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

One of the most encouraging aspects of our changing world work has been the number of employers actively seeking to recruit neurodiverse talent. However, it is estimated that 15-20% of the world's population is neurodivergent, and there is still a vast amount of work to do to ensure that our workplaces are inclusive for all and that employers benefit from supporting everyone to work to their full potential. My guest this week is Genie Love, an Executive Function Coach who works with neurodiverse professionals to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. In our conversation, she offers many practical insights into how employers can support their people at work.In the interview, we discuss:Understanding the unique strengths of neurodivergent peopleTime, attention, decision making, and organizationEnergy levels and strategies for deep workHow can employers be more inclusive?Re-imagining job descriptions and interviewsThe power of thinking differently Subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

Anyone who has seen me speak this year knows that I consider personalization the next big trend in talent acquisition. If they get their strategies right, the rapid growth in automation technologies allows employers to offer a bespoke candidate experience at scale. So which employers are doing this well, and what can we learn from them?My guest this week is Lisa Scales, Head of Talent Acquisition for the UK and Ireland at Nestle. In our wide-ranging conversation, recorded at UNLEASH World in Paris, Lisa talks us through Nestle's strategies around personalization and the results they're getting.In the interview, we discuss:The turbulent market and conflicting tensions for talent acquisitionScarcity of skillsRemoving repetitive transactional tasksUsing conversational AI to answer previously unanswered questionsThe power of personalizationThe time, place and wishlist for automationPersonalized onboardingWhy automated selection can amplify systemic biasMoments that matter, interesting technologies, and the deskless workforceWhat does the future look likeSubscribe to this podcast in Apple PodcastsA full transcription will appear here shortly.

One of the best things about 2022 is that face-to-face events are back. It's been a pleasure to connect with people in person again for the first time in a long time, and great to see such enthusiasm for face-to-face conferences and events after everything that has been happening in the last few years.Last week I was at UNLEASH World in Paris, and as well as hosting some fantastic speakers on the Talent and Recruiting stage, I did a lot of podcast recording. Thank you to Kate Graham, Marc Coleman and Jon Kennard at UNLEASH for organising a dedicated podcasting booth, which Recruiting Future shared with The Chad & Cheese Show and the Tech Talks podcast.I recorded long-form interviews with three speakers; Lisa Scales from Nestle, Charu Malhotra from PA Consulting and Samantha Ramsay from Ernst & Young. I'll be publishing these over the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime, I wanted to give you a taste of the event, so here are four short interviews to provide a flavour of the topics that are top of mind in the industry at the moment.First up, you'll hear me sharing my thoughts on the event in a recording made for The Chad and Cheese Show. Next is a conversation with my co-author and collaborator, Mervyn Dinnen, followed by fellow podcaster David Savage from Tech Talks. Finally, as a bit of a bonus, I've got a quick-fire discussion with Bas van de Hatred about the recently published 2022 edition of his annual research into the state of corporate careers sites.

Albert Einstein once said, "I have no special talent; I am only passionately curious". I like this quote so much that I use the phrase "Passionately Curious" as the tagline for my consulting business. So you can imagine my delight then when I came across a book on workplace curiosity written by Stefaan van Hooydonk, the founder of The Global Curiosity Institute, who is my guest this week.A former Chief Learning Officer, Stefaan has done some pioneering work on the science behind curiosity and why improving the skill of curiosity is essential in the modern world of work, both at an individual and organizational level. In the interview, we discuss:The story behind the Global Curiosity InstituteIntentional curiosityWhy and how you can train curiosityThe importance of curiosity to organizationsMeasuring curiosity on an individual and organizational basisCreating a curious cultureAwareness, Intentionality and MeasurementThe importance of learning something newListen to this podcast on 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 458: Recruiting & Retention In The Current MarketEp 459: Underrepresented Communities of TalentEp 460: Equity & InclusionEp 461: Talent Acquisition RealitiesEp 462: What’s New In Candidate ExperienceEp 463: Fractional HiringEp 464: Optimization, Automation and AugmentationListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

As talent acquisition rapidly adapts to disruptive times, innovative ways of working and new technologies are being adopted at an unprecedented pace. So, where are the most successful TA teams focusing and what are the mindset shifts we are now seeing in the industry?My guest this week is Will Staney, founder of Proactive Talent and co-founder of industry community The Talent Brand Alliance. Will has a long history of innovation in talent acquisition and shares his insight into the short-term and long-term strategies the most successful TA teams are currently building.In the interview, we discuss:The current state of the marketStaying lean and nimble while adopting best practicesWhat are the most successful TA teams focusing onRetention, culture and brandWorking on short-term and long-term simultaneously Optimization, automation and augmentationAgile RPOThe rise of the gig economy in talent acquisitionGame-changing technologyThe link between employer branding, DE&I and profitHuman-centric recruiting and the future of talent acquisitionListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

With continuing skills shortages and massive disruption to how and where work is done, it is not surprising to see innovation as employers start to think differently about talent. Fractional hiring is rising and has some significant benefits to employers and employees. But what is it, how does it work, and how is it different from traditional interim and contract hiring?My guest this week is Matt Widdoes, CEO of Mavan. Mavan is a globally dispersed network of specialized former growth leaders at iconic tech brands working fractionally, and Matt has some unique insights to share on this growing trend.In the interview, we discuss:What is fractional hiring?Recruiting as the key to growthThe current state of the talent marketSpecialist talent as a resource that can be turned on and offBenefits for organizations and the implications for the career development of individualsThe mindset shift employers need to make to use fractional working successfully. Decentralized talent poolsThe kind of roles that can be fractionalHow is fractional different from interim and contract?What does the future of work look likeListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

This is a special cross-over episode with The Talent Savvy Podcast hosted by Bas van de Haterd and Marlies Farrill. It was a pleasure to join them for a conversation about the latest thinking in candidate experience, undoubtedly an evergreen topic in talent acquisition.If you've not listened to the Talent Savvy podcast before, I would highly recommend subscribing for a great mix of informed opinion and practical advice.In our conversation, we discuss:Why candidate experience isn't an object to fixAn automated personalized experience at scaleTechnology innovation and unchanging human natureDiffering attitudes to feedback in North America and EuropeDo we have the right tools to provide quality feedback?Consistent and regular communicationMotivation and targeted marketingExamples of employers who are getting things rightListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

I've never known a more disruptive, uncertain and confusing time in talent acquisition. With so much complexity in the market, it can be challenging for TA talent to get a clear picture of what is happening outside of their own organisations.My guest this week is Sven Elbert, Senior Analyst at Fosway Group. Fosway is Europes leading HR industry analyst and has recently published its Talent Acquisition Realities 2022 report, a piece of research that looks at the key challenges, trends and forces TA teams are currently dealing with. This is a must listen for anyone wanting an independent view of what is going on in the market.In the interview, we discuss:Stand out findings from the research.The impacts of uncertainty on hiringQuality of hireWhat TA teams report they are most and least effective atHow is DE&I working in practice?Current market changesAvailability of skillsThe most in demand recruiting technologiesAre tech stacks currently fit for purpose?Conducting the candidate experience orchestraUpskilling recruitersListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Many employers are focusing hard on diversifying their talent pools at the moment. It has been encouraging to bring so many stories to the podcast about employers working to connect with historically marginalized groups and embracing more open approaches to hiring. However, diverse hiring is pointless without addressing equity and inclusion at a systemic level within organizations.My guests this week are Dr Tina Opie and Dr Beth Livingston, authors of the soon to be published book "Shared Sisterhood". Share Sisterhood embodies a practical methodology that gives employees a starting point with diversity, equity, and inclusion. It inspires employees to explore their personal assumptions, build connections and take collective action.In the interview, we discuss:Shared Sisterhood as a radically optimistic philosophyPower dominant and historically marginalized groupsAddressing equity at a systemic levelBuilding authentic connections with people who are different to youWhere to start with DE&IDig, Bridge and Collective ActionThe difference between equality and equityMetrics and accountabilityAlly versus Accomplise versus Co-ConspiratorListen to this podcast on Apple Podcast.