Talent acquisition has been forced to change more during 2020 than at any other time in its history as a function. It's now several months since the pandemic turned everything upside down, and I think it is an important time to reflect on the impact of the changes that have been made and their sustainability into the future. My guest this week is Himanshu Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at SHL. Himanshu works with talent acquisition leaders all over the world and has vast insights into the challe...
Sep 24, 2020•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast The accelerated digital transformation of 2020 is driving significant additional adoption of recruiting and HR technology. But is technology making us more productive and how might things develop as we move in 2021? My guest this week is Tim Ringo, a highly experienced HR and technology consultant and author of the new book The Productivity Puzzle. In our conversation, Tim shares some highly knowledgeable insights into the relationship between humans, technology and productivity. In the intervie...
Sep 22, 2020•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast All over the world employers have had remote recruiting and remote onboarding imposed on them. Recruiting has gone through a forced accelerated digital transformation, and it's now becoming clear that things will never completely go back to the way they were before. So what should talent acquisition leaders be doing to make this shift a sophisticated strategic revolution to make recruiting better for everyone? Well, some of the answers can found by learning lessons from digital disruption in oth...
Sep 17, 2020•25 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast Building inclusive workplaces that make everyone feel that they belong is something all employers should be focusing on. One topic that I don't hear talked about very often in our industry though is the difference in working styles between introverts and extraverts. So how can employers make sure their working practices, communication and talent acquisition strategies are working for everyone My guest this week is Jennifer Kahnweiler, an author speaker and consultant who is hailed as a "champion...
Sep 17, 2020•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast A crisis is always a catalyst for change, and the events of 2020 have the potential to drive some of the fastest and most significant change we have ever seen in talent acquisition. Long term effects and implications are still difficult to judge, particularly with such a mixed market picture and many employers still dealing with the initial fall out of a forced digital transformation in recruiting. It is clear though that engagement and mobility are two powerful themes for the future as talent a...
Sep 10, 2020•30 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast One of the interesting debates in recent weeks has been whether the explosive growth in remote working will open up global pools of talent to employers in ways we've not seen before. Recruiting across borders can present many challenges, so what should employers be taking into account and planning for? My guest this week is Lucy Williams, the former Head of Talent Acquisition at Visa for Central Europe, The Middle East and Africa. Lucy has extensive experience of recruiting across several contin...
Sep 02, 2020•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 288: Talent Engagement Ep 289: Values, Brand & Culture Ep 290: Employer Branding in 2020 Ep 291: The Extended Workforce Ep 292 The Human Cloud Ep 293: Recruiting Future Live Subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts
Aug 31, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last month we recorded a live version of the show as part of The Recruiting Automation Conference organised by recruiting tech vendor Wade and Wendy. The theme of this virtual conference was diversity and inclusion, and I was delighted to get to do another interview with recent podcast guest Anna Chalon Director or Recruiting and Diversity and Inclusion at Frame.io. In the interview, we discuss: • Understanding stereotypes and challenging preconceived ideas • Four steps to improving D&I within y...
Aug 28, 2020•21 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast Unsurprisingly, the changing labour market is a hot topic at the moment. In the last episode of the show, we discussed a shifting emphasis towards developing an extended workforce that is task-focused rather than focusing on headcount. In this episode, I wanted to explore this a bit further by digging into the broader implications for talent acquisition and staffing as well as looking at talent market places and likely future innovations. My guest this week is the perfect person to guide us thro...
Aug 25, 2020•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have been talking about the rise of the gig economy for several years now but perhaps not properly considering its full implications. The labour market is now reshaping itself rapidly, and there are clear signs that many employers are looking at developing an extended workforce that is task-focused rather than focusing on headcount. The impacts for talent acquisition, talent management and employer branding are significant, and the role of technology will be crucial. My guest this week is Jen...
Aug 20, 2020•27 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast One of the topics we were talking about back in March was what effect the pandemic would have on the way employers have to think about employer brand. It's now the middle August and employer brand is something many employers having to consider carefully against a backdrop of mass layoffs and industries that may be changed forever by what is happening. My guest this week is Kristen Weirick who, until very recently, was Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Chief Diversity Officer at United Airlin...
Aug 14, 2020•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In challenging times, it is essential that talent acquisition leaders fully understand the interrelation of employer brand, culture, values and how an organisation services its customers. This is a crucial way that talent acquisition and employer branding functions can illustrate how they create value and help achieve the business objectives of their organisation. My guest this week is Diana George, an expert in helping employers understand the relationship between talent, values, company cultur...
Aug 11, 2020•20 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Finding and persuading people with highly specialised skills to make the move and join your organisation is something that remains a big challenge. So how do you build and engage long term pipelines of talent and how is technology changing the way talent engagement works? My guest this week is Marvin Smith, Enterprise Talent Sourcing Lead at Lockheed Martin. Marvin was one the very first people I saw talk about talent communities and talent engagement and is a genuine expert practitioner in this...
Aug 05, 2020•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast A global pandemic, economic dislocation and Black Lives Matter: three signs of how life is undergoing rapid change in 2020, and all of them are having a significant impact on what people are looking for in an employer. One of the key aspects of navigating these changes successfully is helping people to feel part of their organisations. But not everyone feels like they belong. For example, the nonprofit Center for Talent Innovation has found that White men have the highest median belonging scores...
Jul 29, 2020•23 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast The events of 2020 are accelerating recruiting automation at a pace none of us could have previously predicted. One of the problems with the current approaches to automation in talent acquisition is that things tend to be vendor lead, and finding a vendor who fully aligned to all of your needs can be a challenge. In Episode 283, I discussed the importance of building a strategy for automation and having a helicopter view of all of the elements. However, it is only possible for TA Leaders to take...
Jul 23, 2020•20 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast Executive recruiting has always been seen as somewhat separate to the rest of talent acquisition. Search firms have traditionally dominated the market, and digital transformation in this area has historically been very slow. However, a growing number of employers now have their own in house executive recruiting functions and the COVID 19 pandemic is changing everything. My guest this week is Adriana Quevedo, Director of Executive Search and On-Boarding at Intel. Adriana has spent the last eight ...
Jul 21, 2020•30 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Since the start of the pandemic unemployment is rising all over the world at an unprecedented rate. Even if the labour market does bounce back quickly, things are likely to look very different with many industries currently going through an accelerated digital transformation. So what can be done to address the increasingly urgent issue of employability, how should employers be thinking about talent and are there any lessons that we can learn from the previous economic crisis? My guest this week ...
Jul 17, 2020•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk We're at the halfway point of 2020, and it's clear we are at the starting point of a period of significant change in talent acquisition the speed of which none of us would have predicted six months ago. It's also evident that Recruiting Automation is one of the critical pillars of this change. I've always felt that as an industry we've had a very head in the sand attitude to automation and debate has been overly focused on specific tools and minor details. That has ...
Jul 14, 2020•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk Content marketing and its critical role in recruitment marketing and employer branding is a topic very close to my heart and something we have covered many times on the podcast. One of the most challenging aspects for any talent acquisition content strategy is often generating the content itself. So how can employers be effective at content marketing in a time of shrinking budgets and smaller teams? My guest this week is Anthony Jones, Global Head of Talent Brand at...
Jul 07, 2020•27 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast We are currently living through a period of time where assessment that's based on skills and potential has never been more critical. As the economic crisis plays out, employers need to understand the skills base within their workforces to drive mobility and enable redeployment. At the same time, correctly understanding the transferable skills of available talent will help companies make some fantastic hires. Unfortunately, though recruiting is still dominated by a reliance on resumes and other o...
Jul 03, 2020•23 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk Over the past ten years, I've been on judging panels for many different industry awards. This is something that has really helped me appreciate the role business awards play in driving our industry forward by showcasing and celebrating great work. That's the reason I'm working with the Stevies to promote their awards for Great Employers. To tell us more about the categories and the judging my guest this week is Michael Gallagher, Executive Chairman and Founder of Th...
Jun 30, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 271: Finding and Nurturing Culture Ep 272: Momentum Ep 273: Reimagining Talent Acquisition Ep 274: Motivation and Resilience Ep 275: Accelerating Digital Transformation Ep 276: The Future of Recruiting Technology Ep 277: 2020 And Beyond Ep 278: Early Careers Disrupted Ep 279: ...
Jun 29, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast With such a large proportion of the global workforce currently working from home, it's now clear that the offices and workspaces that people eventually return to are going to be very different. So what does the future of the workplace look like and what part will it play in attracting and retaining top talent? My guest this week is Ash Hanson, SVP of Human Resources at Aramark. Aramark provides facilities, food and uniforms to employers across 19 countries and is at the cutting edge of the chang...
Jun 25, 2020•23 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast In the last few months, college recruiting and internship programs have been refocused, scaled back and in many cases cancelled. Internships have become digital internships, and on-campus, hiring has gone virtual. So what are the long term implications for early careers and how are companies reimagining their future talent strategies? My guest this week is Dawn Carter, Director of Global University Recruiting at Uber. In our conversation, Dawn talks about the effect of the pandemic on Uber's int...
Jun 24, 2020•22 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk A few weeks ago, I hosted a webinar organised by Attrax exploring both the short and long term future of Talent Acquisition. My guests were Ellie Harte, Recruitment Partner at Atkins (SNC-Lavalin Group) and Ben Gledhill, Interim Head of Resourcing Transformation at Thames Water. We discussed how talent acquisition in their two organisations has been affected by the pandemic, how they are replanning the future and the likely long terms impacts. We had some great feed...
Jun 22, 2020•33 min•Ep 277•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk The last few years have been a boomtime for recruiting technology with record levels of investment and interest as the digital transformation of talent acquisition progresses. So how has the pandemic affected things in the short term and what is the changed future of the recruiting technology market going to look like? My guest this week is Jonathan Kestenbaum, Co-Founder of Talent Tech Labs. Talent Tech Labs is continuously monitoring the recruiting technology mark...
Jun 18, 2020•28 min•Ep 276•Transcript available on Metacast Contact - matt@metashift.co.uk Finding any type of certainty in our current times is difficult. However, what is undeniably certain is that the COVID-19 pandemic has radically accelerated digital transformation in talent acquisition. Employers are relying on the capability of their tech stacks to maintain productivity, and many of them are looking at strategically expanding those capabilities to solve the new challenges they face. My guests this week are Karl Porter and Charlie Hooper from the t...
Jun 16, 2020•20 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk The situation we are all living through is undoubtedly testing everyone's motivation and resilience in many different ways. Planning for an uncertain future is tough, but there are mental models that can help. My guest this week is Sue Stockdale. As well as being an inspirational speaker and an executive coach Sue is a former polar explorer and athlete. She has some great advice to share on motivation, inspiration and building mental resilience. In the interview, we...
Jun 12, 2020•23 min•Ep 274•Transcript available on Metacast Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk The seismic shocks of 2020 continue to come hard and fast and are undoubtedly driving a dramatic change in focus for talent acquisition teams all over the world. So how are talent acquisition leaders dealing with this and what are their key points of focus as we move forward? My guest this week is Annie Rihn, VP of Recruiting at Zillow. In our conversation, Annie talks about the pivoting and prioritising Zillow is currently undertaking in talent acquisition and give...
Jun 11, 2020•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Having effective hiring managers is crucial for businesses looking to hire and develop the talent they need. For nearly 90% of job seekers, it is the impression they get of the person they will be working for that most influences their decision on whether to join. At the same time, one of the critical factors causing early employee attrition is a lack of faith in their manager. Talent Watch is an ongoing series of research-based reports created my myself and Mervyn Dinnen that analyse and reflec...
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