Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?

In this episode Matt Alder talks to Laszlo Bock SVP of People Operations at Google.

Google’s approach to HR and Recruiting has always been a much discussed topic and Matt was delighted to be able to find out directly how Google has built its incredible success on the back of an innovative approach to talent.

In the interview Laszlo talks about his belief that hiring should the single most important people activity in any organisation and dispels some popular misconceptions about how Google recruits. He also share his thoughts on culture, the importance of data and why Google focuses on “People Operations” rather than Human Resources

Link to Laszlo’s book:

Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock

In this episode Matt Alder talks to HR Technology expert Peter Gold.

Most recruitment markets are now candidate led and more and more employers are increasing their hiring activity. This is not necessarily being backed up with an increase in budgets or head count for recruitment and many in house recruitment teams are finding their resources are being stretched to the limit. 

In this interview Peter talks about “Recruitment Hacking” and how it can make technology an enabler for recruiting efficiency. Referrals, careers site conversions, job title optimisation and content targeting are some of the key areas discussed. Peter also shares a number productivity tools that he feels everyone can benefit from.

Links to some of the tools discussed in the episode:

Buzzsumo 
Hootsuite  
Sanebox
Slack
Gmail Meter
Rescuetime

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to HR Technology expert Peter Gold.

Most recruitment markets are now candidate led and more and more employers are increasing their hiring activity. This is not necessarily being backed up with an increase in budgets or head count for recruitment and many in house recruitment teams are finding their resources are being stretched to the limit. 

In this interview Peter talks about “Recruitment Hacking” and how it can make technology an enabler for recruiting efficiency. Referrals, careers site conversions, job title optimisation and content targeting are some of the key areas discussed. Peter also shares a number productivity tools that he feels everyone can benefit from.

Links to some of the tools discussed in the episode:

Buzzsumo 
Hootsuite  
Sanebox
Slack
Gmail Meter
Rescuetime

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Adam Gordon MD of Social Media Search

Talent Communities have always been a controversial topic in Social Recruiting. There is always a lot of talk about them but case studies that prove whether they are actually effective can be hard to find.

In this interview Matt and Adam discuss the three main reasons talent communities fail and how employers can optimise their community approach for success. Adam gives a number of examples of talent communities that have succeeded and outlines how he feels this area of recruiting can develop in the future.

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Adam Gordon MD of Social Media Search

Talent Communities have always been a controversial topic in Social Recruiting. There is always a lot of talk about them but case studies that prove whether they are actually effective can be hard to find.

In this interview Matt and Adam discuss the three main reasons talent communities fail and how employers can optimise their community approach for success. Adam gives a number of examples of talent communities that have succeeded and outlines how he feels this area of recruiting can develop in the future.

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Matt Buckland Head of Talent at Forward Partners.

Tech recruitment is challenging and tech recruitment for start up companies is especially challenging. In this interview Matt and Matt discuss the approaches and techniques that are currently working in London’s Silicon Roundabout.  Other topics covered include why you can’t replace a recruiter with an algorithm, Schrodinger’s (stuffed) cat and how to get 25k retweets on Twitter.

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Matt Buckland Head of Talent at Forward Partners.

Tech recruitment is challenging and tech recruitment for start up companies is especially challenging. In this interview Matt and Matt discuss the approaches and techniques that are currently working in London’s Silicon Roundabout.  Other topics covered include why you can’t replace a recruiter with an algorithm, Schrodinger’s (stuffed) cat and how to get 25k retweets on Twitter.

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Matt Alder talks to Kevin Green Chief Executive of the REC

In this interview Matt and Kevin discuss the REC’s Good Recruitment Charter and their recently published report on the future of the UK Jobs Market.

The Good Recruitment Charter was created in conjunction with a cross section of UK employers and Kevin shares the insights that have come out of this process in terms of employer brand and candidate experience.

The REC publication, “Building The Best Jobs Market in the World” is a collection of essays from an eclectic selection of thinkers and is intended to give politicians and other policy markers food for thought in this election year. Kevin talks through the thinking behind the report and gives the REC’s own view on the future of the labour market

Links:

The Good Recruitment Guide

Building the Best Jobs Market in the World 

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Matt Alder talks to Kevin Green Chief Executive of the REC

In this interview Matt and Kevin discuss the REC’s Good Recruitment Charter and their recently published report on the future of the UK Jobs Market.

The Good Recruitment Charter was created in conjunction with a cross section of UK employers and Kevin shares the insights that have come out of this process in terms of employer brand and candidate experience.

The REC publication, “Building The Best Jobs Market in the World” is a collection of essays from an eclectic selection of thinkers and is intended to give politicians and other policy markers food for thought in this election year. Kevin talks through the thinking behind the report and gives the REC’s own view on the future of the labour market

Links:

The Good Recruitment Guide

Building the Best Jobs Market in the World 

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In this Episode Matt Alder talks to Andy Headworth Consultant and author of the major new book on Social Recruiting

Social Recruiting has been around now for nearly ten years but many companies are still struggling to use social platforms for recruitment in a successful way. In this interview Matt and Andy discuss social recruiting, how it is changing and what it takes to be successful in social. Andy also shares some great case studies from round the world, which he found while researching his forthcoming book.

Links:

“Social Media Recruitment: How to successfully integrate social media into recriutment strategy” – Andy’s book

“Social Recruiting 5 Things to Stop Doing” – Matt’s latest Social Recruiting blog

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