RecTalk Podcast - Explore Recruitment Insights

Nitin Sharma, founder of rectools.io
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Welcome to RecTalk, the UK's biggest recruitment industry podcast on YouTube and a Top 15% Video Podcast on Spotify! Hear from trailblazers in the recruitment industry who want to have their say on all things recruitment - unbiased, unfiltered, unscripted.

  1. 3d ago

    RecTalk at RecFest: Connecting the Recruitment Industry & TA Conversations | Screenloop

    This week, RecTalk heads to RecFest UK for a lively, unscripted conversation hosted by Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy — bringing together some of the biggest personalities from across the recruitment and talent acquisition community. Joining Nitin and Sean is Screenloop founder Akbar Karenga, plus Giulia Sciota, Kalpesh Baxi, Jo Major and Barbara Marinakis for a fun-filled RecFest episode focused on the people, conversations and connections that make the recruitment industry tick. Recorded live at RecFest, the conversation covers what makes the event so special, the importance of bringing different parts of the recruitment ecosystem together, the value of genuine face-to-face conversations and why connecting people remains at the heart of the industry. There’s also plenty of RecFest banter — from first-time attendees and the infamous recruitment merch competition to Screenloop’s last-minute sponsorship, creative merch ideas, customer success and what it takes to stand out at one of the recruitment industry's biggest events. Nitin and Sean also catch up with Screenloop, who are co-sponsoring RecTalk at RecFest this year alongside NOVA by Dweet and Zyverno, discussing their experience at the event, their approach to connecting with the recruitment community and their ambitions for future RecFest appearances. Plus, there are plenty of industry shout-outs and some very questionable merch-related debates. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR • Recruitment and talent acquisition professionals who want to hear what the industry is talking about at RecFest. • Recruitment leaders and agency owners interested in building stronger connections across the industry. • HR and TA technology providers looking to understand how vendors can engage authentically with the recruitment community. • Anyone who enjoys the less polished, more human side of recruitment conversations. • RecFest regulars — and anyone considering attending for the first time. GUESTS Akbar Karenga: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akbarkarenga/ Giulia Sciota: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuliasciota/ Kalpesh Baxi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpesh-baxi/ Jo Major: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jomajordiversityinrecruitment/ Barbara Marinakis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-varvara-marinakis-033807144/ HOSTS Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #TA #RecruitmentIndustry #HRTech #RecruitmentTech #Screenloop #NOVAbyDweet #Zyverno #Rectools

  2. 5d ago

    RecTalk at RecFest: People Risk, Reputation & The Future of Hiring | Lorna Cobbett, Blue John

    We’re still at RecFest UK 2026, and this time Nitin Sharma sits down with Lorna Cobbett, Founder of Blue John, to talk about one of the biggest issues facing employers and talent teams today: people risk. Lorna is bringing a very different perspective to the HR tech space, combining her background in investment banking and reputation management with neuroscience to rethink how organisations understand the people they hire. At RecFest, Blue John launched Gray, its new people risk intelligence platform, designed to help organisations understand who someone really is — rather than simply relying on what they claim to be. In this episode, Lorna and Nitin discuss: • What “people risk intelligence” actually means • Why personal reputation and reputation due diligence matter when hiring • Why most organisations focus their due diligence on senior leadership while doing very little across the rest of the workforce • Blue John’s Gray platform and the thinking behind it • The five Blue John “trademarks”: Human, Rock, Architect, Compass and Chameleon • How purpose, compassion, trust, resilience, initiative and adaptability can influence whether people engage, disconnect or ultimately leave • Why there is no such thing as a “bad hire” — only the wrong hire for the wrong organisation at the wrong time • Why employers need to take greater responsibility for accurately representing their organisation and roles • The financial, cultural, reputational and operational cost of getting a hire wrong • Why middle managers are the critical “glue” between senior leadership and the wider workforce • The growing importance of understanding people risk in regulated sectors such as financial services, professional services and healthcare • The changing employment landscape and why organisations have less time to understand whether someone is genuinely right for the role • The emerging “talent reset” and why CEOs and CFOs need to think carefully about whether they have the right team for what comes next Lorna also shares her view that “the talent system is broken” and explains why putting people at the heart of organisational decision-making is central to what Blue John is trying to achieve. Learn more about Blue John: https://wearebluejohn.com/ GUEST — Lorna Cobbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-cobbett/ HOST — Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest2026 #Recruitment #RecruitmentTech #HRTech #TalentAcquisition #PeopleRisk #Hiring #FutureOfWork #HR #Talent #EmployeeEngagement #ReputationManagement #RecruitmentTechnology #BlueJohn #LornaCobbett #Rectools

  3. 6d ago

    RecTalk at RecFest: Is Talent Acquisition Becoming “People”? | Gita Selli & Daryl Benson

    RecTalk is back LIVE from RecFest UK, with Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy joined by Gita Selli and Daryl Benson for a genuinely unfiltered conversation about the changing role of Talent Acquisition, the relationship between TA and HR, and why recruiters need to get closer to the operational heart of the business. And, naturally, there’s plenty of RecFest chaos along the way. From becoming accidental Lords and Ladies at a NOVA talent leaders dinner, to discovering the joys of free coffee and sweets, this is a very RecTalk conversation. The serious stuff starts with a question that came up repeatedly at RecFest: 👉 Is Talent Acquisition actually disappearing — or is it simply evolving? The group explores the idea that the traditional TA role could look completely different within the next 18 months, with “People Partner” and broader people-focused roles becoming increasingly common. But the bigger debate is where TA should actually sit within an organisation. Should Talent Acquisition be part of HR? Or should it sit closer to operations and the wider business? The conversation gets into why TA can become overly transactional when recruiters are simply handed a requisition and told to “go find this person”, rather than being brought into the conversation around business strategy, workforce planning and future hiring needs. Gita brings a different perspective, explaining how TA and HR can work together as genuine partners — from culture and talent mapping through to having a seat at the table with business leadership. Daryl and the group debate whether that experience is becoming the norm or whether it remains the exception. They also discuss: • Why TA needs to partner with hiring managers rather than simply fulfil requisitions • Whether Talent Acquisition belongs in operations rather than HR • How being too closely associated with HR can make TA more transactional • Why recruiters need to understand the future direction of the business, not just today's vacancies • The changing language around HR, TA and “People” functions • Whether the next generation of HR leaders will come through Talent Acquisition And because this is RecTalk at RecFest, there are plenty of stories, laughs and completely unexpected tangents along the way. GUESTS Gita Selli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gita-selli/ Daryl Benson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryljb/ HOSTS Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #TA #HR #PeopleAndCulture #RecruitmentPodcast #RecruitmentLeadership #Hiring #FutureOfRecruitment #RecruitmentTech #HRTech

  4. Sep 4

    RecTalk at RecFest: AI, Authenticity, Parental Leave & The Future of Recruitment

    RecTalk is back at RecFest UK — and this time Nitin Sharma is joined by Sean Kennedy for a very candid conversation with two returning guests: Alexandra Hunt, Senior Recruiter at Highspot, and Chris Woods, Global Employer Reputation Technology Lead at Mars. After a hilarious catch-up about last year’s RecFest, chocolate disasters and life outside recruitment, the conversation quickly moves into some much bigger questions about how the recruitment industry has changed — and where it is heading next. Alex shares her experience of balancing a career in recruitment with family life, including her upcoming arrival, while the group discusses parental leave, paternity benefits and whether employers are genuinely creating more family-friendly workplaces. The conversation also takes a brutally honest look back at some of the toxic behaviours that have historically existed within recruitment agencies — from aggressive KPIs and public humiliation to cultures where taking time off could make people question your commitment. The group considers whether the industry is finally moving away from those practices as recruiters increasingly expect better pay, flexibility, reasonable targets and a healthier working environment. Chris brings the employer-brand perspective, explaining how his role sits at the intersection of technology and employer reputation. That leads into one of the biggest themes of the episode: how organisations can use technology and AI without losing the human element. AI is everywhere at RecFest, but Alex and Chris question the idea that automation will simply replace recruiters. Instead, they discuss the importance of keeping humans "in the lead" — using technology where it genuinely improves the experience rather than automating for automation’s sake. The episode also captures the atmosphere of RecFest UK itself, including the event's content, strategic transformation in TA, getting Talent Acquisition a seat at the table, and a few observations about queues, seating and the overall festival experience. And, naturally, the conversation goes off on plenty of entertaining tangents along the way. GUESTS Alexandra Hunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrahuntrecruiter/ Chris Woods: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marschris/ HOSTS Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentTechnology #EmployerBrand #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfRecruitment #RecruitmentIndustry #HRTech #EmployerReputation #RecTech #RecruitmentPodcast

  5. Sep 2

    RecTalk at RecFest: AI, Application Floods & the Future of Talent Acquisition with Oleeo

    RecTalk is live from RecFest UK 2026 at Knebworth Park, where Nitin Sharma sits down with Oleeo founder and CEO Charles Hipps, Police Scotland’s Lorna Allison and Sopra Steria’s Richard Burgess-Kelly to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing Talent Acquisition right now: how do you use AI to deal with a huge increase in applications without losing quality, fairness or the human element? The conversation follows the group’s session on AI in Talent Acquisition and explores the practical realities of AI adoption — from recruiters and hiring managers who are nervous about AI, to organisations dealing with application volumes that have exploded as candidates increasingly use AI to create and improve CVs and applications. The discussion covers AI-driven application screening, candidate authenticity, AI compliance and fairness, human-in-the-loop decision making, and how recruitment teams can use AI to reduce repetitive administration while spending more time on candidate engagement and strategic work. Lorna shares Police Scotland’s approach to starting small with AI, including the use of an AI chatbot to handle repetitive candidate enquiries and build organisational confidence. Richard discusses the realities of recruitment technology across government, police and defence, while Charles explains Oleeo’s approach to standalone AI tools, AI upskilling and helping organisations find quality candidates within increasingly large application volumes. A key theme throughout is that AI adoption is as much a people and change-management challenge as it is a technology challenge. The group also discusses why candidates should be given clear guidance on acceptable AI use, the importance of transparency and fairness, and why human judgement remains critical. WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR Talent Acquisition and recruitment leaders exploring AI, recruitment technology buyers, HR tech and RecTech professionals, recruiters dealing with rising application volumes, and anyone trying to understand how AI can improve recruitment without removing the human element. ABOUT OLEEO Oleeo is the leader in human-centric AI-powered ATS & AI add-ons that supercharge your recruitment. Their intelligent, automated tools handle the heavy lifting – AI screening of candidates and skills assessment, eliminating bias, and engaging candidates 24/7 with conversational chatbots. Intelligent automation, human connection. https://www.oleeo.com/ GUESTS Charles Hipps: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleshipps/ Lorna Allison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-allison-82b69a23a/ Richard Burgess-Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardburgesskelly/ HOST — Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentTech #RecTech #HRTech #AIRecruitment #ArtificialIntelligence #RecruitmentAI #TalentTech #CandidateExperience #RecruitmentTechnology #FutureOfRecruitment #Oleeo

  6. Sep 1

    RecTalk at RecFest: How AI Agents Are Changing Recruitment with Metaview

    What happens when AI moves beyond taking interview notes and starts doing real recruiting work? In this special live episode of RecTalk, filmed at RecFest UK, Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy (Sean the TA Guy) sit down with Siadhal Magos and Stephanie Bowker from Metaview to explore how AI is reshaping recruitment — and why the future of recruiting technology could look very different from the ATS-driven model we know today. Siadhal and Stephanie discuss Metaview’s evolution from an interview note-taker into a broader AI recruiting platform, with agents supporting areas such as sourcing, application review and reporting. A major theme is the growing capability of AI agents. As LLMs become more powerful, the challenge isn’t simply building another AI feature — it’s turning that intelligence into useful, compliant and effective workflows that recruiting teams can actually trust and adopt. The conversation also explores why Metaview believes its competitive advantage goes beyond the underlying AI models. With increasingly powerful tools becoming available directly through products such as Claude and other AI platforms, recruitment technology companies need to build more than intelligence under the hood. For Metaview, that means combining agents, data, collaboration, guardrails and recruiting-specific workflows. The team talks as well about the changing role of humans in the recruiting process. Rather than humans checking every individual AI output, the goal is increasingly to give people oversight of autonomous agents and focus their attention on objectives, outcomes and orchestration. There’s also plenty of RecFest banter, including Metaview’s winning merch, the importance of authentic marketing, and why the team sees events like RecFest as valuable opportunities to connect with customers, AI-native talent and the wider recruitment community. GUESTS Siadhal Magos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siadhal/ Stephanie Bowker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-bowker-b8172717/ Learn more about Metaview: https://www.metaview.ai/ HOSTS Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentTechnology #EmployerBrand #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfRecruitment #RecruitmentIndustry #HRTech #EmployerReputation #RecTech #RecruitmentPodcast

  7. Aug 28

    RecTalk at RecFest UK: Gen Z Aren’t Lazy - How Leaders Can Motivate the Next Generation

    Welcome to a special RecTalk episode filmed live at RecFest UK, hosted by Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy. This time, Nitin and Sean are joined by Aisha Lysejko for a lively and challenging conversation about one of the biggest debates in the modern workplace: are Gen Z really “lazy, entitled and difficult” — or are employers failing to understand what motivates the next generation? Aisha challenges the stereotypes around Gen Z and argues that every generation entering the workforce has been accused of changing things for the worse. The conversation explores why younger workers have different expectations, how social media has transformed access to information, and why traditional ideas around working hard, earning promotion and respecting authority don't necessarily resonate anymore. The discussion also looks at the impact of COVID-19 on young people's education and social development, the soft skills employers say younger workers are missing, and whether businesses should be taking more responsibility for developing those skills. One of the biggest themes is leadership. If younger employees don't automatically trust authority, leaders have to earn that trust through relationships, curiosity, respect and genuine recognition. Aisha explains why the relationship between a manager and employee can have a direct impact on performance and retention. Nitin, Sean and Aisha also debate whether employers are increasingly choosing not to hire younger people — and the long-term consequences that could have for talent pipelines, innovation and business growth. They discuss Gen Z's relationship with technology and AI, including the argument that growing up with technology doesn't necessarily mean having the same technical understanding as previous generations who had to learn how systems worked from the ground up. Most importantly, the conversation moves beyond the Gen Z debate and asks a bigger question: should businesses embrace the changes younger generations are demanding rather than resist them? The episode is full of honest disagreement, challenging opinions and some important reminders about what it actually takes to lead people from different generations. GUEST — Aisha Lysejko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisha-l/ HOSTS Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #GenZ #GenZAtWork #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceCulture #Leadership #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentIndustry #HR #PeopleLeadership #EarlyCareers #EmployeeExperience #RecruitmentPodcast #RecTech

  8. Aug 26

    RecFest UK: AI Adoption, Recruitment’s Human Element & What Comes Next

    Hosted live from RecFest UK by Sean Kennedy, host of Talking Talent, this episode of RecTalk brings together Jamie Jay Lyons, Joe Atkinson and Darren Bush for a candid conversation about AI, talent acquisition and how recruitment teams can actually make AI work in the real world. The conversation explores a key question for modern TA teams: as AI becomes embedded in recruitment workflows, do we need to put more emphasis on the human element? Jamie, Joe and Darren discuss the reality behind the rapid adoption of AI across recruitment and HR, including why simply giving everyone an AI licence isn't an AI strategy. They explore the importance of understanding where AI genuinely adds value, identifying the right use cases, measuring ROI and creating the infrastructure needed to scale AI safely. The panel also gets into some of the biggest mistakes organisations are making with AI adoption, including: • Jumping onto tools because everyone else is using them • Building AI solutions without understanding the underlying business problem • Running before teams have properly understood what AI can actually do • Lack of visibility and consistency when individuals build their own AI workflows • GDPR, compliance, data governance and quality-control risks • Failing to give recruiters enough time to experiment and learn • Trying to build overly complicated solutions when simpler, safer use cases may deliver more value • The challenge of operationalising AI across an entire business rather than leaving it as isolated experiments There is also discussion around the future of recruitment technology, from the potential of conversational data generated through candidate and hiring-manager interactions to Darren’s prediction that AI interviewing is coming – and may become increasingly normal as consumers become more comfortable interacting with AI elsewhere. The overall message? AI adoption isn't simply about buying tools. It's about curiosity, experimentation, governance, infrastructure, time, ROI and knowing where technology should augment people rather than simply replacing human interaction. GUESTS Jamie Jay Lyons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiejaylyons/ Joe Atkinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-atkinson1/ Darren Bush: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taunboxed/ HOST — Sean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/ SPONSORED BY NOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically. https://nova.dweet.com/ Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision. https://www.zyverno.app/ Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster. https://www.screenloop.com/ Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/ Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/ Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ #RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #RecruitmentAI #AIinRecruitment #HRTech #RecruitmentTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfRecruitment #TA #TalentTech

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