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On this episode of Science 4-Hire, I’m joined by none other than Kevin Grossman, president and board member at Talent Board and expert on all things candidate experience. Every year, Grossman leads Talent Board’s benchmark research to identify trends and best practices in what makes a good candidate experience journey.What does Talent Board’s research reveal about candidate experience? There are three essential elements: Sending timely rejections, providing consistent communication and offering feedback. Want to learn how these things are best reflected in your talent assessment program? Listen to the full conversation to learn more about the candidate experience. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

Today on Science 4-Hire, I’m joined by Bas van de Haterd, an assessment enthusiast and self-proclaimed “professional snoop” dedicated to helping his clients get to the root of their hiring problems. Van de Haterd researches innovative assessment methods for hiring in the Netherlands, awarding top innovators for their creativity and potential.If you’re interested in learning about assessment innovations that may seem far-fetched to those of us who rely on tried and true tools, you don’t want to miss my conversation with Bas van de Haterd. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

On today’s episode of Science 4-Hire, I’m speaking with Jenna Alexander, Randstad’s global vice president of internal talent acquisition. She recruits recruiters for recruiters, so she’s pretty heavily invested in what a good recruitment experience looks like and how to nestle talent assessment processes within recruitment.If you’re curious how a global HR solutions company is rewriting the future of hiring — and how talent assessment processes play a vital role in that — look no further than my conversation with Jenna Alexander. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

Today on Science 4-Hire, I’m joined by HR tech visionaries John Sumser, principal analyst at HRExaminer, and Jeanne Achille, CEO of The Devon Group and chair of the HR Technology Conference & Exposition. We join forceshere to talk about an intriguing and mind expanding topic: How are changes in the world of HR tech impacting what’s next for talent assessment tools?Want to find out what the future holds for talent assessment tools? You don’t want to miss my conversation with expert analysts John Sumser and Jeanne Achille. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

Building a truly global talent assessment program is a massive challenge. But when your company is undergoing a major transformation, it becomes a business necessity, enabling you to find the talent you need to support large scale change.In this episode of Science 4-Hire, you’ll find out how Vodafone’s global talent assessment strategy is powering its transformation from a telecommunications company to a tech company. Listen in to my conversation with the architects of that strategy, Vodafone’s global head of talent assessment, Margarita Echevarria, and global talent assessment manager Simon Defoe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

We spend a lot of time here talking about the future of work, but my guests today have a unique perspective on the role of decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs will play in creating the workplace of tomorrow. Today on Science 4-Hire, I’m joined by economist and governance expert Wulf Kaal and investor and visionary Tony Greenberg. Kaal and Greenberg are the masterminds behind Menagerie.is, a community building platform that empowers decentralized communities to gather, interact and work together as DAOs and equips them with the technology needed to do their thing..If you want to learn what a DAO is, how it’s revolutionizing the future of work and what role assessments play in that future, then you don’t want to miss my fascinating conversation with Wulf Kaal and Tony Greenberg. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

HR Technology has a major influence on workplace trends. From nontraditional career paths becoming the norm to candidates calling the shots, HR tech is accelerating the workplace trends that force employers to get creative with talent acquisition and management.This episode of Science 4-Hire features all-star guest Jeremy Tipper, a longtime HR technology devotee, investor and board adviser. He’s here to talk about the future of assessment technology through the lens of HR technology and evolving business needs. If you’re interested in what the future holds for recruiting and assessment tech, you don’t want to miss my conversation with HR tech powerhouse Jeremy Tipper. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

You’ve probably been hearing more about neurodiversity hiring programs lately. But what is neurodiversity, and what does it mean for your talent strategy?Danielle Biddick, neurodiversity hiring program manager at Dell, joins Dr. Charles Handler on this episode of Science 4-Hire to answer this question and many more. Listen in to learn how Dell is implementing its neurodiversity hiring program and the benefits of neurodiversity for your organization. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

Should we stop hiring? Don’t be ridiculous. Advances in automation are rapidly transforming not only how we think about recruiting but also how we actually do it — and that can be pretty scary. But despite the naysayers, change isn't all bad, and automation has the potential to enhance the talent acquisition processes and revolutionize our businesses.Dr. Alan Bourne, CEO and founder of Sova joins Dr. Charles Handler on this episode of Science 4-Hire to discuss what’s next for talent acquisition and recruiting automation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com

In this episode, my guest is Nicholas Bremner, senior manager of people decision science at Uber. We discuss the candidate experience survey that Nicholas and his team developed, how that survey has provided Uber with hard data that connects candidate experience to business outcomes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit charleshandler.substack.com