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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 348: Diversity and Disability Apr 28, 2021

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Back in Episode 335, I published an interview where we talked about Neurodiversity in the workplace. The episode generated a lot of interest, and many organisations got in touch with me to share their stories. One that really stood out was a non-profit called Creative Spirit, which helps create integrated employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Creative Spirit is doing some vital work, and I'm delighted that their Co-Founder Laurel Rossi joins me as my guest this week.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ Creative Spirit's backstory and purpose

▪ Being a genuinely inclusive employer and how the pandemic is changing everything

▪ Busting the myths about employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

▪ Success stories and shout outs

▪ Advice to Talent Acquisition Leaders

▪ How to get involved with Creative Spirit

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Ep 347: Change Management & Adoption Apr 23, 2021

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The growth in adoption of Recruiting Technology is continuing to speed up exponentially. There is always a lot of focus on the types of software companies should be buying but often not as much focus on the amount of internal change management involved to make the technology work within the organization. So what how should companies be thinking about this, and what kind of strategies should they be building?

My guest this week is someone who helps to design change management and adoption strategies on a daily basis. Jen Wilks is VP of Professional Services at Eightfold Ai and has a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to share on what makes technology implementations successful.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ Why change management is so important in software implementation

▪ Achieving executive buy-in

▪ Pilots and early wins

▪ Common pitfalls and mistakes

▪ Communication strategies

▪ Adoption Planning

▪ Gamification

▪ Outcomes and success criteria

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Ep 346: Emotional Wellness Apr 21, 2021

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After the events of the past twelve months, employees' emotional well-being should be right at the top of the agenda for all businesses. So what can employers do to help, and how does the support they give sit right at the heart of their employer brand and values?

My guest this week is Dan Anastas, VP of Total Rewards and HR Operations at UI Path. UI Path has made their employees' emotional health a business imperative and uses several different tools and approaches to help them.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ How the pandemic has affected employee experience

▪ Emotional health as a crucial part of well being

▪ How UI Path is supporting its employees

▪ Thinking about the whole person

▪ The role of digital tools

▪ The importance of feedback mechanisms

▪ Reducing the load

▪ Emotional health and Employer brand

▪ The future of work and what is next for UI path

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Ep 345: How To Work Alone Apr 15, 2021

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Working at home and working alone has always been a challenge at the best of times. When you add in a global pandemic that forces millions of people to become solo home workers with no guidance or planning, it's no wonder things are tough for many people.

So what are the secrets to successful solo working, and what is the future of work and the workplace going to look like?

My guest this week is broadcaster and journalist Rebecca Seal. Earlier in the year, Rebecca published one of the most useful and timely books I've ever read. It's called " Solo: How to Work Alone (and not lose your mind)" and I'm delighted to able to talk to her about it.

So whether you are just trying to get through to the end of the pandemic, trying to work out whether home working is what you want to do in the long term or considering starting up in business on your own, then I guarantee you'll get a lot of value from Rebecca's insights.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ The challenges of working alone

▪ Why the last 12 months are not representative of working from home

▪ The opportunity to take a human-centred approach to business operations

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▪ Why do we still work in a way designed for the industrial age of the 19th Century?

▪ The importance of measuring broader outputs than time worked.

▪ Practical advice for people who are struggling and what can leaders do to help

▪ The scientific basis of Zoom fatigue

▪ Virtual worlds

▪ Why it's too early to make decisions on the future of work.

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Ep 344: The Future Of Talent Acquisition Apr 13, 2021

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It's April 2021, and we really are standing at a crossroads in terms of the future of talent acquisition. Labour markets are changing, there is a rapid adoption of new technologies, and there is a reinvention in the way we work.

So how best to strategically navigate through these changing times. Well, who better to help point the way than my guest this week. As the preeminent analyst in talent technology, Josh Bersin doesn't need much of an introduction.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ How the pandemic is affecting talent markets

▪ Job automation

▪ The need for constant reskilling

▪ Talent mobility

▪ Internal talent marketplaces

▪ Gig work, deconstructing jobs and the evolution of employment

▪ Medium and long term trends to be prepared for

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Ep 343: Scaling Up Apr 09, 2021

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I've always found it fascinating to study high growth companies and start-ups that are seriously scaling up. Things move at a million miles an hour, and some serious lessons can be learned about culture, skills development, talent management and talent acquisition.

My guest this week is Sandy Scholes, Chief People Officer at Flipp, a fast-growth retail technology company based out of Toronto. Toronto is a highly competitive talent market, and Sandy has some very valuable insights to share on acquiring and retaining the right talent for a scale-up business.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ The people challenges at Flipp

▪ How do you build a culture?

▪ How the pandemic has changed Flipp's approach to employee experience

▪ Ensuring the right skills are in the business.

▪ How to stand out and attract talent in a tough market

▪ Raising the bar on recruiting.

▪ Career Journeys

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Ep 342: Trust & Accountability Apr 07, 2021

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Trust at work has been in the news a lot recently. Whether it's Zoom fatigue caused by too many pointless meetings, employers using software to spy on employees in their own homes or forced returns to the office, it is clear that our new world of work still doesn't sit comfortably with some employers.

So how should we be thinking about trust at work now, and does rethinking our whole approach to accountability hold some of the answers on how we move forward?

My guest this week is Carolyn Taylor, a global thought leader on corporate culture change. Carolyn has written a brilliant new book called Accountability@Work, which offers some very practical advice on building a scalable system of accountability that will help everyone who leads a team.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ Why culture really matters during the pandemic

▪ Types of trust: reliability, motivation and capability

▪ Empowerment and equality

▪ What is accountability

▪ Being counted on

▪ Mitigating risk

▪ Outcomes and learning experiences

▪ Inclusion and hybrid working

▪ Our relationship with technology

▪ Predictions on the future of work

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Round Up March 2021 Apr 02, 2021

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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 335 Neurodiversity

Ep 336: Jobs At Risk

Ep 337 – Interview Intelligence

Ep 338: Future Brainfood

Ep 339: Diversity Hiring

Ep 340: Changing Candidate Experience

Ep 341: Culture Fit Doesn’t Exist

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Ep 341: Culture Fit Doesn't Exist Mar 31, 2021

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An area that has been of genuine interest to me recently has been company culture and how some of the core ways we used to think about it are being disrupted. Remote working has meant companies are having to think much harder about how they work and showcasing their culture during the recruiting process has become a real challenge. Another significant area of debate has been the use of culture fit as an assessment criteria and whether culture fit even exists.

My guest this week is Bret Putter, CEO of Culture Gene and author of several books on company culture. Brett spends a significant amount of his time researching corporate cultures with a strong recent focus on companies that were already working remotely before the pandemic. He has some very valuable insights to share on what company culture now means in our much disrupted times.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ The definition of culture

▪ The culture challenges of remote working

▪ Best practices of remote-first organisations

▪ Asynchronous communication

▪ Why there is no such thing as culture fit

▪ How can employers leverage culture in a virtual recruitment process?

▪ What long time changes are we likely to see post-pandemic

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Ep 340: Changing Candidate Experience Mar 26, 2021

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Candidate Experience has been a regular topic on this podcast as long as this podcast has existed. People often get frustrated that we keep having to talk about it as poor candidate experiences still persist for many. However, improving the candidate experience isn't a single time-limited problem; it is an ongoing process that evolves in line with expectations and technology. With that in mind, talent acquisition teams must treat candidate experience strategically as a science rather than as a one-off project.

My guest this week is Kevin Grossman, President of The Talent Board, the organisers of the Candidate Experience Awards. The Candidate Experience Awards have been running for ten years now, and Kevin has a massive amount of valuable data-based insights to share on how the candidate experience challenge has been evolving.

In the interview, we discuss:

▪ The methodology and data behind The Candidate Experience Awards

▪ Candidate Experience as an ongoing challenge, not a single problem

▪ Transparency and feedback

▪ The challenge of sustaining a high-quality experience

▪ How the pandemic has increased transparency

▪ The rise of recruiting automation and how it is improving the candidate experience

▪ Taking a more scientific approach

▪ How chatbots are filling the communication gap

▪ Technology doesn't fix flawed processes.

▪ What might the future look like

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