The State of Hiring Market Intelligence Report 2024 Continuing with our theme of showcasing companies who are conducting research valuable to the recruiting community, today we focus on the work our friends at Willo have done over the past year, surveying customers on hiring trends from AI, remote work, candidate experience and focus for 2024. Find out what other TA, HR and Senior level execs are saying about: - Headcount growth for 2024 - Role of AI in recruiter enablement - Remote & Flexib...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 279
The State of Background Screening Compliance 2024 Checkr have released the definitive research piece on the State of Background Screening Compliance and we will use this week's Brainfood Live On Air to interview Su-Han Wang, Managing Litigation & Compliance Counsel at Checkr to better understand: what percentage of US employers are compliant with Federal regulations on background screening which segments / states are most / least compliant what are the potential hazards for employers who are...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 278
LINKEDIN X-RAY: DEAD OR DYING OR WHAT? Using a search engine to 'X-ray' an ostensibly closed social network is the quintessential activity of a sourcer. You could probably argue that the entire sourcing discipline emerged as a result of recruiters discovering sophisticated ways to interrogate a system to retrieve information about potential candidates. Consequently, the news that LinkedIn had begun to suppress important biographical data from being crawled by search engines (especially Google) b...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 277
OFFBOARDING: HOW TO AVOID PR DISASTER! We have seem the company wide Zoom call, the recorded 1-2-1 videos, the mass email and even the classic no notice account lock out - it seems that whatever method an employer takes, there is always a risk of PR disaster when making lay offs. Is this a matter of training, tooling or values? How can we create the right sort of process which humanises this hardest of moments within a business? You will learn - Psychology of lay offs - Impact of transparency an...
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 276
Happy New 2024 Everybody! We're back with the series where we get up close and personal with the tech entrepreneurs changing the way we work today. Next up we've got we've got one of the most unique stories to come out of the UK recruitment tech scene in recent years. Richard and Beverly Collins, Co-founders of CVWallet are not only manage to be successful entrepreneurs, coming around for the second time after successfully exciting previous startup ClickIQ to Indeed.com, but also life partners b...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 275
HOW TO HIRE AI (10 THINGS RECRUITERS HAVE TO KNOW) There is likely no major corporate employer on the planet that isn't interested in becoming more 'AI-enabled'. And traditionally the quickest way to get there is to hire elite AI skills into the our organisation. The demand for the AI at elite level - data engineers, research scientists and the like - is going through the roof and it is high time we recruiters figured out how best to hire for those skills. - What are the roles in AI? - How do th...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 274
MEASURING THE QUALITY OF HIRE (IN THE AGE OF AI) My most popular post of 2023 was one I wrote on the How to Measure Quality of Hire. It was certainly not the quality of the writing which made it a hit - it was the obviously more that we hit a sore point for Talent Acquisition leaders and Hiring Managers on how we actually know whether we are doing a good job or not, in terms of raising the the talent density of the organisation. Let's review what we know already about QoH and ask the question: h...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 273
STATE OF TECH HIRING IN 2024 In 2021 the Brainfood community was 50% self identified as 'tech recruiters' Since that time, we've seen a huge changes in the world - the collapse of VC investment, the end of zero interest rate policy, the advent of generative AI and the shift of focus from intangible to tangible value economy. Where does that leave tech in 2024? I've asked our friends at Otta to dive into their proprietary platform data and share with us their view on the state of tech hiring - Fr...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 272
FORECASTING THE YEAR IN RECRUITMENT 2024,Pt2 Part Two of our two-part forecast series, where we look forward to what we think is going to happen in the year ahead. Lets see if we can make some S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) predictions on the following topics: - SMB Recruitment Agency Market - D&I, especially Gender and Pay Equity - Labour Market Economics (EMEA/APAC) - Assessments and Career Sites - In-house Recruitment market All this and more with Kalp...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 271
FORECASTING THE YEAR IN RECRUITMENT 2024,Pt1 Start of the New Year and we are going to collate our thoughts and project forward on what we think is going to happen in 2024. None of us are prophets but can we gather together enough intuition and trends analysis to produce some viable forecasts? Lets try: - Global Economy in 2024 - State of VC / Investment Markets - Tech Hiring will it bounce back? - What is happening in the world of RPO? - Where in the world are we continuing to hire? - Which seg...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 270
2023 Year in Review: Labour Market, Jobs, Vacancies, Work Final part of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, we are zooming out to the macro and looking at state of the economy, the labour market, the vacancy market and our verdict of the year in the recruitment really has been. - Economy in 2023 - US, UK and elsewhere - Impact of high interest rates - Labour supply - Economic growth - Company formation vs company growth - Job applicant behaviour - Workforce participation ...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 269
2023 Year in Review: LinkedIn Content Marketing & LinkedIn Sourcing Part 3 of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, we're looking back at our old and necessary friend, LinkedIn! Recruiters No1 most important platform, how did it treat you in 2023? We're going to review the major changes on: - LinkedIn Newsfeed algorithm - Post types - Creator Mode / Livestream / Audio Event - LinkedIn Newsletters - LinkedIn Talent Solutions - LinkedIn Recruiter - Search on LinkedIn - AI...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 268
2023 Year in Review: Recruitment Advertising & Employer Branding Part 2 of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, focus is on Recruitment Advertising and Employer Branding. What the heck happened on these two domains this year? - SEO / Changes on Google Jobs - Behavioural ad targeting / retargeting - Impact of Search Generative Experience - CPC vs CPA - State of Job Boards - State of Programmatic Advertising - Employer branding during recession / lay offs - Rise of candi...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 267
2023 Year in Review: AI, DEIB and Worktech Investment Coming in for the final 4 Brainfood Live sessions of the year and we are going to do a series on 'Review of the Year 2023. We've 12 topics packed into 4 sessions, so make sure you follow the channel in order to be notified of them all when we go live. We being with AI, WorkTech Investment and DEIB - what has happened in 2023 on these three domains? - Timeline of AI events and milestones - Major impact of AI on recruitment industry - AI enable...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 266
DOES YOUR COMPANY HAVE A MENOPAUSE PLAN? Worldwide Menopause day went by last month and I - like most men I suspect - totally did not know about it(!). And yet menopause is an inherent and potentially significant moment in women's lives, one which is under discussed in society at large and certainly in the world of work. Does your company have a plan for menopause? If you have women in your workforce, you had better. You will learn: Basics: - What is menopause, who is affected, when does it happ...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 265
AREF ABEDI, CEO OF JOBLYON We're up and close and personal with the entrepreneurs changing the way in which we work today. Next up is Aref Abedi, CEO of up and coming ATS, Joblyon. Lets hear from Aref on tech startup, leadership during an extraordinary period in the global economy, how Joblyon conquered the Nordic market and what the plans are going forward with expansion into UK, EU and beyond. Ep40 is supported by Jobylon . In today’s talent landscape, change is the only constant. That’s why y...
Nov 21, 2023•59 min•Ep. 264
AI Enabled Job Seekers - What is the Assessment Plan? We know that job candidates are now extensively using generative AI tools to improve their chances of passing through job assessments. We can expect this number to increase as competition for opportunities continues to be high and innovation in tech becomes ever more sophisticated. Do we recruiters have a plan to deal with this? You will learn: - Candidate usage of GAI - status - Surge of job applicants ...is it from mass apply tech? - GAI fo...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 263
STATE OF THE RECRUITER JOB MARKET, PT2 It has been a very challenging market. We did the pt1 of this mini series at the start of the year and we had hoped that things would improve for recruiters looking for work, but I don't think we can say that it has. The market buoyancy that we've experienced over the past decade and half might turn to be entirely a zero interest rate phenomenon, and we need to adjust to changed realties. Let's talk to recruiters who are at different stages of the job searc...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 262
CREATING A CAREER PATHING FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR TA DEPARTMENT Inspired by a question asked in the online community, we're going to do this conversation on how to build career path & progression framework for Talent Acquisition. A structure of this type is essential for any significant department in business, helping not only create visibility on resourcing gaps but also on how candidates and employees can progress their careers within the business. How many of us have one of these for TA? My gu...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 261
HOW TO HIRE IN LATAM As I will be in Colombia this week, it is fitting that I should do a Brainfood Live on the topic of Hiring in LATAM. As the world re-globalises around new supply chains and regional blocs, as well as jobs shifting across those boundaries as companies seek the best available talent at the best available price, we are overdue a visit to Latin America and all the diverse economies of this 1 billion person region. This is a show for every recruiter currently or previously workin...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 260
RECRUITER USE CASES FOR CHATGPT - PART 4 It's been nearly 6 months since we last ran Part 3 on Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT, and as you know by now, 6 months is a lifetime in the world of AI. What advances have happened in that time, how have recruiters taken advantage of the innovations, what practical use cases can see we illustrate to the audience? We're bringing the best of the best again for this rapid fire on screen demo show where expert recruiters will share their amazing AI recipes, ...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 259
HOW TO CONDUCT AN AI BIAS AUDIT If you've been following me on any channel you will know that one of the hot items we're tracking is the state of regulation when it comes to AI. Whether it is the EU AI directive or the New York AEDT or the increasing numbers of cases going through the law courts on AI, automation and bias. Smart TA departments will want to be using GAI to secure efficiency gains but at the same time must be wary of building processes and using technologies which may be non-compl...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 258
WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN (IN TECH) As another technology wave crashes over society and forces us to adapt to new realities, we again need to review what the recurring motif of the lack of gender diversity in the world of technology. Despite the decade of effort, goodwill and investment, the ratio of women to men in the tech remains stubbornly fixed. Perhaps it is time to challenge previously held assumptions and think whether we have actually created the environment with allows people of any gender ...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 257
BEING PUT ON BLAST: HOW TO HANDLE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY FROM UNHAPPY JOB CANDIDATES Perhaps one of the most challenging moments in a recruiters career is when an irate candidate takes the socials and puts your business on blast. Dealing with feedback is difficult, but when it is a public call out then the potential damage to employer brand far exceeds any personal pressure that might be felt. How do you handle such a situation? Can it turned around? We're looking at a specific example this week whe...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 256
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CANDIDATE ASSESSMENTS As recruiters our task to build a hiring process which enables our employers and clients to hire the most suitable candidates most efficiently. Whether we use interview, game based assessment, set take home projects, have presentations delivered or even take the candidates out for a meet-the-team exercise, we rarely consider the scenario from the candidate perspective - what are the psychological impacts on the assessments we set? Are they fair? ...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 255
RECRUITER FRAUD: HOW TO SPOT AND STOP 'OVERWORKING' REMOTE RECRUITERS 'Overworking' is one of the most popular subreddits on Reddit, and it's a discussion community of people who share tips on how to get away with (illegally) working more than one job. Once considered a myth promulgated by managers who want to manufacture consent for return to office, a body of evidence is building both from research and from direct experience that overworking is indeed an issue, simply because employers have li...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 254
WHEN POLITICS & EMPLOYER BRANDING COLLIDE The Culture War gripping the United States has culminated a number of legislative changes which have direct impact on the recruiting industry. The landmark Dobbs vs Jackson ruling, which removed the Federal protection of a women's right to choose, has led to a number of states changing their laws which various reduce woman's right to abortion. What impact does this have on employer branding and talent attraction? Indeed collaborated with academic ins...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 253
GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY: AGE & AGE-ISM We all care about diversity and inclusion, but there seems to be a hierarchy as to which measures of diversity matter more than others, mainly gender and ethnicity. And yet perhaps most egregious form of discrimination is against the older worker - who we will all one day become - who are often stereotyped as stuck in their ways, lacking energy and initiative, overly expensive, a management problem and the rest. Let's also not be afraid of real talk - ag...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 252
CAREER PROGRESSION TIPS FOR TALENT ACQUISITION LEADERS Back when you were you kid, the advice was always 'keep your head down, don't cause any trouble, work hard' and you will inevitably get your just rewards. Whilst not of this is false, it is certainly not complete and as we get older we have to resist the cynicism which inevitably takes hold as we watch others advance more quickly and further along, despite perhaps not having any excess of capability! The reason is of course, the missing comp...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 251
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BUDGET (WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH!) It's easy to get budget for your new recruitment toy, or cool event to attend or extra headcount when times are good and the cash is flowing into the business. How to do it when the entire market is retrenching and every penny is being accounted for? We're in a moment right now but rather than give up on the situation, can we reframe the proposition such that we might give ourselves as chance at grabbing some budget for to do what we need? Let...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 250
