The Recruiting Future Podcast

I recently attended The HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. The event was full of energy and optimism for the future as hundreds of vendors showcased new AI products and AI integrations. Everyone was playing up the new heights of efficiency and effectiveness AI can take us as an industry. However, there was much debate about the level of genuine innovation on offer and a sense that rather than thinking radically and reinventing what we do, we are just looking at faster ways of solving old problems that don’t live up to AI's potential to challenge the status quo. Episode 644 features three interviews I recorded at the show to help you make up your own mind about the current levels of innovation. You can hear some insightful predictions from Allyn Bailey, a unique and innovative approach to sourcing from Joshua Sklüt, and some thoughts on hiring manager empowerment from David Nason. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gzBzZEu4 Alternatively, search for Recruiting Future wherever you get your podcasts.

The September Round Up Episode of The Recruiting Future Podcast is live. It reviews the interviews published on the podcast in the last month. Five conversations and a delightful mix of vision, innovation, strong opinion, and practical advice. The perfect set of resources to help with your TA transformation strategy. Thanks to Rob Brougham, Toby Culshaw, Rachel Dalboth, Brian Solis, and JC Townend for sharing your thoughts and expertise You can listen to Round Up by searching for Recruiting Future wherever you get your podcasts. Huge thanks to Plum for sponsoring these Round Up episodes

With labor markets still undergoing unprecedented shifts and volatility, employers are increasingly strengthening their focus on retention and internal mobility. However, the shrinking life span of skills, changing attitudes to work, and the rise of AI are complicating factors here. So, how can employers ensure they support their employees’ future development and drive internal mobility at a time of significant change that renders traditional career pathing irrelevant? My latest guest on The Recruiting Future Podcast is JC Townend , CEO at LHH for the UK and Ireland. JC is a strong advocate of Career Activism, giving employees the tools they need to advance their careers in the way that makes the most sense for them. This can drive retention, supercharge internal mobility, and help ensure employers have the right skills available at the right time. In the interview, we discuss: • Labor market trends • Why HR should be building for the future for right now • What is Career Activism • The end of linear career paths • Giving employees the tools to advance their own careers • Switching disciplines and industries • A mindset shift • Gig assignments • Building brand and reputation • Hidden jobs markets • Skilling for retention • What are the benefits for employers? • The impact of AI on jobs and careers • What will work and careers look like in 3 years time? https://lnkd.in/esNZeUxh

🎙 𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟒𝟐: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 It was amazing to interview legendary futurist Brian Solis at SmartRecuiters' Hiring Success conference in Amsterdam earlier this month. Most conversations about AI in talent acquisition focus on efficiencies and automating repetitive tasks. However, we are missing the point if we don't start talking about how AI could help reshape recruiting entirely, making it not just more efficient but also more effective. Why stop at recruiting? AI could revolutionize work and the whole way we think about careers. In my conversation with Brian, we discussed using AI to augment TA, working past the obvious quick wins to find differentiated use cases and truly transformational initiatives. Take a listen and learn the three things TA leaders should be doing right now and what recruiting could look like in five years. Thanks to Allyn Bailey and the brilliant team at SmartRecruiters for setting this all up. 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/3MVvEMV or wherever you get your podcasts.

 🎙𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟒𝟏: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠? If you’ve listened to the last few episodes of the podcast, you’ll know that TA Transformation is the current big theme on the show. We’ve focused a lot on the future, but what about the practicalities of the present? Today’s talent acquisition leaders face an ever-growing list of priorities on top of their already demanding roles. From enhancing candidate experience to integrating AI and from improving diversity and inclusion metrics to establishing more agile operating models, the pressures are immense. So what progress are TA teams making, and how do they benchmark against each other? My guest this week is Rachel Dalboth, Director of the Talent Acquisition Centre of Excellence at The Talent Labs (Formerly The Firm). Based on Talent Labs research, Rachel offers insights into how TA teams are dealing with their current challenges. In the interview, we discuss: • Current priorities in talent acquisition • Trends and issues with operating models • What is holding TA back from being seen as more strategic? • Connecting the dots across the talent function • What is the unique value of TA? • How are measurements and metrics evolving? • The impact of AI • Fear, nervousness, and reticence • Prioritising experience over process • Skills development and career paths • What does the next 12 months look like? 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/4gtgJqO or wherever you get your podcasts.

 🎙 𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟒𝟎: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐀? The unprecedented volatility in the Talent Acquisition jobs market in the last three years illustrates that many organizations still see TA as a transactional function turned on or off according to hiring demand. This is a big problem. While the development of ever more sophisticated AI promises much for TA, it also represents an existential threat to the survival of any business function seen as transactional and easy to automate. So, how can talent acquisition prove its value to the business and live up to its enormous strategic potential? Perhaps the first step would be to understand that value properly. My guest this week is Toby Culshaw, Global Head Of Pipeline Strategy & Intelligence at Amazon Worldwide stores. Toby publishes a lot of thought-provoking content about the future of TA and has strong views on how TA should position its value within the enterprise. In the interview, we discuss: • Talent Acquisition’s significant challenges • What is holding change back and why TA is at risk • What TA does versus its actual value to the business • Evolution or revolution? • Taking a tiered approach to TA operations • Breaking down silos in HR • Taking a consultative and advisory role • Adopting new, more meaningful metrics and KPIs • Advice for TA leaders on where to get standard • “Talent Nexus” and a future outlook of even more significant change and disruption 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/47vd87I or wherever you get your podcasts.

🎙𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟑𝟗: 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀 Job interviews have always been a source of anxiety for many people. The pressure of showcasing your achievements to a stranger in an unnaturally structured conversation is not easy, and for many neuro-diverse people, it is pretty much impossible. The use of #Ansychronous video interviews has helped the situation in some ways but doesn’t provide the opportunity for real-time conversation and exploration, which is critical in the later stages of the recruiting process. Could a methodology initially designed to combat communication delays in space travel offer a solution that bridges the gap between synchronous and asynchronous interviewing in a way that is inclusive for everyone? My guest on this episode is Rob Brougham, Director & Co-Founder of Braided Communications. Rob worked with #NASA to develop a unique way of helping astronauts have real-time conversations with people back on Earth on future missions to the moon and Mars. He is now using the same technology to make the recruiting process more inclusive and effective. So how does this all work? Listen to find out more. In the interview, we discuss: • A simple way of defying the laws of physics in space travel • How Braiding works • Making the asynchronous synchronous. • Co-presence and connection • The importance of inclusive communication • Applications in talent acquisition • Making interviews real-time and inclusive • What does the future of business communication look like? 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/4gkyAQQ or wherever you get your podcasts.

🎙𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟑𝟖: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 It’s been a tough couple of years for #TalentAcquisition. There was a time during the post-pandemic hiring wave when companies were struggling to recruit enough recruiters. Now, the situation is the polar opposite, with TA teams shrinking and many recruiters being laid off. In such economically uncertain times, it’s difficult to determine whether AI is starting to be a factor that impacts jobs in TA. However, based on current adoption rates, it’s probably fair to say that AI is still only a minor contributor to the overall situation. But this is quickly going to change. As employers start to look at transforming TA over the longer term, AI and automation will inevitably play a significant role in shaping the TA teams of the future. This raises important questions about job displacement and reskilling. These are not just questions that AI raises for TA; they are questions that span the entire organization, with a strong likelihood that all jobs will be impacted in some way. So, how can employers prepare their workforce for these impending changes, and what is the likely split between job replacement, job enhancement, and job creation? My guest on this episode is Kamal Ahluwalia, President of Ikigai Labs and former President of Eightfold AI. Kamal has extremely well-informed insights on AI’s impact on jobs and skills and valuable advice for employers and employees. In the interview, we discuss: • The impact of AI on work and jobs • Jobs eliminated, jobs changed, jobs created • Building scenarios for the future • The critical importance of data • How should employers be responding • What is the role of HR and TA? • Evolving processes to meet new objectives • Reskilling and upskilling • How do employers encourage people to learn new skills? • What will work be like in five years? 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/4ecAIYP or wherever you get your podcasts.

🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐩 🎧 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. Supported by Plum. Episodes mentioned in this Round Up: ✅ Ep 631: Science, AI & Assessment ✅ Ep 632: Attracting, Retaining, and Empowering Gen Z Talent ✅ Ep 633: The Strategic Importance Of Wellbeing ✅ Ep 634: Work Before Talent ✅ Ep 635: Transform Talent Acquisition, recorded live at RecFest UK ✅ Ep 636: Hiring & Retaining Innovators ✅ Ep 637: Reinventing The ATS For A New Era ✅ Ep 638: Reskilling For AI 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/4gdT0uC or wherever you get your podcasts.

🎙𝐄𝐩 𝟔𝟑𝟕: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐫𝐚 TA Transformation has been a recurring theme on this podcast in recent months. A unique combination of macro and micro forces is driving the need for substantial change, compelling TA leaders to respond swiftly and strategically. Technology, particularly AI and automation, is very much at the heart of this transformation. But what does this mean for established ATS vendors? How are they adapting to the evolving market landscape, and how are their product strategies being shaped to anticipate the future? My guest on this episode is Rebecca Carr, the newly appointed CEO of SmartRecruiters. Previously serving as SmartRecruiters’ Chief Product Officer, Rebecca offers insight into the importance of a product-led approach in these rapidly changing times. She also shares her perspectives on the urgency of accelerating the leap from traditional ATS to the next generation of hiring solutions. In the interview, we discuss: • The current state of the market • Rethinking hiring • The growing importance of hiring manager experience • Why being product-focused is important in the current market. • Accelerating the leap from second-generation ATS to third-generation hiring platform • The impact of uncertainty around legislation and regulation • AI education and adoption • Adaptability and agility • Advice to TA Leader on designing technology strategies • What does the future look like 🔗 Listen here https://bit.ly/3yX3Vbw or wherever you get your podcasts.