L&D Disrupt

Connecting Forward-thinking Employers With Gen Z Talent | Esther O’Callaghan | Episode 5

Apr 28, 2021

48:37

How difficult do you think it is for young people leaving education to find employment? Educators don’t want to see the students they’ve spent so long developing facing unemployment and employers really need good entry level talent to solve skill shortages.

All of these factors created a perfect storm for Esther O’Callaghan to start Hundo, an award-winning platform that connects forward-thinking employers with Gen Z talent.

In this episode, Esther talks us through creating a business that solves a social issue she’s truly passionate about, increasing entry level talent and how that can help improve diversity, and fixing flaws in the academic system to get young people into positions they love.

We also discussed how Esther prepared for that first triathlon from scratch and getting large corporations to take interest in entry level talent.

Running Order

0:00 Introduction

1:27 How Esther found her purpose for helping young people.

7:57 Working with young people and the influence of parenting.

10:11 The origins of Hundo.

13:47 Increasing entry level talent and improving diversity.

17:20 Are large corporations receptive to entry level talent ideas?

19:02 Changing the narrative around backgrounds and hiring young talent.

24.00 Fixing flaws in the academic system to help people progress.

28.05 How Hundo’s Kickstart scheme helps young people gain experience.

30:24 How Esther prepared for her first triathlon in such a short time.