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

The world of work has changed in many ways, and one fascinating area is the adoption of a more agile approach to talent. Project-based contracting is on the rise employers work to ensure they have the right skills at the right time in rapidly changing business environments.So what mindset do employers need to adopt to be successful in the project economy, and what are the implications on the career paths of knowledge workers.My guest this week is Kate Duchene, CEO at RGP, a human capital company redefining how professionals work in more flexible and collaborative ways. Kate is at the cutting edge of the project economy and has some very valuable insights and experiences to share.In the interview, we discuss:What is the Project Economy?The drive towards agility and mobilityRenting or borrowing talentRun this place vs change this placeThinking differently about careersThe importance of choiceSkills development in portfolio careersFrom command and control to learning, listening and empathyCulture, productivity and performanceThe role of technologyA future of increased flexibilityListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Perhaps the hottest topic of 2022 so far is how employers can speed up recruiting while simultaneously maintaining or improving the quality of process and quality of hire. It's something that I'll be getting a lot of different perspectives on in the coming weeks, as I know it is a crucial challenge for many of you.My guest this week is Shannon Russo, CEO and Founder of RPO firm Kinetix. Shannon's organisation is working with many employers to help them speed up hiring, and she has a tremendous amount of expertise and experience to share.In the interview, we discuss:Challenges in the marketWhy speed has never been more importantSpeeding up hiring and improving qualitySame day offersFinding talentReaching back out to existing candidate databases.How are companies standing outRecruiting TechnologyThe role of RPO in 2022What does the future of recruiting look likeListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

For many people who take parental leave, returning to work can be a very challenging time where they are not getting the support they need from their employer. So what should employers be doing to support new parents, particularly when talent retention is such a big issue?My guest this week is Lori Mihalich-Levin, founder of Mindful Return. Mindful Return is an organisation focused on helping parents and employers manage effective transitions back into the workplace, and Lori has some valuable insights to share.In the interview, we discuss:The common issues and difficulties for parents returning to work after parental leaveThe dangers of managers making assumptionsWhat are employers getting wrongThe importance of dialogueMaking the transition an intentional and thoughtful processA mindful mindset, logistics, leadership and communitySkillsCulture, belonging and retentionWhat are the best employers doingWhat does the future of flexible working look like?Listen to this podcast Apple Podcasts

With so many challenges in talent acquisition, process improvement and optimization are a constant theme as employers attempt to speed up their processes. But how do you speed up recruiting while protecting the integrity of quality of hire and DE&I?My guest this week is Erin Crask, Director Solutions Architects at SHL. Erin and her team use science and data to help enhance people strategies, and she has a tremendous amount of experience helping companies to streamline their external and internal recruiting processes.In the interview, we discuss:Current challenges in recruitingThe danger of reactive decision makingThe dangers of scaling back assessment to speed up recruitingMaking evidence based changes to processesProtecting the quality of hire while also shortening the selection timelineUsing automation to provide feedback for all applicantsDefending the integrity of the process with internal stakeholdersMeasuring the right thingsThe critical elements of a high quality candidate experienceAsynchronous processes to empower candidatesAutomation trendsWhat does best in class internal mobility look likeListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

For many people, remote working now feels like business as usual; however, most employers still haven't evolved their working practices to embrace its advantages. Adopting an asynchronous model or work has been something that remote-first companies have been doing for years, and there are proven benefits in terms of both productivity and wellbeing. So what are the strategic differences between synchronous and asynchronous, how does leadership work in an asynchronous model, and what steps should employers be taking to adapt to different ways of working in a remote world of work. My guest this week is Liam Martin, founder of a remote-first company with people in 43 different countries and no office. He is a thought leader on asynchronous work and co-organizer of Running Remote, the world's largest conference on building and scaling remote teams.In the interview, we discuss:The difference in mindset between asynchronous and synchronousAdvantages and disadvantages of asynchronous managementClarity and autonomyHow did the early remote-first companies develop this way of workingThe rise of the introverted leaderReprogramming teams to work in a different way.Issues with hybrid and the problem of distance biasFirst steps to take to become autonomousLong term implications of remote workingListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Episodes mentioned in this Round Up:Ep 409: Inclusive HiringEp 410: Recruiting FundamentalsEp 411: EVP In A Hyper Competitive MarketEp 412: Scaling RecruitingEp 413: Into The MetaverseEp 414: Change & ComplexityListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

Destigmatizing career breaks is something that I feel very strongly about and something that talent acquisition needs to take very seriously. With so much lip service paid to diversity and inclusion and the current difficulties of finding talent, it makes zero sense to still view career breaks negatively.This week LinkedIn have announced Career Breaks on the LinkedIn Profile to better reflect the realities of career journeys and, in turn, begin to normalize career breaks in the recruiting process. My guest this week is Jennifer Shappley, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Linkedin. As well as talking us through the new career breaks feature, Jennifer discusses the key findings on LinkedIn's latest Global Talent Trends report and shares her thoughts on the future of talent acquisition.In the interview, we discuss:Global Talent TrendsWellbeing and flexibilityTrustLinkedIn's new Career Break profile sectionHow can talent acquisition support people who have taken a career breakHow is talent acquisition changing, and where is it going?Making interviews equitable in a hybrid worldWhat are the biggest challenges talent acquisition teams are facingListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

One thing that really annoys me is when commentators, consultants or vendors offer advice to talent acquisition teams that doesn't recognise just how complex organisational hiring dynamics can be. Change is constant, but driving effective change in a complex organisation that radically improves talent acquisition is incredibly challenging.My guest this week is Jenny Cotie Kangas, Director, Digital Experience Talent Acquisition at Regis Corporation. Jenny has an incredible story to tell about the power of adopting a beginner's mindset to use technology to transform talent acquisition in a highly complex company. In the interview, we discuss:The talent acquisition challenges in a franchised organisationA beginner's mindsetCalibrating talent acquisition as business criticalDelivering intentionality to the candidateIdentifying a recruiting technology partnerDesigning the candidate experienceOffering consistency and flexibility in the recruiting process where one size fits all doesn't workModular technologyThe results so far and the next stagesAdvice to talent acquisition leadersWhat does the future of recruiting look like?Listen to this episode in Apple Podcasts.

For over a decade now, I've been flagging up the development of virtual reality as something talent acquisition should have on their radar. It's taken a while, but with tech giants like Meta and Apple making multi-billion dollar investments in technology and infrastructure is now finally the time for our industry to fully embrace the Metaverse.So how does would this work, and what talent acquisition and HR activities are already in play in virtual reality. My guests this week are Misha Krymov and Jennifer Regan, the CEO and Head of Experiences at Morpheus XR. Morpheus XR is already designing recruiting, onboarding and leadership development experiences in the Metaverse and have a massive amount of knowledge to share with us.In the interview, we discuss:What is the Metaverse, and who is building it?Creating space for meaning and meaningful momentsHow environment shapes human behaviourHow VR gives agency to users that Zoom / Teams calls don'tUnbiased recruitment using VROnboardingWhat should talent acquisition teams be doing to learn about the MetaverseInclusion and alternatives to headsetsUntangling science fiction from science factExtending realityWhat's the potential for VR, and how will it be used in the futureListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

This year, scale and speed are an essential focus for many talent acquisition teams. But how do you scale recruiting and speed up hiring in an environment where recruiting recruiters is as tough as it is right now?My guest this week is David Spencer-Percival, CEO of Life Science People and formerly the founder of high growth recruitment businesses Huntress and Spencer Ogden. David has decades of experience scaling up and recruiting recruiters in various markets. He has developed a tried and tested methodology that many talent acquisition teams can learn fromIn the interview, we discuss:Recruiting, training and nurturing fantastic recruitersThe academy modelSelectionBuilding the right culture of success and incentiveThe relentless pace of changeRecruiting processes for a candidate driven marketWhat are the most successful employers getting right?The role of technologyAdvice to TA leaders on building effective working partnerships with agenciesListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.