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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 599: Data Sophistication Mar 13, 2024

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We live in a world of work where understanding, interpreting and telling stories with data has never been more critical. Although Talent Acquisition has become more data-centric in recent years, many TA functions rely on summary statistics that don't provide a sophisticated enough platform to use data to inform and influence their organizations properly.

So, what can TA leaders do to make their data strategies more effective?

My guest this week is Ben Porr, Chief Customer Officer at Harver. In our conversation, Ben offered some highly actionable advice TA leaders can follow to level up and tell compelling stories with data.

In the interview, we discuss:

Why data is so essential in TA

Answering questions with data rather than with opinions or assumptions

What organizations are missing out on if they only use summary statistics

What are the innovative organizations doing?

AI and automation

What are the most critical data sources?

Pivot table versus data visualization

Human in the loop

Using data to shift strategies

How AI will empower decision-making based on smaller sets of data

What will the future look like?

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Ep 598: Building Exec Search In House Mar 08, 2024

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Executive Search is often considered so specialized that it should always remain the preserve of Exec Search agencies. However, an ever-increasing number of large employers are now choosing to build in-house executive search functions. So what are the advantages of doing this, how do you do this, and what is the ongoing impact from tighter talent markets and innovations in technology

My guest this week is Katie Howard, Global Talent Acquisition Luxury and Lifestyle Lead at IHG. Katie made the switch from Search Agency to in-house just over a year ago and has been helping set IHG up for success in a highly competitive market for senior talent.

In the interview, we discuss:

The difference between agency and in-house

The current challenges in the senior talent market within luxury hospitality

How IHG differentiates itself

Approaching and engaging with global talent pools

Non-linear careers and talent mobility

Managing stakeholders in large matrix organizations

Making the candidate experience match the luxury guest experience

DE&I

Rethinking onboarding

Advice for anyone setting up an in-house function

The role of AI in executive hiring

What does the future look like?

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Ep 597: Talent Acquisition Excellence Mar 06, 2024

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I was delighted to hear two of my regular guests on Recruiting Future were writing a book together. “Talent Acquisition Excellence” by Kevin Wheeler and Bas Van De Haterd is now available, whether you get your books, and it is brilliant to welcome them both back to the podcast to talk about it.

Kevin is the founder of The Future of Talent Institute and is highly respected for his skills in predicting how Talent Acquisition and HR will develop and evolve. Bas is a consultant whose keen sense of curiosity has helped him map the evolution of assessment technology and deliver an annual state-of-the-nation report on corporate career sites.

In our conversations, they bring different perspectives to the concept of Talent Acquisition excellent, offer some actionable advice and give us a sense of what the future might hold.

In the interview, we discuss:

What is talent acquisition excellence?

Why AI could be more disruptive than the invention of the Internet

Shifting mindsets

Improving selection by using science

Driving the evolution of recruitment marketing

How the recruiting function will change, and what skills will recruiters need

Why employers aren't moving quickly enough

Where will TA be in a year?

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Round Up February 2024 Mar 04, 2024

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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 591: Is AI Changing Jobseeker Behaviour?

Ep 592: Understanding Skills

Ep 593: The Career Forward Mindset

Ep 594: Recruiting Data Science Skills

Ep 595: Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition

Ep 596: Expectations and Experience

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Ep 596: Expectations and Experience Mar 01, 2024

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It is almost four years since the first pandemic lockdowns, and even now, it doesn't seem long enough to get a proper perspective on how much the pandemic has changed things. It is already pretty clear that expectations of and attitudes to work have shifted considerably, with significant implications for recruiting and retention.

My Guest this week is Annette Andrews, Founder & Director of Acaria Coaching and a former Chief People Officer. Annette works with large organizations to help them adjust their people practices and policies to align with the post-pandemic perspectives of their employees and future employees. She has some valuable insights on what employers need to do to attract and retain the talent they need.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current challenges for employers and why these are different from what we've seen in the past.

Benefits, culture and wellbeing

Showcasing the employee experience

Implications for retention

The human impact of a deteriorating candidate experience

Five generations in the workforce

Dealing with systemic ageism

Talent mobility across industries and disciplines

Changing the structure of the people function.

How technology will shape the future

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Ep 595: Proving The Value Of Talent Acquisition Feb 29, 2024

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These are turbulent times for talent acquisition, particularly for those teams operating in the technology sector. Despite the continuing demand for technology skills, layoffs are still happening, with many TA teams now considerably downsized from where they were a couple of years ago.

Proving TA's strategic and monetary value has never been more critical, so how can TA leaders make their business case against such a challenging backdrop?

My guest this week is Sam Bethoud, VP of Talent Solutions at hackajob. Sam combines his experience working with a vast number of talent acquisition leaders with hackajob's huge dataset to provide some excellent insights into the tech recruiting market and highly actionable advice on tactics TA can employ to prove the scale of its value to the business.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of the tech recruiting market

TA's commercial impact

How does TA create measurable monetary value?

The importance of data

How else can TA be strategic?

Changing job seeker behaviour

What impact will AI have on the future?

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Ep 594: Recruiting Data Science Skills Feb 22, 2024

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With the development and adoption of AI accelerating at an unprecedented pace, the demand for data scientists and data skills in general is snowballing. To recruit successfully in this competitive talent market, TA teams must understand the specific data skills their organisation needs and the intrinsic career motivations of the data professionals they seek to engage with.

My guest this week is Akshay Swaminathan, Head of Data Science at Cerebral and co-author of a new book called "Winning With Data Science". In our conversation, Akshay offers an insider view on the data science talent market, what motivates data scientists to move companies and the most effective recruiting process for people with this skillset. Essential listening for anyone recruiting data science professionals or working in talent markets with similar skills shortages.

In the interview, we discuss:

The growing demand for data science professionals

The specific data skills that employers currently need

Is there any consistency in data science job titles?

What would motivate a data science professional to move jobs?

How should recruiters source and engage in this talent market

What type of hiring process will drive the most successful outcomes?

Gig working and fractional working

Creating business value from AI

What skills will be needed in the future as the development and adoption of AI ramps up?

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Ep 593: The Career Forward Mindset Feb 20, 2024

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Work and jobs are changing, and the speed of change continues to accelerate. Whether you are in the fourth decade of your working life or looking for your first job, managing a career against this background of disruptive, often unpredictable change is a challenge for everyone. Things are also being made worse by continuing pay inequality and workplace bias.

My guests this week are Grace Puma, the former COO of Pepsico and Christiana Smith Shi, the former President of Direct to Consumer at Nike. Grace and Christiana have recently authored a book called "Career Forward - Strategies from Women Who Have Made It". The motivation behind writing the book was to empower women to maximise their career journey, get paid what they are worth and navigate the unexpected shifts that happen in the current world of work. There is some excellent advice here that Grace and Christiana believe is applicable to everyone looking to develop their career in our turbulent times.

In the interview, we discuss:

The Career Forward Mindset

Having a "Cardinal Direction" instead of a North Star

The importance of mentors and sponsors

Steering into the skid to deal with unexpected challenges

Building career equity

Dealing with pay inequality

Reinventing work-life balance

How can employers make the workforce fair and equitable?

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Ep 592: Understanding Skills Feb 14, 2024

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The shelf life of skills is getting ever shorter, which has significant implications for talent acquisition. It is essential that TA leaders take an active role in developing the overall skills strategy for their business. If employers want to be effective skills-based organizations, it is clear that talent acquisition, talent management, L&D and strategic workforce planning must be closely aligned.

My guest this week is Malcolm Taylor, Head of Capability at the UK Health Security Agency. In the last few years, Malcolm has led a highly effective initiative to use data to drive upskilling, talent development and talent acquisition. In our conversation, he shares valuable insights on skills strategy and some interesting perspectives on the likely role AI will play in L&D in the future.

In the interview, we discuss:

Why upskilling is so essential in 2024

The shortening life cycle of skills

Engagement and retention

Teaching people how to learn

Mapping skills within the organization

Can AI create a common skills language across professions?

Data-driven decision making

Community-based learning

The role of TA in skills-based organizations

The importance of removing silos in the people function.

What does the future look like?

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Ep 591: Is AI Changing Jobseeker Behaviour? Feb 08, 2024

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Conversations about AI's impact on recruiting tend to focus entirely on the employer and recruiter viewpoint. However, it may well be that the most potent force of change for talent acquisition comes from AI-facilitated shifts in jobseeker behaviour.

Employers are already seeing a rise in applications they suspect are being driven by AI tools that facilitate bulk applying. The use of LLMs to create or edit resumes is undoubtedly widespread, and we are also seeing examples of AI being used to hack online interviews and assessments. There is still much debate about where these activities fall on the scale, from legitimate assistance to outright fraud.

What is very clear, though, is that this is an unstoppable tide that will have severe implications for recruiting processes. What do employers do when they are inundated by applications perfectly tailored to the role that are impossible to assess using current tools and techniques?

My guest this week is Richard Collins, Co-Founder of CV Wallet. Richard has decades of experience in recruitment marketing and talent acquisition. He has recently been diving deeply into the issues caused by jobseeker use of AI and how the solutions to the problems might make recruiting better for everyone.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current talent marketplace

AI-driven changes in job seeker and applicant behaviour

The potential impact on the recruiting process

Challenges of dealing with an increasing volume of applications

Unreliable applicant data

Pre-qualifying and pre-verifying without creating friction in the process

Will we see a revolution in assessment and selection?

How do we define what is cheating or fraud?

A shift to assessing soft skills

How does recruitment marketing need to adapt

A cost-per-qualified application model

Proactive versus reactive change

How much change will there be in 2024

What does the future of recruiting look like?

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