Talking Talent

Episode 15 - Talking Talent with Dan Ashdown - Head of Memberships at IHR (In-House Recruitment)

This week Dan Ashdown joins us on the show to discuss the benefits of IHR, what they offer and the value they can add to your talent teams via their networking events, seminars and learning materials.

Dan also shares his expertise and findings around the current talent climate, of course AI gets a mention, plus the weird hiring situation both hiring teams and candidates themselves in currently. Dan speaks to talent teams from all sectors, so is very well placed to give us insights, plus being a previous Recruiter himself, he knows his stuff!

Check out the benefits of IHR: https://www.inhouserecruitment.co.uk/member-benefits/

To join IHR, follow this link: https://www.inhouserecruitment.co.uk/become-a-member/

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Dan directly via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danashdown1/

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Produced by BenJam Media.

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Episode 14 - Tech Stacks

Your Hiring Tech Stack is a critical part of the entire hiring process. It has the potential to have a huge impact on the process, from time to hire, experience from both candidate and hiring manager, integrations, and cost to name a few!

We discuss our own experiences with systems like ATS, HRIS, and standalone software too, and the impact they've had on our respective organisations.

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13 - Skills-Based Hiring

It's not some new trend or a game changer, it simply opens up your talent pool further, but is skills-based hiring worth it? We take an in-depth look into the pro's and con's compared to job-based hiring, and try to come up with the perfect answer.

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12 - Recruitment is Broken

The TA market is a very strange place right now. "Companies aren't hiring" & "Candidates aren't applying" are ringing through TA teams and LinkedIn alike. Dominic Joyce captured this perfect on a post on LinkedIn (link below) when he said “Everyone’s hiring, but no one’s getting hired.” and it couldn't be more true.

We take a deep dive into what we're seeing happen across teams, our thoughts, our opinions, and current experiences given we're both hiring manager and candidate right now so we know first hand what's happening.

Here's a link to Dominic's post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dominic-joyce_the-job-market-in-202526-everyones-activity-7386312161167568896-CFPR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABeuRrkByAkpiN6N-Fx5xlYp2j1eREeX_CU

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11 - Levlr

This week we have the Co-Founders of Levlr join us on the show. Neil & Mike have spent the last 20+ years in Recruitment, whether it be from an agency perspective or job board setting, so they know a thing or two about the Ta market, which is how Levlr came about. The gents discuss the Ta market, the ever changing role, and why Ta is truly broken currently and how there is a golden opportunity to make a positive change for the long haul.

Levlr is built for HR and talent teams in high-churn industries like hospitality and retail. We help you reduce time-to-hire, improve candidate experience, and get better hiring results — without burning out your team or budget.

Our mission is simple: make recruitment faster, fairer, and more human for both employers and candidates.

Check our their site and request a trial now, and one of their team will be in touch!

https://www.levlr.io/

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10 - Talking Talent with Rob Vinke

This week we have Rob Vinke join us on the podcast, bringing some great content and highlighting the pre-judgement culture around age in candidates.

We need to shift the biased first impressions, and harness the experience of someone who has had a great career, and use this to help bring another wave of success to the organisation. by harnessing and utilising their skillset to the benefit of the wider teams.

We also discuss the agency to in-house recruiter and operations shifts, and using all skills to become the top TA specialist Rob is today!

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9 - Candid Hospitality

Delighted0 this week to have one of our podcast partners, the legends of Candid Hospitality! Co-founder Sam Brown & Head of Community Izzy Schwenn join us this week to talk about Candid, and their journeys in the talent space. Both from different backgrounds, but with a unified mission and passion to make job hunting better, easier and fair for everyone!

A really great episode, delving into the early careers of both Sam & Izzy, the beginnings of Candid, and the interesting placeholder name that nearly shaped a very different public image of Candid Hospitality!

Be sure to go check out Candid: candidhospitality.co.uk

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8 - Talking Talent With Jo Knowler

Jo has worked at some CV attention grabbing organisations, Lipsy London, LADbible, Supercar Blondie Media Group. Some great names that attract a lot of attention. But does this make it easier to attract talent? To retain talent? Employer branding is more than what the brand is actually known for when it comes to talent. It goes beyond the name, it's things such as benefits that people REALLY want, not your classic gym discount and high street shop discounts.

Jo is one of the many who have stepped across from Recruitment & TA into the HR/People space, and is absolutely thriving! She shares what made it easy for her to switch across, overcoming the self-doubt, and tackling global people teams and establishing ways to collaborate and build up that teamwork ethic and mindset.

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7 - Working Patterns

4-day working weeks, hybrid working, remote, office work. What's the best? why do organisations inists on one or the other? We deep dive into what is a huge divisive "benefit" and "offering" in the tricky market.

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6 - The state of play in TA

The TA space is in a pretty dire place currently, with so many fantastic Talent Professionals donning the green LinkedIn banner. Organisations are trimming People teams, especially Recruitment/TA roles in order to combat budget cuts, rise in costs, and restructures. We take a deep dive into some of the problems facing the market, plus personal journey's where Ben is re-entering the market pending the end of his FTC.

Please give us a follow over on Spotify/Apple, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!

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Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platform

www.harri.com

In Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlessly

https://a2hsolutions.com/

Partnered with Candid Hospitality, your anonymous matchmaker for hospitality careers.

https://candidhospitality.co.uk/

Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.

Produced by BenJam Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.