Recruiting Future with Matt Alder Evergreen Podcasts
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Innovation and futurology in Recruiting, Recruitment Marketing and HR Technology. Matt Alder interviews thought leaders who are influencing and changing an industry
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Data Sophistication
We live in a world of work where understanding, interpreting and telling stories with data has never been more critical. Although Talent Acquisition has become more data-centric in recent years, many TA functions rely on summary statistics that don't provide a sophisticated enough platform to use data to inform and influence their organizations properly.
So, what can TA leaders do to make their data strategies more effective?
My guest this week is Ben Porr, Chief Customer Officer at Harver. In our conversation, Ben offered some highly actionable advice TA leaders can follow to level up and tell compelling stories with data.
In the interview, we discuss:
Why data is so essential in TA
Answering questions with data rather than with opinions or assumptions
What organizations are missing out on if they only use summary statistics
What are the innovative organizations doing?
AI and automation
What are the most critical data sources?
Pivot table versus data visualization
Human in the loop
Using data to shift strategies
How AI will empower decision-making based on smaller sets of data
What will the future look like?
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Building Exec Search In House
Executive Search is often considered so specialized that it should always remain the preserve of Exec Search agencies. However, an ever-increasing number of large employers are now choosing to build in-house executive search functions. So what are the advantages of doing this, how do you do this, and what is the ongoing impact from tighter talent markets and innovations in technology
My guest this week is Katie Howard, Global Talent Acquisition Luxury and Lifestyle Lead at IHG. Katie made the switch from Search Agency to in-house just over a year ago and has been helping set IHG up for success in a highly competitive market for senior talent.
In the interview, we discuss:
The difference between agency and in-house
The current challenges in the senior talent market within luxury hospitality
How IHG differentiates itself
Approaching and engaging with global talent pools
Non-linear careers and talent mobility
Managing stakeholders in large matrix organizations
Making the candidate experience match the luxury guest experience
DE&I
Rethinking onboarding
Advice for anyone setting up an in-house function
The role of AI in executive hiring
What does the future look like?
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Talent Acquisition Excellence
I was delighted to hear two of my regular guests on Recruiting Future were writing a book together. “Talent Acquisition Excellence” by Kevin Wheeler and Bas Van De Haterd is now available, whether you get your books, and it is brilliant to welcome them both back to the podcast to talk about it.
Kevin is the founder of The Future of Talent Institute and is highly respected for his skills in predicting how Talent Acquisition and HR will develop and evolve. Bas is a consultant whose keen sense of curiosity has helped him map the evolution of assessment technology and deliver an annual state-of-the-nation report on corporate career sites.
In our conversations, they bring different perspectives to the concept of Talent Acquisition excellent, offer some actionable advice and give us a sense of what the future might hold.
In the interview, we discuss:
What is talent acquisition excellence?
Why AI could be more disruptive than the invention of the Internet
Shifting mindsets
Improving selection by using science
Driving the evolution of recruitment marketing
How the recruiting function will change, and what skills will recruiters need
Why employers aren't moving quickly enough
Where will TA be in a year?
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Round Up February 2024
Round Up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests.
Episodes mentioned in this Round Up:
Ep 591: Is AI Changing Jobseeker Behaviour?
Ep 592: Understanding Skills
Ep 593: The Career Forward Mindset
Ep 594: Recruiting Data Science Skills
Ep 595: Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition
Ep 596: Expectations and Experience
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Expectations and Experience
It is almost four years since the first pandemic lockdowns, and even now, it doesn't seem long enough to get a proper perspective on how much the pandemic has changed things. It is already pretty clear that expectations of and attitudes to work have shifted considerably, with significant implications for recruiting and retention.
My Guest this week is Annette Andrews, Founder & Director of Acaria Coaching and a former Chief People Officer. Annette works with large organizations to help them adjust their people practices and policies to align with the post-pandemic perspectives of their employees and future employees. She has some valuable insights on what employers need to do to attract and retain the talent they need.
In the interview, we discuss:
The current challenges for employers and why these are different from what we've seen in the past.
Benefits, culture and wellbeing
Showcasing the employee experience
Implications for retention
The human impact of a deteriorating candidate experience
Five generations in the workforce
Dealing with systemic ageism
Talent mobility across industries and disciplines
Changing the structure of the people function.
How technology will shape the future
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Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition
These are turbulent times for talent acquisition, particularly for those teams operating in the technology sector. Despite the continuing demand for technology skills, layoffs are still happening, with many TA teams now considerably downsized from where they were a couple of years ago.
Proving TA's strategic and monetary value has never been more critical, so how can TA leaders make their business case against such a challenging backdrop?
My guest this week is Sam Bethoud, VP of Talent Solutions at hackajob. Sam combines his experience working with a vast number of talent acquisition leaders with hackajob's huge dataset to provide some excellent insights into the tech recruiting market and highly actionable advice on tactics TA can employ to prove the scale of its value to the business.
In the interview, we discuss:
The current state of the tech recruiting market
TA's commercial impact
How does TA create measurable monetary value?
The importance of data
How else can TA be strategic?
Changing job seeker behaviour
What impact will AI have on the future?
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Customer Reviews
A Must-Listen!
If you’re in HR, this podcast is a no brainer and a must listen! Matt and his guests provide practical and valuable advice and cover so many topics from resilience to talent acquistion to AI. Matt is consistently thought provoking and insightful. Don’t think about it - subscribe now.
Relevant Insights Across The Globe Regarding Talent Acquisition
I began listening to Matt’s podcast which happened to air the same year I began a job as a full cycle recruiter in an industry I knew nothing about. I thought maybe during my commute I can learn some tips and tricks to this recruiting thing. I can’t say the podcast made me a superstar at that short lived assignment, but his podcast was a huge factor into why I am still today in Talent Acquisition, no longer striving but thriving. This industry continues to evolve and change at an ever increasing rate, so much so it gets hard at times to keep up. Listen to Matt’s Podcast and you will feel informed and confident as a calm and witty tone invites listeners on a continuous journey to large Fortune 500 companies as well as up and coming startups, peering into the inner workings of what makes a particular company successful in their approach to everything from initial recruitment and marketing campaigns to sourcing and screening candidates and for the lucky who are made an offer we hear stories of best onboarding practices. You cannot succeed as a Recruiter or Sourcer or in any position under the Talent Acquisition umbrella if you do not keep up with the latest and greatest as well as the expanding and changing labor laws that are critical to be informed on. So join Matt on his spirited ventures and find out what hidden secrets some of the best and brightest I'm the industry use that has made them a super success.
Critical & Informative
As a business owner with recruiting on my mind way more than I would ever wish, this podcast is a phenomenal find!
I’ve been binge listening and at about 10 episodes in feel more empowered to launch our next recruiting effort than ever.
Most of the information here seems to relate to big and global business so I’m adapting the information to my small 22 person company.
I believe that understanding the larger National and Global trends and tools helps get out of the microcosm of small business that can feel limiting.
It would be amazing to hear some conversations about small business - especially in the professional trades - in the future as we are experiencing unprecedented growth due to the “return to home” sparked by the pandemic.
Thanks for all your fabulous efforts Matt. This is a must-listen podcast and I will be sharing with my fellow business owners!
Monique Allen
TheGardenContinuum.com