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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 427: The Job Board Market Apr 13, 2022

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I've been a keen follower of the Job Board market for several decades. It's been a market that has often been very slow to evolve, but the pace of innovation has increased considerably over the last few years. So what effect has the pandemic had on the job board industry, and what is its likely future direction?

My guest this week is Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of College Recruiter. Steven has been in the job board industry since it started, and I could think of no better person to give us an update on the current state of the market.

How have job boards evolved over time

The programmatic revolution

Recruiting marketing budget consolidation

How has the pandemic changed things for job boards

Why do job boards need to reduce the friction they are causing in the candidate journey.

Market consolidation

What is the future of job boards?

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Ep 426: AI Driven Talent Intelligence Apr 09, 2022

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Expanding candidate pools, speeding up the recruiting process and diversity hiring are all key talent acquisition challenges in 2022. While technology is never a magic fix everything solution, it is becoming evident that as AI becomes more sophisticated, it can offer employers some of the tools needed to meet these challenges.

So what are the latest use cases for AI in talent acquisition, and how is it driving skills based decision making?

My guest this week is Andrea Shiah, Head of Talent Strategy and Transformation at Eightfold. Andrea was formerly Global Head of Talent Acquisition at American Express and has some unique insights into the development of AI in recruiting.

In the interview, we discuss:

What it takes to be successful in the current recruiting landscape

Modernising talent acquisition

Speeding up recruiting using skills intelligence and automation

The danger of leaving the strongest candidates on the table

Using adjacent skills to broaden candidate pools

DE&I and skills based decision making

Find out more about eightfold's Cultivate event here

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Ep 425: Building A High Performing Talent Acquisition Team Apr 08, 2022

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I know that many TA Leaders who listen to the podcast are currently scaling or rebuilding their talent acquisition teams. Market challenges and rapid advancements in the sophistication and availability of technology have changed the game for talent acquisition in the last 24 months. So how do you structure and scale a high performing talent acquisition team to meet the needs of 2022?

My guest this week is Alison Kaizer, Head of Talent at Lunchbox. Alison is currently scaling a talent acquisition team in a highly challenging market sector and has some practical insights on tech stacks, team structure, metrics and competitive advantage.

In the interview, we discuss:

The difference between a good TA team and a world-class TA team

The current market for tech talent

Communicating culture in a remote process

Putting technology at the centre and building a scaleable tech stack

How to find, assess and structure a TA team

What are the metrics that matter?

Using mission and culture to drive competitive advantage

What's next for talent acquisition?

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Round Up March 2022 Apr 07, 2022

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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 415: LinkedIn & Career Breaks

Ep 416: Asynchronous Working

Ep 417: Optimizing The Recruiting Process

Ep 418: A Mindful Return

Ep 419: Speeding Up Hiring

Ep 420: The Project Economy

Ep 421: The Purpose Gap

Ep 422: Digital Talent

Ep 423: Perfecting The Candidate Experience

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Ep 424: The Future Of Work Apr 01, 2022

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It's now an obvious thing to say that the pandemic has created an inflection point in the future of work. However, understanding which of the current trends we are seeing will become the long term trends that shape this future is a challenge, particularly when demographics and technology also have a big part to play.

To help me make sense of all of this and give us a professional opinion on how things might develop, my guest this week is Katy Tynan, Principal Analyst at Forrester. Katy specialises in both the employee experience and the future of work and has a vast amount of expert insight to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of talent markets

Demographic shifts

The working from anywhere trend

Breaking down generational stereotypes

Designing culture and working practices around employees and customers

The importance of listening

Values

What does the career of the future look like

The technology ecosystem

The importance of collaboration

Managing uncertainty

What can we expect in the near term future?

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Ep 423: Perfecting The Candidate Experience Mar 31, 2022

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Delivering a high-quality candidate experience isn't easy, but it has arguably never been more critical with the recruiting challenges employers are now experiencing. Over all the years that candidate experience has been an industry talking point, what has become clear to me is that it is fundamentally a strategic rather than a tactical issue.

My guest this week is Carlos Fernandez, Director of Talent Acquisition at Houston Methodist. Houston Methodist puts innovation at the heart of its corporate strategy, and its approach to candidate experience reflects this.

In the interview, we discuss:

Recruiting challenges in the healthcare sector

The quality of candidate care mirroring the quality of patient care

Standing out as an employer.

Candidate experience strategy

The "Know Me Experience" and voice of the customer research

The role of technology

Virtual chat, candidate capture and auto-scheduling

Using technology to connect candidates with humans quickly

Change management

The future of talent acquisition

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Ep 422: Digital Talent Mar 29, 2022

Show notes

So today is the international publication date for Digital Talent, the book I've spent the last couple of years writing with Mervyn Dinnen. We're incredibly excited that everyone can finally get to read it and wanted to record a special show to discuss the themes and some of the significant learnings from our research. In a disrupted and technology-enabled world of work, the ability to attract, recruit and retain people with digital skills can be the difference between business success and business failure. Our book explores how employers can do this successfully.

I am absolutely delighted that Trish McFarlane, host of the legendary HR Happy Hour podcast, has agreed to be our guest host and interview Mervyn and me for this episode. Enjoy the conversation!

In the interview, we discuss:

Why we wrote Digital Talent

How digital skills are critical to a company's success

Speed, quality and humanity in Talent Acquisition

Personalizing talent experience

Aspiration vs Reality

Hybrid, remote and talent intelligence

Work Tech trends

What are cutting edge employers doing to attract digital talent

Total talent thinking

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Ep 421: The Purpose Gap Mar 26, 2022

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As we all know, recruiting and retention are tough at the moment, and employers need to work harder than ever to acquire and keep the talent they need. Purpose is often talked about as a critical differentiator in employer branding, but what does that actually mean in practical terms?

New research from Cognizant has revealed just how important purpose is at work and has also highlighted a growing disconnect between employers and younger workers.

So what does purpose mean for Gen Z employees, and what should employers be doing to close the purpose gap. I'm joined this week by Eduardo Plastino, Director of The Cognizant Center for the Future of Work, to talk through the research and explore its implications.

In the interview, we discuss:

Defining the purpose gap

The increasing leverage of employees

Understanding what is important to the Gen Z workforce

Scepticism around employers' messaging on critical issues such as climate change and DE&I

Shared values

Implications for employers

How to fix the purpose gap

Aligning external employer brand communication with internal reality

Advice to talent acquisition teams on how brand, marketing and recruiting process can demonstrate an employer is a great place to work.

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Ep 420: The Project Economy Mar 23, 2022

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The world of work has changed in many ways, and one fascinating area is the adoption of a more agile approach to talent. Project-based contracting is on the rise employers work to ensure they have the right skills at the right time in rapidly changing business environments.

So what mindset do employers need to adopt to be successful in the project economy, and what are the implications on the career paths of knowledge workers.

My guest this week is Kate Duchene, CEO at RGP, a human capital company redefining how professionals work in more flexible and collaborative ways. Kate is at the cutting edge of the project economy and has some very valuable insights and experiences to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

What is the Project Economy?

The drive towards agility and mobility

Renting or borrowing talent

Run this place vs change this place

Thinking differently about careers

The importance of choice

Skills development in portfolio careers

From command and control to learning, listening and empathy

Culture, productivity and performance

The role of technology

A future of increased flexibility

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Ep 419: Speeding Up Hiring Mar 19, 2022

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Perhaps the hottest topic of 2022 so far is how employers can speed up recruiting while simultaneously maintaining or improving the quality of process and quality of hire. It's something that I'll be getting a lot of different perspectives on in the coming weeks, as I know it is a crucial challenge for many of you.

My guest this week is Shannon Russo, CEO and Founder of RPO firm Kinetix. Shannon's organisation is working with many employers to help them speed up hiring, and she has a tremendous amount of expertise and experience to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

Challenges in the market

Why speed has never been more important

Speeding up hiring and improving quality

Same day offers

Finding talent

Reaching back out to existing candidate databases.

How are companies standing out

Recruiting Technology

The role of RPO in 2022

What does the future of recruiting look like

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