Start Smart

Peter Weddle

In a talent market that is more competitive and less understood than any other time in history, it’s the facts that matter. Start Smart is the podcast that delivers the facts for Talent Acquisition & HR professionals. The show delivers a savvy, thought-provoking discussion of the latest research on the key issues and opportunities in recruitment and talent technology. Presented by Peter Weddle, they share the their perspectives: that of employers and solution providers.

  1. 20/12/2022

    Too Many Employers Don’t Stand for Anything

    In this episode, we delve into the facts and findings from the 2023 Talent Acquisition Research Report by Symphony Talent.  Based on a survey of 300+ individuals in large employers (2,000+ employees), it explored their process and practice challenges and needs as they deal with the shifting expectations and behaviors among job seekers.  The report organized the findings into two sections: The current state of talent acquisition (which, based on the report, definitely needs some improvement) and talent acquisition technology and services (with respondents indicating a strong commitment to the addition of new products). As is our custom, we focused our discussion on three of the report’s more interesting findings.  First, we examined the view of the survey’s respondents that the process is the problem in recruiters’ ability to get their work done efficiently and effectively.  Next, we talked about the astonishing finding in the report that a significant segment of the survey population still doesn’t have an employee value proposition, even though other surveys have found that such a statement is essential in attracting top talent.  And third, we discussed TA teams’ growing reliance on talent technology and the key drivers in their selection of a solution provider.  As always, we try to tease out the key implications of the data for recruiters, and hope you find our conversation helpful. Links mentioned: The 2023 Talent Acquisition Research Report TAtech Talent Technology Implementation Management Handbook & Job Aid Mentioned in this episode: This episode is brought to you by Acquire ROI Acquire is a brand-new solution that’s just been released by Keloh, an established recruitment marketing and technology agency. It is a programmatic jobs distribution with easy apply, developed to address the shortcomings and pain points within the programmatic recruitment marketing space. Say goodbye to logging into different platform accounts to manage your jobs and candidates, and say hello to Acquire’s one-stop shop. For more information, check out the link below: AcquireROI.com

    29 min
  2. 15/12/2022

    Putting the Horse Before the Cart

    In this episode of the podcast, we took a look at the recent report by Sapient Insights Group that presents the results of their 25th Annual HR Systems Survey.  As its title indicates, the research covers the entire HR systems field, so we focused on the findings related to talent technology.  The data were collected from 2,515 organizations in 65 countries.  Those organizations represented industries ranging from professional services and healthcare to manufacturing and retail/wholesale, with better than half of them (59%) employing 500 or more workers. As we usually do, we pulled out and discussed three summary findings: Unlike what happened during economic slowdowns in the past, the vast majority of the larger organizations in the survey plan to increase their tech investments in the next year.  In addition, the #1 area in which they plan to invest is talent technology, in effect putting the horse before the cart because you can’t manage the resources you don’t have.  And finally, an astonishingly large number of the respondents were not reporting key metrics up the chain of command, which could derail their plans for continued investment in talent technology.  As always, there was plenty of food for our conversation, so we hope you’ll join us and listen in. Links mentioned: 25th Annual Sapient Insights HR Systems Survey Mentioned in this episode: This episode is brought to you by Acquire ROI Acquire is a brand-new solution that’s just been released by Keloh, an established recruitment marketing and technology agency. It is a programmatic jobs distribution with easy apply, developed to address the shortcomings and pain points within the programmatic recruitment marketing space. Say goodbye to logging into different platform accounts to manage your jobs and candidates, and say hello to Acquire’s one-stop shop. For more information, check out the link below: AcquireROI.com

    33 min
  3. 29/11/2022

    Technology 1, Recruiters Nil

    A recent whitepaper published by AMS entitled “Exploding Digital Myths in Talent Acquisition” grabbed our attention as it sets out to debunk some of the most common misperceptions found among today’s recruiters.  Shelia and I focused on the first of five myths the company will eventually address: ‘Talent technology will replace the need for recruiters and sourcers.’  It’s a concern that, like the cockroach, never seems to be finally and forever squashed. Our discussion looked at both some of the issues embedded in the myth and the views that are feeding it.  AMS reports, for example, that recruiters believe technology will reach a tipping point within the next decade (and therefore during their careers) when smart machines will generate more revenue for companies than even the smartest human workers.  So, we explored whether that outcome will cause huge reductions-in-force among employers and thus eliminate the need for recruiters.  In other words, technology may not replace recruiters and sourcers, but it could make them irrelevant.  And, that’s just the first of three topics we cover in this 30-minute episode of the podcast.  Take a listen!  Links mentioned: Exploding Digital Myths in Talent Acquisition - AMS Mentioned in this episode: This episode is brought to you by Acquire ROI Acquire is a brand-new solution that’s just been released by Keloh, an established recruitment marketing and technology agency. It is a programmatic jobs distribution with easy apply, developed to address the shortcomings and pain points within the programmatic recruitment marketing space. Say goodbye to logging into different platform accounts to manage your jobs and candidates, and say hello to Acquire’s one-stop shop. For more information, check out the link below: AcquireROI.com

    32 min

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In a talent market that is more competitive and less understood than any other time in history, it’s the facts that matter. Start Smart is the podcast that delivers the facts for Talent Acquisition & HR professionals. The show delivers a savvy, thought-provoking discussion of the latest research on the key issues and opportunities in recruitment and talent technology. Presented by Peter Weddle, they share the their perspectives: that of employers and solution providers.