HR Interviews Playlist

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 landscapeModernising talent acquisitionSpeeding up recruiting using skills intelligence and automationThe danger of leaving the strongest candidates on the tableUsing adjacent skills to broaden candidate poolsDE&I and skills based decision makingListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

The changes in today’s workplace and the challenges of getting workers what they want.

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 teamThe current market for tech talentCommunicating culture in a remote processPutting technology at the centre and building a scaleable tech stackHow to find, assess and structure a TA teamWhat are the metrics that matter?Using mission and culture to drive competitive advantageWhat's next for talent acquisition?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

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 BreaksEp 416: Asynchronous WorkingEp 417: Optimizing The Recruiting ProcessEp 418: A Mindful ReturnEp 419: Speeding Up HiringEp 420: The Project EconomyEp 421: The Purpose GapEp 422: Digital TalentEp 423: Perfecting The Candidate ExperienceListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

Since the pandemic began, Grayscale CEO Ty Abernethy's seen some interesting shifts in the way candidates and employers approach hiring, and getting hired.

Resumes are dead. Sourcing is pointless. Applicant tracking systems have failed us. At least that's the opinion of Maya Huber, co-founder, and CEO of Skillset, an Israeli-based job skills test platform. Is she right? Well, Chad & Cheese have some questions ... let's leave it at that. Have a listen and make up your own mind.

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 marketsDemographic shiftsThe working from anywhere trendBreaking down generational stereotypesDesigning culture and working practices around employees and customersThe importance of listeningValuesWhat does the career of the future look likeThe technology ecosystemThe importance of collaboration Managing uncertaintyWhat can we expect in the near term future?Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

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 sectorThe quality of candidate care mirroring the quality of patient careStanding out as an employer.Candidate experience strategyThe "Know Me Experience" and voice of the customer researchThe role of technologyVirtual chat, candidate capture and auto-schedulingUsing technology to connect candidates with humans quicklyChange managementThe future of talent acquisitionFollow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

We talk with Josh Cohen, digital marketing director for the SMB services platform Upnetic.

We talk about how learning is evolving, what works and what might not, and Virti’s approach to it all.