Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?

As we move through the third anniversary of the first lockdowns, it is a good time to reflect on how the pandemic has changed our attitudes and expectations towards work.Employers now have to think very differently about culture, employee experience, and recruiting. The new generation joining the workforce is also driving some very different thinking around career progression.My guest this week is Abby Hamilton, Chief People Officer at LiveIntent. Abby has valuable insights about the importance of creating a human-centric approach to work where employees feel seen, heard, and recognized.In the interview, we discuss:Current talent market challengesHow tech layoffs are creating opportunitiesThe legacy of the pandemicCulture, Employee Experience, and RecruitingWellbeingChanging career expectations from changing generationsVideo gaming and careers progressionThe role of technologyAsynchronous communicationThe future of employee experienceListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

I always knew that the pace of change would accelerate this year, but it's only March, and we've seen thousands of tech layoffs, bank failures, and the launch of ChatGPT and now ChatGPT 4. Meanwhile, businesses worldwide are still struggling to get the talent they need.The implications for Talent Acquisition of this pace of change and technological development are profound, and at the moment, it doesn't even feel that there is time to take a step back and understand them. So what does this all mean, and how should TA leaders adapt and plan for such a dynamic future?What better time to invite my favourite futurist back to show to attempt to get some answers. Kevin Wheeler is the founder of The Future Of Talent Institute and one of the great deep thinkers in our industry. In our conversation, Kevin looks back into the past to give us clues about the future and offers invaluable advice on what we should focus on.In the interview, we discuss:Kevin's take on the current marketTalent hoarding and over-hiringThe 1920s versus the 2020sStaying skilled and awareHow will AI impact TA in the short and medium term?Augmentation, automation, and replacementA structural shift in how organizations see talentInternal upskilling and reskillingThinking broadly, holistically, and globallyWhat should TA be focusing onThe demographic and education time bombWhat skills do the TA Leaders of the future need?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

In 2013, I wrote a report on the future of asynchronous video interviewing; while a few employers were experimenting with it, there was widespread skepticism about its usefulness and longevity. Fast forward ten years, and we are literally living in a different world. Post-pandemic video now sits at the centre of the working day for many of us, and asynchronous video interviewing is most certainly here to stay.So how are candidate attitudes towards video evolving, what problems is video interviewing solving for employers, and how will things develop in the future?My guests this week are the perfect people to answer these questions and give us a deep dive into the market. Phil Strazzulla is the Founder of Select Software Reviews, and Euan Cameron is the CEO at Willo. Keep listening for a mix of practical advice and informed insights about the future of video interviewing.In the interview, we discuss:How video interview has developed since the pandemicEvolving attitudes to videoIs a video interview now an expectation for candidates?Removing interview frictionPoint solution or platform?The case for asynchronousDE&IImproving hiring outcomesWill the resume ever die?How does AI fit into the future of video interviewing?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

The climate emergency is the greatest challenge humans have ever faced, and it affects all of us. In August of last year, as part of The Inflation Reduction Act, the US federal government pledged $365 Billion to fight climate change. Since then, over 100,000 climate jobs have already been created in the US economy. Despite the seriousness of the situation and the obvious relevance to our sector, climate jobs and the climate emergency don't seem to be things we are discussing. This needs to change.My guest this week is Natalie Lavery, Marketing Lead at Climate People, a Climate Tech recruiting firm. Climate People are fighting to make every job a climate job. It was brilliant to get Natalie's insight into a critically important market that is full of opportunity.In the interview, we discuss:The reimagining of the global economyWhat is Climate Tech, and what are Climate Jobs?Is Climate Tech the future of all jobsBarriers to jobseekers taking climate jobs and how to break them downAwareness, mindset, and incentivesThe importance of diverse talent and diverse voicesWhat can we all do to make our jobs climate jobs?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Digital Talent, the second book co-authored by Mervyn Dinnen and myself, came out a year ago this month. We've been blown away by the response to the book and want to thank everyone who has bought, read and shared it.Twelve months is a long time in our industry at the moment, so I sat down with Mervyn to discuss the book's key themes and how things have developed over the last year. We recorded the conversation in a proper studio, so there is also a video version of this podcast (link in the show notes), which is worth watching just to take in the full glory of Mervyn's shirt. Enjoy the conversationIn our conversation, we discuss:The acceleration of Digital TransformationThe ongoing disruption of Talent AcquisitionRedefining talentResults versus noise in DE&ITaking a more strategic approach to hiringTalent ExperienceTalent MobilitySkillsAI & PersonalizationThe new future of workAnother book?The video version of this episodeListen 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 493: The Growing Value Of TA OperationsEp 494: Confidence and ResilienceEp 495: Results Not NoiseEp 496: Challenging A Narrow Definition Of TalentEp 497: Rethinking Recruiting To Break Down SilosEp 498: The Early Careers Labour MarketEp 499: Strategic Talent AcquisitionEp 500: Ask Me AnythingSubscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcast

The rise of remote working and the widespread adoption of technology has made it much easier for all sizes of employers to tap into global pools of talent. The urban population of the African continent is projected to reach 1.1 billion people by 2040, making it the largest global workforce. With an ever more diverse base of skills across 54 countries, it's not surprising that outsourcing to Africa is on the rise.So what can employers do to tap into this enormous talent pool? My guest this week is Valerie Bowden, founder, and CEO of CRDLE. Valerie spent years traveling and working in Africa and now helps US and European businesses connect to talent in the world's second-largest continent.In the interview, we discuss:Tapping into global talent poolsWhy Africa?Language and timezonesTypes of skillsInternsThe social impact of outsourcingAre you already using African talent?Advice for effective outsourcingThe importance of onboarding and trainingThe future of remote teamsListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear shortly.

In October 2008, I started writing a blog called Recruiting Future, and over the next seven years, I regularly documented the changes that were happening in talent acquisition. As part of my blog, I started publishing interviews with industry practitioners, sometimes as videos but often as audio files embedded in my blog posts. I called these "Recruiting Future Expert Interviews". I soon realised that I had found something I absolutely loved doing and looked for ways of going all in and making this a bigger part of my work.The growth of podcasting gave me the opportunity I was looking for. On the 10th of January 2015, I published Episode One of The Recruiting Future Podcast. It was far more challenging to make than I expected, and the sound quality left a lot to be desired, but I didn't care. I was all in and would focus on building a resource to help talent acquisition make sense of the radical transformations ahead.Eight years and 499 episodes later, here we are. I'm still blown away by everything the podcast has achieved. None of it would be possible without the fantastic people I get to interview, the brilliant, supportive sponsors, and all of you who listen and spread the word about the show. For the 500th episode, I thought I would do an Ask Me Anything episode as something a bit different. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, and I'm sorry that I couldn't include them all; what follows is a representative sample of the kind of topics people were asking aboutThis episode features questions from:Jessica AdamsMatthias SchmeißerMervyn DinnenSara DalsfeltVictoria WilliamsViktor NordJohn WallaceTopics covered include: Strategic Talent Acquisition, Conversational AI, Future Skills in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Marketing, Assessment, and Podcasting.Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

TA Leaders are under tremendous pressure as we move through 2023. Many are dealing with acute talent shortages, others have to downsize their team, and everyone is attempting to make sense of the implications of rapidly advancing AI technology. Whilst the immediate pressure can drive a focus on short term thinking, there is a massive opportunity for the TA Leaders who take a longer term view to reposition Talent Acquisition within their organization strategically.So what is the opportunity here, which other business functions can we model from, and what practical steps do TA Leaders need to take? My guest this week is Graeme Paxton, Founder and CEO of Caraffi. Carraffi is on a mission to make talent the engine room of everyone's organization, and Graeme has a vast amount of experience in helping TA Leaders think strategically.In the interview, we discuss:The current state of the marketThe strategic opportunity in challenging timesChanging where TA sits in the organizationBreaking the cycleWhen hiring volume decreases, the importance of hiring increasesShortage in critical skillsetsWhat TA can learn from the strategic evolution of MarketingThe three questions that keep CEOs up at nightAligning metrics with the business balance sheetHow to measure the business impact of TAFrom transactional service to business driverUnderstanding the vision of your business to identify future critical skillsetsHow far in the future should TA Leaders be planning?Can TA Leaders be the CEOs of the future?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

The early careers labour market is evolving. The pandemic severely impacted internships, hybrid working is changing graduate recruitment, and many employers are reviewing their entry requirements to cast a broader net for talent.My guest this week is Dr Charlie Ball, Head of Labour Market Intelligence at Jisc. Charlie is one of the UK's leading experts on Graduate employment with deep insights to share on current market trends that are applicable globally. A must-listen for anyone involved with interns, graduates and college recruiting. In the interview, we discuss:How the early careers labour market has evolved in the last three yearsThe long term consequences of the pandemic's impact on internships and work experienceHybrid working and accredited apprenticeshipsThe changing link between person, place and employmentWhy this recession is different for the labour marketWhy are employers dropping or lowering entry requirements?What does the future look like?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.