Ep 241: Grit & Resilience In Talent Acquisition
The Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Release Date: 02/11/2020
The Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact: [email protected] We're at the halfway point of 2020, and it's clear we are at the starting point of a period of significant change in talent acquisition the speed of which none of us would have predicted six months ago. It's also evident that Recruiting Automation is one of the critical pillars of this change. I've always felt that as an industry we've had a very head in the sand attitude to automation and debate has been overly focused on specific tools and minor details. That has to change, and we have to look at automation from a strategic perspective. At the recent TA Global...
info_outline Ep 282: Talent Brand Content StrategyThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact: [email protected] Content marketing and its critical role in recruitment marketing and employer branding is a topic very close to my heart and something we have covered many times on the podcast. One of the most challenging aspects for any talent acquisition content strategy is often generating the content itself. So how can employers be effective at content marketing in a time of shrinking budgets and smaller teams? My guest this week is Global Head of Talent Brand at . Over the last two years, Anthony has built in house content creation and digital marketing capability to...
info_outline Ep 281: Skills, Mobility and AIThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
We are currently living through a period of time where assessment that's based on skills and potential has never been more critical. As the economic crisis plays out, employers need to understand the skills base within their workforces to drive mobility and enable redeployment. At the same time, correctly understanding the transferable skills of available talent will help companies make some fantastic hires. Unfortunately, though recruiting is still dominated by a reliance on resumes and other outdated practices. So how might this be changed and how can technology help to drive our industry...
info_outline Ep 280: Great EmployersThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact: [email protected] Over the past ten years, I've been on judging panels for many different industry awards. This is something that has really helped me appreciate the role business awards play in driving our industry forward by showcasing and celebrating great work. That's the reason I'm working with the Stevies to promote their awards for Great Employers. To tell us more about the categories and the judging my guest this week is Executive Chairman and Founder of The Stevie Awards. Michael also talks about the reason he set up the , discusses some of the previous winners and shares...
info_outline Round Up June 2020The Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
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:
info_outline Ep 279: The Future Of The WorkplaceThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
With such a large proportion of the global workforce currently working from home, it's now clear that the offices and workspaces that people eventually return to are going to be very different. So what does the future of the workplace look like and what part will it play in attracting and retaining top talent? My guest this week is , SVP of Human Resources at . Aramark provides facilities, food and uniforms to employers across 19 countries and is at the cutting edge of the changes we are currently seeing in workplaces all around the world. In the interview, we discuss: • The changes Covid-19...
info_outline Ep 278: Early Careers DisruptedThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
In the last few months, college recruiting and internship programs have been refocused, scaled back and in many cases cancelled. Internships have become digital internships, and on-campus, hiring has gone virtual. So what are the long term implications for early careers and how are companies reimagining their future talent strategies? My guest this week is , Director of Global University Recruiting at In our conversation, Dawn talks about the effect of the pandemic on Uber's internship programs and campus recruiting activity and also share her thoughts on what the future of early careers...
info_outline Ep 277: 2020 And BeyondThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact: [email protected] A few weeks ago, I hosted a webinar organised by exploring both the short and long term future of Talent Acquisition. My guests were , Recruitment Partner at Atkins (SNC-Lavalin Group) and Interim Head of Resourcing Transformation at Thames Water. We discussed how talent acquisition in their two organisations has been affected by the pandemic, how they are replanning the future and the likely long terms impacts. We had some great feedback, so I'm delighted to be able to bring you the live audio recording we made of the webinar as this latest episode of the...
info_outline Ep 276: The Future of Recruiting TechnologyThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact: [email protected] The last few years have been a boomtime for recruiting technology with record levels of investment and interest as the digital transformation of talent acquisition progresses. So how has the pandemic affected things in the short term and what is the changed future of the recruiting technology market going to look like? My guest this week is , Co-Founder of . Talent Tech Labs is continuously monitoring the recruiting technology marketplace, and Jonathan has some very valuable insights to share. In the interview, we discuss: • The impact of COVID on the recruiting...
info_outline Ep 275: Accelerating Digital TransformationThe Recruiting Future Podcast Covering Innovation in HR and Recruitment
Contact - [email protected] Finding any type of certainty in our current times is difficult. However, what is undeniably certain is that the COVID-19 pandemic has radically accelerated digital transformation in talent acquisition. Employers are relying on the capability of their tech stacks to maintain productivity, and many of them are looking at strategically expanding those capabilities to solve the new challenges they face. My guests this week are and from the talent acquisition team at . In our conversation, we talk about how Metro Bank is adapting its talent acquisition strategy,...
info_outlineWell, that wasn't quite the start to the year I was expecting as I've been in and out of hospital for the last two weeks. I'm pleased to say though that I'm now well on the way to making a full recovery and regular podcasting service is now resumed. A huge thank you to Nick Price for helping me out and introducing last week's episode, and I would strongly recommend you check out Career Life Stories to find out more about the great work he does.
So on with this week's show. After my recent hospital experience, it seems very fitting that the main focus for this week's guest is recruiting healthcare professionals. Blake Thiess is Director Of Talent Acquisition at Prestige Care. Recruiting healthcare professionals and nurses, in particular, is a real challenge in many countries, and Blake talks about the techniques his team use, as well as the importance of grit and resilience.
In the interview, we discuss:
• Recruiting in a hyper-competitive environment
• Pipelining with a CRM
• Highly targeted recruitment marketing
• Generating brand content
• What do grit and resilience mean in practice
• The skills recruiters need in 2020
• The importance of leveraging video
• Personal brand or employer brand
Blake also discusses the role of technology and shares his thoughts on the future of talent acquisition.