In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Jeff Wald, the Founder of WorkMarket. 

Jeff is a best-selling author and entrepreneur. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential People in Staffing" by the Staffing Industry Analysts in 2017 and 2018, he has also written the best-selling book “The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations”.

This insightful episode is a must-listen-to for recruiters - both as business owners, workers and advisors. Expect to gain an understanding of Jeff's predictions for the future of recruitment, what history can tell us about workforce trends, and why the impact of automation on jobs isn't necessarily what you expect.

Timestamped guide:

00:52 - Introduction to Jeff

01:35 - Can we start by you telling us about your experience of growing businesses before you started WorkMarket? 

03:28 - What made you write The End of Jobs? What were the key messages that you felt the world needed to hear?

06:22 - In how much of your future predictions can you really use historical evidence?

09:24 - Now, can you walk us through what you believe the evidence is actually telling us about the future of work?

12:42 - You say that in each case before the end result has been more jobs; what has been the impact of that on how jobs on a more granular level have changed?

17:02 - Interestingly in your book, you make a point about how even though the changing nature of jobs and the removal of those highly repetitive task-based jobs has led to jobs needing to change, it hasn't entirely made companies in effect disappear, has it?

21:31 - Even if you're looking at just the valuation of a company, a lot of that depends on the effectiveness of his workforce, doesn't it? 

23:02 - What do you think the recruitment industry should be aware of when looking for opportunities?

26:41 - What can individuals and leaders of business do now to make sure that they are well equipped to survive any sort of transition into their job becoming automated? And what are the skills that will be most useful for a business leader in the future?

30:40 - Some of the listeners are going to want to get your book, where do they go to do that?

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