In this episode, Edan Haddock challenges one of the biggest assumptions in Talent Acquisition.

What if hiring isn’t a process to optimise… but a product to build?

Most Talent teams are still operating like service desks. Taking briefs, filling roles, and measuring speed all while calling it strategy. But in a world shaped by AI, shifting candidate expectations, and constant organisational change, that model is starting to break.

Edan explores what it really means to apply product thinking to Talent:

Designing experiences instead of managing processes.
Treating candidates and hiring managers as users.
Iterating constantly instead of waiting for perfection.
Using data as signals to improve, not just report.

He also dives into the rise of augmented teams where humans and AI agents work side by side and what this means for how Talent functions are designed going forward.

This episode is a challenge to rethink the role of Talent entirely.

Because if you’re not treating hiring like a product… you’re already behind.

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