Recruitment in the modern world Fiona Wilson

Anthony Haynes writes: Many organisations - employers and talent agencies - are reviewing their policies regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In this, the first episode in our occasional series on the topic, Fiona Wilson (MD of FJWTS), Sherah Beckley, and I begin with a broad perspective: how can we lay the foundations for effective policy? And, in particular, what are the pitfalls to avoid?Further listeningWe hope you found this episode a rewarding listen. If so, you may be inte...

Anthony Haynes writes: Though the majority of our episodes concern talent acquisition, we also cover wider aspects of human resources - notably talent development. That is our focus here. In particular, drawing on Fiona Wilson's experience of providing coaching services, we reflect on the nature of coaching.In particular, we explore:who benefits most from coaching - and howwhich contexts are most suitablehow to establish goals, scope, and expectationscharacteristics of getting started an...

Anthony Haynes writes: My impression from attending Recruitment Expo a couple of weeks ago was that a couple of themes were dominating discussion - one was technology, especially AI, and the other was diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI).When it comes to the latter, we think there's a premium on discussion that is rooted in experience and deals with specifics. In this episode, our returning guest - Dawn Pike of New Dawn Consulting - absolutely fits the bill.Here Dawn reflects on her exper...

Anthony Haynes writes: So, you've completed the selection process and offered the job to your favoured candidate: how does the journey progress from there? This episode focuses on two key, inter-locking, processes: onboarding and induction. To guide us through the journey, we interview expert HR consultant Dawn Pike of New Dawn PR (logo featured here). With the help of a positive case study - appointing a senior role at Dawn's previous employer, International House London.Our conversation cov...

Anthony Haynes writes: Our work at FJ Wilson Talent Services is concerned with social media in two ways. The first (perhaps more minor way) concerns our own use of social media; the second concerns our stakeholders'.In this episode, we reflect on the characteristics of effective use of social media. In particular, we consider:the significance of opportunity cost and the need for disciplinewhich metrics matterthe need to move beyond treating social media purely as push mediaFurther listeningIf...

Anthony Haynes writes: Talent agencies contribute most effectively to talent acquisition when there's an empathy between agencies and their stakeholders.Our series, How Talent Acquisition Works, is designed to contribute to the development of such empathy.We explore the work of an agency by exploring in turn each of the roles involved.In addition to the client-facing and candidate-facing roles, we include in the series the contribution of ancillary roles.In this episode, the seventh interview...