Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?
Matt Alder
Talent acquisition is undergoing unprecedented disruption as AI, economic uncertainty, and the ever-shortening lifespan of skills radically reshape recruiting. On Recruiting Future, Matt Alder explores this evolving landscape, using insightful interviews with transformational TA practitioners and forward-thinking experts to spark your imagination and provide the insights you need to shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization.Each episode explores topics such as AI, recruiting automation, recruitment marketing, employer branding, skills-based hiring, assessment, candidate experience, DEI, internal mobility, and the transformation of TA teams. Recruiting Future is an essential resource for everyone involved in hiring.Matt Alder is a globally respected talent acquisition futurist, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience exploring what’s next in recruiting. Renowned for his expertise in strategic foresight and technology trends, Matt provides a unique perspective that empowers leaders to navigate disruption. His deep industry knowledge and ability to spark meaningful conversations make Recruiting Future a must-listen for talent acquisition and HR professionals everywhere.
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Oct 29, 2015 • 17min
Episode 32: HR, Recruiting and Digital Transformation at HR Tech World
This week I’ve been at HR Tech World in Paris, where over 3000 HR and Recruiting professionals in European came together to listen to their peers, industry thought leaders and a line up of key note speakers which included Sir Richard Branson.In this episode you’ll hear from some of the attendees in addition to two interviews round the topic of digital transformation.Lisa Nelson is the Global VP of HR for Match.com and tells us how HR changed its focus to align with the technical transformation that was taking place in the business and talks about a surprising outcome from their Social Recruiting activity.Jane McConnell is an analyst and advisor on Digital Workplace strategies and she talks about the role HR needs to play in digital transformation.You’ll also hear Johnny Campbell, Bill Boorman and Chris Hoyt give their thoughts on the eventSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Oct 20, 2015 • 17min
Ep 31: The Rapid Evolution Of Talent Acquisition
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Jennifer Boulanger Head of Global Recruitment at Booking.comIt has become very clear from the research I’ve been doing this year that Talent Acquisition is developing in complexity at the fastest pace we have ever experienced. To be truly successful at recruiting in today’s agile business environment employers needs the right mix of expertise, technology, process and data.My guest this week is Jennifer Boulanger who is Head of Global Recruitment at Booking.com. In the interview we discuss: • The challenges Booking.com have faced recruiting 5000 people in the past year • Global mobility in tech hiring and the tools and techniques that make it successful • Applying marketing thinking to Employer Branding • The journey Booking.com is taking towards data driven Talent AcquisitionJennifer also discusses the technology Booking.com use to manage recruiting and provide a great candidate experience and shares her thoughts on technology trends for the futureSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Oct 13, 2015 • 20min
Ep30: How To Be Creative
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Doug Shaw from What Goes AroundThe importance of creativity in business is well documented, particularly when it comes to transformation and innovation. However what has become clear during my on-going research into recruiting innovation is that many companies struggle to think creatively.My guest for this episode is Doug Shaw, an HR consultant with a particular focus on creativity and collaboration.In the interview we discuss: • Why you don’t have to be a creative business to think creatively • Why creatively should be a coactive exercise rather than a coercive one • The business outputs that creativity collaboration can driveDoug also describes how companies can literally sketch their future into existence and give us his three key principles which can help companies to be more creativeSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Oct 1, 2015 • 23min
Ep29: How To Research And Build Your Employer Brand In Real Time
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Jason Seiden from Brand AmperSome of the most popular podcast episodes so far have been the ones that cover employer branding. We discussed how to measure the impact of employer brands as well as innovative ways of communicating them. Up to this point though we’ve not looked at the work involved in building them and the way in which some the traditional methods of employer brand research are being challenged by new approaches.My guest for this episode is Jason Seiden who is challenging established thinking about employer brand development via his company Brand Amper.In the interview we discuss: • Why traditional employer brand research takes too long • Turning employees stories into employer brand equity • The power of Social Proof in recruiting • Thinking about employer brand the same way as product placement • Why companies who are afraid of giving their employers a voice will failJason also talks about the fundamental changes happening in the way people in organizations relate to each other and the importance of company culture in this context.Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Sep 16, 2015 • 17min
Ep 28: Can You Automate Assessment?
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Gareth Jones from ChemistryA few episodes back I spoke to Matthew Jeffery about an innovative global graduate recruitment campaign SAP had been running. On this week’s episode I dig a bit deeper into the story behind its success by talking to Gareth Jones from Chemistry who were the company who designed the recruitment process.We also talk about technology and assessment in general covering a number of areas including: • The biggest mistake most companies make when they are recruiting • Using personal data to predict future performance • The current and future role of algorithms in assessmentGareth also shares his thoughts on the future of work and some of the emerging technology he is seeing in the assessment space.
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Sep 10, 2015 • 18min
Ep27: The Belated Rise Of Social Referral Schemes
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Guido Niewkamp from SocialReferral The concept of super charging employee referral schemes by plugging them into employee social networks has been hyped as the next big thing in recruitment for at least the last five years.It now seems that the tools and approaches that power this concept have matured and are bringing huge benefits to the early adopting employers who bought into them. Social referrals are now hitting the mainstream and in this week’s episode I talk to Guido Niewkamp the co-founder of SocialReferral to discuss what is working and why.In the interview we discuss: • How employees become brand ambassadors • Why 50% of employees won’t refer and how employers can motivate the other 50% to do it • Success stories including a retailer who recruited 200 people in a month from their social referral schemeGuido also gives his take on the future of the referral space and we discuss why referral schemes will need to be more about employer branding stories and less about just sharing jobs.Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes
Sep 2, 2015 • 22min
Ep26: Pipelining, Persuasion and Early Onboarding
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Ina Bourmer of Goodgame StudiosTech Recruiting is a hot topic at the moment for a vast majority of employers. I’ve been doing a lot of research recently into the similarities of the challenges in this area in different markets and geographies and very consistent themes are coming through.My guest for this episode is Ina Bourmer Head of HR and Talent Acquisition for Goodgame Studios in Germany. Goodgame Studios is currently the fastest growing employer in Europe in the games sector and they are recruiting talent from 21 countries into their Hamburg HQ with a 100% direct sourcing model.In the interview we discuss: • The techniques they use to get a 60% response rate and 40% interest rate from their proactive sourcing • How their onboarding team start working with candidates at first interview stage to help with the persuasion process • The benefits of candidate experience SLAsIna also talks about the importance of People Analytics and what she is looking forward to at HR Tech World Congress in October Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Aug 26, 2015 • 26min
Ep25: Busting Tech Recruiting Myths
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Ken Ward of Winter Court ConsultingThere is a huge amount on content published on a weekly basis detailing tools and techniques that can help employers recruit software engineers and other digital professionals. It can be very difficult to separate what is sound advice from all the click bait and product spin.My guest for this episode is Ken Ward from Winter Court Consulting. Ken has two decades worth of practical experience in tech recruitment and is keen to bust a number of popular tech recruitment myths and truisms. In the interview we discuss: • Key motivations that make tech professionals move jobs • How to design a recruitment process that works • The often-disputed role of LinkedIn, Email and Job Boards in tech recruitment • The “Cult of The Engineer” • Why most new recruiting products designed to help with tech recruitment are focusing on the wrong thingKen also gives a number of practical tips for all employers who are recruiting in this areaSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Aug 19, 2015 • 18min
Ep 24: Solving Skill Shortages With Apprenticeships
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Melanie Hayes Head of Organisational Development at Compass
Over the last few years an increasing number of employers have been developing apprenticeship programmes to address long term skill shortages in their industries. One company who are doing this very successfully are Compass who have offered over 3000 Apprenticeships in the last five years and have achieved a Grade 2 Ofsted rating for their programme.My guest for this episode is Melanie Hayes Head of Organisational development at Compass and it was very interesting to hear more about the programme and the value it brings to her organisation.In the interview we discuss: • Why Compass have an apprentice strategy • The different types of value it brings to the business • How apprentices are recruited • Differing candidate expectations • The number one reason why every employer should invest in apprenticeshipsMel also talks about the changing landscape in experience hire recruitment and shares her thoughts on the futureSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes
Aug 12, 2015 • 22min
Ep 23: Transforming Talent Attraction At LV=
In this episode Matt Alder talks to Kevin Hough Head of Resourcing at LV=Responding to changing markets by evolving new approaches to talent attraction is a big challenge for many large employers. Over the last few years I’ve been very impressed with a number of the employer branding and recruitment marketing initiatives I’ve seen coming out of financial services company LV=.It was great to get to talk to LV=’s Head of Resourcing Kevin Hough and get the inside track on some of their successful initiatives, as well as his thoughts on social media, data and employer branding.Topics we discuss include:
How LV= has used community engagement to implement a successful social recruiting strategy.
The importance of brand ambassadors and how they can come from surprising sources
The power of learning via mistakes and challenges
The economics of the candidate experience
Kevin also talks about why an EVP can be like owning a bidet and how LV= found out they were sponsoring the wrong station!Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes
