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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.

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Ep18: When Employer Brand and Candidate Experience Collide Jul 01, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Nick Price of CareerGift.
The relationship between employer brand and candidate experience is a well documented one however despite this very few employers seem to consider the candidate experience to actually be part of their employer brand strategy.
In this interview Matt and Nick discuss the unbreakable relationship between employer brand strategy and candidate experience. Nick share his thoughts on the practical things companies can do to align one with the other and also talks about CareerGift’s unique offering which is helping employers deal with rejected candidates in a brand appropriate way

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Ep 17: Employer Branding in a Digital World Jun 23, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks with Lars Schmidt of Amplify Talent
Employer branding is a much discussed and often much misunderstood topic. Over the last ten years the digital revolution has brought a significant shift in how companies are addressing the topic
In this interview Matt and Lars discuss what the modern definition of employer branding should be and how digital engagement and social media are driving thinking in this area. Lars also shares a case study about the work he has been doing with Hootsuite which embraces new technology to push the envelope on employer branding.

Ep 16: The Current State of Recruiting Innovation Jun 09, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks with Matt Charney Executive Editor at Recruiting Daily
There is so much social media and conference talk in the industry round new tools and approaches it would be easy to think that we are in a golden age of recruitment innovation. However when you dig below the hype, some would argue that a lot of the new products being launched are just slightly different versions of existing technologies that have already been around for the last ten years.
In this interview Matt and Matt talk about the current state of innovation in the industry and what makes a genuinely innovative product. They also discuss why employers buy into new tools, the role of established vendors and an emerging trend that could see us looking at recruitment in very different way.
Links from this episode:

http://www.recruitingdaily.com
http://www.recruitingblogs.com

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Ep 15: How To Recruit More Women Into Tech Jun 02, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Sinead Bunting Marketing Director for Monster in the UK and Ireland.
Women are currently massively unrepresented in the technology sector and dealing with this problem is of critical importance for the growth of every company trying to succeed in our digital world.
On the back of their recent successful “Girls in Coding” event Monster has stepped up to help facilitate the debate round this issue in the recruitment sector. In the interview Sinead talks about the motivation behind doing this, highlights the seriousness of the problem and discusses some potential medium and long term solutions which are emerging from the conversation.

Links from the episode:
Monster’s Girls In Coding event and video

Sinead's contact details - sinead.bunting@monster.co.uk

Martha Lane Fox’s Dimbleby Lecture

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Ep14: Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google May 26, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Laszlo Bock SVP of People Operations at Google.
Google’s approach to HR and Recruiting has always been a much discussed topic and Matt was delighted to be able to find out directly how Google has built its incredible success on the back of an innovative approach to talent.
In the interview Laszlo talks about his belief that hiring should the single most important people activity in any organisation and dispels some popular misconceptions about how Google recruits. He also share his thoughts on culture, the importance of data and why Google focuses on “People Operations” rather than Human Resources
Link to Laszlo’s book:
Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock

Ep 13: What is Recruitment Hacking? May 18, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to HR Technology expert Peter Gold.
Most recruitment markets are now candidate led and more and more employers are increasing their hiring activity. This is not necessarily being backed up with an increase in budgets or head count for recruitment and many in house recruitment teams are finding their resources are being stretched to the limit.
In this interview Peter talks about “Recruitment Hacking” and how it can make technology an enabler for recruiting efficiency. Referrals, careers site conversions, job title optimisation and content targeting are some of the key areas discussed. Peter also shares a number productivity tools that he feels everyone can benefit from.
Links to some of the tools discussed in the episode:
Buzzsumo
Hootsuite
Sanebox
Slack
Gmail Meter
Rescuetime

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Ep 12: How to Make Talent Communities Work May 11, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Adam Gordon MD of Social Media Search
Talent Communities have always been a controversial topic in Social Recruiting. There is always a lot of talk about them but case studies that prove whether they are actually effective can be hard to find.
In this interview Matt and Adam discuss the three main reasons talent communities fail and how employers can optimise their community approach for success. Adam gives a number of examples of talent communities that have succeeded and outlines how he feels this area of recruiting can develop in the future.

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Ep 11: How To Recruit Tech Talent May 05, 2015

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In this episode Matt Alder talks to Matt Buckland Head of Talent at Forward Partners.
Tech recruitment is challenging and tech recruitment for start up companies is especially challenging. In this interview Matt and Matt discuss the approaches and techniques that are currently working in London’s Silicon Roundabout. Other topics covered include why you can’t replace a recruiter with an algorithm, Schrodinger’s (stuffed) cat and how to get 25k retweets on Twitter.

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Ep 10: Good Recruitment in The World’s Best Jobs Market Apr 24, 2015

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Matt Alder talks to Kevin Green Chief Executive of the REC
In this interview Matt and Kevin discuss the REC’s Good Recruitment Charter and their recently published report on the future of the UK Jobs Market.
The Good Recruitment Charter was created in conjunction with a cross section of UK employers and Kevin shares the insights that have come out of this process in terms of employer brand and candidate experience.
The REC publication, “Building The Best Jobs Market in the World” is a collection of essays from an eclectic selection of thinkers and is intended to give politicians and other policy markers food for thought in this election year. Kevin talks through the thinking behind the report and gives the REC’s own view on the future of the labour market

Links:

The Good Recruitment Guide

Building the Best Jobs Market in the World

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Ep 9: The Current State of Social Recruiting Apr 21, 2015

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In this Episode Matt Alder talks to Andy Headworth Consultant and author of the major new book on Social Recruiting
Social Recruiting has been around now for nearly ten years but many companies are still struggling to use social platforms for recruitment in a successful way. In this interview Matt and Andy discuss social recruiting, how it is changing and what it takes to be successful in social. Andy also shares some great case studies from round the world, which he found while researching his forthcoming book.
Links:
“Social Media Recruitment: How to successfully integrate social media into recriutment strategy” – Andy’s book
“Social Recruiting 5 Things to Stop Doing” – Matt’s latest Social Recruiting blog
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