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

As an end-of-year special, this week is productivity week on the podcast. With so much going on and so many competing pressures, I know that everyone listening will, at least at some point in 2022, have had challenges with focus and information overload. Talent Acquisition is evolving quickly, and managing attention and processing information are vital skills that aren't highlighted as much as they should be.My first guest on productivity week is one of the world's leading personal knowledge management systems experts. Tiago Forte is the Founder of Forte Labs and the creator of the brilliant Building a Second Brain. BASB is a very effective knowledge and information management system I can personally vouch for as I used it to write my book "Digital Talent."Tiago has created a popular online course and a book on Building a Second Brain, and in our discussion, he gives us an excellent insight into the system. In the interview, we discuss:The story behind BASBAre employers giving knowledge workers effect support around information overload?Personal Knowledge ManagementShifting from top down to individualThe key elements of BASBCapture, Organize, Distill, ExpressThe role of technologyHow I reactivated ten years of lost Kindle highlightsTaking the first stepsListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

The death of the resume has long been predicted. It is widely acknowledged that they are ineffective and prone to promoting bias, but alternative approaches have yet to achieve universal adoption. However, with many employers moving towards skills and competency-based hiring and technology continuing to drive rapid change in recruiting, are the days of the resume finally numbered?My guest this week is Maya Huber, Co-Founder and CEO of the competencies-based sourcing platform TaTiO. Maya has a PHD in Job Analysis and some fascinating insights into practical ways of moving on from the resume and making hiring more efficient, inclusive and effective.In the interview, we discuss:The ineffectiveness of resumesThe danger of assessing just on words and storiesSkills-based hiring versus competency-based hiringTesting performance in its contextReducing the administrative burden for recruitersJob simulationJob analysisThe hiring outcomes of competency-based assessmentWhat should companies expect from the future of work?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

The pace of business change is continuing to accelerate. According to a recent McKinsey Global Survey, business leaders expect that by 2026, half of their companies' revenues will come from products, services, or businesses that haven't been invented yet. Innovation is critical for companies to survive and thrive. So how can employers ensure they have talent strategies in place to have the right skills to create and drive new ideas forward, and could innovation be the catalyst that accelerates skills-based hiring?My guest this week is Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo's first ever Chief Design Officer and author of a new book on people-centric innovation. In the book, Mauro does a deep dive into the skills, culture, and philosophy companies need to innovate. It was brilliant to hear his views on what employers need to do to attract, retain and develop people with the diverse skills required for effective innovation.In the interview, we discuss:The role of Chief Design Officer at PepsicoHow business cultures have changedDesigning the future with human-centric designThe 24 skills needed for innovation and the importance of identifying and developing them in leadersBuilding a culture of innovationProcess versus peopleThe power of kindness, optimism, and curiosityThe relationship between kindness and productivityRecognizing and recruiting innovatorsRedesigning the recruiting processWhat does the future look like?Mauro's book - The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with PeopleListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

One thing that has remained constant in our changing talent markets is the importance of targeting the right audience with the right message at the right time. In the noisy world of recruiting marketing, talent marketplaces are proving to be effective platforms for bringing employers and like-minded potential employees together.My guest this week is John Beard, Head of Corporate & Technical Talent Acquisition at One Medical. One Medical is competing for talent in some challenging markets. John has a lot of insights to share on finding, connecting, and persuading the right talent to join the organization in rapidly changing times.In the interview, we discuss:How recruiting challenges are evolving with the market.Recruiting missionaries, not mercenariesCandidate experience as a north starOffering feedback to allCutting through the noise to connect with the right peopleDoing something important versus doing something with impact.Compelling storytellingThe role of talent marketplaces and the advantages they offer employersHow will the tech talent market evolve over the next two years?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

The debate around the office versus remote versus hybrid looks set to run and run as employers continue to experiment with different strategies. Despite the enormous advantages of remote working, there are many challenges and gaps with some current approaches that need addressing as we move forward.So what are the key issues, how do employers address them, and what role should HR technology play?My guest this week is Saad Siddiqui, General Partner at Telstra Ventures, a VC firm with several HR technology investments. Saad has written extensively about the future of work and the advantages of a fluid workforce strategy.In the interview, we discuss:The current state of the hiring market and the longer term outlookIdentifying gaps and challenges in new ways of workingThe fluid workforceGenerational dividesBuilding connections and mentoringCulture and the role of leadershipEmployee motivations and retentionFinding the best talent on a global basisKey trends in HR TechConsolidation and platform business extensionHow should employers think about technology?What does the future look likeListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

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 471: Employer Brand ChallengesEp 472: Inclusive AssessmentEp 473: The Power Of DifferenceEp 474: Talent In TechEp 475: Defining TalentEp 476: Digital Talent At PepsiCoEp 477: Innovation In Hourly HiringEp 478: Developing Talent IntelligenceListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

The last three years have seen unprecedented disruption to the world of work. The rise of remote and hybrid working indicates a workplace revolution, but how much have things actually changed?Presentism is still a big issue, with some employers using economically tough times as an excuse to get people back to the office. Meanwhile, many hybrid and remote employees struggle with legacy working methods not designed for the world we are now living inMy guests this week are Lizzie Penny and Alex Hirst, co-founders of Hoxby and authors of the best selling book Workstyle. Lizzie and Alex are campaigners for a more modern autonomous working style. They are using their own experiences of running a remote first business to start a movement to make work better for everyone. In the interview, we discuss:What is wrong with workAgeing populations, independence and technologyBreaking free from a 200 year old operating systemAutonomy, productivity and accountabilityDigital first, not physical first.Trust over presentismThe vital importance of asynchronous workingHow the Workstyle revolution works at HoxbyInclusive for structurally excluded workersHow to make a seismic changeMeeting in person to build deeper connections.Remote leadershipOld rules, new challengesThe relationship between autonomy, well-being, and productivityListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Job Boards still play a central role in talent attraction, but outside of the job board industry, there isn't much discussion or debate about their current state and future potential. So are they still fit for purpose, how are they evolving, and what can job board statistics tell us about the current talent market?My guest this week is Dave Jenkins, founder of Wave. Wave publishes Wave TrackR, a regular independent report that uses job board data to track recruiting trends, which means Dave has a wealth of insights to share.In the interview, we discuss:The current state of the job board marketPricing models and programmatic adoptionGeographic market differencesThe importance of the active audienceAre there still more jobs than candidates?How to get the best out of job boardsMindset changeWhat's the future of job boards?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear here shortly.

I published three interviews in October to mark National Disability Employment Awareness month. What particularly struck me was the amount of work going into neurodiversity hiring, and I want to dive deeper by finding out how specific employers are developing their programs.My guest this week is Neil Barnett, Director, Inclusive Hiring and Accessibility at Microsoft. Neil helped to develop Microsoft’s Neurodiversity Hiring Program, which has been in place since 2015. He has excellent insights and valuable advice for employers looking to establish similar programs.In the interview, we discuss:Are employers getting any better at disability inclusion?The story behind Microsoft's Neurodiversity Hiring ProgramScreening in rather than screening outChanging the hiring process to set people up for successProviding tangible feedbackHow the success of the program has changed aspects of Microsoft's other hiring programsBuilding an inclusive workplaceNon-apparent disability and self-disclosureERGs and growing internal communitiesBuilding the business case to get startedHow Microsoft collaborates with other employersAdvice for parents on the future of neurodiversity in the workforceListen to this podcast on Apple PodcastsA full transcript will appear here shortly

Talent Intelligence is on the rise, with an increasing number of TA teams putting data at the core of their strategy. However, do employers genuinely understand the full potential of TI, how do you get started, and what is the business case for building a specialist resource?My guest this week is Toby Culshaw, Talent Intelligence Leader at Worldwide Amazon Stores. Toby is one of the global pioneers of talent intelligence, having built teams and Philips and Amazon. He has also recently released his first book, "Talent Intelligence - Use Business and People Data to Drive Organizational Performance" Suffice to say, this is a must-listen interview for anyone who wants to know more about the development of talent intelligence. In the interview, we discuss:What is Talent Intelligence, and how is it developingThe business outcomes and value of TIWhat areas of TA is data intelligence being applied to?Where should TI sit within the organization?Maturity modelWhen TI isn't TIWhat skills does a TI function need to be successful?Building capabilityWhat will be possible in the future?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.