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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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Assessment in Skills-Based Organizations
One key aspect of any journey to becoming a skills-based organization is having effective skills assessment strategies in place. This doesn't just apply to hiring and leadership development. Some of the most cutting-edge organizations are using assessment as part of the onboarding process to help understand the development needs of new employees.
My guest this week is Simone Jacobi, Global Director of Talent Assessment at McKinsey. In our conversation, Simone talks about how McKinsey is gratifying assessments in its journey toward becoming a skills-based organization.
In the interview, we discuss:
What do skills mean at McKinsey?
How McKinsey's talent acquisition process is evolving
Broadening talent sources
The advantages of gamifying assessment
Onboarding and "Day One Readiness" assessments to help people become productive as quickly as possible
Using Gen AI to Personalize Assessments
Building individual skills profiles and mapping up skills development
Reducing bias and using "Fairness Observers" when making people decisions
What are the most essential skills for the future?
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A Personalized Candidate Experience
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Providing a quality candidate experience remains a significant challenge for many organizations. This challenge has been intensified in recent years by evolving candidate expectations, volatile talent markets, shrinking TA teams, and technology that has yet to be designed with the candidate in mind.
However, are we on the cusp of an era when technology, rather than making the candidate experience worse, can actually help provide the high-quality, personalized candidate experience we have all been seeking?
My guests this week are Luke Smith, Talent Acquisition & Experience Specialist at Toyota GB, and Euan Cameron, CEO at Willo. This discussion offers many great insights into what personalization is possible now and what will be possible in the future.
In the interview, we discuss:
Toyota's customer-centric approach to candidate experience
Automating the process
Busting myths about video interviewing
Giving candidates control and flexibility
Reducing bias in Recruitment Marketing
Wellbing the interview process
Sentiment analysis
What does the future look like?
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The EVP & Employer Brand Landscape
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It has been a highly volatile few years for talent markets and hiring. So, how is all the uncertainty and disruption shifting employers' thinking around EVP and Employer Branding? Is it still considered as important as before, and what might the future direction look like?
My guests this week are Neil Harrison, an independent employer branding consultant, and Mike Heal, managing director at WDAD Communications. Neil recently collaborated with WDAD on qualitative research into the current EVP and Employer Brand landscape. The findings give some unique insights into the priority employers are giving to their employer brands and how things have changed since the pandemic.
In the interview, we discuss:
The background to the research project and how it was carried out
How things have changed in the last three years
DE&I as a focus for employer branding
Key metrics to get senior stakeholder buy-in and future investment
Is employer branding still considered important by organizations?
How happy are employers with the current state of their EVP?
Building agility and flexibility into the brand research process to ensure relevancy
Changing employee attitudes to work
The evolution of employee stories
The importance of belonging
Differentiation and competitive benchmarking
What does the future look like?
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The Future Global Workforce
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The distribution patterns of the global working-age population are starting to change dramatically. North America and Europe both have aging populations and by 2040, the African continent, with a projected population of 1.1 billion, will have the largest workforce globally.
So how are African countries preparing, and what opportunities are there for employers to tap into this mega talent market?
My guest this week is Hilda Kabushenga, CEO of The African Talent Company. The African Talent Company is a group of pan-African businesses working together to bridge the talent gap in Africa via career development and recruiting solutions. Hilda gives us a unique insight into the current African talent market and its incredible future potential.
In the interview, we discuss:
How will global workforce demographics change over the next few years?
Reskilling for the future for jobs where there is demand for talent
Making interventions around the right skills, democratic access to opportunities, and job creation.
How does upskilling work at scale?
Delivering courses on WhatsApp to deal with data availability issues
Opportunities for global employers to access African talent
The potential impact of AI
What will things look like by 2050
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Taking A Strategic Approach To AI
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It is becoming clear that company CEOs are taking AI very seriously, and it is starting to inform the strategic direction of many businesses. For example, 44% of CEOs responding to PwC's 2024 Annual Global CEOs survey believed that Gen AI will drive efficiency and boost profits in the next 12 months.
It is now critical that Talent Acquisition leaders take AI seriously and build strategies that closely align with their business's strategic direction. Unfortunately, in most cases, this isn't happening with the urgency that the situation requires.
So, what are the barriers here? Do we fully understand the challenges, and what can TA leaders do to ensure they stay in step with the rest of their business?
My guest this week is Paul Maxin. Paul is a highly experienced Global TA Leader who has worked at a diverse range of major public and private organizations. Paul firmly believes in the importance of approaching AI strategically with a sense of urgency and shares some pragmatic advice on how best to achieve this.
In the interview, we discuss:
Why TA is out of step with the rest of the enterprise
The challenges that stop TA from being strategic
The importance of scenario planning
Calls to action
What questions should TA leaders be asking themselves?
Data, measurement, and transparency
Proving the strategic value of TA
Auditing and the danger of AI being bias on steroids
The continuing importance of the candidate experience
An increasing risk of burnout
What might the future hold?
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Round Up June 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 619: TA On The Brink Of Revolution
Ep 620: Hard Skills & Soft Skills
Ep 621: Rain, Whisky and Robots
Ep 622: Redefining Expertise
Ep 623: An Inclusive Candidate Experience
Ep 624: The TA Team Of The Future
Ep 625: What’s Next For Generative AI?
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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