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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 462: What's New In Candidate Experience Sep 22, 2022

Show notes

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 fix

An automated personalized experience at scale

Technology innovation and unchanging human nature

Differing attitudes to feedback in North America and Europe

Do we have the right tools to provide quality feedback?

Consistent and regular communication

Motivation and targeted marketing

Examples of employers who are getting things right

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Ep 461: Talent Acquisition Realities Sep 16, 2022

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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 hiring

Quality of hire

What TA teams report they are most and least effective at

How is DE&I working in practice?

Current market changes

Availability of skills

The most in demand recruiting technologies

Are tech stacks currently fit for purpose?

Conducting the candidate experience orchestra

Upskilling recruiters

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Ep 460: Equity & Inclusion Sep 14, 2022

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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 philosophy

Power dominant and historically marginalized groups

Addressing equity at a systemic level

Building authentic connections with people who are different to you

Where to start with DE&I

Dig, Bridge and Collective Action

The difference between equality and equity

Metrics and accountability

Ally versus Accomplise versus Co-Conspirator

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Ep 459: Underrepresented Communities of Talent Sep 12, 2022

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Effectively attracting, selecting and hiring people from underrepresented and marginalised groups is something that many employers aspire to. Unfortunately, only very few have the right strategies and resources in place to be set up for success. Having the right partners to work with is critical if companies are to truly understand the needs of the communities they want to work with.

My guest this week is Roy Baladi, Founder of Jobs for Humanity. Jobs for Humanity works to connect historically underrepresented talent to welcoming employers via training and technology, and Roy has some extremely valuable insights to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

What is Jobs For Humanity?

Advantages of hiring diverse talent

Diversifying the TA funnel

Designing a fair hiring process

Challenging personal bias

Onboarding, inclusivity and safe spaces

Making simple accommodations

Recruiting refugees

Brain diversity

Why DE&I is still at the early adopter stage with employers

Intention and action

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Round Up August 2022 Sep 09, 2022

Show notes

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 450: Attracting and Retaining AI Talent

Ep 451: Building Communities Of Talent

Ep 452: Assessment Innovation 2022

Ep 453: Onboarding Evolved

Ep 454: Effective Employer Branding Strategies

Ep 455: Talent Rediscovery

Ep 456: Soft Skills

Ep 457: Employability and Social Mobility

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Ep 458: Recruiting & Retention In The Current Market Sep 08, 2022

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After almost three years of constant disruption, the talent market still shows no signs of normalization. Even with rising inflation and layoffs in some parts of the economy, US and UK job openings remain at record highs.

So what are the implications for employers recruiting in times of economic instability and a cost of living crisis? How do TA teams need to think, and what are the most successful employers doing to hire and retain the talent they need?

My guest this week is Jon Wilson, CEO of Totaljobs, which is part of the Stepstone Group, one of the largest online recruitment companies in the world. This means Jon has access to a vast amount of data and insights into the current hiring market and has some valuable advice to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of the market

High job openings and fewer job seekers

The impact of high inflation

How demographic factors are driving scarcity

Why the great resignation will to continue

Increasing mobility in the workforce

Flexbility and upskilling

What are the most successful employers doing?

Forecasts for the next six to twelve months

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Ep 457: Employability and Social Mobility Sep 03, 2022

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Some of my favourite discussions on this show have been with employers driving diversity, equity, and inclusion, not just because it is the right thing to do but because they are using their DE&I strategies to solve specific business challenges.

My guest this week is Graham Briggs, Head of Apprenticeships & Employability Programmes at Greene King, the UK's largest pub retailer and brewer. The hospitality sector has had an extremely challenging few years. Greene King has been running some incredible programmes to reach diverse talent pools and deliver positive outcomes for their business and the communities they work with.

In the interview, we discuss:

The recruiting challenges in hospitality

Challenging perceptions about career development

Employability and social mobility

Communities and values

Untapping potential

The importance of C-Suite support

Partnering with external organisations to reach out to new pools of talent

Delivering positive outcomes for young people

Building confidence and focusing on wellbeing

Working with prison leavers

Support, development and retention

Business outcomes and results

Working with other employers to lobby government

Advice to TA leaders looking to build similar programmes

Plans for the future

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Ep 456: Soft Skills Aug 31, 2022

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Work and jobs are changing, and the way companies select and hire people needs to keep up with this pace of change. We've always talked a lot about soft skills in talent acquisition, but what are they in the context of modern work, why are they important, and how can they be assessed?

My guest this week is Dr Alan Redman, Head of Science and Technology at Clevry. Alan is an expert in the definition, assessment and impact of soft skills and has some very valuable insights to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

Perspectives on the market and changing world of work

Understanding what employees want from work

What are soft skills in the context of modern work, and why are they important?

Adapting to change

How soft skills hiring can solve recruiting challenges

Skills portability and job design

Being a soft skills focused organisation

How to assess and measure soft skills

The future impact of AI on skills and decision making

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Ep 455: Talent Rediscovery Aug 26, 2022

Show notes

Reaching out to past applicants about new roles has always been a challenge in talent acquisition. Poor technology, tight timescales and inflexible processes have often limited the effectiveness of talent rediscovery. However, AI is now starting to drive some change, and talent rediscovery is becoming an ever more effective strategy.

My guest this week is Mike Watson, Head of Customer Advocacy at Eightfold. Before he joined Eightfold, Mike was a long-time Head of Talent Acquisition, and, in our conversation, he shares his unique insights into the benefits and practical results of AI-driven talent rediscovery.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of the market and the effect on talent acquisition teams

The threat of losing recruiter intellectual property

Warm passive talent versus cold passive talent

What the ATS can't deliver

Driving ROI but reducing time to hire

Talent intelligence

Communication strategies and best practices

Which employers are doing talent rediscovery well

Where is the technology taking us next?

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Ep 454: Effective Employer Branding Strategies Aug 25, 2022

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To say that the talent acquisition market in the tech sector is complex and fast-changing at the moment would perhaps be a bit of an understatement. So how are big tech companies developing employer branding strategies that help them solve their shifting challenges, and what lessons can employers in other sectors learn from them?

My guest this week is Ashlee Gerow, Senior Manager, Employer Branding at Hubspot. I've always been a massive fan of Hubspot's sophisticated and innovative approach to talent acquisition and employer branding. Ashley is very open about their recruitment challenges and how a dynamic approach to employer branding is being used to address them.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current tech hiring market

How employer branding is being used to solve recruiting challenges at Hubspot

Developing a highly targeted strategy

Cutting through the noise

Advanced persona work

Is who you are externally authentic to who you are internally

Understanding where you are not converting and adapting accordingly

How the pandemic changed Hubspot's approach

Working with cross-functional teams and being deeply connected across the business

Making sure the EVP is consistent throughout the entire candidate journey

Using employee's stories to show, not tell

Employer Branding as a constant marketing machine

The role of data and technology

Moving quickly to adapt, sprint and change

The future of employer branding

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