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

I've been involved in recruitment marketing and employer brand for a couple of decades now. I've consistently felt that although there is some outstanding work in this space, the overall quality of output is not as good as it could be. So how can we fix this and who can we learn from to make things better?

My guest this week is Nick Thompson, Global Talent Marketing Team Manager at IBM. Nick and the teams that he has worked with have done some brilliant work in recruitment marketing and employer branding in the last few years and have developed ways of working that everyone can learn from

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   How can talent acquisition step up the quality of recruitment marketing and employer branding

   ▪   Judging recruitment marketing against other types of marketing.

   ▪   Effective methodologies and processes

   ▪   Failing fast and iterating

   ▪   Understanding your audience

   ▪   Giving employees a voice

   ▪   The role of technology

   ▪   Thoughts and predictions for the future

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The past nine months have thrown up multiple challenges for talent acquisition leaders. While technology isn't ever the whole answer, it has been interesting to see how employers have been using emerging recruiting technologies to help address the unique problems 2020 has created.

My guest this week is Michael Watson, Senior Director of Talent Transformation Advisory at Eightfold.ai. Michael has previously been a TA Leader and some great insights to share in terms of driving practical value from AI technology.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   The current challenges for talent acquisition

   ▪   Using technology to separate the signal from the noise

   ▪   What value does AI bring to talent acquisition?

   ▪   Using technology to reduce bias

   ▪   Enhancing human interaction by automating repeatable tasks

   ▪   Mobility and retention

   ▪   Building meaningful engagement

   ▪   What's next for recruiting technology

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Careers Sites continue to be a much-neglected aspect of recruitment marketing. The fact that they receive so little attention has always been a pet hate of mine. Careers Sites are critical. They are also being required to do more heavy lifting than ever before, with the ever-increasing levels of interest employers are getting in their open jobs, ongoing talent shortages in specific markets and the need to showcase effective, authentic employer brands.

So what can employers do to make their careers sites fit for purpose? My guest this week is Bas Van de Haterd, a consultant and leading global expert on careers site. Bas publishes some annual research in this area and has some hugely valuable insights to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   How the market has developed

   ▪   What makes a good careers site

   ▪   The importance of total experience

   ▪   Why you shouldn't let your ATS dictate your application experience

   ▪   Careers Site Systems and middleware

   ▪   Who is doing this well?

   ▪   What to focus on first

   ▪   The future of careers sites

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The Future Of Work has always been a popular topic on this podcast; however, it is also a topic that needs some serious recalibration in light of the events of 2020. Remote working, flexible working and automation are just three of many areas that have seen an utterly unpredicted acceleration in the last few months. So what does the future of work now look like and how should talent acquisition leaders be preparing for it?

My guest this week is Jeff Wald, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of WorkMarket. Jeff has recently published a brilliant book on the future of work which is based on historical analysis and robust data. I have to say that this is one of my favourite ever conservations that I had on this topic. It's a must-listen.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   Why Jeff wrote his book

   ▪   How to learn from past historical shifts in work and jobs

   ▪   Fluid always-on work from anywhere jobs and the pressures that come with them.

   ▪   Remote work versus flexible work

   ▪   What is an agile corporation?

   ▪   Technology, automation and the future of jobs

   ▪   What do talent acquisition leaders need to be doing right now?

   ▪   The Future Of Work Prize

   ▪   What does the near term future of work look like

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With work stress levels at all-time highs and remote working set to continue at scale for the foreseeable future, one of the essentials things that 2020 has given us focus on is the necessity to build and scale cultures for both productivity and wellbeing.

My guest this week is Ruth Penfold, People Practice Lead at Launchpad, a start-up accelerator focused on clean energy. Ruth has helped codify culture in several high growth companies and has a personal mission to improve wellness and wellbeing at work.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   Bringing your whole self to work

   ▪   Building, codifying and scaling culture

   ▪   Honesty

   ▪   How cultures evolve

   ▪   Co-creating the culture story with employees

   ▪   Wellbeing and productivity

   ▪   How leaders need to show up for themselves

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As employers increase their efforts to improve diversity in their hiring, there is a growing debate about the role technology can play in solving diversity challenges. It is evident that tech isn't a silver bullet here with something that is very much a human problem; however, there are certainly ways that technologies such as AI can help to identify the scale of the problem.

My guest this week is Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and Co-Founder of Phenom. Mahe is a thought leader in the AI space and has some valuable insights to share on the role it can play in diversity, equity and inclusion.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   Bias in recruiting

   ▪   Why D&I issues can't be solved with AI

   ▪   When AI makes things worse

   ▪   How AI can create an awareness of bias that can be used to change human thought processes

   ▪   Leadership, accountability and the importance of C Suite goals

   ▪   Redesigning talent and reimagining work for the future

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Back in May, I spoke to author Scott Berkun about Design Thinking, and we touched on some of the ways it can be used in talent acquisition. I now wanted to dig a bit deeper into some of the practicalities of this and explore the value that design thinking can bring to recruiting.

My guest this week is Jodi Brandstetter, talent strategy consultant and author of the book Hire By Design. Jodi has previously worked as a Director of Talent Acquisition and has some great experience of applying design thinking to recruiting challenges.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   The current state of the market

   ▪   What is design thinking?

   ▪   How can design thinking be applied to talent acquisition?

   ▪   The importance of empathy

   ▪   Improving the candidate experience

   ▪   Journey mapping

   ▪   The role of technology

   ▪   What should talent acquisition leaders be doing now to prepare for the future

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To say that 2020 has been a tough year would be somewhat of an understatement. The health and economic challenges have put massive pressure on everyone and changed working life dramatically. Unsurprisingly some recent research from employee engagement specialists Glint reports a 33% rise in employees reporting burnout.

So what can employers do to deal with this burnout crisis and what support are employees asking for? To answer these questions and talk about their research, my guest this week is Steven Buck, Head of People Science at Glint.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   What is employee burnout?

   ▪   The decline in connectedness and belonging

   ▪   What can employers do to help?

   ▪   No one size fits all solutions.

   ▪   Wellbeing and work/life balance

   ▪   Building habits around conversations fed by good data.

   ▪   What is the role of HR Technology?

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Recruiting transformations are currently underway in many companies to solve both the problems of the present and create a vision of the future. Change is tough, and it's always good to hear from talent acquisitions leaders who have been successful in innovating their company's approach to recruiting.

My guest this week is Trent Cotton, Director of Talent Acquisition at BBVA.  Trent has successful transformed BBVA's approach to talent acquisition with the heavy influence of agile methodology and design thinking. He is now seeking Recruiting Utopia and has the vision to get there. This is a must-listen interview for everyone.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   Adopting Agile and Design Thinking in talent acquisition

   ▪   The development of Sprint Recruiting

   ▪   Priorities and feedback loops

   ▪   The four principles of Sprint Recruiting

   ▪   WIP limits on candidate submissions

   ▪   Managing the change

   ▪   The role of recruiting technology

   ▪   What is Recruiting Utopia and how might we get there

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Employer Branding, it's a been a topic we've mentioned in passing a lot on the show this year, but unusually we haven't done a deep dive into it for a quite a while. So what are the current trends in employer branding, how are the events of this dystopian year shaping what employers are doing and what should employer brand strategies for the future look like?

My guest this week is the perfect person to answer all of these questions. David Thompson is a highly experienced employer brand consultant and the founder of Employer Branding Made Easy. Keep listening to hear his thoughts on the present state and future direction of employer branding.

In the interview, we discuss:

   ▪   Employer brand trends that are being accelerated by the pandemic

   ▪   Three key areas where employer brand is now having an impact

   ▪   The importance of great stories and how to tell them

   ▪   Keeping employees engaged by strengthening emotional ties

   ▪   Managing reputation

   ▪   Where should employer brand sit within organisations?

   ▪   Do we overcomplicate employer brand?

   ▪   How should employers be shaping their employer brand strategies for the future?

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