Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?

Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download NowTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click HereAs I've said many times before, automation in recruiting and HR is inevitable. This means that every TA and HR leader should be thinking strategically about automation, its implications, and, most importantly, the value that it will add right now.So what are the benefits of automation, and where and how should talent functions be automated?My guest this week is Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer at Zapier. Automation is in Zapiers corporate DNA, and they are successfully using it to drive their talent density strategy through automation in recruiting, onboarding, and skills development.In the interview, we discuss:What Talent Density means at Zapier and how they built itFocusing on what is uniquely humanBeing transparent about a remote-only employee experienceT shaped talentAutomated OnboardingUsing automation to solve hard problems and make things more personal at scale.Experience design and empathyUnderstand where to apply automation and where not to apply it.Developing AI skills across the businessWhat will the future look like?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download NowTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click HereIt is becoming clear that job seekers' use of AI tools in the application process has profound implications for talent acquisition. Many employers report a significant increase in application volume, and there is a potential technology arms race as employers and job boards attempt to use AI to identify AI.While this may help in the short term, it won't work in the long term, and is job seeker AI use even a bad thing?My guest this week is expert job board consultant Alexander Chukovski. Alexander has been doing a deep dive into how job seekers use AI and its implications for recruiting. He has valuable insights about job seeker verification and its potential to create win-win situations for candidates, job boards, and employers.In the interview, we discuss:The implications of a new generation of AI-savvy job seekersThe different ways job seekers are using AI includeATS integrationThe drawbacks and risks for candidates using AI toolsA pointless tech "arms race."Why is it difficult to spot the use of AI in CVs and applications?How should the industry respond?The rise of verification technologyWhat can be verified now and what might be possible in the futureThe importance of job seekers owning their dataWhat does the future look like?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download NowTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click HereMany aspects of how companies hire talent have been set in stone and unquestioned for decades. Even if Talent Acquisition wants to drive change, the power of accepted wisdom among hiring managers and the C-Suite is difficult to challenge. So what happens when the CEO of a business champions a completely different way of doing things?My guest this week is Jeff Dewing, Group CEO at Cloudfm. Jeff's story is amazing, and his approach to business is encapsulated in the title of his book, "Doing The Opposite." When it comes to hiring, Jeff has challenged conventional wisdom around interviews and skills head-on with some spectacular results. I loved this conversation, and it is an absolute must-listen for everyone.In the interview, we discuss:Jeff's rollercoaster journey to get where he is todayWhere everyone needs autonomy, mastery, and purposeWhy Cloudfm no longer use interviews in their hiring process and what they do instead of Removing the risk in hiringAchieving a 95% recruitment retention rateIndividual career plans and ups killingGiving people autonomy about how and where they work.The office as a creative, problem-solving collaboration spaceThe impact AI will have on the future.Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download NowTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click HereRound Up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives my take on some of the key learnings from the guests.Episodes mentioned in this Round Up:Ep 604: Building Talent Pipelines With InternshipsEp 605: Can AI Be Biased? Legal Implications for HiringEp 606: Empowering Gen Z & Building A Social BrandEp 607: AI Powered Talent AcquisitionEp 608: Transforming HREp 609: Building A Neuro-Inclusive Hiring ProcessEp 610: Future SkillsScottish Meet UpsAI WhitepaperRecruiting Future YouTube channelFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts

Get my free whitepaper "10 Ways AI Will Transform Talent Acquisition" - Download NowTrend Spotting - Find out how my digital course will help you shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization - Click HereIt's becoming evident that we are at a critical pivot point for talent acquisition. While the debates around AI are sucking up most of the attention, massive shifts are happening in terms of the shelf life of skills, ongoing challenges with skills acquisition, and upskilling people for a very different future world of work.So, how should employers think about skills, and how can talent acquisition gain the future focus it needs to drive organizational value?My guest this week is Lisa Monteith, Head of Talent Acquisition and onboarding for HSBC UK. In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the skills challenges facing organizations and the importance of taking a long-term view.In the interview, we discuss: Current talent acquisition challenges Selling work as a product The shortening lifespan of skills Providing easy access to learning Total talent thinking Learning agility, curiosity, and other skills for the future Failing education systems and disappearing entry-level jobs Individual responsibility for learning Neuroinclusion in the recruiting process and the danger of homogenization How does talent acquisition need to re-invent itself for the future? Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear here shortly.

Somewhere between 15% and 20% of the population is neurodivergent. The majority have yet to receive a formal diagnosis, and a significant number of those with a diagnosis choose not to share it publically. Over the last few years, we've seen a growing number of employers taking steps to be more neuro-inclusive, which is great to see. However, there is still a long way to go with recruiting, as most hiring processes contain significant barriers for neurodiverse people. There is also a danger that the move to AI-driven recruiting may make things worse if neuro-inclusion isn't proactively prioritized.So, what steps can employers take to embed neuro-inclusion in their recruiting processes effectively?My guest this week is Tania Martin, a neuro-inclusion consultant who was previously Head of EY's Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in the UK and Ireland. In our conversation, Tania discusses the shortcomings of the traditional recruiting process and how we can rethink it to be better for everyone.In the interview, we discuss:Harnessing neurodiversity in the workforceHow EY's Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence was set upWhy can making recruiting processes more neuro-inclusive be good for everyone?Accessing untapped pools of talentIntimidating job specsAssessment and spiky profilesHelping people to show their best selves during the interview processEducating hiring managersThe role of technologyWhat will neuro-inclusion look like for future generations in the workforce?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Economic challenges, technology innovations, changing attitudes to how and where we work, and a new, very different generation entering the workplace. These are just some of the forces driving change across the whole of the people function.In this second compilation episode of interviews I recorded at Transform earlier in the year, I speak to two of the most innovative HR Executives out there about the changing Talent landscape.My first guest, Donald Knight, Chief People Officer at Greenhouse, shares his insights on the current challenges for CPOs, the importance of developing curiosity, and the need to eliminate the laggard approach that has categorized HR for so long. My second conversation is with John Baldino, President of Humareso. This was the final interview I recorded at the conference, and we reflect on the event, our key learnings from it, and the future of HR in an AI-driven world.Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

It's been nearly 18 months since ChatGPT launched and sparked a lively debate about the future of Talent Acquisition. While it's important to consider the long-term implications, a crucial part of building a strategy is embracing the potential of current technology through experimentation and skill development.My guest this week is Andy Headworth, Deputy Director of Talent Acquisition at HMRC. Over the last few months, Andy's team has gone from lunchtime AI experimentation sessions to rolling out the platform they created across their organization. This has driven radical improvements to their hiring process, improving its quality while simultaneously saving many hours of hiring manager and recruiter time. Andy shares its impact, the lessons they have learned, and his advice for TA leaders on building strategies for an AI-driven future.In the interview, we discuss:The recruiting challenges at HMRCExperimentation, learning, and being brave with your thinkingUnderstanding the problem you are trying to solveRevolutionizing the hiring manager experienceBuilding platforms using publically available tools and data Implications for TA and HR software vendorsThe use of AI by candidatesAdvice to TA leadersWhat does the future look like?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear here shortly.

A few weeks ago, I spent a couple of days recording at the excellent Transform conference in Las Vegas, and this is the first of two episodes with a compilation of some of the conversations I had.My first guest is Danielle Farage, a renowned Gen Z Futurist, Educator, and Community Builder. Danielle shares her perspective on why it's crucial to give Gen Z a voice and discusses the current employee experience for the newest generation in the workforce.My second conversation is with Recruiter and Creator Joel Lalgee. Joel talks about his journey to reaching an incredible 600,000 followers across various social media platforms. He shares his insights on how recruiters and employers should use a combination of short-form video and face-to-face experiences to build an influential brand.Topics we cover:The disconnect between the C-Suite and early career talentIncluding younger voices in the conversations defining the future of workAdvice on building the workforce of the futureHelping Gen Z develop their careers is an appropriate way for the times we live inWhat will work look like in five years?Producing high-quality content for TikTok and InstagramWhy TA is missing a massive opportunityBeing Omnichannel and building relationships and trustFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Talent Acquisition stands on the edge of revolution, with AI tools promising to make recruiting faster and more effective. But will it make hiring fairer? Recruiting and HR are already a key focus for governments as they develop legislation for AI, and employers are already at risk of breaking existing laws if they use AI tools that discriminate against protected groups of people.My guest this week is Commissioner Keith Sonderling of the EEOC. In our conversation, we talk about the benefits and risks of using AI in hiring, what employers need to know to ensure compliance with existing laws, and the new regulations many countries will implement shortly.In the interview, we discuss:Background context of The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Bridging the gap between policy-making and HR practiceWhat advantages does AI bring to talent acquisition?The potential for technology to make clearer, more transparent hiring decisions than humansThe dangers AI poses if incorrectly implementedHow AI is used in hiring already falls under existing employer equality legislation.Who is liable, the employer or the AI vendor?The EU AI Act and New York City Law 144Are there common themes in new AI legislation being developed around the world?Reskilling, upskilling and changing dynamics in the workforceWhat does the future look like?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.