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

Talent acquisition is undergoing unprecedented disruption as AI, economic uncertainty, and the ever-shortening lifespan of skills radically reshape recruiting. On Recruiting Future, Matt Alder explores this evolving landscape, using insightful interviews with transformational TA practitioners and forward-thinking experts to spark your imagination and provide the insights you need to shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization.
Each episode explores topics such as AI, recruiting automation, recruitment marketing, employer branding, skills-based hiring, assessment, candidate experience, DEI, internal mobility, and the transformation of TA teams. Recruiting Future is an essential resource for everyone involved in hiring.
Matt Alder is a globally respected talent acquisition futurist, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience exploring what’s next in recruiting. Renowned for his expertise in strategic foresight and technology trends, Matt provides a unique perspective that empowers leaders to navigate disruption. His deep industry knowledge and ability to spark meaningful conversations make Recruiting Future a must-listen for talent acquisition and HR professionals everywhere.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 732: Are Job Interviews Obsolete? Sep 18, 2025

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The job interview has been a part of the recruiting process for over 100 years, with Thomas Edison widely credited as the original architect of this central tenet of the recruiting process. But with so much change happening since then, are interviews still fit for purpose in their current format, and if they aren't, what should they be replaced with?

My guest this week is Sarah Lamontagne, founder of Montagne Motion Consulting. Sarah has worked in all aspects of recruiting and talent acquisition and, based on her experience, strongly believes that employees should be moving away from interviews and looking at other methods of assessment to bring the recruiting process up to date.

In the interview, we discuss:

The significant challenges in hiring at the moment

The origins of the job interview and why they are no longer fit for purpose

How is recruiting slow to evolve

What should replace interviews, and how do you enable candidates to demonstrate their skills at scale?

The role of technology

A new generation in the workforce who are driving change

What does the future look like?

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Ep 731: Recruiting Top AI Talent Sep 16, 2025

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The ongoing slump in tech hiring is well-documented. However, the demand for talented AI professionals, particularly at the leadership level, is absolutely off the scale. With unprecedented salaries being promised by the leading AI players, how can other employers compete, and what do the TA team need to know to secure the talent their organisation needs?

My guest this week is Rebecca Hastings, founder of Lucent Search. Rebecca has been hiring AI leaders for her clients for over a decade and a half, and Lucent Search recently published a research report investigating what top AI Leaders want from their jobs and careers. In our conversation, we explore some of the findings, and Rebecca offers some very valuable advice to TA teams looking for top AI talent.

In the interview, we discuss:

The rise of the Chief AI Officer and the reshaping of the C-Suite

Career frustration and the loyalty penalty

The perception AI Leaders have of talent acquisition

Why humans are still critical in AI projects and transformations

What motivates AI professionals to change jobs

Which skills are most in demand?

Where should AI transformation sit in the business?

What does the future look like?

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Ep 730: Is Recruitment Marketing Stuck In A Rut? Sep 12, 2025

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Jobseeker behavior is changing with Gen AI and social media becoming ever stronger forces of influencers in career choices. However, a lot of recruitment marketing activity is failing to keep up with employers stuck in a rut and not casting the net wide enough or in the right way.

Shockingly, many TA teams still lack basic visibility into their recruitment marketing metrics and can't prove ROI to their CFOs. While candidates increasingly use ChatGPT for job searches, few employers have optimized their content for AI discovery, and many career sites still remain conversion killers.

So what should employers be doing, and how can they prepare for 2026?

My guest this week is Neil Costa, Founder and CEO of HireClix. In our conversation, Neil reveals the stark reality of where most organizations actually are with their recruitment marketing efforts and offers some valuable advice on how they should be moving forward.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current challenges in recruitment marketing

How employers need to stand out and appeal to a multigenerational audience

Overreliance on Indeed and LinkedIn

The role of search and social

AI optimisation

Getting a competitive talent advantage

Keeping marketing momentum with reduced budgets

The vital importance of metrics and ROI

The importance of authenticity

Dynamic personalization and the role of career sites

What does the future look like

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Ep 729: Using AI Responsibly In TA Sep 10, 2025

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The AI landscape in recruiting is evolving rapidly, with vendors racing to add AI features and many employers eager to embrace transformation. But navigating this shift successfully requires understanding what questions to ask and which foundations to build. From vendor transparency to compliance, from bias auditing to data governance, the path to effective AI implementation is not a simple one.

What do TA teams need to consider to adopt a responsible approach to AI?

My guest this week is Martyn Redstone, a highly experienced advisor on AI governance for HR and Recruitment. Martyn has spent the last 9 years working with AI in recruiting and has some incredibly valuable advice to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

Getting the foundations right

Why false AI confidence is dangerous

Four key vendor evaluation areas

Third-party auditing

Shadow AI and data breaches

Generative versus decision-based AI

Global regulatory landscape challenges

Why guardrails actually accelerate innovation

The task-based future of work

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Ep 728: The Problem With Bias Sep 05, 2025

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Bias in recruiting isn't just unfair, it's also bad for business. Bias in the recruiting process means many employers miss out on top talent simply because they're not seeing the full picture. Most organizations focus their anti-bias efforts on the interview stage, but the real damage happens much earlier in the process. With AI as a new complicating factor, how can we properly address bias and make recruiting fairer for everyone?

My guest this week is Bas van de Haterd, recruiting polymath and also now co-founder of TA Audit Institute. As usual, Bas brings a vast amount of data and research to the conversation. In our discussion, we explore where bias really lives in the process, why current solutions miss the mark, and what the future of recruiting could look like.

In the interview, we discuss:

The impact of biased hiring on employers

How most bias happens at the start of the recruiting process

Why current approaches to eliminating bias aren't working

Research findings on gender bias

Job experience versus job knowledge

Open hiring

Does AI make things better or worse?

Potential solutions

What does the future look like?

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Ep 727 Becoming A Long-Haul Leader Sep 04, 2025

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The modern workplace has created an epidemic of burnout that's quietly destroying careers and companies alike. Many professionals are quietly battling anxiety, sleep disruption, and physical exhaustion while maintaining a facade of having everything under control. TA leaders are currently navigating AI adoption, defending budgets, managing anxious teams, and are still expected to fill critical roles faster than ever.

So what kinds of systems can you put in place to prioritise your own wellbeing, while still making a lasting impact in your business?

My guest this week is Chris Ducker, a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author. Chris suffered a severe burnout in 2021 and has used the lessons it taught him to develop a Life Operating System that sits at the centre of his new book "The Long-Haul Leader." I've known Chris for a while now, and the advice and insights he offers are very much grounded in the reality of modern working life

In the interview, we discuss:

Building long-term business impact in disruptive times

Why self-care is strategic

The myth of work-life balance

Recognising the warning signs and avoiding burnout

The four key areas of the Life OS and how they intersect to drive results

The power of creative hobbies

Why data and what you do with it is so important

AI, friend or foe?

What does the future of work look like?

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Round Up August 2025 Sep 03, 2025

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Recruiting Future Round Up is back in a brand-new live format.

Round Up has always been a quick way to catch up on the most important insights from the month’s Recruiting Future interviews. Now we’re taking it further, streaming live on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube so you can join the conversation in real time.

In this recording (previously live) Matt is joined by special guest, Rhona Pierce from the Workfluencer Podcast, as they look back at August’s six interviews.

Episodes featured in this Round Up:

Ep 721: Inside Zapier’s AI Transformation

Ep 722: Soft Skills, Hard Data – Making Predictive Hiring Work

Ep 723: The Impact Of Career Gap Bias

Ep 724: Search, Social, And Strategic Recruitment Marketing

Ep 725: Making Neurodiversity Work

Ep 726: How AI Is Finally Killing The Resume

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Best of The Alder Hour - Master Burnett, Madeline Laurano & Laurie Ruettimann Aug 29, 2025

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Recruiting Future is currently on summer break, and the regular show will resume next week. I didn't want to leave you with nothing to listen to over Labor Day weekend, though…

The Alder Hour is my show with Purple Acorn, which live streams on LinkedIn every Monday afternoon. Every show features an interview segment, and I wanted to share here three of the best interviews we've had so far, showcasing three of the smartest people in the industry.

Keep listening to hear:

Master Burnett from HireBrain discussing the ways AI can augment hiring

Madeline Laurano, the founder of Aptitude Research, talking about the impact of AI on the vendor

landscape

Laurie Ruettimann from Punk Rock HR warning us about the end of work as we know it.

A Deep Dive Into AI & The Future Of Talent Acquisition Aug 22, 2025

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Recruiting Future is taking a couple of weeks off and will return the first week in September. In the meantime, I've got some summer specials for you.

As I don't need to tell you, AI is a massive topic at the moment and isn't going to change any time soon; it's only going to get bigger and more critical. With that in mind, I wanted to share my thoughts on where we are with AI at the moment, its future direction, and also share the outline of a framework I've developed for strategic AI implementation in TA.

Earlier in the summer, I was a guest on the Saville Assessment Deep Dive podcast, talking about AI. The host, Hannah Mullaney, asked such great questions that I thought I would drop the whole episode into the Recruiting Future podcast feed for you to take a listen to. So, with thanks to Hannah and the team at Saville, here is a deep dive into my take on AI and the future of talent acquisition.

Ep 726: How AI Is Finally Killing The Resume Aug 14, 2025

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The explosion of AI-generated applications isn't just breaking traditional recruiting - it's creating an unprecedented opportunity by making sophisticated assessment tools accessible for early-stage screening. There is now the opportunity to filter thousands of applicants based on actual predictive data. However, the vendor landscape here can be confusing, and some offerings lack the transparency that employers need.

So how can organizations identify tools that leverage AI's efficiency while respecting established peer-reviewed assessment science?

My guest this week is Djurre Holtrop, Assistant Professor at Tilburg University. In our conversation, Jura reveals how AI could democratize evidence-based assessment for organizations of all sizes and offers advice on best practices and the future assessment landscape.

In the interview, we discuss:

The science-practice gap in assessment

The tension arising from the rapid development of AI and the need to evaluate work performance results over time.

AI isn't making the process worse because CVs and cover letters have no predictive validity.

How is AI improving the science?

Transforming recruiting with early-stage screening

How bias carries through the recruiting process

Resetting our mental models

What does the future look like?

Recruiting Future helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Influence, Talent, and Technology.

If you're interested in finding out how your TA function measures up in these four critical areas, I've created the free FITT for the Future Assessment. It'll give you personalised insights to help you build strategic clarity and drive greater impact immediately.

Just head to mattalder.me/podcast to complete the assessment—it only takes a few minutes.

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