The Recruiting Gym

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast is heading to the end of its first year. In this episode, our host, Angela Cripps discusses what is currently happening technologically around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Louise Triance and Rod McMillan.

They get into the Industrial Revolution, AI, Chat GPT, automation, legislation, The Human Bias, psychometric tests, video conferencing, chat tools, real-time translation, deepfake interviews, Luddites, Physiognomy, filters and fakes, assisted communication tools and tech supporting disabilities.

Guests:

Louise Triance – UK Recruiter and many more!

Rod McMillan – Monster UK

Timings:

0 m 15 s:         Introduction to Hiring Happenings

1 m 00 s:         Introduction to Rod McMillan

2 m 30 s:         Introduction to Louise Triance

4 m 07 s:         Taking it back in time – the Industrial Revolution and its impact on jobs

7 m 01 s:         AI and its utilisation including co-pilots

9 m 43 s:         The impact of automation and AI

11 m 20 s:       Legislation, checks and balances

12 m 30 s:       The Human Bias, psychometric tests and processes

14 m 26 s:       The problems of AI speaking/interviewing AI!

18 m 01 s:       Taking notes, transcribing and upgrading our meetings and actions

20 m 30 s:       Video conferencing, chat tools and real time language translation

23 m 02 s:       Deepfake interviews and autism spectrum

24 m 59 s:       The Luddites – what can we learn from them

26 m 54 s:       Problems we can resolve with AI and automation

31 m 34 s:       Physiognomy in psychometric tools, filters and fakes

35 m 45 s:       Spotting AI and the robots

36 m 24 s:       Assisted communication tolls, screen readers, robots and disabilities

40 m 00 s:       Thank you, summary and goodbye  

Links:

Louise Triance

UK Recruiter

Rod McMillan

Monster UK

Otter.ai

Timekettle

Interprefy

The Luddites

Talent Grader

Physiognomy

BUNSHIN Robot Café

BBC News

Henry Fraser  

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

‍⚖️ Legislative

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental factors impacting an industry.  In 'Hiring Happenings', this approach is applied to dig beneath the news and keep you well informed.

Recruiting Gym ⁠⁠

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform 

Sign up for the Monster Zone to access the resources and training linked to Hiring Happenings, kindly sponsored by Monster UK

LinkedIn:         Recruiting Gym

                        Angela Cripps

Twitter             @RecruitingGym

Threads           @RecruitingGym

Instagram        @RecruitingGym

Facebook        @RecruitingGym

TikTok             @RecruitingGym

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast is now global for the rest of the 2024. It sees our host, Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening sociologically around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Cecilia Crossley and Dan Cohen.

They get into an update from the UN General Assembly, onboarding, D E & I, Menopause, Social mobility, Parental rights, family -riendly policies, the Dad Shift and much more.

Guests:

Cecilia Crossley – From Babies with Love

Dan Cohen - Mixxyl

0 m 15 s:         Introduction to Hiring Happenings

1 m 04 s:         Introduction to Cecilia Crossley

3 m 05 s:         Introduction to Dan Cohen

4 m 58 s:         The UNGA – UN General Assembly

7 m 01 s:         Onboarding

10 m 13 s:       How HR Leaders change the world

11 m 20 s:       Multiple generations

13 m 18 s:       UN Sustainable/Global Goals

15 m 54 s:       D E & I – social impact and responsibilities – are we following through?

22 m 40 s:       Time as a D E & I tool

25 m 43 s:       Menopause and your Business

26 m 25 s:       Social mobility

34 m 54 s:       Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race

36 m 47 s:       Parental Rights around the world

39 m 56 s:       Cutting Edge Family Friendly

45 m 50 s:       Thank you, summary and goodbye 

Links:

Cecilia Crossley https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-crossley-57682161/

Dan Cohen https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-cohen-a501a52/

Mixxyl https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixxyl/?viewAsMember=true

UNGA – UN General Assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly

How HR Leaders change the world https://open.spotify.com/show/5wVH5h0CSPQvisSWg9wGIp?si=48f96a62caa64914

UN Sustainable/Global Goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Daily Workout week on the 17 sustainable goals https://train.recruitinggym.com/courses/take/dw-lite/lessons/31080715-412-tue-26-oct-turnitaround-making-ethical-choices-in-business-sdg-7-12

Deloitte’s Gen Z and Millennial Annual Survey https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/about/press-room/deloitte-2024-gen-z-and-millennial-survey.html

Menopause and your Business https://train.recruitinggym.com/courses/menopause-and-your-business

Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=9vRycjYbKsjQ8gwj&v=4K5fbQ1-zps&feature=youtu.be

2024 Guide: Cutting Edge Family Friendly policy & practice https://frombabieswithlove.org/pages/cuttingedgefamilyfriendly2024

Dad Shift https://dadshift.org.uk/

Countries parental leave allowances https://vacationtracker.io/blog/countries-with-the-best-maternity-and-paternity-leave/

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

‍⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental factors impacting an

Recruiting Gym ⁠⁠https://recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠ 

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform  ⁠⁠https://train.recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Sign up for the Monster Zone to access the resources and training linked to Hiring Happenings, kindly sponsored by Monster UK

LinkedIn:         Recruiting Gym

                        Angela Cripps

Twitter             @RecruitingGym

Threads           @RecruitingGym

Instagram        @RecruitingGym

Facebook        @RecruitingGym

TikTok             @RecruitingGym

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Overview:

They get into the annual reports hitting the news, inflation, GDP, Labour costs, Ansoff Matrix, The Big Mac Index, cross selling, international recruitment and much more.

Adam Pode – SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts)

Links:

Donal O’Donoghue

Adam Pode CCWP

Sanderson

SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts)

Hays profits plunge 92%

IMF - International Monetary Fund

The Big Mac Index

SIA Research

World Uncertainty Index

The Ansoff Matrix

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental factors impacting an industry. In 'Hiring Happenings', this approach is applied to dig beneath the news and keep you well informed.

Recruiting Gym ⁠

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform

Sign up for the Monster Zone to access the resources and training linked to Hiring Happenings, kindly sponsored by Monster UK

Twitter @RecruitingGym

Threads @RecruitingGym

Instagram @RecruitingGym

Facebook @RecruitingGym

TikTok @RecruitingGym

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast goes global from this month for the rest of the year. It sees our host, Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in politics around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests James Chaplin and Fionnuala O’Conor.

They get into the impact of 72+ general elections around the world, populous movements, recruitment opportunities, the personal side of politics, developing and managing international teams, skills gaps and training, as well as international relations.

Guests:

Fionnuala O’Conor - OpDem

Timeline:

0 m 47 s: Introduction to Fionnuala O’Conor

2 m 35 s: Introduction to James Chaplin

4 m 0 s: Trump and his impact on US politics (this was recorded before Joe Biden stepped down)

6 m 0 s: JD Vance, Elon Musk’s involvement and NATO

7 m 46 s: Europe’s wake-up all, populous movements, defence budgets

11 m 45 s: Federal reserves, political appointees, tax breaks, Balance of Payments

15 m 39 s: Recruiters – major opportunities afoot?

17 m 00 s: Ukraine, military job flow, recruitment opportunities, space-race again

21 m 20 s: Budgets and being realistic

23 m 00 s: India and China, brain-drain 2.0, Taiwan

26 m 19 s: Recruitment, leading and managing an international team

30 m 53 s: Politics is personal now

33 m 41 s: Tuckman’s Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing

34 m 46 s: UK and EU relations

36 m 26 s: Skills gaps, VISAs, STEM and management skills

36 m 26 s: Populism, engaging individuals, lessons learned

45 m 39 s: Thank you, summary and goodbye

Links:

James Chaplin

Fionnuala O’Conor

Vacancysoft

OpDem

James’ Executive Comment

Balance of Payments (BOP) Bruce Tuckman’s ‘Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing

Leadership & Management Program

Billing Manager Mastery

Blog post on managing from a distance

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform⁠

Sign up for the Monster Zone to access the resources and training linked to Hiring Happenings, kindly sponsored by Monster UK

LinkedIn Recruiting Gym & Angela Cripps

Twitter @RecruitingGym

Threads @RecruitingGym

Instagram @RecruitingGym

Facebook @RecruitingGym

TikTok @RecruitingGym

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Our sixth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to environmental factors and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Renu Gundala and George Wilson.

They get into B-Corp companies, UN Sustainable goals, Green initiatives, benefits packages, Tottenham Hotspur and David Attenborough starts and ends our wonderful discussion!

Guests:

Renu Gundala – Owner of Talent Grader

George Wilson – Operations Director of Principal People

Time stamps:

1 m 16 s: Introduction to Renu Gundala

1 m 18 s: Introduction to George Wilson

4 m 34 s: Green Planet – David Attenborough – root bridges

5 m 28 s: B-Corp

9 m 04 s: Developing and environmental focussed recruitment business

13 m 42 s: The Green Party and Politics

14 m 50 s: Charities and CSR

15 m 50 s: The B-Corp journey

19 m 30 s: The UN Global Sustainable Group

24 m 10 s: Improve your attraction strategy

26 m 19 s: Companies benefits packages

28 m 34 s: How companies can support charity through CSR

30 m 53 s: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – benefitting the local community

32 m 25 s: An exciting sector to be part of

33 m 46 s: Changing your thinking

35 m 05 s: Thank you, summary and goodbye

Links & resources:

CSR

ESG

Climate Change – The FactsB-Corp

UN Global Sustainable Group

Sustainable Development Goals

PESTLE stands for:

Recruiting Gym

⁠⁠

Twitter @RecruitingGym

Threads @RecruitingGym

Instagram @RecruitingGym

Facebook @RecruitingGym

TikTok @RecruitingGym

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Overview: 

Our fifth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela

They get into the employment laws that have been around for some time, but surprisingly there are still recruiters unaware of them! Then there’s the changes to some that are happening, and new ones arriving this year too.

Even the Queen and a parachute make an appearance!

Guests:  

Declan Bradley - Partner at Doyle Clayton

Shazia Imtiaz - General Counsel of APSCo

Time stamps:  

0 m 15 s:   Welcome to Hiring Happenings

1 m 02 s:    Introduction to Declan Bradley

2 m 54 s:   Introduction to Shazia Imtiaz

4 m 30 s:   Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023

6 m 46 s:   Employment Agencies Act 1973

14 m 00 s: Umbrella Sector Regulations

17 m 30 s: Thank you to sponsors - Monster

17 m 54 s: The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003

20 m 38s: Regulation 13A in the 2003 Regulations –

23 m 25 s: EASI (Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate)

27 m 45 s: Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act

33 m 26 s: Pitfalls that recruiters can fall into

38 m 03 s: Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)

40 m 20 s: Advice for the recruiter 

42 m 36 s: Thank you and goodbye 

Links & resources:

APSCo

Doyle Clayton – recruitment division

GDPR

Satisfying your GDPR obligations Training Course

Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023

Employment Agencies Act 1973

The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003

Guide to employment law changes for 2024

Providing a 'Key information document' for agency workers: guidance for employment businesses

EASI

Acting as an intermediary

Monster Training Sessions

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

‍⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental

Recruiting Gym  ⁠⁠https://recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform  ⁠⁠https://train.recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Where to find us on social media:

LinkedIn              @RecruitingGym 

Twitter                @RecruitingGym 

Threads              @RecruitingGym 

Instagram          @RecruitingGym 

Facebook          @RecruitingGym 

TikTok                 @RecruitingGym 

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Overview: 

Our fourth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to technological factors and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Rohit Kapoor and Wendy McDougall.

They get into data and it’s usage, automation, targeted

Guests:  

Rohit Kapoor of Paiger

Wendy McDougall of Firefish Software

Time stamps:  

0 m 17 s:    Welcome 

0 m 52 s:    Introduction to Wendy McDougall

1 m 47 s:    Introduction to Rohit Kapoor

2 m 41 s:    Thank you to sponsors - Monster

3 m 17 s:    Data – intelligence, utilisation, driving behaviours, client meeting note-taking

9 m 30 s:    Automated job alerts – by company/location instead of ‘ambulance chasing’

11 m 09 s: Targeted sales with ‘deep & meaningful’ conversations

15 m 30 s: AI – your starting point, utilising with job

20 m 46 s: McKinsey report – 30% of jobs automated by 2030 

24 m 09 s: The displacement of the jobs in the markets

27 m 45 s: Forbes report – IT skills gap in the UK job market, changes in the skills required, the evolution of the tech market

33 m 12 s: Leveraging technology, networks and teams, valued content and consistency

38 m 22 s: The customer experience

40 m 45 s: Thank you and goodbye 

Links & resources:

⁠Implementing generative AI with speed and safety

McKinsey Technology Council report

IT Skills Gap Report 2023

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

‍⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental factors impacting an industry.  In 'Hiring Happenings', this approach is applied to dig beneath the news and keep you well informed.

Recruiting Gym  ⁠⁠https://recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform  ⁠⁠https://train.recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Where to find us on social media:

LinkedIn              @RecruitingGym 

Twitter                 @RecruitingGym 

Threads               @RecruitingGym 

Instagram          @RecruitingGym 

Facebook          @RecruitingGym 

TikTok                 @RecruitingGym 

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Overview:   

Our third ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to sociological facts and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Jo Major and Keith Rosser.

They get into DE&I, Brexit, recruitment processes, a little side-step into ‘The Gentlemen’ series on Netflix, Women in employment, the multi-generational workforce, hybrid working, values based hiring, our ageing

Jo Major of Diversity in Recruitment

Keith Rosser of Reed

Time stamps:    

0 m 17 s:    Welcome 

1 m 07 s:    Introduction to Jo Major

1 m 58 s:    Introduction to Keith Rosser 

2 m 29 s:   Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and social responsibilities 

6 m 30 s:   How Brexit & COVID have changed our workforce demographics  

9 m 11 s:     Recruitment processes and how we can support individuals reaching their full potential

12 m 40 s: Data points & infrastructure (& ‘The Gentlemen’) 

13 m 47 s: Women in Work 

22 m 51 s: Family building benefits 

24 m 20 s: 5 generations in the workplace 

29 m 20 s: The importance of choice and hybrid working 

32 m 49 s: Values-based hiring

34 m 35 s: UK’s ageing workforce & lower socio-economics groups

43 m 02 s: Recruiters responsibilities 

44 m 05 s: Thank you and goodbye 

Links & resources:

Inclusive Recruitment Surgery

Better Hiring Institute

Modernising Employment

Personal values exercise

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PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political

💰 Economic

🏘️ Sociological

🤖Technological

‍⚖️ Legal

♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental

Recruiting Gym  ⁠⁠https://recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform  ⁠⁠https://train.recruitinggym.com/⁠⁠   

Where to find us on social media:

  ⁠⁠

LinkedIn             @RecruitingGym 

Twitter                @RecruitingGym 

Threads              @RecruitingGym 

Instagram          @RecruitingGym 

Facebook          @RecruitingGym 

TikTok                 @RecruitingGym 

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected]

Overview: 

Our second ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK economically and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Marie Pegram and Rohan Byles.

They get into Inflation & Wage Inflation, Confidence in the market, Interest rates, Borrowing/credit, Factoring, Finance and Commission structures... phew! 

Guests:  

Marie Pegram of Recruitment Accountants

Rohan Byles of Compass Contracting & Employment

Time stamps:  

0 m 15 s: Welcome 

1 m 21 s: Introduction to Marie Pegram  

2 m 15 s: Introduction to Rohan Byles 

3 m 45 s: Inflation and it’s impact on the UK 

14 m 22 s: Interest rate fluctuations in the UK 

18 m 48 s: Cash flow management  

22 m 40 s: Factoring and credit ratings 

27 m 15 s: Finance – turnover and profits 

30 m 45 s: The importance of PNL transparency 

34 m 40 s: Incentives for you and your employees 

37 m 30 s: Thank you and goodbye 

Links:

Margin Calculator

Recovery Loan Scheme

EMI Scheme

PESTLE stands for:

🗳️ Political
💰 Economic
🏘️ Sociological
🤖Technological
👩‍⚖️ Legal
♻️ Environmental

It’s a strategic tool to understand the macro-environmental factors impacting an industry. 

In 'Hiring Happenings', this approach is applied to dig beneath the news and keep you well informed.

Recruiting Gym 

⁠https://recruitinggym.com/⁠ 

Recruiting Gym Online Training platform 

⁠https://train.recruitinggym.com/⁠ 

Where to find us: 

⁠LinkedIn: Recruiting Gym⁠

Marie Pegram

Recruitment Accountants

Rohan Byles

Compass Contracting & Employment

⁠Angela Cripps ⁠

Twitter  @RecruitingGym 

Threads @RecruitingGym 

Instagram  @RecruitingGym 

Facebook  @RecruitingGym 

TikTok @RecruitingGym 

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] 

For our 77th Ask The Coach session it's our African special.

We've hosted specials from the Middle East, The Americas, Europe and APac, so we couldn't leave out our African friends.

Angela is joined by Vanessa Raath, Gita Winter, and Samantha-Leigh Hayward.

The 4 will be discussed all things related to recruiting in Africa: candidate experience, sourcing & tech, ethical standards, best practices in recruitment, load-shedding and so much more!

Angela was the only one with tech issues on this one - typical!