Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring? Ep 766: How TA Proves Its Business Impact
Feb 8, 2026
Barrett Siani, VP of People and Culture at Elmo Software, leads talent, performance and workforce planning across UK brands. He discusses contradictions in today’s talent market. He explores where AI should automate versus where humans must judge nuance. He outlines new TA metrics like quality, mobility and business outcomes and previews a future focused on skills, internal mobility and ethics.
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Efficiency Metrics Hide TA's True Impact
- Talent acquisition metrics like time-to-hire capture efficiency but not business impact.
- Barrett Siani argues TA must move beyond hygiene metrics to show how hiring changes performance, risk and capability over time.
High Supply Often Masks Low Fit
- There's high candidate supply but low fit because skills, domain knowledge and adaptability still matter.
- Barrett explains volume from layoffs doesn't equal matched talent; many applicants lack specific vertical expertise or adaptability.
Ethics Must Guide AI Hiring Tools
- AI can amplify historical bias if left unchecked; humans must set ethical guardrails and test for unintended consequences.
- Barrett warns 'garbage in, garbage out' and says AI should not make hiring decisions but inform humans.