunity...
11.22.2023
Ep 570: Sustainable Hiring
The overhiring in the technology sector at the end of the pandemic, the resulting layoffs, and the knock-on effects on talent acquisition have been well-documented this year. However, big tech isn't the only area where this has happened. Other talent...
11.21.2023
Building In Public - Episode One
Whenever I ask people questions about the future on the podcast, I always caveat the question by saying that no one can predict the future. However, you can develop tools, knowledge and techniques to give you strategic foresight to plan...
11.17.2023
Ep 569: Culture and Connection In Distributed Teams
Three and a half years on from the first pandemic lockdowns, the debate about returning to the office still rages on. However, despite all the noise this year, as some large well-known companies tried yet again to force their employees...
11.15.2023
Ep 568: Reshaping Talent Strategies
The last 18 months have seen colossal talent market disruption in the tech industry, with large-scale layoffs continuing as the companies attempt to rebalance after a post-pandemic hiring frenzy. So how has this ongoing disruption affected start-up and scale-up businesses...
11.10.2023
Ep 567: The Strategic Future Of Talent Acquisition
Transforming TA into a strategic function that can prove its long-term value to the business has been a critical topic on the show this year. AI, uneven talent markets and challenging economic factors continue to cause widespread market disruption, and TA...
11.08.2023
Ep 566: Skills, AI And The Future Of Hiring
The rapid development of AI and the increasing sophistication of skills-based hiring methodologies are two potent forces shaping the future of talent acquisition. So what kind of future can we look forward to, and will we see the increase in talent...
11.03.2023
Ep 565: Building A Strategic TA Function
Talent Acquisition is in a state of fast-accelerating disruption, and it has never been more critical for TA leaders to demonstrate the strategic value of their function. However, in the current volatile environment, many organisations are still struggling to get...

What's Recruiting Future with Matt Alder about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Recruiting Future with Matt Alder episodes:

Ep 608: Transforming HR

Ep 607: AI Powered Talent Acquisition

Ep 606: Empowering Gen Z & Building A Social Brand

Ep 605: Can AI Be Biased? Legal Implications for Recruiting

Ep 604: Building Talent Pipelines With Internships

Round Up March 2024

Ep 603: Talent Lessons From Elite Sport

Ep 602: The Skills Mismatch In Hiring

Ep 601: Quiet Hiring

Ep 600: Did We Predict The Future?

Ep 599: Data Sophistication

Ep 598: Building Exec Search In House

Ep 597: Talent Acquisition Excellence

Round Up February 2024

Ep 596: Expectations and Experience

Ep 595: Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition

Ep 594: Recruiting Data Science Skills

Ep 593: The Career Forward Mindset

Ep 592: Understanding Skills

Ep 591: Is AI Changing Jobseeker Behaviour?

Round Up January 2024

Ep 590: The Road To 2030

Ep 589: Talent Acquisition As A Competitive Advantage

Ep 588: AI, Background Checks and Quality of Hire

Ep 587: Getting The Basics Right

Ep 586: Removing Silos to Improve Hiring and Retention

Ep 585: Embracing Automation

Ep 584: Talent-Centered Design

Round Up December 2023

Ep 583: Re-Inventing Your Career

Ep 582: Employer Branding With Gen AI

Ep 581: An Inflection Point For Recruiting?

Ep 580: A New Community For Women In TA

Ep 579: The Value Of Employer Branding

Ep 578: The AI Hype Cycle

Ep 577: Hiring In Challenging Talent Markets

Ep 576: Generative AI - A TA Progress Report

Ep 575: RPO Evolution

Ep 574: Building A Successful TA Function

Round Up November 2023

Ep 573: The Power Of Employee Value Propositions

Ep 572 - Generative AI: Capabilities and Limitations

Ep 571 - The Road Ahead For Talent Acquisition

Ep 570: Sustainable Hiring

Building In Public - Episode One

Ep 569: Culture and Connection In Distributed Teams

Ep 568: Reshaping Talent Strategies

Ep 567: The Strategic Future Of Talent Acquisition

Ep 566: Skills, AI And The Future Of Hiring

Ep 565: Building A Strategic TA Function