The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

QUANTIFYING COMPANY CULTURE - WHY & HOW? There isn't a TA, HR Manage or CEO who doesn't think their company culture is the most important thing about their business.....but is there a way to actually measure it? In a world increasingly driven by metrics, company culture is one where we are consistently lagging, relying at best on periodic pulse surveys, at worst on - you guessed it - gut feel. Is there a better way? Can we actually measure company culture? And if so, what do we measure? Are there any patterns to see in how the most effective companies operate? These are the questions we are going to try and answer in this week's Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Social Psychologist and Talent Intelligence lead Leila Mortet (Philips), Skill Scout CEO Elena Valentine and People Analytics Consultant, Natasha Oulis (NeoConsulting) and Brian Evje, Head of People (Uncapped) Nico Blier-Silvestri in the co-pilot seat. Ep105 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus Platypus makes company culture easy to understand, measurable and actionable, so that you can make smarter decisions on hiring and growing your team.

WORKING WITH RPO - BEST PRACTICE & TOP TIPS   There comes a moment, in every recruiters life, when the right decision is to work with a Recruiting Outsourcing Partner. RPO's have traditionally been a model uses for super large scale enterprise projects but increasingly have found markets in rapid scale up environments, especially in technology. Partnered in the right way, RPO's can provide an essential component in hitting your hiring targets, But how? - When is the moment right to outsource? - What do you outsource - a segment, or everything? - How do you select a provider? - How do we create a relationship which is win / win? - How much does it / should it cost? - What to do to make sure it goes right? All this and more in Brainfood Live On Air! Ep104 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.  Kelly Services are a global specialty talent solutions provider, connecting great people with great companies in fields including Science, Engineering, Office, Light Industrial, Education, and more. Whether you’re a job seeker or an employer, we’ll help you ditch the script on old ways of thinking, so you can meet your goals and reach your potential. Find out more about our services here

Ep6 of 'Founders Focus' - Josh Brenner, CEO of Hired It's the Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space. Next up is Josh Brenner, CEO of Hired, the tech talent marketplace which matches employers with the highly skilled, in-demand tech talent. - Who is Josh Brenner? 
- What is his leadership philosophy?
 - What has he learned from being CEO?
 - What were the challenges in taking over the leadership role from the founding team? - What made the Hired acquisition happen? - What is the future of talent marketplaces? 
All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

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HOW & WHEN TO MEASURE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE? The key to making improvement on any aspect of recruiting is to first measure it. We have to understand where we are first, before we are able to get to where we want to be going. How and when do you measure candidate experience? At the beginning of the hiring process? After first interaction? Continuously as they progress we together develop a relationship with them? We are going to narrow the lens on this Brainfood Live folks and take a deep dive into this specialist topic, which really, should be a generalist one for all recruiters. Friday 9th April, 2021 - 12.00pm UTC  Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for more updates Ep103 is sponsored by our buddies Starred. Starred is the candidate feedback solution for the innovative employers who really care about delivering a world-class Candidate Experience at scale. Measure each step of your hiring process through customisable surveys, fully integrated with your ATS, and gather valuable insights you can act on. Get a demo with our team here

Ep5 of 'Founders Focus' - the Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space. Next up is Adam Bird, CEO of Cronofy, the enterprise ready scheduling platform - Who is Adam Bird? - What is his leadership philosophy? - What has he learned from being CEO? - Does he still know how to code? - Do engineers make good CEO's? - What is the future for workforce automation - what else is going to get 'scheduled' away? All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire Ep5 of Founders Focus is sponsored by Cronofy There is no better time than now to rework your hiring process and help your team be more efficient. Our buddies at Cronofy have launched an enterprise-ready interview scheduling tool, which works using real-time availability to improve the candidate experience and speed up time to hire. Save hundreds of recruiter hours using Cronofy - check out the free trial and get more information here.

TALENT INTELLIGENCE - WHAT, WHY, HOW Do you know what 'talent intelligence' is? You'd be forgiven if you didn't, because it's a concept which has stubbornly stayed on the fringes of the TA, mainly due to strategic neglect by businesses who had long under estimated the impact acquiring top talent had on the bottom line. But as businesses better understand the importance of the talent they have a their disposal, Talent Intelligence is becoming a function distinct with the TA function, sitting in between traditional recruiter and analytics. They are there to tell you where the best talent is in the market - where best to put the jobs, where best to put the recruiter hiring for those jobs. We're going to be talking about Talent Intelligence in Ep102 of Brainfood Live On Air, with some of the leading brains in the industry - Leila Mortet, Talent Intelligence at Philips, Toby Culshaw, Talent Intelligence Lead at Amazon and Allison Ettridge, Founder at Talent Intuition. Ep102 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.  Kelly Services are a global specialty talent solutions provider, connecting great people with great companies in fields including Science, Engineering, Office, Light Industrial, Education, and more. Whether you’re a job seeker or an employer, we’ll help you ditch the script on old ways of thinking, so you can meet your goals and reach your potential. Find out more about our services here

Ep4 of 'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space. Next up is Vivek Ravisankar, CEO of market leading tech assessment platform HackerRank  - Who is Vivek Ravisankar? - What is his leadership philosophy? - What has he learned from being CEO? - Does he still know how to code? - Do engineers make good CEO's? - How is digital collaboration going to change in a remote first world? - What does work from anywhere do to labour migration? All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire Click on the green button on the top right to register, and follow the channel (here) for more Founder Focus stories Ep4 of Founders Focus is sponsored by HackerRank   Build great tech teams end-to-end, fully remote and from anywhere in the world.  Take the 2 min.HackerRank Hiring Maturity assessment to find out how your hiring process stacks up against the most innovative companies in the world Sign up for a 14 day free trial here  

HOW TO HIRE (WHEN YOUR OVERLOADED WITH JOB APPLICATIONS?) Over the past 12 months we've observed the phenomenon of surging applicant volume, with numbers from 100-1000% more than the same moment the year before.  For many industries, especially ones which are absorbing workers from industries made dormant by lockdown, handing excess volume of job applications has become THE hiring challenge to tackle. The shift to remote - and the 'hire from anywhere' approach - suggests that this pattern of high volume job applications can be expected for many types of job role. - How to structure your TA team to handle it? - How do you maintain / improve candidate experience? - Does your relationship with the hiring managers change? - What tech stack do you need to handle the volume? - How do you ensure the TA team - the recruiter experience - remains intact? All this and more in Ep101 of Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Clair Bush, VP of Marketing at ph.creative, Jelmer Koppelmans Founder at Roadtrip and Ben Gledhill, Head of Resourcing at Thames Water Ep101 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop Attract, manage and hire the right people for your business with software designed for in-house recruiters in mind. Looking to upgrade from spreadsheets or swap out your legacy ATS? Check out Occupop, start with a free 14 day trial here

Ep3 of 'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space. Next up is Mickael Cabrol, MD, EMEA of iCIMS, after the successful acquisition with EASYRECRUE where he was the CEO.  - Who is Mickael Cabrol ? - What is his leadership philosophy? - What has he learned from being CEO? - How was the EASYRECRUE / iCIMS deal sealed? - What can EASYRECRUE/iCIMS customers expect in 2021? - What is it like to transition to being a leader vs the leader? All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire Ep2 of Founders Focus is sponsored by iCIMS Create your winning workforce with iCIMS’ industry-leading service and platform, backed by today’s top analysts and independent researchers.  Book a demo here

Rejecting candidates is one of the hard parts of the job of any recruiter. None of us like to do it, but we not only have to do it, but have to get better at it. - What makes a good rejection message? - Phone call or email? - How much feedback can you / do you give? - What to do if the rejection or the feedback is disputed by the candidate? - Does they stage of the application process influence rejection handling?Is it actually an opportunity to create an employer brand advocate? We're going to examine this question and more, as we discuss one of the most neglected aspects of the recruiting process - how to reject candidates, better Ep100 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop Attract, manage and hire the right people for your business with software designed for in-house recruiters in mind. Looking to upgrade from spreadsheets or swap out your legacy ATS? Check out Occupop, start with a free 14 day trial here