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

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A few weeks ago, I hosted a webinar organised by Attrax exploring both the short and long term future of Talent Acquisition. My guests were Ellie Harte, Recruitment Partner at Atkins (SNC-Lavalin Group) and Ben Gledhill, Interim Head of Resourcing Transformation at Thames Water. We discussed how talent acquisition in their two organisations has been affected by the pandemic, how they are replanning the future and the likely long terms impacts.

We had some great feedback, so I'm delighted to be able to bring you the live audio recording we made of the webinar as this latest episode of the podcast

In the conversation we cover:

• The immediate talent acquisition challenges caused by Covid-19

• Re-thinking strategies

• The importance of empathetic communications

• Adapting recruitment marketing activity

• What does employer brand look like moving forward

• What types of recruiting technology have been most valuable.

• Careers Sites as the core of talent attraction

• What does candidate experience look like in 2020

• How is talent acquisition going to change in the next 12 months

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The last few years have been a boomtime for recruiting technology with record levels of investment and interest as the digital transformation of talent acquisition progresses. So how has the pandemic affected things in the short term and what is the changed future of the recruiting technology market going to look like?

My guest this week is Jonathan Kestenbaum, Co-Founder of Talent Tech Labs. Talent Tech Labs is continuously monitoring the recruiting technology marketplace, and Jonathan has some very valuable insights to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The impact of COVID on the recruiting technology market

• Short term challenges and opportunities

• The Talent Tech Ecosystem

• The acceleration in market consolidation

• New categories of technology

• The growth of automation in recruiting

• AI, RPA and Analytics

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Finding any type of certainty in our current times is difficult. However, what is undeniably certain is that the COVID-19 pandemic has radically accelerated digital transformation in talent acquisition. Employers are relying on the capability of their tech stacks to maintain productivity, and many of them are looking at strategically expanding those capabilities to solve the new challenges they face.

My guests this week are Karl Porter and Charlie Hooper from the talent acquisition team at Metro Bank. In our conversation, we talk about how Metro Bank is adapting its talent acquisition strategy, the technology they are using and why candidate experience remains critically important.

In the interview, we discuss:

• How COVID-19 is accelerating digital transformation at Metro Bank

• Evolving recruiting challenges

• Using technology to enhance candidate contact strategy

• Remote onboarding

• Automation

• Leveraging employer brand to reduce marketing spend

• Providing an optimal candidate experience

• The long term focus for talent acquisition

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The situation we are all living through is undoubtedly testing everyone's motivation and resilience in many different ways. Planning for an uncertain future is tough, but there are mental models that can help.

My guest this week is Sue Stockdale. As well as being an inspirational speaker and an executive coach Sue is a former polar explorer and athlete. She has some great advice to share on motivation, inspiration and building mental resilience.

In the interview, we discuss:

• Developing mental resilience in extreme conditions

• Diminishing interferences

• Planning for an unexpected future

• The importance of the known

• What holds people back

• Inspiration from an astronaut

• Leading versus managing

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The seismic shocks of 2020 continue to come hard and fast and are undoubtedly driving a dramatic change in focus for talent acquisition teams all over the world. So how are talent acquisition leaders dealing with this and what are their key points of focus as we move forward?

My guest this week is Annie Rihn, VP of Recruiting at Zillow. In our conversation, Annie talks about the pivoting and prioritising Zillow is currently undertaking in talent acquisition and gives her thoughts on what the future might look like

In the interview, we discuss:

• Pivoting and prioritising

• Listening, learning and taking action against racism

• Developing approaches to internal mobility

• The importance of candidate experience

• The scale and sustainability of virtual hiring and onboarding

• Building a virtual culture

• Optimising the recruiting technology tech stack

• Employer Brand

• Measuring the metrics that matter

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Having effective hiring managers is crucial for businesses looking to hire and develop the talent they need. For nearly 90% of job seekers, it is the impression they get of the person they will be working for that most influences their decision on whether to join. At the same time, one of the critical factors causing early employee attrition is a lack of faith in their manager.

Talent Watch is an ongoing series of research-based reports created my myself and Mervyn Dinnen that analyse and reflect the way the talent lifecycle is evolving, from attention to retention and beyond. In this special bonus episode of the podcast, we discuss some of the key findings from our recently published Talent Watch report on Hiring Manager Relations.

You can download your free copy of the report here.

A huge thank you to Attrax for sponsoring this edition of Talent Watch.

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I know that many of you listening will be resetting your talent acquisition strategies for a changed future. Whatever that future looks like for your business; I want this podcast to be a valuable resource for you. So In the coming weeks, I will be bringing you stories, advice and inspiration from both inside and outside of the industry.

My guest on this episode is Mike Berland the founder & CEO of research, data, and analytics firm Decode M. Mike's work with well-known organisations and politicians has helped him become an expert on brand and personal momentum. Something that I think all talent acquisition teams are going to need in the weeks and months ahead.

In the interview, we discuss:

• What is momentum?

• Quantifying momentum from the perspective of communications

• The five drivers of momentum

• The importance of continuous transformation and reinvention

• Why momentum is different from fads and trends

• Why personal momentum is critical during this time of mass disruption

• Avoiding stagnation

• Examples of brands and people who are masters of momentum

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Every organisation has a culture; it is impossible to exist without one. Understanding, nurturing and amplifying the most effective parts of that culture is a critical activity, but very often one organisations fail at because they asked the wrong questions. So, as an employer, how do you make sure that your culture is enabling you to get the best from your people and helping you to attract exceptional talent to your business?

My guest this week is Andrew Missingham, the co-founder of B&A, which describes itself as the fastest, most creative management consultancy in the world. B&A works with companies to help them understand and nurture their cultures and Andrew has some fantastic insights to share

In the interview, we discuss:

• What are businesses doing to cope with the impact of Covid-19

• The Difference between Culture, Creativity and Heritage

• How do you build a productive culture

• Auditing and optimising

• The importance of behaviours

• What might change in the podcast Covid world

• The increased future value of face to face contact

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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 263: Content Marketing

Ep 264: Design Thinking

Ep 265: The Future Of Tech Hiring

Ep 266: Recruiting Future

Ep 267: The Dangerous Resume

Ep 268: Recruiters Recruiting Recruiters

Ep 269: Find Your Voice

Ep 270: Talent Sustainability Index

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Covid-19 has changed the way we work; in many ways, it may well have changed the way we work forever. One really interesting question is how we might be able to use this momentum of change to help solve the more protracted crisis we face from the global climate emergency?

My guest this week is global talent acquisition leader Paul Maxin. A few weeks ago Paul wrote an article Recruiter magazine in the UK about the concept of a talent sustainability index which would allow talent acquisition leaders to be more proactive in helping business respond to the threat of climate change.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The acceleration of digital transformation

• That increased importance of recruitment marketing and employer branding

• The concept of a Talent Sustainability Index

• What will the index measure?

• The lasting impact of the pandemic on business outcomes

• The opportunity for Talent Acquisition to be proactive and drive the agenda

• Will, the process and technology changes, driven in talent acquisition by the pandemic last in the long term?

• What should Talent Acquisition leaders be doing right now

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