The Tech Recruitment Show

We explore the evolving landscape of tech talent hiring in an AI-driven world 🤖

Mark Chaffey (CEO), Sam Berthoud (VP of Talent Solutions), and special guest Hung Lee (Founder, Recruiting Brainfood), explore the challenges of sourcing qualified candidates amidst market volatility and rising demand for flexibility.

They’ll discuss:

📈 The hiring trends of 2024, from fluctuating demand to navigating the surge in AI-driven auto-apply tools.
👤 Why identifying and hiring “qualified candidates” has become more complex—and critical—than ever.
🚀 hackajob’s innovative solutions, including flexible hiring models, designed to empower both employers and candidates in a changing market.

Listen now! 🎧

In this week's episode of The Tech Recruitment Show, we're joined by Ben Ventham, UK IT Talent Acquisition Manager, AstraZeneca.

Talking us through how he got where he is today, Ben starts by taking us through why AstraZeneca are committed to championing women working in the tech industry. Having launched his very own Women in Tech Series to help inspire women into tech careers, Ben discusses the importance of being an advocate for others and why it's so important to lend your position to those who are less fortunate. 

Finally, Ben also shares why it's crucial to have fair representation in senior leadership positions, the importance of early careers involvement and why the C-suite need to keep the conversation going when it comes to diversity and inclusion. 

You can reach out to Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benventham/ 
Visit AstraZeneca's Women in Tech series here: https://bit.ly/3ri9aIS 

If you have any questions about this episode, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get back to you. 

In this week's episode of the Tech Recruitment Show, we're joined by Sarah-Emily Oades, Global Director of Talent, AMBOSS. 

Discussing how she got where she is today, Sarah-Emily takes us through her approach to the talent sector and shares how and why organisations can be more engaged in D&I. 

What's more, Sarah-Emily talks about the impact of Brexit on the talent sector in the UK and explains how repatriation could affect the UK. 

You can reach out to Sarah-Emily here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seoades/ 

If you have any questions about this episode, please email '[email protected]'. 

We're back with a bang and a brand new episode of the Tech Recruitment Show and to kick us off for Season 3, we're joined by Mani Sunner, Recruitment Manager - Head Office Ops, Next.

Talking us through how she got where she is today, Mani shares her journey into the world of recruitment, as well as the lessons she's learned along the way. What's more, Mani tells us how to manage teams effectively whilst working from home (hint: getting outside and taking regular breaks are key) and discusses why the BNO Visa should be getting more buy-in from employers.

You can reach out to Mani here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mani-sunner-cipd-80a86556/ 

As always, if you have any questions or queries, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get in touch! 

For our final, festive recording of The Tech Recruitment Show this year, we decided to have none other than #teamhackajob join us for a bumper episode!

Featuring our Co-Founder & CEO Mark Chaffey, Head of Customer Success, Darren Ellicott, Marketing Lead, Daisy Kent and Head of Talent, Phil Kell, in this live recording we discuss what a year it's been, our professional highlights of 2020 and of course; all things tech recruitment.

What's more, we give our predictions for 2021 and share a sneak preview of what's to come from hackajob next year.

As always, if you have any questions about this episode, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get back to you. 

Intro and outro music by: R.Tists for Christmas - Deck the Halls and belongs to R.Tists for Christmas by copyright. 

In this week's episode of The Tech Recruitment Show, we're joined by Peter Ockwell, Recruitment Business Partner, Raytheon UK. 

Telling us about his personal journey into Raytheon UK, Peter talks to us about something he is incredibly passionate about; Diversity and Inclusion. Sharing what Raytheon are doing from a recruitment perspective to remove bias in the interview process, Peter also gives insight into Raytheon's recent Women In Cyber Academy programme and discusses why it was such a resounding success. 

You can reach out to Peter here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-ockwell-7977a475/ 

If you have any questions about today's episode, you can reach out to us via '[email protected]'. 

In this week's episode, we're joined by Michael Moore, Lead Recruitment Business Partner, Cox Automotive.

Telling us about how he got where he is today, Michael introduces us to Cox Automotive and shares what they do as a business, as well as their tech stack. 

Sharing advice on how to attract candidates, particularly when you're a niche business, Michael also discusses how to find the positives in COVID-19 (despite how few and far between they may be) and how it's impacted Cox Automotive for the better. 

You can reach out to Michael here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruitmentpartnercoxautomotive/ 

If you have any questions regarding this episode, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get back to you. 

In this weeks episode, we're joined by none other than Marc Douch, Recruiting Manager, Starling Bank. 

Telling us how he got where he is today, Marc talks to us about the rise of the neobanks and shares what makes Starling Bank stand out from the crowd. 

Discussing why it's important to understand engineers and their pain points before you start recruiting for them, Marc notes how this can then help to prove the effectiveness of the recruitment arm of a business in general. 

Finally, Marc shares what he thinks the future of hiring may look like, both at Starling Bank and for the wider market. 

You can reach out to Marc here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcdouch/ 

If you have any questions about this weeks episode, please email '[email protected]'. 

In this week's episode, we're joined by Kayleigh Rainford (Assoc CIPD), People and Recruitment Manager, Envitia.

Telling us about how she got where she is today, Kayleigh shares her background, including her studies in human resources and how she achieved her CIPD qualification. 

Introducing us to Envitia, Kayleigh shares the incredible culture they have there and discusses why we should all be working hours that work for us, instead of a standard 9-5. What's more, Kayleigh goes deeper into the topic of flexibility and chats about why candidate engagement and employee retention is of the utmost importance. 

You can reach out to Kayleigh here: https://bit.ly/363Yp4o 

If you have any questions about this episode, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get back to you. 

For this week's episode of The Tech Recruitment Show, we're joined by none other than Becky O'Farrell, Technology Recruitment Partner, Covéa Insurance. 

A passionate advocate for D&I, Becky is a huge supporter of inclusion in the workplace and talks to us about why she champions coding bootcamps in particular. Sharing what Covéa are doing to make their workplace more equal, we hear why having considered, trusted partnerships is a vital part of the recruitment function at Covéa. 

What's more, Becky chats through how she got where she is today, her thoughts on how to create brilliant experiences for candidates and what she thinks the future of hiring may look like post-COVID-19. 

You can reach out to Becky here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckyhonour/

If you have any questions about this episode, please email '[email protected]' and we'll get back to you.