The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep367 - Human Judgement vs AI Recommendation - What do we really mean by 'humans-in-the-loop'?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:38:40 +0100

HUMAN JUDGEMENT VS AI RECOMMENDATION: WHAT 'HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP' ACTUALLY MEAN? AI is now embedded across sourcing, screening, matching, and interview scheduling. Yet one phrase keeps appearing in every vendor pitch and compliance policy: human-in-the-loop. But what does that actually mean in practice? In this livestream, “Human Judgement vs AI Recommendation – What does it really mean to say ‘human-in-the-loop’?”, we’ll examine how decisions are truly being made inside AI-enabled hiring workflows. When the algorithm scores, ranks, and recommends, where does human authority begin — and end? This debate goes beyond tooling. It cuts to accountability, fairness, performance, and power. What we’ll explore:

The Meaning of “Human-in-the-Loop”: Is it oversight, veto power, rubber-stamping, or genuine decision control?
Right of Veto: Should recruiters and hiring managers override AI recommendations — and under what conditions?
The Return of Gut Feel: If humans retain final say, do bias and intuition simply re-enter through the back door? Would it be more honest to say it never left?
The Comeback of Cultural Fit?
Aggregate Fairness vs Individual Judgment: If machines outperform humans statistically, should we defer to them — even when a single case feels wrong?
Liability and Accountability: When a hiring decision is challenged, who owns it — the recruiter, the hiring manager, or the model?
Designing Decision Architecture: How to structure workflows where AI augments cognition without replacing responsibility.

The future of hiring will not be AI-only or human-only. It will be a system of delegated judgment. Recruiters, TA leaders, HR executives, and HR tech builders need clarity on how authority, bias, and performance interact inside that system. If you care about fairness, effectiveness, and control in AI-enabled hiring, this session will challenge assumptions and force sharper thinking about what “human-in-the-loop” truly requires. We're on Friday 13th March, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 367 is sponsored by Metaview Are you ready to supercharge your recruiting teams performance? Metaview’s AI Sourcing will feel like a cheat code. It’s the first autonomous AI coworker that goes off and does the search for you and brings back spot-on candidates based on your exact brief. Here’s what recruiters have been saying about it: “I don’t know how you did it, but Metaview’s AI Sourcing is absurdly good.” Michael, Partner @ Super Recruiter “Metaview’s AI Sourcing really helps with niche roles. It surfaces profiles I wouldn’t have found.” Dea, TA Manager @ Miro “So impressed by how Metaview’s AI Sourcing turns a natural language prompt into great profiles.” Leslie, Recruiter @ Cockroach Labs Metaview gives high-performance teams a genuine unfair advantage in hiring. Join teams like ElevenLabs, Deel, and Pleo — along with 4,000+ others — and try it for free today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep366 - The State of the TA / HR Job Market 2026 - Q1

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:25:04 +0100

THE STATE OF THE TALENT ACQUISITION & HR JOB MARKET Q 2026 The talent acquisition and HR profession is facing its own reckoning. After years of contraction, cautious hiring, automation investment, and cost discipline, the very functions built to fuel growth are now navigating scarcity themselves. In this livestream, The State of the Talent Acquisition & HR Job Market Q1 2026, we’ll unpack exclusive data from AspenTech Labs to examine what is really happening inside the TA and HR labor market. How deep are the cuts? Which roles are stabilising? Where is AI augmenting versus replacing? And what does this mean for practitioners planning their next move? What we’ll cover:

Three Years of Contraction
The AI Effect
Shrinking Teams, Expanding Scope:
Which Roles Are Resilient:
The Geography Shift
Compensation Trends
What Employers Want Now

TA and HR functions traditionally scale with expansion. In a prolonged slowdown, they are forced to justify value in sharper, more measurable terms. This session will translate AspenTech Labs’ data into practical insight: whether you’re a TA leader defending budget, an HR executive redesigning structure, or a practitioner navigating career risk. If you want clarity on where opportunity remains—and how to future-proof yourself in a leaner market—this conversation will provide the signal you need. We're on Wednesday 11th March, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 366 is sponsored by Oleo AI is now used by 62% of companies for hiring, but rapid efficiency shouldn't come at the expense of fairness. Oleeo and Aptitude Research’s new report highlights a major gap: only 20% of employers have fully established AI governance frameworks, which can lead to unintended bias. To keep things fair and compliant, 85% of recruiters demand final decision-making authority. Download 'Setting the Standard for Responsible AI: A Guide For Modern Recruiters' today to build a transparent, human-led strategy that uses AI responsibly.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep365 - The Recruitment Advertising Benchmark Report 2026

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:33:04 +0100

THE RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING BENCHMARK REPORT 2026 The labor market story of 2026 cannot be told through a single headline. Behind the macro narrative of cooling growth lies a structural split that is reshaping how recruiting actually works. In this livestream, we’ll break down Joveo’s Recruiting Benchmarks Report 2026 and discuss 9x surge in applicant volume for some roles to the persistent drought in others, this session will translate benchmark data into practical strategy. What we’ll cover:

The 9x Applicant Avalanche
Why More Applicants Doesn’t Mean Easier Hiring:
The Occupational Split:
Demand Intensity in Healthcare and Skilled Trades:
Two Markets, Two Strategies:
The Experience Cliff:
Capability Over Credentials

Recruiters and recruitment marketers who continue to run one hiring process across two fundamentally different markets risk underperforming in both. This session will equip you with the insight to recalibrate metrics, rethink CPA obsession, and align strategy to the actual hiring environment you’re operating in. If you want to move from reactive benchmarking to intentional advantage in 2026, this is a conversation you cannot afford to miss. We're on Friday 6th March, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 365 is sponsored by Joveo As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget. Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo’s AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire. For more information about Joveo’s award-winning platform and solutions, visit www.joveo.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep364 - How to Hire in South Africa in 2026

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100

HOW TO HIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2026 Friends, I am back in South Africa, in one of my favourite cities for one of my favourite conferences, Recruiters Unite! As has become tradition, we're going to do a Brainfood Live on the day the event, to speak to local South African recruiters and discuss the main challenges in hiring in South Africa in 2026. We hope to share knowledge between local recruiters and increase awareness for outsiders on how things roll here in the Rainbow Nation! A few things we'll cover:

Macro hiring outlook for 2026
Understanding South Africa’s labour law framework
Employment Equity & B-BBEE in practice
Permanent vs contract vs EOR models
Compensation benchmarks & pay transparency trends
Scarce skills and critical talent pipelines
Remote and hybrid hiring dynamics
Managing unionised environments
Immigration and cross-border hiring
Retention in a high-mobility market

All this and more, as we dive into the nuance of hiring in one of the most dynamic and complicated countries in Africa. We're on Tuesday 3rd March, 12pm GMT / 2pm SAST Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep364 is sponsored by Recruiters Unite It's the event of the year for recruiters in South Africa. Get together with 400 local recruiters and a handful of brilliant experts from overseas and share knowledge as to how recruitment is working today and how it will work tomorrow. Tickets here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep383 - The AI in Hiring Report 2026

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:56:43 +0100

THE AI IN HIRING REPORT 2026 AI now shapes how candidates are discovered, evaluated, progressed, and hired. What began as productivity tooling has become a decision-making layer across the hiring funnel, influencing speed, fairness, quality, and outcomes at scale. As adoption accelerates, the focus has shifted from novelty to impact: what AI is actually doing inside hiring workflows, where it adds value, and where risk is emerging. This session brings those realities into the open, grounded in fresh data from Greenhouse’s 2026 report on the state of AI in recruitment. The report investigates AI use across the full hiring funnel, including: • Attraction & employer branding – how AI shapes job ads, messaging, and candidate reach • Sourcing – automation, matching, and talent rediscovery inside ATS platforms • Screening & shortlisting – CV parsing, skills inference, and early-stage decision support • Assessment & interviewing – structured interviews, note-taking, and signal consistency • Candidate experience – communication, feedback loops, and process transparency • Hiring decisions - how are candidates evaluated and how offers are personalised and shaped. All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Friday 27th February, 2pm GMT. Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button (save my spot) to reserve a place! Ep363 is sponsored by Greenhouse Want to dive deeper into the results of the Greenhouse AI In Hiring Survey? Discover how hundreds of candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers feel about working with AI in 2026. Read the key findings and actionable insights by downloading here:

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep362 - From Talent Acquisition to Talent Operations?

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:42:38 +0100

FROM TALENT ACQUISITION TO TALENT OPERATIONS is a forward-looking show for TA leaders who can feel the function changing - but need clarity on what it is becoming. We’ll examine the rise of talent operations as a distinct capability, driven by automation across scheduling, screening, compliance, and workflow management. As logistics are increasingly handled by platforms and AI, the skills that matter inside TA are changing fast. Data literacy is no longer optional. Leaders must understand demand forecasting, funnel diagnostics, quality signals, and cost-to-hire at a systems level—not just at req level. At the same time, employer branding is making a return to centre stage. In a market shaped by transparency, social proof, and candidate choice, brand and messaging once again shape hiring outcomes. Talent intelligence becomes the strategic core: mapping skills, supply, pay, location, and future demand to inform decisions across the business. Meanwhile, execution is fragmenting. More organisations are moving actual recruiting delivery to on-demand models—combining RPO, freelance recruiters, and specialist vendors—while internal teams focus on orchestration, insight, and governance. This livestream will unpack what world-class talent operations looks like in practice, how leading teams are reorganising today, and what capabilities TA leaders must build next. Viewers will learn how to transition from recruiter-led execution to an operational, intelligence-driven TA model built for scale, flexibility, and impact. We're with Jamie Leonard, Founder of Recruitment Events Co, Jennifer Candee, Global Head of TA Transformation (IMI), Trine Rulffs, on Friday 20th February, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep362 is sponsored by Greenhouse 91% of recruiters and hiring managers have spotted or suspected candidate deception in the hiring process. Enter Greenhouse Real Talent™. Cut through spam and misrepresentation in your pipeline, verify a candidate's identity, and quickly identify which applicants are most aligned with your role. Learn more and book a demo today:

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep361 - Leadership in Crisis - How to do RIF for TA

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:42:39 +0100

REDUCTION IN FORCE: HOW TO LEAD DURING CRISIS! This show focuses on the practical reality of TA downsizing, told by leaders who have already been through it. Not theory. Not platitudes. Real decisions, real mistakes, and hard-won lessons. We explore how leaders decide when reductions are unavoidable, who to let go, and how to do it in a way that is fair, defensible, and humane—while still protecting the business. The discussion covers: • Early warning signs that TA capacity is misaligned with demand • Objective vs subjective decision-making in role reductions • Legal and process risks specific to TA teams • Communicating layoffs with clarity, dignity, and credibility • Supporting managers who deliver the message • Handling survivor guilt and rebuilding trust post-reduction • What leaders wish they had done differently Grounded in recent workforce data and employment best practice, this episode gives TA leaders a clear-eyed framework for making difficult calls without losing their values—or their teams. Learn how to approach TA layoffs with structure, empathy, and confidence, while minimising risk and preserving long-term organisational trust. We're with Andrea Marston, Head of Talent Acquisition (Nutanix), Yakub Zolinsky, VP of People (XYZReality), Julia Levy, Global Head of TA (ex-Commscope, Fiserv) & friends on Friday 13th February, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep361 is sponsored by Maki At Maki, we help organisations like BNP Paribas, PwC, Booking.com, Nestlé, and H&M transform hiring with AI agents for screening, interviewing, and assessment. By combining automation, behavioural science, and data, Maki enables talent teams to hire faster, fairer, and smarter. Our global partnership with H&M saved 250 000 recruiter hours, cut time-to-hire by 4×, and reduced turnover by 22 %, delivering $85 M ROI. Beyond automation, we’re building a continuous reinforcement system where every recruiter judgment and employee outcome makes our AI agents smarter; creating a unique data moat in HR. Learn more: makipeople.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep360 - The State of Talent Intelligence 2026

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:55:58 +0100

THE STATE OF TALENT INTELLIGENCE 2026 As we barrel through the year 2026, labour markets are being redefined by emerging technologies, shifting skills demand, and data-driven workforce strategies. Organisations worldwide are adopting sophisticated talent intelligence tools to forecast skills gaps, optimise hiring, and build resilient workforces — but staying ahead requires deeper insight and expert foresight. Drawing on the latest research and real-world experience from leading platforms like TalentNeuron, Lightcast, Horsefly, Gartner and Korn Ferry, The State of Talent Intelligence 2026 will provide practical, actionable perspective on where the industry is headed and how you can lead in your organisation. Our expert panel will dive into the trends transforming talent strategies, from the rapid evolution of AI skill demand and skills-based hiring to the integration of internal and external workforce analytics for strategic planning.

The evolving role of talent intelligence platforms and how continuous labour market data is powering strategic workforce planning and skills forecasting.
AI skills demand and compensation shifts, including insights showing AI-related roles commanding premium salaries in a competitive market.
Transitioning from job titles to skills-based hiring as organisations seek quality and fit over traditional credential-based approaches.
Balancing automation with human strategic insight as AI reshapes recruiting workflows and recruiter roles.
Data analytics driving talent decisions, from predictive labour market insight to internal mobility optimisation.
Employer branding and candidate experience in the age of intelligent hiring, aligning organisational value with talent expectations.
Future workforce challenges and opportunities, including leadership pipelines, hybrid work models, and evolving HR capabilities for 2026.

We're on Friday 6th February, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep360 is sponsored by Joveo As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget. Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo’s AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire. For more information about Joveo’s award-winning platform and solutions, visit www.joveo.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep359 - What Responsible AI Means for Recruiters?

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:47:09 +0100

WHAT RESPONSIBLE AI MEANS FOR RECRUITERS? What is Responsible AI for Talent Acquisition Teams? is a practical, straight-talking podcast for recruiters who are already using AI—and now need to make sure they’re using it properly. AI is no longer a future experiment in hiring. It’s embedded in sourcing, screening, assessment, and workforce planning. The real question facing TA leaders today is not whether to use AI, but how to use it in a way that stands up to governance scrutiny, fairness expectations, and growing legal risk. Regulators, candidates, and internal stakeholders are all paying closer attention—and the margin for error is shrinking. This podcast explores the reality behind “responsible AI” in talent acquisition, cutting through vague principles and focusing on what recruiters actually need to know. We’ll examine why so many organisations still lack formal AI governance, why confidence in bias reduction remains low, and what that means for teams deploying AI at scale. Drawing on 2024–2025 data and real-world TA use cases, the discussion will unpack the tension between automation, efficiency, and human accountability. Key areas covered include: • What responsible AI really means in a TA context • Governance frameworks recruiters should understand—even if legal owns them • Bias, fairness, and explainability in screening and assessment tools • Legal and regulatory risk, including emerging obligations under the EU AI Act and employment law • The role of recruiters as AI operators, not just end users • How to balance speed, cost savings, and candidate trust • What “human-in-the-loop” looks like in practice Listeners will learn how to evaluate their current AI stack, ask better questions of vendors, reduce risk exposure, and build hiring processes that are efficient, defensible, and fair. We're with Martyn Redstone, Head of Responsible AI & Industry Engagement (Warden.AI) & friends on Wednesday 4th February, 12pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep359 is sponsored by Oleeo AI is now used by 62% of companies for hiring, but rapid efficiency shouldn't come at the expense of fairness. Oleeo and Aptitude Research’s new report highlights a major gap: only 20% of employers have fully established AI governance frameworks, which can lead to unintended bias. To keep things fair and compliant, 85% of recruiters demand final decision-making authority. Download 'Setting the Standard for Responsible AI: A Guide For Modern Recruiters' today to build a transparent, human-led strategy that uses AI responsibly.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep358 - 6 x AI Frameworks for Talent Acquisition

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:56:54 +0100

6 x AI USAGE FRAMEWORKS FOR TALENT ACQUISITION Closing the gap between proclaimed capability of AI vs the practical impact of AI is set to become one of the main stories of 2026, as function leaders in every department scramble to deliver against the expectations of an increasingly impatient C-level. Are there any frameworks or maturity models which can help? Brainfooder Soeren Winter has identified 6 AI Usage Frameworks most commonly cited in change management discourse and we're going to apply them Talent Acquisition and see what we can learn. Vital show for anyone interested in accelerating AI adoption, maximising the opportunity window for gains from AI, whilst ensuring the humans in the team, remain in and some cases, above, the loop. We're on Friday 30th January 2pm GMT / 3pm CET. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 358 is sponsored by Juicebox PeopleGPT is the leading outbound recruiting platform built on Generative AI. Find talent across 30+ data sources, get interactive Talent Insights, and reach out with personalized AI email campaigns. Key features include:

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Brainfood Live on Air - Ep357 - Why You Need RecOps To Accelerate AI in TA

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:55:24 +0100

WHY YOU NEED RECOPS TO ACCELERATE AI IN TA Recruiters are the busiest people in white collar work because there is often no way to accurately forecast resource demands - you never know how long a requirement is going to take to fill or how many hours of time it is going to take to get it done. People are variable and in recruitment, there are people who will impact the state of any project, who are fully outside a recruiters sphere of influence. This is why AI adoption in Talent Acquisition struggles to move beyond isolated pilots. The operators - the recruiters with headcount targets - are too busy to switch to new ways of working, even those that promise significant efficiency gains. That is apart from one type of TA structure - where Talent Operations has a specialised function in making every other member of the team more efficient. We're going bold with this one folks - we believe that RecOps is the force multiplier for AI adoption and you need this specialist function in order to migrate to the new way of working. Evidence from RecOps pro's in panel. We're on Friday 23rd January 2pm GMT / 3pm CET. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 357 is sponsored by Ashby Drive faster, more confident hiring decisions with native AI-Notetaker Ashby’s AI Notetaker brings structured meeting data together with emails, notes, feedback, and more. It shortens time to feedback and provides rich candidate context, helping your team align quickly and make faster, more confident hiring decisions. Spend less time typing and more time hiring with interview notes that practically write themselves.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep356 - How Police Use AI to Hire

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:29:35 +0100

TOO COMPLEX FOR AI? HOW POLICE SCOTLAND SOLVED THE UNSOLVABLE HIRING PUZZLE Most recruiters think their organisation is too "unique" or "complex" to trust AI. Then there is Police Scotland. Operating across 13 regions, managing 22,000+ staff, and balancing the hyper-sensitive vetting requirements, their hiring process is as high-stakes as it gets. Yet, they didn't just implement AI—they used it to automate 90% of candidate enquiries and launch a 24/7 support system in just weeks. Join us for Episode 356 as we deconstruct the PoliceScotland Model with Lorna Allison (ex-Police Inspector & HR Systems Manager). We’re going deep on how to overcome the three biggest barriers to AI adoption:

The Trust Gap: How to use AI in a highly regulated environment where public accountability is everything.
The Admin Wall: How they removed the burden of repetitive tasks to let recruiters focus on high-value human assessment.
The Inclusion Mandate: Why a "judgment-free" AI bot actually improved their pipeline diversity and candidate experience.

The Reality: If you can solve for the complexity of the Police, you can solve for anything. Wed 21st January 12pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 356 is sponsored by Oleeo AI is now used by 62% of companies for hiring, but rapid efficiency shouldn't come at the expense of fairness. Oleeo and Aptitude Research’s new report highlights a major gap: only 20% of employers have fully established AI governance frameworks, which can lead to unintended bias. To keep things fair and compliant, 85% of recruiters demand final decision-making authority. Download 'Setting the Standard for Responsible AI: A Guide For Modern Recruiters' today to build a transparent, human-led strategy that uses AI responsibly.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep355 - Talent Strategy - What, Why, How and When

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:47 +0100

TALENT STRATEGY: WHAT, WHY, HOW AND WHEN Does your company have a talent strategy? It's probably the right thing to say that you do, but how much do we know about what a Talent Strategy is really? I asked this question within the Brainfood community and received some outstanding observations, so much so that we have to elevate this to a full discussion on Brainfood Live. “Talent strategy is how the business ensures it has the capability to execute its strategy and win” - says Lisa Scales, Director of Talent at the Royal Mail. What does this compose of? Succession planning. re-deployment investigations, competence mapping and calculating the gap between Core & Strategic competencies, developing a plan for how to close the gap, overseeing the global Talent Acquisition function says Ana Moller, Where does it live? On a Github Repo says Mark Deubels (!). But the point is that it should be living document subject contribution by others in the business, presided over by TA / HR Lets talk Talent Strategy - not only why you need one, but what it actually is, how it is built, what makes it an effective orientating vision and how it informs the recruiting tactics which recruits will ultimately adopt. We're on Friday 16th January, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Episode 355 is sponsored by Maki At Maki, we help organisations like BNP Paribas, PwC, Booking.com, Nestlé, and H&M transform hiring with AI agents for screening, interviewing, and assessment. By combining automation, behavioural science, and data, Maki enables talent teams to hire faster, fairer, and smarter. Our global partnership with H&M saved 250 000 recruiter hours, cut time-to-hire by 4×, and reduced turnover by 22 %, delivering $85 M ROI. Beyond automation, we’re building a continuous reinforcement system where every recruiter judgment and employee outcome makes our AI agents smarter; creating a unique data moat in HR. Learn more: makipeople.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep354 - Vibe Sourcing 101 - Live Demo of Metaview Sourcing Agent

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:34:56 +0100

VIBE SOURCING 101: LEARN TO SOURCE FROM THE WEB & YOUR ATS WITH METAVIEW AI AGENT We are going to look back at 2025 as the year it all changed for sourcing. AI Agents entered the market and immediately began to demonstrate talent acquisition teams could become massively more efficient by leverage the increasable ability of AI Agents to ingest huge amounts of candidate data and instantly return viable results from natural language prompts. But we can already see that some recruiters are better than others when it comes to collaborating with AI Agents to source candidates. What are those recruiters doing, why do they get better results, what are the behaviours required to get the best out of your AI Agent? We're going to deep dive how to source with AI Agents, revealing the techniques, the skills and the mentality which will reveal the best recruiters of tomorrow. It's a mid week special - so we're on Wednesday 14th January, 4pm GMT / 11am ET. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep354 is sponsored by Metaview Are you ready to supercharge your recruiting teams performance? Metaview’s AI Sourcing will feel like a cheat code. It’s the first autonomous AI coworker that goes off and does the search for you and brings back spot-on candidates based on your exact brief. Here’s what recruiters have been saying about it: “I don’t know how you did it, but Metaview’s AI Sourcing is absurdly good.” Michael, Partner @ Super Recruiter “Metaview’s AI Sourcing really helps with niche roles. It surfaces profiles I wouldn’t have found.” Dea, TA Manager @ Miro “So impressed by how Metaview’s AI Sourcing turns a natural language prompt into great profiles.” Leslie, Recruiter @ Cockroach Labs Metaview gives high-performance teams a genuine unfair advantage in hiring. Join teams like ElevenLabs, Deel, and Pleo — along with 4,000+ others — and try it for free today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep353 - Hiring Benchmarks - 16 x Most Common Job Occupations in the USA

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:51:16 +0100

HIRING BENCHMARKS FOR THE 16 MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS IN THE USA We all want to be 'data driven' but most of the time the only data we have access to are those which we have recorded of ourselves and our own activity. This is vitally important for tracking your progress over time, but not the complete picture when it comes to how you are doing against the market and against the competition. In partnership with our friends Joveo, we are pulling together behaviour data from job candidates on the 16 most common job roles in the USA - book keeper, truck driver, construction worker, nurse practitioner, teacher - and finding out what the state of the Labour market is: what is the size of the labour pool, what is the average number of job applications per role in these sectors, what are the most important sources of hire, what is the CPA for the employer of each of these roles, what is the geographic distribution of the talent and so on. Essential viewing for any US recruiter for some of the most employed positions in the country. We're on Friday 9th January, 2pm GMT / 9am ET. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep353 is sponsored by Joveo As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget. Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo’s AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire. For more information about Joveo’s award-winning platform and solutions, visit www.joveo.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep352 - Hiring Intelligence Report 2026

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:14:53 +0100

Informing Happy Hiring: Signals from Willo's Hiring Intelligence Report 2026 This year, Willo didn’t just watch hiring change, they measured it. In this episode of Brainfood Live on Air, we’ll explore what the data from Willo’s Hiring Intelligence Report 2026 reveals about how hiring teams are actually operating in the AI-era, how this compares to previous years, and what that means as we look ahead. What will we be talking about?

What’s really happening to CV-centric hiring
Where AI is being introduced into hiring workflows, and where it isn’t
How automation is influencing candidate screening and assessment
Why final hiring decisions remain human-led
How fairness and consistency are being approached in practice
The role of asynchronous interviews in modern hiring
What hiring leaders are prioritizing as they look toward 2026

All this and more on Brainfood Live on Air. We’ll be joined by Euan Cameron, CEO at Willo and Tanya van Soest, Head of Content at Willo on January 7, 2026 Register by clicking the green button (“save my spot”) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified when we go live.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep349 - Review of the Year - Economy & AI

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:41:06 +0100

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - Economy & AI Final part of our 4 part series on the Review of the Year. The two dominant mega themes of this year has undoubtedly been the global economy and the rise of AI. The two are becoming intertwined, especially with the AI investment boom drawing down investments from other parts of the US economy, whilst Trump Trade War 2.0 hobbles global economic growth, likely inadvertently accelerating the adoption of AI... - Global economic growth 2025 - Jobs Growth / Loss - Sectoral growth / decline - Staffing agency figures - ONS data on unemployed / underemployed - Employment Rights Bill - Immigration - UK vs Europe - UK vs US - UK vs Global Mean - Contact / FTE - Wage growth / decline - Entry level hiring - AI Economy - Adoption patterns and impact on employment - Sectors most exposed, greatest risk / greatest opportunity? - Forecast for 2026 - UK, Europe, US, Globe - Recommendations for TA, Staffing Agencies, Hiring Managers All this and more on brainfood live on air. We're with Neil Carberry, MD (Recruitment & Employment Confederation), Belinda Johnson, Founder, (Worklab) & Rt Hon Chloe Smith on Friday 19th December, 2pm GMT. Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep349 is sponsored by Recruiting Brainfood Thank you all for your support in 2025. We cannot do these conversations without the support of our amazing sponsors, our fantastic panelists but most of all, you the viewing public. Thank you and see you next year!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep348 - Review of the Year in Recruitment 2025 - Sourcing, Employer Branding & RecOps

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:35:45 +0100

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - Sourcing, Employer Branding & RecOps Third of our 4 part series reviewing the major events and trends of the year in Sourcing, Employer Branding & RecOps What has happened this year that we got on talk about? - End of an Era? Irina Shamaeva - SOSU review - Is Sourcing dead or shifting toward automation of candidate discovery? - Demand for sourcing training being replaced by demand for AI training - Employer branding - how is AI being used to support this? - How is AI being ab-used to inadvertently damage this? - How do we understand 'AI first' through the lens of EB? - What happened to 'Mission focused' btw, was it anti-DEIB in disguise? - What is the percentage of AI ten content on career pages, going up or down? - Have any organisations consciously thought about their AI principles through an EB lens? - RecOps ...what have been the priorities for recruitment operations? - Have we seen AI operations leads in RecOps? - How has AI changed the RecOps role...replaced or expanded? - Forecasts for 2026 - sourcing, eb and recops All this and more on brainfood live on air. We're with Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Chloe Morrison, RecOps (datadog), Steve Ward, Employer Brand Strategist (Blackbridge Communications) & Jeremy Lyons, Founder (RecOps Collective) on Friday 12th December, 2pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep348 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Drive faster, more confident hiring decisions with native AI-Notetaking Ashby’s AI Notetaker brings structured meeting data together with emails, notes, feedback, and more. It shortens time to feedback and provides rich candidate context, helping your team align quickly and make faster, more confident hiring decisions. Spend less time typing and more time hiring with interview notes that practically write themselves.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep351 - Fraud Prood AI - Live Demo (Endorsed)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:33:32 +0100

FRAUD PROOF AI? - ENDORSED LIVE DEMO We will look back at 2025 as the year when candidate fraud escalated into amongst the top priorities of employers looking who were still looking to hire but also now needing to securitise their companies from risk. Huge credit goes to technology vendors for responding to the demand - and we're seeing a lot of interesting techniques deployed to identify potential fraud risk. I'm delighted to welcome back one of those vendors at Live Demo to show us how his platform - Endorsed - is going to help recruiters find the right talent whilst mitigating risk of putting bad actors into the hiring process. Its the man himself, David Head, CEO of Endorsed, at Live Demo! and we're on Weds 10th December, 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register for the event now (save my spot) to get notified when we go live. Episode 351 is sponsored by Endorsed Endorsed.com is the AI recruiting agent platform for rapidly building talent-dense teams. Rapidly growing companies like Quince, Eight Sleep, and Prokeep rely on Endorsed to surface hidden stars, combat candidate fraud, and streamline sourcing and applicant review workflows. Endorsed increases quality-of-hire, reduces time-to-fill by up to 75%, and boosts recruiter role capacity by up to 2x. Get 10% off your subscription with the code BRAINFOOD See Endorsed instantly triple your number of gold medal candidates on your real role by booking a demo.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep347 - Review of the Year 2025 - CX, Assessment and DEIB

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:00:53 +0100

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - CX, Assessment & DEIB Second of our 4 part series reviewing the major events and trends of the year in CX, Assessment and DEIB. What has happened this year that we got on talk about?? - Mobley vs Workday, let's get an update on this, the quintessential CX challenge! - CX resentment rate...where are we tracking on this? - What do we know about AI and CX, can we see positive impact of AI on CX? - ID verification, this is both an CX and Assessment issue. In fact, it may also be a DEIB issu - How to deal with overcapacity of job applications into traditional hiring funnels? - How to do this whilst maintaining, improving CX? - Candidate agency - can enablement of great participation in shaping the experience improve both efficiency and CX? - What is the state of DEIB...rhetorical question... - How does the new inclusion work, can we still think about 'protected groups'? - Divergence between US and UK / EU - Yet migration of cultural influence from US to UK / EU - What do we think of AI Interviewing? - What do we think of other forms of AI powered Assessment? - Forecasts for 2026 on CX, Assessment and DEIB? We're with Morgan Lobb, Founder (Vercida), Maddy Roberts, Head of TA Solutions (Aon), Euan Cameron, Founder, (Willo) & friends & friends on Friday 5th December, 2pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep 347 is sponsored by our friends Willo Hiring should be human, but too often it doesn’t feel that way.Recruiting isn’t slowing down; it’s more competitive and more global than ever. Yet too many teams are still buried in CVs, optimising for speed instead of connection. That’s why teams are switching to Willo - the #1 candidate screening platform built for a world where connection matters more than credentials. With thousands of customers worldwide, Willo helps you meet talent faster, fairer, and smarter.Our 2026 Hiring Trends Survey is open until the end of October, and we’d love your take. What’s keeping you up at night (or getting you excited) about the future of hiring? Share your voice or book a demo to see why hiring feels different with Willo.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep346 - REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - TALENT TECHNOLOGY

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:26:10 +0100

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - TALENT TECHNOLOGY Can you believe that we're at the end of another year in Brainfood? As is tradition, we're going to do a 4 part series to conclude the year - and I will be a 4 part series where we review the major events and trends which have occurred on all the topics which matter to us. To kick off the series, let's talk about the the talent tech landscape - what is going on the tools we rely on every day? - Investment landscape in Worktech - Sector breakdown...where is the VC going? - Rise of AI sourcing tools - Big deals, the M&A's - what does this mean? - Linkedin Hiring Assistant - Open AI jobs - Monster / Career Builder Obit - Mercor... - Indeed, what is going on? - Verticalised AI Agents, what are the implications for core platforms? - ATS / HRIS combo - didn't happen? - ATS / CRM - did happen? - Job Candidate use of AI vs AI Assessment - Rise of Verification / Background Checking - What else is under-the-radar that we need to talk about? We're with Alexander Chukovski, HR Tech Consultant, George LaRocque, Founder (WorkTech), Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter) & friends on Friday 28th November, 2pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep 346 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Feeling buried under a backlog of disconnected tools, spammy applicants, and stalled workflows? This latest guide from Greenhouse shares how their innovative platform brings simplicity and control back to recruiting. Discover how to:

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep345 - Recruitment Advertising ....with AI Agents?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:22:30 +0100

RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING ....WITH AI AGENTS? We may look back at 2025 has a pivotal year in online job advertising. Economic chaos, investment uncertainty, rise of AI, has made employers change how they think about headcount and are increasingly scrutinising the ROI of traditional job distribution. The flood of irrelevant applications has more or less killed the ppc model - what other iterations do we expect to see over the next 12 months? We're going to be speaking with the C-level team at VONQ to better understand state of market. - Recruitment Advertising 2025 - What are the available job advertising models? - Which ones seem to be on the rise / on the decline? - Niche vs Generalised Job Board advertising and relationship with business models - AI-enabled Job Applications, how big an impact on job advertising? - How does this force job advertising vendors to adapt? - What are the mitigation strategies? - AI Agents, verticalised vs generalised - What can they do - How does this impact candidate acquisition? - What does Recruitment Advertising look like over the next 12 months? We're with Ritu Mohanka, CEO & Bill Fischer, CTO, (VONQ) & friends on Friday 21st November, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep345 is sponsored by VONQ Transform recruitment advertising by leveraging AI-driven technology, deep ATS integrations, and expertise to deliver high-quality candidates to the shortlist while elevating employer brands. Our solution is now available via over 100 Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Human Capital Management (HCM) platforms, accessible to over 80% of the US and EU talent acquisition teams. We have a +5000 global media channels network and back our solutions with reliable automation, data-driven recommendations, recruitment marketing expertise, programmatic advertising, and meaningful reporting. Need to get more qualified, relevant and motivated job candidates at the top of the funnel? Get in touch with VONQ here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep350 - Diversity & Inclusion in the Era of AI and Emerging Cybersecurity Threats

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:38:20 +0100

Diversity & Inclusion in an Era of Emerging AI and Cyberthreats The rise of candidate fraud has been a huge topic in recruitment in 2025, so much so that employers have had to take extreme steps to protect their businesses, from asking candidates to physically move on command in front of screen to come in person to attend interview on premise, to go through ID verification procedures which would have previously been reserved for high security roles. What does all this mean for diversity and inclusion? That the question we're going to ask in today's Brainfood Live - State of Candidate Fraud - What are the potential concerns for D&I - On premise, requires car - More rigid work patterns is bad for primary care givers - ID verification techniques depend on photo ID - Bank records / Criminal records / Credit records - Economically deprived are most likely to have disadvantage in ID verification processes - Gender: name change for women married / divorce - Trans: ID change, no longer recognised in some states? - Ambiguity on legislation, concern over future direction - How do we ensure that ID verification and candidate fraud mitigation steps do not over step into identity profiling and prejudice? All this and more on brainfood live on air. We're with Kyle Barry, CISO (Clear), Torin Ellis, Principal Analyst (The Torin Ellis Brand) & Daniel Chait, CEO (Greenhouse) on Friday 14th November, 2pm GMT. Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Episode 350 is sponsored by Greenhouse It’s tough out there for today’s recruiting teams. The rise of AI, slashed recruiting budgets and lean teams have made candidate funnels more chaotic than ever. Take back control of your candidate pipeline with new Greenhouse features that help put an end to application overload, messy data, and disconnected tools. Check out everything new at Greenhouse here!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep344 - Grading My Recruitment Predictions for 2025

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:44:23 +0100

GRADING MY RECRUITMENT FORECASTS FOR 2025 Every year I write a long post making 20 predictions for the year ahead. This year, for the first time ever, I'm going to grade my predictions and see how I have got on 20 x Predictions for Recruiting in 2025 1. AI Assessment mainstreams; 50% of high volume hirers (more than 5000 hires per year) will have a solution in place by EOY. 2. ‘Skill based hiring’ revives as employers describe deployment of AI assessment as commitment to SBH. %age of employers describing themselves as SBH increases 50%. 3. 2FA on job ads increases 400% as an attempt to suppress increased applicant flow. 4. Applications per job increase by 25% as AI-enablement mainstreams candidate side. 5. Big round of investment for AI voice interview vendors currently at Seed - $100M raised in this sector by EOY 2025. 6. Non-FTE vs FTE hiring increases by 10% in 2025. 7. Avg internal TA team goes 25% non-FTE. 8. Req load per recruiter increases 15%. 9. Percentage of solo TA function goes from 73% to 83%. 10. TA teams continue geographic dispersal - %age of TA teams with multinational component increases by 30%. 11. More companies decentralise talent acquisition - %age of employers where HM do outreach increases by 10%. 12. Candidate resentment stabilises - with 2% points either side of 2024 level. 13. ‘Chief Automation Officer’ becomes an industry talking point in 2025, same as Chief Diversity Officer in 2020. 14. Speaking of DEIB, clear Atlantic divergence in 2025 - US explicit retrench, Europe implicit progress. 15. US vs UK economic integration deepens - %age of new UK based TA jobs from US employers increases 100%. 16. Global Staffing agencies revenue / profit down another 10% (profit warning again in Q1 2025). 17. But medium sized agencies / RPO stage mini bounce back as employers push more requirements out from denuded TA teams. 18. RecOps, Talent Intelligence roles decline 20%, EB roles decline 30%. People & Culture roles increase 15%. 19. Somebody Ubersises the legions of fractional TA’s out there. Probably this is Indeed. 20. Over half of these predictions will be directionally incorrect, 20% will be absolutely incorrect. What should the grading system be? I thinking a sliding scale A to E. What should be the source of truth? That is where we will be bringing in experts from industry who can validate the claims. It's going to be a good one folks. Friday 14th November, 12pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep 344 is sponsored by our friends Popp Popp’s AI recruitment platform amplifies what your team can do by effortlessly and instantly scaling your recruiting capacity. Popp's recruitment platform sits between your ATS and your talent team, providing unprecedented hiring power at unlimited scale. Our AI automates repetitive tasks throughout the hiring journey, intelligently and accurately. Meaning your team can focus on higher value tasks. Randstand, Robert Walters, Bloom & Wild, AMN Healthcare and more are using Popp to x10 their hiring capacity. Want to know more? Book a demo with one of Popp's friendly founding team

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep342 - Career Transition - Trips from Ex-Pro Athletes

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:48:59 +0100

CAREER TRANSITION - LESSONS FROM EX-PRO ATHLETES Changing career is never easy, especially if you've committed everything into a vocation which you might have thought to be your whole of life focus. I know well myself, having previously attempted to go down the tech entrepreneur path but now very happily but very fortuitously landing into what seems to be a media business! Perhaps no other vocation is as tunnel focused as that of a professional athlete. You can imagine you cannot achieve elite performance without going all in. So what happens...when it doesn't happen and you have to switch? We're going to bring in ex-pro athletes to help us better understand the techniques needed for transition. - When did you know? - What were the feelings when you knew it was time to change? - Identity crisis: how did you handle the change of identity when changed? - What are the internal and external challenges of switching into 'civilian' life? - How did you choose your new path? - What resources did you have to help guide you to a new path? - How did you cope with the status change? - Did you feel people treated differently now in civilian life? - What does it feel like to work with a team / work by yourself? - Have there been any techniques from elite sports which you have found useful in civilian life? - What resources should be available for ex-pro athletes to more successfully transition? - What resources should there be for other people from any other profession to transition? - What are your top tips for successful career switch? It's going to be a good one folks. We're with Ben Stocken, Founder (West Peak) Charlie Mulraine, Personal Development (The Professional Cricketers Association), Agne Chmyznikova, Practice Lead (People & Transformation) on Friday 7th November, 2pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep342 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Drive faster, more confident hiring decisions with native AI-Notetaking Ashby’s AI Notetaker brings structured meeting data together with emails, notes, feedback, and more. It shortens time to feedback and provides rich candidate context, helping your team align quickly and make faster, more confident hiring decisions. Spend less time typing and more time hiring with interview notes that practically write themselves.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep341 - Talent Acquisition Budgeting for the AI-Enabled Function

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:03:04 +0100

BUDGETING FOR AN AI-ENABLED TALENT ACQUISITION FUNCTION We're racing toward the end of the year and inevitably attention turns to plans for the future. But today we face a future which is increasingly difficult to predict and where agility, resilience and ability to quickly pivot without loss of performance are the qualities every function needs to develop to maintain value to the business. What does this mentality mean for how we allocate budget in talent acquisition? Today we're going to debate the issue with industry leaders who have experience of budget planning and have had to balance between competing priorities. - Do we spend more on automation and less on payroll? - Do we create a buffer to spend on RPO partners who can help us scale up capacity, whilst we retain a lean permanent staff? - How about reducing payroll whilst maintaining headcount? - Do we spend on hiring entry level talent and ramp up with intensive AI upskilling? - What does the future look like in 2030 and should we start budgeting to a longer term framework? - How much recruiting work do we expect hiring managers to be doing in 2030? - Should we invest in diversification in related fields, adjacent to Talent Acquisition? - Do we go large with enterprise grade master software, or continue with a core platform + point solutions? - What about training and development? - Do we even talk about DEIB today? All this and more as we discuss how the changing world of work, is being reflected in the changing priorities of for the talent acquisition function, With industry heavyweights Johnny Campbell, CEO (Social Talent), Elaine Atkinson, Leadership Coach (In Wonder Coaching), Kobi Ampoma, Head of Talent Acquisition (The HEINEKEN Company) & friends, We are on Friday 31st October, 2pm GMT follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spotfor this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep341 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse It’s tough out there for today’s recruiting teams. The rise of AI, slashed recruiting budgets and lean teams have made candidate funnels more chaotic than ever. Take back control of your candidate pipeline with new Greenhouse features that help put an end to application overload, messy data, and disconnected tools. Check out everything new at Greenhouse here!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep343 - Future of Recruiter Enablement - Vouch Live Demo

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:57:17 +0100

FASTER, SMARTER, MORE HUMAN: THE FUTURE OF RECRUITER ENABLEMENT. Hiring has never been harder. Recruiters are under pressure to move fast, personalise outreach, and tell a story candidates believe in. But here’s the problem: recruiters don’t have the same tools that sales or marketing teams take for granted. I’m teaming up with Vouch to show how recruiters can finally catch up — with a new way to cut through the chaos: Recruiter Enablement. Join us live for a demo, discussion, and Q&A on Weds 29th October, 1230PM PT / 330pm ET follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep340 - A Psychologist Perspective on Candidate Feedback

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:30:07 +0200

A PSYCHOLOGISTS TAKE ON CANDIDATE FEEDBACK. Bad feedback - or no feedback - is perhaps the most common criticism by job candidates looking for work. Why is feedback important, and why do recruiters do this so badly? We're going to take the psychologists perspective one of the most persistent problems in our industry and see whether we can learn from a field of study outside of our own! - What are the current theories about why feedback is needed? - What are the stories we tell ourselves about why we need feedback? - What is really going on? - Why is feedback particularly challenging in recruitment? - Are there unusual psychological conditions in the context of job search which make feedback both difficult give and difficult to give well? - Why do candidates vary in their demands for feedback? - Under what conditions are candidates most upset about the job search experience? - Will increased training help, or does this require simply more capacity on behalf of the recruiters? - Are incentives correctly aligned for good feedback to be provided? - What technology innovations can change the dynamic behind persistence bad feedback experience? All this and more with brainfood favourite and professional psychologist, author and coach Nikolai Mihailov. We are on Friday 24th October, 2pm GMT follow the channel here Ep340 is sponsored by our friends BrightHire BrightHire, the AI copilot for exceptional hiring used by hundreds of game-changing companies like Canva, Vercel, Multiverse, up to the Fortune 500.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep334 - Interviews Are Not Evaluating the Right Skills

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:34:34 +0200

INTERVIEWS AREN'T EVALUATING THE RIGHT SKILLS: INSIGHTS FROM ANALYSING 1,311 INTERVIEW LOOPS What is actually happening at interviews? It's the most critical part of any assessment process yet it is also the one which we know least about, not least because we've never had the means to really study them at scale. That is why this latest research from Harvard Business Review is so significant - across 1300+ organisations, 50+_ organisations and tens of thousands of interviews, researchers using BrightHire proprietary data track what is actually happening in this crucial step of the process. The insight reveals challenges to which we will in recruitment have an urgency in handling. (a) the gap between what JDs communicate to candidates are the critical qualifications for positions vs. what's actually covered in interviews (b) the effectiveness of interviews in the evaluation of skills (c) the extent to which interviews are evaluating for AI skills We're doing a Brainfood Live special with BrightHire CEO Ben Sesser and William Leeds, Head of Data Science - we're going through this research with the Harvard Business Review! We are on Thursday 23rd October, 4pm BST / 11am ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep334 is sponsored by our friends BrightHire BrightHire, the AI copilot for exceptional hiring used by hundreds of game-changing companies like Canva, Vercel, Multiverse, up to the Fortune 500.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep339 - State of C Level Hiring - Annual ESIX Report 2025

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:54:37 +0200

ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT 2025: CORPORATE EXECUTIVE SEARCH There probably isn't a recruitment function more shrouded in mystery than Corporate Exec Search! This is hiring for the function leaders who will make disproportionate impact on your organisations bottom line and often involves a high degree of discretion, especially as incumbent-in-place is a common scenario. For organisations are able to tell us what this world looks like better than ESIX - the premier community of Corporate Exec Search professionals. With thousands of members, across hundreds of the top employers in the world, ESIX have access to the collective intelligence of what hiring has been like the internal headhunters. I'm delighted to invite ESIX Chairman, Simon Mullins to do a 1-2-1 with us and share data from ESIX Annual Benchmark report on how Corp Exec Search is operating - from budget allocation, tool usage, role profile and state of the leadership job market. We might even get a glimpse of some data which is usually members only We are on Friday 17th October, 2pm BST follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep339 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Fraudulent candidates in hiring pipelines are increasingly draining recruiting teams time and attention. In extreme cases they pose security risks. Launching this week, Ashby’s new feature automatically detects fraud signals so your team can mark candidates as fraudulent during your application review helping you focus on real candidates - all without disrupting the candidate experience. Follow their page to see when it launches Live Webinar: AI Notetaker in Action and see what’s next for AI at Ashby Ashby’s All-in-One recruiting software spans ATS, Scheduling, CRM & Sourcing, and Analytics, and now they’re adding AI Notetaking to a platform already infused with useful AI.Their new AI Notetaker records, transcribes, and structures your meeting notes to help you make faster, more confident hiring decisions. In the event, you’ll also learn how Ashby is uniquely suited to help teams adopt AI responsibly while preparing for an AI and agent-oriented future.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep338 - Recruitment Agency 2028!

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:41:23 +0200

RECRUITMENT AGENCY: 2028! It's been an incredibly challenging 3 year period for the staffing agency market. Hostile de-globalisation, End of ZIRP, and the Rise of AI has prompted employers to radically rethinking their workforce requirements - and in the case of many of the highest paying sectors - finance, technology, consultancy - reduce absolute number of heads in order to do more with less. Forward thinking recruitment agencies are responding to new market conditions with innovations of their own - in business development, in service offerings and in candidate acquisition. More transformation will inevitably occur as the external macro continues to be volatile and the staffing agency market continues to become more competitive We will cover; - What are the episodic vs persistent trends in the staffing agency market? - How is business development changing? - Where are technologies having the most impact in staffing agency operations? - What markets will staffing agencies focus on going forward? - Where will agencies find customers in 2028? - Where will agencies find candidates in 2028? - Will the solo recruiter + AI enabled be the default template of tomorrow's recruiter? - What defensive moat do agents have against AI? - Will organisations turn more to agencies are internal TA continue to get cut? - What are the future proof techniques for maintaining relationships with clients who may not buy for 12 months or longer? - What business model best suits a staffing firm in anticipated market conditions in 2028? All this and more with some of the smartest people in the staffing agency space. Join Louise Triance, Founder (UKRecruiter), Kalpesh Baxi, James Osbourne, Chairman (The Recruitment Network), Keith Langbo, Founder (Kelaca), Keith Southern, Founder (The Power Hive) & John Chirikjian, CEO (Hire Inc). We are on Friday 10th October, 2pm BST follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep338 is sponsored by our friends Hire Inc Hire.inc is an AI-powered recruitment platform that streamlines hiring with advanced AI sourcing agents, automated AI interview notes, bulk resume screening, and a collaborative ATS. Designed for startups & staffing agencies, Hire.inc helps recruitment teams find, evaluate, and engage top talent faster while integrating into existing workflows. Question for all recruiters: how much is your time worth?? Answer: a lot more than you think Demo and try for free here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep336 - Recruiters Meet Your New AI Coworkers - Chase, Archer & Thena (Live Demo of AI Agents)

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:46:35 +0200

RECRUITERS: SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW CO-WORKERS ARCHER, CHASE & THENA! (LIVE DEMO OF AI AGENTS) Is your recruitment supplier talking to you about AI Agents? Well this is the show where we challenge the founders to come on screen to live demo their new AI workers to the brainfood audience! Not content will one agent, our friends at hackajob are have launched no less than three at the same time: Meet: 🏹 Archer – Smarter inbound applications, 8x more likely to convert to interview. Reach passive audiences through structured data 🗣️ Chase – Your AI recruiter, holding tens of thousands of conversations weekly. 🔎 Thena – Resume screening powerhouse, cutting review time by 70%. After extensive period of trialling, hackajob are seeing that early customers are reviewing 68% fewer interviews needed per hire, 8X more unique candidates progressed after application with Archer and Thena alone cuts manual review time by 70% These are step change improvements in hiring efficiency. How does it all work? Well lets see and hear it from the horses mouth with CEO Mark Chaffey doing live demo with us the Thursday We are on Thursday 9th October, 3pm BST / 10am ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep336 is sponsored by our friends hackajob AI agents for job seekers and employers—making hiring easier, faster and fairer.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep337 - Fraud Signals - AI, Job Candidates & the CyberSecurity of Recruitment

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:50:53 +0200

FRAUD SIGNALS: AI, JOB CANDIDATES & THE CYBERSECURITY OF RECRUITMENT The rise of AI and AI Agents will fundamentally change the way in which we discover information. We are heading into a future which will everything digital will be mediated first by AI. This has huge implications in many aspects of professional work, with job search and hiring perhaps being one of the first areas of work where early challenges might be detected. Let's talk AI, job candidates and the cybersecurity of recruitment. - What are the most risky things which recruiters do which expose company to fraud risk? - Should recruiters download documents which are speculatively sent in? - How to process candidates if document is not a PDF? - What are the main signals of potential ID fraud? - IP address inconsistencies - LinkedIn profile recency - LinkedIn profile incompleteness - Inconsistencies on online profile aggregation - Time delay during interview - Camera off/on during interview - Implications for DEIB - Which jobs are most at risk for fraud? - Which companies, in which countries are most regular targets for fraud? - Implications for bias / racial profiling - How to be rigorous yet also fair - the challenge of CX in the era of high cybersecurity risk We are on Tuesday 2nd October, 10am / 3pm BST follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep337 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep335 - What Happens When Everyone Has A Co-pilot?

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:51:20 +0200

WHAT HAPPENS TO RECRUITMENT WHEN AI IS YOUR COPILOT? 2025 will turn out to be the year when AI Agents mainstreamed into the recruiting profession. We're going to move past the semantic conversations on what is or is not 'Agentic AI' and simply get on with working with software which is going to do a lot of the heavy lifting work for us. I think we will be surprised in two ways: how effective these AI agents are in delivering results and how much wider a scope they will end up having, on many parts of the hiring funnel. The question needs to asked: what does this mean for Talent Acquisition? What does our function look like when every recruiter - every hiring manager - has a hiring co-pilot? Talent Acquisition, as well as the wider Human Resources function, urgently need to centre the discussion on what the 'human value added' really is when it comes to creating great organisations. We're going to do taking on the hard conversations in today's debate on the future of recruitment when everyone has a copilot. - General vs Verticalised AI Agents - What can Verticalised AI Agents do today - What level of performance by AI Agents are required for work to be transferred? - AI ethics & legislation - are they paper tigers? - What is the human value added? - When does low cost mass produced 'Good enough' beat high cost, custom made, artisanally produced? - Human Value Added - what is this, can we articulate it? - What gets automated - expert or non-expert, routine or episodic? - Do we even control this, or do vendors determine what tasks get automated? - Humans-in-the-loop - how do we make this substantive, rather than rubber stamp? - Under what circumstances do we believe a human can / should veto AI recommendation? - How do Talent Acquisition professionals need to reposition in with the advent of effective AI Agents? - Do we need to talk about Capitalism? We are on Friday 3rd October, 2pm BST follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep335 is sponsored by our friends Metaview Our most ambitious agent yet is here: AI Sourcing This isn’t sourcing as you know it. Not another Boolean search. Not another rigid filter. This is flexible, agentic search - built on your hiring DNA. ✔ Proactive: From your first intake call, the agent automatically runs a search. ✔ Collaborative: You guide the search, AI does the heavy lifting. ✔ Flexible: Context-aware and learns from unstructured data and feedback. Source high-fit candidates faster than you ever thought possible with an AI teammate that learns from every action and hiring manager’s feedback—getting more precise, personalized, and effective over time. Be the first to try it. Join the waitlist.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep333 - Talent Pooling - Lessons from TA Community Builders

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:15:01 +0200

TALENT POOLING: LESSONS FROM TA COMMUNITY BUILDERS We all know that it easier to get engagement from people who already know you or your brand. Have a think about how you respond to known contacts in WhatsApp vs unknown callers on your phone! As we move toward a world where AI generated communication will come to dominate, we can anticipate that the establishment of trust relationships with your target audience is going to be key in effective hiring. Lets deep dive: - What is talent pooling, how is this different from 'collecting CV's - What needs to be done in order to 'acquire' someone into a talent pool? - How do you convert a database into a community? - What are the policies of exclusion in this community? - How do we balance this with an inclusive ethos? - How to police bad behaviour? - How formal should be safe spaces? - What is the best tech platform to use to organise communities? - If we are planning to hire from this community, do we remove people who then get a job? - What professions are most suited for community building? - What circumstances make most sense when putting together a talent pooling plan? - Do we need a specialist function to do this? - What can AI do to help build community - or is this antithetical to how things are done? All this and more, with Willem Wijnans, Community Lead (Ashby), Marie Chaponiere, Founder (Behind the Mask), Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter) & Mahmoud Aly, Community Lead (Egypt Recruiting Community) & Lars Schmidt, Head of Talent (Fruitist) We are on Friday 26th Sep, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep333 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Ashby just raised $50M in Series D funding, and they’re going all in on what modern recruiting teams actually need. So, what’s next? AI is moving from novelty to necessity. Most tools talk about AI, Ashby makes it work. Their all-in-one platform gives AI real structure so recruiters get time back with AI note-taking, feedback summaries, and personalized outreach emails. In fact, 57% of Ashby's customer base is now using AI within the platform, up from 23% at the start of 2024. Quality of Hire is finally getting real. More teams are rolling out Quality of Hire programs with Ashby than ever before. What used to be a slide in a quarterly review is now a real strategy, with surveys and reporting built in. It’s clearer, faster, and easier to connect to business outcomes. Community is the new operating system. Ashby already made a big splash with Ashby One, their first customer conference that brought hundreds of talent leaders and RecOps professionals together for a week of sessions, panels, dinners, and live events. With this new funding, they’re doubling down on the community by expanding ACE (Ashby Customer Expert) chapters, scaling education programs, and giving local leaders more ways to connect, share learnings, and build lasting networks. … and the word is out. Enterprise teams like Shopify and Snowflake are already in. With 123% growth and fresh funding to fuel what’s next, Ashby is just getting started. Bottom line: Ashby is not just building software. They are building the infrastructure for modern recruiting. See the full announcement. Not on Ashby yet? Get a demo today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep332 - Ghosting - Why Job Application Tsunami is No Excuse!

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:06:31 +0200

GHOSTING: WHY THE AI JOB APPLICATION TSUNAMI IS NO EXCUSE Diffusion of technology innovation across society is something to be celebrated. We need to be aware of the challenges to existing structures that this will inevitably bring and refactor our processes to account for the changes. One of the first ways in which employers are experiencing this challenge is in how to handle the increased volume of job applicants, who have improved both the quality and quantity of their outputs. We're going to talk today about the AI job applicant tsunami and how this does not mitigate employer responsibility for candidate experience. It's no excuse for ghosting! - What is the state of candidate experience in 2025? - What are the factors which explain the trend lines? - What is the impact of AI in the job candidate experience?\ - How can employers balance between efficiency vs experience? - Can we kill the idea that 'more human' is always better candidate experience? - What are the common themes to great candidate experience? - Faced with lean TA teams + increase workload, what are top TA teams doing about this? - Ghosting: what does it take to eliminate this? - What role can technology play in supporting candidate experience? - Hybrid human + AI = when human vs when AI? All this and more, with Daniel Chait, CEO (Greenhouse), Kevin Grossman, VP of CandE Benchmark Research (Survale), Cheryl Petersen, Global Head of Candidate Experience (Arup) & Bradley Cooper, Associate VP Technology (SASR Workforce Solutions) We are on Thursday 25th Sep, 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep332 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep331 - New KPI's for Tomorrow's Talent Acquisition

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:38:00 +0200

NEW RECRUITMENT KPI'S FOR TOMORROW'S TALENT ACQUISITION We are beginning to see some step change improvements in recruiter capability. The promise of AI has been overblown in many areas, but it is clear huge efficiency gains have been seen in areas such as sourcing, CV review, interview note taking, interview scheduling and more. These are areas which previously took large teams for recruiters a lot of time to manage. Now with increased in capability, what does this do to how we measure recruiter performance? Lets deep dive: - Pre AI, what were the industry avg numbers: how many reqs per capita, how many hires per month - What is the number today in 2025? - What does it look like in 2026? - Areas of greatest efficiency gain: Applicant Review, Sourcing New Candidates etc - How has the time distribution changed once AI comes into production? - Are we spending more time per candidate? Do we have more or less candidate interviews? - QoH...does this measure change? - What would we expect once every TA team becomes AI-enabled? - How do we design a dynamic system of performance measures, which takes into account AI maturity? - What does this mean for people currently in TA - what skills to develop? - How do we ensure early entry talent flow? All this and more, with Adriano Herdman, CEO (We Are Move), Emma Mirrington, Founder (The Talent Labs), Alan Price, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (Deel), Neil Morelli, Founder (Workplace Labs) & friends. We are on Friday 19th Sep, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep331 is sponsored by our friends Teamtailor Let's change it up this week, updated copy below; Remember when hiring felt simple? A candidate applied, you picked up the phone, and great conversations just… happened. Somewhere along the way, recruitment became more complicated. Too many tools, too many tabs, and too little time for the human side of hiring. That’s why Teamtailor exists, to put people back at the heart of the process. From creating career sites candidates love, to managing every step of the journey in one seamless platform, we help you focus on what matters most: building great teams. Join more than 185,000 recruiters and discover the new way to attract and hire top talent — with all the AI powered tools you need. Let’s make hiring human again. See why 11,000+ companies trust us

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep329 - Impact of AI in the Blue Chip Graduate Career

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:46:46 +0200

IMPACT OF AI IN THE BLUE CHIP GRADUATE CAREER In the before times, the passport to comfortable middle class prosperity was go to a good University, get a 2.1 or above, and apply to a graduate scheme with a blue chip organisation. Most attractive were the global professional services firms - McKinsey, Accenture, PwC, KPMG, BCG and the rest. With the advent of AI replacing a great deal of the knowledge related tasks previously performed by graduate entry into these firms, is this path no longer as viable as it once was? Lets deep dive: - State of the blue chip graduate recruiting market - What is the volume of intake 2020-2025? - What type of work might we have expected from early entry employees in PS? - How much of this is 'exposed' to AI disintermediation? - Does AI have a different impact rather than direct replacing the task? - What do PS firms expect from early entry talent in 2025 and beyond? - How can early entry talent best position for a future in PS? - How will Management Consultancy itself change over time? All this and more, with Yazad Dalal, Chief Growth Officer (Joveo), Marketa Simkova, Partner, Head of People, Performance, Culture - KPMG Middle East & Sophie Jablansky, Senior PM (Veris Insights)from within the Professional Services and Management Consultancy sector. We are on Friday 12th Sep, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep329 is sponsored by our friends Joveo As the global leader in AI-powered recruitment marketing and candidate engagement, we are transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest and smartest employers, staffing businesses, RPOs, and recruitment advertising agencies. Want to find out more? Speak to one of our team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep328 - Realities of AI in TA - Insights from 1000 Heads of Talent Acquisition

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:32:52 +0200

REALITIES OF AI - INSIGHT & ANALYSIS FROM 1000 HEADS OF TA Get ahead of the AI curve with exclusive first-look insights from Fosway Group’s cutting-edge ‘Realities of AI’ research. Sven Elbert unpacks the biggest trends, priorities, and pain points Talent Acquisition leaders will face in 2025. Expect sharp analysis, no-nonsense guidance, and practical, data-driven advice to help you build smarter AI strategies – and finally cut through the hype. Lets deep dive: - What is the State of Talent Acquisition in 2025 - How have Talent Acquisition priorities shifted from 2024 to 2025? - Doing More With Less? Well, how are we doing with this? - Budget for tech vs Budget for Payroll - Avg size of Talent Acquisition teams - sector / region / country - Avg req load per capita - What investments in technology are going forward? - How is AI being adopted throughout the TA function? - How is talent acquisition being measured today? - AI Agents - where are they, are they now in the workforce? All this and more, as Sven Elbert, Head of Analytical Services at Fosway, takes us through the research conducted on Heads of TA in US, UK, Germany and France. We are on Friday 5th Sep, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep328 is sponsored by our friends Teamtailor Let's change it up this week, updated copy below; Remember when hiring felt simple? A candidate applied, you picked up the phone, and great conversations just… happened. Somewhere along the way, recruitment became more complicated. Too many tools, too many tabs, and too little time for the human side of hiring. That’s why Teamtailor exists, to put people back at the heart of the process. From creating career sites candidates love, to managing every step of the journey in one seamless platform, we help you focus on what matters most: building great teams. Join more than 185,000 recruiters and discover the new way to attract and hire top talent — with all the AI powered tools you need. Let’s make hiring human again. See why 11,000+ companies trust us

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep327 - SEO for LLM's - What TA & EB Have GOT to Know

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:52:47 +0200

SEO FOR LLM'S? WHAT TALENT ACQUISITION AND EMPLOYER BRANDING HAVE TO KNOW Generative AI is transforming the way people discover and research employers - and it’s happening faster than most Talent Acquisition teams realise. Google’s own research reveals a 30% drop in clicks from traditional search in 2025 alone, as AI-generated summaries answer more user queries before anyone lands on your site. This shift, from Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) to LLM Optimisation, brings seismic implications for Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding. In this live session, we unpack what this means - and what to do next. Join us as we explore:

The current state of SEO in a world of LLMs
How GenAI is reshaping user journeys and web traffic patterns
The challenge: career site visits are down, but applications are up—why?
And why reduced traffic doesn’t mean your career site is any less important - in fact it’s the opposite
How to influence the new SEO with content designed for LLMs, not just search crawlers
Why getting into the training data of GenAI models matters for brand visibility and influencing the narrative
Prompt testing: which employers are being recommended by major LLMs?
Tactical playbook: 5 essential things TA and Employer Brand teams should do today to stay visible, relevant, and in control

This isn’t just about traffic—it’s about trust, discoverability, and performance. Content is now the engine that fuels both external AI (LLMs) and internal AI (your own platform tools). And that makes it the new competitive edge. All this and more with one of the first to draw attention to SEO for LLM, Nathan Perrott, SVP Solutions Engineering (Radancy) We are on Wednesday 3rd Sep, 12pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep327 is sponsored by our friends Radancy Radancy delivers the future of hiring. As the global leader in talent acquisition software, Radancy helps enterprises strengthen their organizations with an AI-powered platform that simplifies hiring, reduces costs and accelerates results. Fueled by rich data and deep industry expertise, the Radancy Talent Acquisition Cloud transforms every step of the candidate journey to hire the most qualified talent in any environment – driving efficiency, enhancing experiences, maximizing ROI and empowering organizations to build the workforce of tomorrow. Book a demo with one of our team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep326 - TA Capacity Planning in the Era of AI

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:34:02 +0200

HOW MUCH CAN YOUR TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM DO? CAPACITY PLANNING IN THE ERA OF AI Working out how much capacity you have as a TA leader is pretty much critical to doing your job properly; in fact, it be one of the top three most important things a TA leader should be doing. How do we most effectively do this - does anyone have a framework? Better yet, does anyone have the experience? We're going to do deep dive on the topic in Brainfood Live On Air. - What is Talent Acquisition Capacity Planning? - Do you understand how your current actually operates (time / tasks study) - What types of recruiter roles do you have in team? - What levels of seniority do they have in your team? - How to account for different working styles? - How to calculate difficult of role? - How do we know the target is realistic? - How to ensure dynamism in the capacity plan - Do we factor in mental health?? - How about other life circumstance / external commitments - Risk factors to consider - Tools to help. All this and more with Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Global Talent Acquisition (Morningstar), Amandeep Shergill, Director Talent Acquisition (Automattic), Bradley Clark, Director of Talent Acquisition (Article) & Karen Hutchinson Adão, Group Resourcing Director (Mitie) We are on Friday 29th Aug, 2pm BST / 9am ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep326 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep325 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Lessons from Exec Coaches

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:58:05 +0200

OVERCOMING IMPOSTER SYNDROME: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM EXEC COACHING 'Imposter Syndrome' is perhaps one of the most well known of psychological phenomena, one which many of us are undoubtedly familiar. Why is it that we tell ourselves that we do not belong, are that we are not worthy of the role or the moment? Let's dive into the psychology of imposter syndrome and see if we can find practical tips to overcome it. - What is imposter syndrome? - How does it manifest? - What are the theories behind it? - What negative outcomes can come from having imposter syndrome? - Is it the correct path to pathologies this? - Imposter syndrome in Talent Acquisition - when is this most likely to occur? - What psychological profile of person is most likely to suffer from it? - Practical tips: what are the methods of reducing imposter syndrome? - Can it ever be removed from our psychic make up? - What steps should listeners practice now? All this and more with Richard Ayre, Exec Coach (The Leadership Torch), Elaine Atkinson, Leadership Coach (In Wonder Coaching) & Tasha Cluskey, Comic / TA Partner We are on Friday 22nd Aug, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep325 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Ashby just raised $50M in Series D funding, and they’re going all in on what modern recruiting teams actually need. So, what’s next? AI is moving from novelty to necessity. Most tools talk about AI. Ashby makes it work. Their all-in-one platform gives AI real structure so recruiters get time back with AI note-taking, feedback summaries, and personalized outreach emails. Quality of Hire is finally getting real. More teams are rolling out Quality of Hire programs with Ashby than ever before. What used to be a slide in a quarterly review is now a real strategy, with surveys and reporting built in. It’s clearer, faster, and easier to connect to business outcomes. Community is the new operating system. Ashby already made a big splash with Ashby One, their first customer conference that brought hundreds of talent leaders and RecOps professionals together for a week of sessions, panels, dinners, and live events. With this new funding, they’re doubling down on the community by expanding ACE (Ashby Customer Expert) chapters, scaling education programs, and giving local leaders more ways to connect, share learnings, and build lasting networks. … and the word is out. Enterprise teams like Shopify and Snowflake are already in. With 123% growth and fresh funding to fuel what’s next, Ashby is just getting started. Bottom line: Ashby is not just building software. They are building the infrastructure for modern recruiting. See the full announcement. Not on Ashby yet? Get a demo today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep324 - Automate or Augment - Pulse Check on State of AI in TA

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:45:10 +0200

Automate or Augment? Quarterly Spot Check on the State of AI in TA With ChatGPT5 round the corner, as well as the release of ChatGPT Agent by Open AI, we are soon to see mass distribution of the next generation of AI. The innovation rate is cycling too fast for any one of us to accurately keep pace so I am going to do a regular quarterly check in on AI adoption in TA / HR and Recruitment use cases which are actually happening, and what can be achieved with AI in reality. We will learn: - Current state of General AI Agents - what can it do, can it not do - Current state of Verticalised AI Agents or Agent-ike AI? - Key areas of Hiring funnel which can be automated or augmented - Who decides what is automated or augmented - are humans consciously making these decisions? - What level of AI-literacy do you need to 'make AI work'? - AI Operations Lead ...are we going to be seeing this role in TA? - Where will be in 3 months time (where we will reprise show review!) All this and more with Alla Pavlova, Tech & Art Recruiter (Riot Games), Marcel van der Meer, AI Automation Expert (Klikwork Talent), Leandro Gomes da Silva, Head of AI Operations (Nobel Recruitment)& Tony de Graaf, Founder (Gusto Consulting) We are on Friday 15th Aug, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep324 is sponsored by our friends at Hire Hire.inc is an AI-powered recruitment platform that streamlines hiring with advanced AI sourcing agents, automated AI interview notes, bulk resume screening, and a collaborative ATS. Designed for startups & staffing agencies, Hire.inc helps recruitment teams find, evaluate, and engage top talent faster while integrating into existing workflows. Question for all recruiters: how much is your time worth?? Answer: a lot more than you think Demo and try for free here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep322 - RecOps & AI : Techniques to Accelerate Adoption

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:52:33 +0200

RecOps & AI: TECHNIQUES TO ACCELERATE AI ADOPTION Recruitment Operations developed as a distinct function with Talent Acquisition with a purpose of ensuring the entire recruiting function operated as efficiently and as resiliently as possible. This was BEFORE the advent of Artificial Intelligence, so what is the situation in 2025 when AI powered efficiency are the No1, 2 and 3 priorities for almost every business? We're going to be speaking with Ops leaders to find out how RecOps teams have helped TA functions accelerate their adoption of AI. - What is RecOps in 2025? - What is the relationship between RecOps and the other functions in Talent Acquisition? - Order business: what are the items of work RecOps professionals do? - What makes a RecOps function a high performing one? - Can we measure RecOps efficacy from the performance of those they are supporting? - How does having an independent RecOps function accelerate technology? - What are the unique differences between AI adoption and adoption of other categories of technology? - How do you ensure tech implementation is a success? - How do you increase utilisation of tech products? - Do you get involved in decision making as to what gets automated? - What are the skills required to be an effective RecOps professional? - How do you see the function evolve in a future of workforce where humans are augmented by AI colleagues? All this and more with Mark Harman, Global Head of Recruitment Operations (Wise), Victoria Murphy,Global Head TA Operations (JLL) & Stephen Collopy, Head of Talent Operations & Enablement (Delivery Hero) We are on Friday 8th August, 2pm BST / 9ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep322 is sponsored by our friends Teamtailor Great teams start with great hiring — and that’s exactly what Teamtailor is built for. Loved by companies like Happy Socks, OneFlow, Oatly, and Five Guys, Teamtailor is the all-in-one recruitment platform trusted by over 10,000 businesses and 150,000 recruiters worldwide. It combines a powerful ATS with fully customizable, AI-powered tools to elevate your employer brand and deliver a standout candidate experience. From career sites to collaboration workflows, Teamtailor helps talent teams move faster, work smarter, and create hiring journeys that people actually enjoy — candidates and hiring managers alike. See how top teams are hiring better with Teamtailor: Experience the magic today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep321 - Humans Required - Critical Moments in the Hiring Funnel

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:20:21 +0200

HUMANS REQUIRED: CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THE HIRING PROCESS How many times have we heard the comforting phrase 'but recruitment will always need the human touch'? Intuitively, I believe this is true at least for non-volume, permanent hiring but but do we really understand why, when, who and how? We probably need to find out because if we rely on comforting homilies, we might find the CFO won't quite get it ;-) - Why do we think the 'human touch' matters? - When we think about the human touch, what scenarios come immediately to mind? - AI / Automation has proven to improve CX in many cases, so is the case being made that more AI / Automation should mean further improvements in CX? - Does the source of the candidate matter when thinking about the 'human touch' - When do we think are the most important moments in the hiring funnel for the human beings to be involved? - Can sometimes 'more human' make things worse? - What does it look like when we have the perfect blend of AI driven efficiency and human delivered empathy? - Do we need to quantify the human touch? If so how does that connect with OKR / KPI's? - What do we - as humans - need from a recruitment experience? All this and more with Jean-Marie Caillaud, Founder (WorkMeTender), Carrie Brophy, Senior Director Talent Acquisition (Marriott International) & Mark Kunaseelan, Head of Resourcing (University of Arts, London) We are on Friday 1st August, 2pm BST / 9ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep321 is sponsored by our friends Willo Recruiting for high-volume positions in a global, diverse workforce is increasingly challenging, especially when relying on traditional methods and the limitations of written CVs. Managing thousands of applications manually is not only exhausting and inefficient, it can also prevent you from finding the top talent your organization needs to thrive. Enter Willo. The award-winning team is transforming the hiring process with a dynamic candidate screening solution that users love, backed by an NPS score to prove it! Their web-based, human-centric platform enables candidates to record responses to a predefined set of questions at their convenience. With over 5,000 secure integrations, Willo makes it easy to supercharge your recruitment process, reduce bias, and support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals—all while helping you tap into a larger, more exciting pool of global candidates. Book a demo at willo.video this month to get 10% off—just use the coupon code "brainfood”. That's W-i-l-l-o dot video.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep323 - Candidate Fraud - Hardening Your Hiring Funnel with InfoSec Techniques

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:38:57 +0200

CANDIDATE FRAUD: HARDENING THE HIRING FUNNEL WITH INFOSEC TECHNIQUES Candidate fraud is already a problem for some today but it will soon be a huge problem for everyone tomorrow. The uncomfortable truth is that AI will undermine trust in all digital communications and we need to rethink our recruitment approaches with security much higher in the priority list. It might even be said that security may become one of the main values human recruiters will perform as AI transforms the way we work today. We will learn - Line between legitimate AI use vs Fraud? - Is this fixed today or can we expect this to change tomorrow? - What is the international consensus on this line? - Taxonomise candidate fraud - what are the techniques, how they are using these techniques - Motivations for candidate fraud: material gain, desperation for job opportunity, IP theft? - Input from InfoSec: what practices will become standard? - Isn't trusting 3rd party verifiers just delegating the security responsibility? - What about bias - racial profiling, IP location bias etc? - Relationship between Candidate Fraud vs Remote working - Gender: fraudsters mainly male...? All this and more with Daniel Chait, CEO (Greenhouse) & friends We are on Wednesday 30th July, 12 Noon ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep323 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep320 - Strategic Workforce Planning in the Era of Agentic AI

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:06:16 +0200

STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING IN AN AGENTIC WORLD Recruiters have long said that stronger SWP would solve all recruitment problems - if the business only told us with a bit more notice what they were looking for! But now with AI Agents becoming a population in the workforce, can we really know what the right size for a team is anymore? We're taking a deep dive into the world of talent intelligence and trying to figure out how exactly we can plan for a future workforce of AI-abled human workers, perhaps alongside Human-empathetic AI workers... - How has AI changed the demand Strategic Workforce Planning? - What have employers been looking for, what can we learn from their demands on TalentNeuron? - What types of company are doing what things - how does demand intersect with sector & region? - Real talk: are companies getting smaller or planning to get smaller? - What type of work previous exclusively done by humans, is likely to be done partly or wholly by AI? - How does SWP work when considering AI...how it takes to ramp up / train? - How do companies think about managing KPI's of Agentic workers? - What is the future of Talent Acquisition / HR in this context? - TA / HR Transformation: define the work that future TA / HR should be doing? All this and more with Dave Wilkins, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, TalentNeuron We are on Friday 25th July, 2pm BST / 9ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep320 is sponsored by our friends Ashby There’s no shortage of AI in recruiting. The hard part is finding what’s actually useful. Ashby’s one of the few building practical tools that make recruiters’ lives better. Their latest Ashby One release shows what thoughtful AI looks like:

AI Notetaker that automatically captures transcripts, summaries, and feedback prompts
AI‑Assisted Report Builder uses plain English to ask questions of your data
AI Candidate Assistant to help you understand candidate histories and next steps at a glance
Plus AI‑Generated Feedback Tokens that let you send polished rejection or update emails in seconds
No AI for AI’s sake. Just practical tools that reduce busywork and help teams move faster.

See what’s new Not on Ashby yet? Get a demo today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep316 Forget Filters: 1,000 AI Recruiters On-Demand - ENDORSED LIVE DEMO

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:21:08 +0200

Forget Filters: 1,000 AI Recruiters On-Demand - ENDORSED LIVE DEMO It should go without saying that finding suitable candidates is the primary purpose of recruiting. The promise of Artificial Intelligence is enabling more companies to do that more effectively than ever before. What does next generation sourcing tech actually look like? We're continuing our Live Demo series by challenging the founders of the business to come on screen to show what their tech can do. Next up, David Head, CEO of Endorsed! - When did you know Endorsed was going to be a thing? - Why this problem to tackle? - What advantage do recruiters who use Endorsed have over the competition? - FAQ's from buyers who say yes vs FAQ's from prospects who say no - Can we carry out some live searches? - How does application review work? - How do you handle questions on bias on candidate ranking? - Fraud detector - what caused you to build this feature? - Can you explain how this works? - How do you see this feature integrating with other software tools? Any questions for David? Let me know in the comments below. We are on Tuesday 22nd July, 10am PT / 1pm ET - follow the channel (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep316 is sponsored by our friends Endorsed Endorsed.com is the AI recruiting agent platform for rapidly building talent-dense teams. Rapidly growing companies like Quince, Eight Sleep, and Prokeep rely on Endorsed to surface hidden stars, combat candidate fraud, and streamline sourcing and applicant review workflows. Endorsed increases quality-of-hire, reduces time-to-fill by up to 75%, and boosts recruiter role capacity by up to 2x. Get 10% off your subscription with the code BRAINFOOD See Endorsed instantly triple your number of gold medal candidates on your real role by booking a demo.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep319 - Company Culture - AI First vs Human Centred - What's the Impact on Talent Acquisition?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:30:57 +0200

COMPANY CULTURE: AI FIRST VS HUMAN CENTRED? We know the right answer is 'both' but really - when push comes to shove - what is the driving principle in how you build your business? Two emerging philosophies are driving the decision making in companies - lets use Brainfood Live to figure out which one is going to be the right one when it comes your business - What is AI First? - What is Human Centred? - What are the main points of both / either? - In what points do they overlap, and which points are they fundamentally in tension? - What can we learn from the companies that use these philosophies? - What difference does it make to TA decision making when operating under one of these principles? - AI First companies have been innovative but have also rolled back from experiments - what does this tell us? - How do we assess for technology when operating under either of these principles? - Can Human Centred by characterised by 'human-in-the-loop' / humans-always-in-the-loop decision making? - Which principle ultimately is best suited for which sector? All this and more with Jessie Schofer,Founder (Stakkd), Anna Ott, VP of People (HV Capital), Carrie Brophy, Senior Director Talent Acquisition (Marriot International) & Sammi Abdoh, People Technology Manager (ARM) We are on Friday 18th July, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep319 is sponsored by our friends Teamtailor Great teams start with great hiring — and that’s exactly what Teamtailor is built for. Loved by companies like Happy Socks, OneFlow, Oatly, and Five Guys, Teamtailor is the all-in-one recruitment platform trusted by over 10,000 businesses and 150,000 recruiters worldwide. It combines a powerful ATS with fully customizable, AI-powered tools to elevate your employer brand and deliver a standout candidate experience. From career sites to collaboration workflows, Teamtailor helps talent teams move faster, work smarter, and create hiring journeys that people actually enjoy — candidates and hiring managers alike. See how top teams are hiring better with Teamtailor: Experience the magic today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep318 - The State of Talent Acquisition - The Recfest Retro

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:50:17 +0200

STATE OF TALENT ACQUISITION: THE RECFEST REVIEW 2025 Recfest is the largest in person event for Talent Acquisition professionals and the perfect barometer for the state of the market. Let's see what we learn from the 100+ talks and conversations with 1000's of delegates who will have attended the industry's premier event. We will review - RecFest main themes - UK Economy vs Global Macro - AI-enablement and the AI First Movement - Where are we with DEI? - Employer branding when the Internet is dominated by AI slop - All we need to know about bias - Organisational agility - can we train for this? - Update on AI legislation in TA / HR - Expanding scope beyond Permanent Hiring - Expanding scope beyond Recruiting - New Metrics for the AI Era - Core skills for Future Fit Recruiters - AI leaving TA Leaders Behind - TA transformation: Moving from cliche to confirmation All this and more with Jamie Leonard, Founder (RecFest), Clair Bush, Fractional CMO (AM-Bush), Bas van de Haterd, Founder (Digitaal-Werven & friends) We are on Friday 11th July, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep318 is sponsored by our friends Ashby There’s no shortage of AI in recruiting. The hard part is finding what’s actually useful. Ashby’s one of the few building practical tools that make recruiters’ lives better. Their latest Ashby One release shows what thoughtful AI looks like:

AI Notetaker that automatically captures transcripts, summaries, and feedback prompts
AI‑Assisted Report Builder uses plain English to ask questions of your data
AI Candidate Assistant to help you understand candidate histories and next steps at a glance
Plus AI‑Generated Feedback Tokens that let you send polished rejection or update emails in seconds
No AI for AI’s sake. Just practical tools that reduce busywork and help teams move faster.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep315 - How to Assess Job Candidates for AI Literacy?

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:22:19 +0200

HOW TO ASSESS JOB CANDIDATES FOR AI LITERACY? There is no company in the world that is not interested in becoming more AI-enabled. One of the ways to do this is directly relevant to us - recruit new people who can bring up the level of AI literacy in the workforce. In a direct analogy to the digitisation wave of the early 2000's, we now have the AI wave of the 2020's - becoming AI-enabled by hiring AI-enabled employees. Question is...how do we assess for this? This is the topic of Brainfood Live - What is AI-literacy? - How close are we to an industry consensus on levels of capability? - Can we identify AI literacy on CV / background? - If so, what signals? - If not, can we do so via any other online method? - What is the best interview technique to assess candidates AI-fluency? - How do we assess in a non-interview based way? - What assessment tech assists that can help us with this? - Does AI fluency correlate with traits or attributes in any way? - For recruiter roles - what kind of assessments should we undertake to hire AI-fluent candidates? All this and more with Martyn Redstone, Founder, Eunomia HR, Johannes Sundlo, FullStack HR & friends We are on Friday 4th July, 2pm BST - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep315 is sponsored by our friends BrightHire BrightHire is the leading Interview Intelligence platform, used by teams at Canva, Hubspot, Ramp, Webflow, and 500+ other organizations to: Scale structured interview planning Improve interview quality Speed up feedback Level up quality of hiring decisions Optimize with powerful insights Learn why world class companies choose BrightHire to drive significant efficiency while raising the bar. 👉 Get a demo

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep314 - Recruiter Skills Profile - How AI Changes The Game

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:55:39 +0200

RECRUITER SKILLS PROFILE: HOW AI CHANGES THE GAME We all know that AI is going to change every job, but we don't know precisely how or when, much less the implications on the type of skills we need to be hiring when recruiting for 'AI first' employers. - What do we know about the impact of AI / Automation in knowledge work? - What skills are going to be insulated and valued from this impact? - Do we 'design out' job roles which have high component of these insulated skills? - How do humans uniquely add value to any process, for any outcome? - Do we actually do this? - If AI takes on admin, logistics, note taking, CV screening etc - what other activities remain? - Will these remain valuable for the business or simply disappear if the scaffolding that holds up the rest of the job disppears? - What do we know are the skill we WON'T need on future TA? - What are the skills which we will need going forward? - How do we assess for those skills - with AI or without AI? - Do we go back to attribute based hiring? - Can incumbent employees improve their attributes in order to be future fit? - How do companies ensure that you have the right skills / capability mix in your recruiting team? - What do leaders themselves need to do to be future fit? All this and more, with Brainfood Live On Air. We're with the one and only Tom Sayer, Global Recruiting Strategy (Accenture) We are on Friday 27th June, 2pm BST Click on the Save My Spot button to attend for free, and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified for this and all future Brainfood Lives Ep314 is sponsored by our friends Teamtailor Great teams start with great hiring — and that’s exactly what Teamtailor is built for. Loved by companies like Happy Socks, OneFlow, Oatly, and Five Guys, Teamtailor is the all-in-one recruitment platform trusted by over 10,000 businesses and 150,000 recruiters worldwide. It combines a powerful ATS with fully customizable, AI-powered tools to elevate your employer brand and deliver a standout candidate experience. From career sites to collaboration workflows, Teamtailor helps talent teams move faster, work smarter, and create hiring journeys that people actually enjoy — candidates and hiring managers alike. See how top teams are hiring better with Teamtailor: Experience the magic today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep317 - Candidate Fraud - It's a Recruitment Emergency

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:13:11 +0200

CANDIDATE FRAUD: IT'S A RECRUITING EMERGENCY We probably never thought we'd ever encounter this challenge, but in 2025 there is no denying that candidate fraud poses an increasing danger to the fidelity of traditional hiring practices, Increase global economic uncertainty, a globalised talent pool who can find jobs and apply from anywhere in the world and the advent of powerful AI tools on the candidate side have increase the risk to employers, as well as damage the prospects of legitimate and genuine job seekers. It's a recruiting emergency and we need a plan! - What is the current state of candidate fraud? - Can we taxonomise the fraud techniques? - How much as remote hiring practices increased risk? - What methods are employers currently deploying to deal with fraud? - Do we have any examples of successful fraud mitigation? - What do we anticipate the future top-of-funnel to look like? - What immediate steps should top talent teams take today? - Hiring managers; Help or hinder? - What tools / technologies can help reduce candidate fraud? - How do we ensure fair recruitment practices whilst hardening employer defences? - Are we going to roll all the way back to analogue recruiting practices? All this and more with Ryan Coulthorp, Senior Director of Workforce Planning & Recruiting Operations (Okta), Glenn Lindley, Founder (TalentIP) & Timothy Khoo-Jones, Head of Talent (TBC) We are on Friday 27th June, 10am PT / 1pm ET - follow the channel here (recommended) and save your spot for this demo by clicking on the green button. Ep317 is sponsored by our friends tofu AI Agents for inbound resume screening, application enrichment, and applicant fraud detection Hundreds of talent teams like Restaurant365, Luxury Presence, Garner Health, Crusoe Energy, Prophecy and many others use tofu to screen and recruit faster. We're also trusted by top venture funds like M13, LeftLane, Redpoint, Bessemer Ventures, Uncork and others to support their portfolio companies. What to know more? BOOK A DEMO TODAY

Brainfood On Tour - How To Hire in Brazil in 2025 & Beyond

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:36:15 +0200

Brainfood on Tour - How to Hire in Brazil in 2025 & Beyond Brazil - the largest country in South America, an emerging power in the world with enormous natural resources, a growing population and huge space for development. What is it like hiring in Brazil in 2025? How will it look going forward? Brainfood is back on tour, so let’s talk to local recruiters and find out. We’re going to speak with Juliana Park, Founder (HRX Brasil), Monaly Malucelli, Exec Search (MMT), Patrick Gouy, CEO (Recrut.AI), Karina Fiod, Talent Acquisition Lead (SumUp), Davi Bufalo, LATAM Head of Talent (OLIVER) & friends - What is the state of the economy in Brazil in 2025? - What are the main strengths, main challenge here? - What sectors are the largest employers? - What is the competition for the top talent? - What defines top talent here? - How do candidates behave - what is the best channel of communication for first contact? - What skills are most in-demand here? - How is the use of AI changing how companies recruit? - How is the relationship with the US & China changing the economy here? - What are the 10 things a recruiter should know in order to become more successful in Brazil? All this and more, on Wednesday 25th June,2pm BRT / 6pm BST Click on here to follow the channel (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep313 - Beyond Talent Acquisition - Skills Needed To Expand Scope

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:10:45 +0200

BEYOND TALENT ACQUISITION: LEADERSHIP SKILLS NEEDED TO EXPAND SCOPE Talent Acquisition was the optimal specialism in the People Ops function during the ZIRP of hyper growth; but what organisations needed in 2019 is not what organisations need in 2025. We're already in a world where global growth is slowing, companies are getting smaller, more efficient, more automated. The need for everyone in Talent Acquisition is to expand scope but what skills are needed for us to get there? - Lay of the land: State of Talent Acquisition - What is changing in terms of skills demand? - As companies become 'AI first', what does this mean for organisation structure and team size - Non-FTE: who is currently doing this and how does TA takes this on? - Workflow automation: can TA / HR take on the role of 'automators-in-chief'? - Internal mobility - how to unlock IM, retain the talent and reduce demand for external hire? - Technology: what innovations can support TA / HR expansion of scope? - It's too much - how to take on too much and still be effective? - How to delegate - How to hire and grow leaders to whom delegation is possible? - What the main attributes needed for a TA leader to expand scope? - What skills need to be developed? - How to accelerate the development of those skills? All this and more, with Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Johnny Campbell, CEO (Social Talent), Lyndsey Taylor, Global Head of HR Transformation (Brooks Automation), Christine Ng, Head of Talent (Quantum Motion) & friends We are on Friday 20th June, 2pm BST Click on the Save My Spot button to attend for free, and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified for this and all future Brainfood Lives Ep313 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep312 - Leadership Lessons from Global Talent Acquisition

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:43 +0200

TALENT ACQUISITION WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FOR GLOBAL TA TEAMS There are many reasons why companies become geographically dispersed - to better service local markets, to develop specific new products, tap into specialist labour markets, corporate tax efficiency and wage arbitrage, taking advantage of skilled labour wherever it can be found at the best cost coefficient for the business. How is it like to work in, manage and lead a Global Talent Acquisition team? This is the question we'll be looking to ask in this week's Brainfood Live - What are the main challenges of working with global TA teams? - How real are cultural differences when it comes to talent acquisition? - Do local recruiters NEED to operate differently, with behaviours best suited to the local landscape? - How does AI innovation impact global communication? - What is the impact of remote vs hybrid vs on premise on management of global Talent Acquisition? - Can it be said that different countries have different status for TA? - How realistic / fair is it to cultivate different practices in TA - how do we determine which is most appropriate? - DEI: how does this work in Global TA? - What are the best methods of fostering team cohesion across distance / time boundaries? - KPI's - are these localised and should they be? - EVP - are these localised and should they be? - Career pathing / Internal mobility - how can leaders provide internal labour liquidity in TA? - Hiring leaders...what best tips / techniques? - Implementing technology ...how to select and implement? All this and more, with Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Sandy Grewal, Global HR Transformation Lead (Kambi), Harpreet Kaur, Director Talent Acquisition (Adobe) & Jennifer Candee, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, (IMI) We are on Friday 13th June, 2pm BST Click on the Save My Spot button to attend for free, and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified for this and all future Brainfood Lives Ep312 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Ashby is the all-in-one ATS which evolves at the speed of AI. Trusted by high performing recruiting teams at Notion, Reddit, Shopify, Duolingo, Deliveroo and thousands of other top employers across the globe. Ashby is your core recruitment tool designed to help your organisation excel at hiring. Give your recruiters and hiring managers the chance to the best. Get in touch for a personal demo today.

Brainfood Live On Air - 311 - VC Investment in WorkTech - Where is the Money Going in 2025?

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:32:54 +0200

VC Investment in WorkTech - Where is the Money Going in 2025? We're halfway through the year (can you believe this??) and so a great time to stop and take stock on where we are going with recruitment and HR technology. It's pretty clear that investors know that the organisational transformation is underway - driven by AI innovation which is changing the nature of almost every job. What can we learn from where the investment is going? - Volume of VC investment in H1 2025 - How does this compare to 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020? - Breakdown of investment: regional, sectoral, company size - Categories securing most / least investment interest - Update on M&A activity so far in 2025 - who has bought what / when - Vendor updates - who is launching what - Microsoft / LinkedIn / Indeed - what are they doing? - Projections for H2 2025 - where do we end up? - What does this all mean for recruiters? All this and more, with Brainfood Live On Air. We're with George LaRoque, Founder (WorkTech), Madeline Laurano, Founder (Aptitude Research) & friends We are on Friday 6th June, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep311 is sponsored by our friends at Scotty AI Scotty AI creates multi-agent systems, that speak with humans and other agents, use software solutions and operate across all communication channels, to automate cognitive labour! Scotty AI can help recruiters achieve the hiring efficiency demanded for AI-first organisations. Some of our best use cases are from employers who have deployed Scotty to transform how they hire. Want to know more? Book a demo and see how Scotty AI works first hand

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep310 - Hiring Efficiency - How Agencies Are Using AI / Automation

Fri, 30 May 2025 17:18:57 +0200

HIRING EFFICIENCY: HOW AGENCIES, RPO'S AND IN-HOUSE USE AI / AUTOMATION Agencies, RPO's and In-house - we're all recruiters at heart but we too often end up self siloing in order to create safe spaces, which whilst necessary, can also lead to a slow down in knowledge transfer across party lines. Lets use this week's Brainfood Live to find out if we can break down some of these barriers - How are recruitment agencies using AI / Automation? - Is AI transforming how business development is performed? - Where is AI / Automation in customer retention and up selling? - How are agencies using AI when it comes to interfacing with candidates? - Are we seeing any proctoring / ID verification performed by 3rd party recruiters? - How can technology help SME staffing firms differentiate? - Has anyone figured out how to actually mobilise the whole store of collected candidate data? - How do 3rd parties interact with customers when using technology? - How do we navigate governance and compliance when agencies, RPO and in-house each use different technology stacks? - Do we have embedded staff working within stack with in-house? - How is AI changing the skills recruiters need? - What impact as AI had on how we staff up staffing agencies? All this and more, with Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Neil Ray, CEO (Livero), Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter), James Osbourne, Founder (The Recruitment Network), Rob White, MD (Redimeer) & friends We are on Friday 30th May, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep310 is sponsored by our friends at Hire Hire.inc is an AI-powered recruitment platform that streamlines hiring with advanced AI sourcing agents, automated AI interview notes, bulk resume screening, and a collaborative ATS. Designed for startups & staffing agencies, Hire.inc helps recruitment teams find, evaluate, and engage top talent faster while integrating into existing workflows. Question for all recruiters: how much is your time worth?? Answer: a lot more than you think Demo and try for free here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep309 - Chief of Staff (wtf is this role...and can TA / HR do it?)

Fri, 23 May 2025 17:16:28 +0200

CHIEF OF STAFF - WTF IS THIS ROLE (and can TA / HR do it?) Chief of STAFF? Sounds like it should be a role which falls into the People Org so its weird that such a senior position so often appears elsewhere ;-) What is the Chief of Staff role, how does it differ from CHRO / Head of HR / EA ....and is it a good idea to have one in your organisation? - Wtf is Chief of Staff? Can we outline what it definitely is or isn't - History of the role, why is it in politics and governance, but not always in corporate? - What is the main value CoS delivers to the business? - What kind of organisation is most suitable for a CoS position? - Are there any sectors where this appears most? - Job design CoS - What is the reporting line, what are the direct reports, which are the main stakeholders? - Who does CoS butt heads with most? - What skills most appropriate for CoS? What attributes? - If TA / HR want to do the role, what things have to change? - Hiring for CoS - best source sites, assessment techniques, EVP pitches - Career path to and from ...is there any? - Great things about the job / terrible things about the job? - Recommendations for wannabe CoS We're with Evan Gusev, Chief of Staff (Pleo), Ben Craig, Chief of Staff (Miro), Teddy Owen, Head of Growth (Autoblocks), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & People (Quantum Motion), Alex Ashford, Chief of Staff (Continuum) & friends We are on Friday 23rd May, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep309 is sponsored by our friends at Teamtailor Great teams start with great hiring — and that’s exactly what Teamtailor is built for. Loved by companies like Happy Socks, OneFlow, Oatly, and Five Guys, Teamtailor is the all-in-one recruitment platform trusted by over 10,000 businesses and 150,000 recruiters worldwide. It combines a powerful ATS with fully customizable, AI-powered tools to elevate your employer brand and deliver a standout candidate experience. From career sites to collaboration workflows, Teamtailor helps talent teams move faster, work smarter, and create hiring journeys that people actually enjoy — candidates and hiring managers alike. → See how top teams are hiring better with Teamtailor: Experience the magic today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep300 - Hiring Manager Self Serve - the Past & Future of Recruitment?

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:40:26 +0200

HIRING MANAGER SELF SERVE - THE PAST AND FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT? It was also the Past of Recruitment - where hiring managers were doing most of the work in hiring for their teams, everything from putting up adverts in shop windows, handling the first enquiries, reviewing CV's, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, interviewing candidates and then offering / hiring said candidates. Perhaps Personnel got involved in the contracts of employment, but 'recruitment' was once handled entirely by the line. Could it be that this model returns, as AI improves to such an extent that a centralised TA function may not be the most optimal model? Lets explore how some companies have shifted from centralised TA to empowering hiring managers to do more of the hiring work - What conditions best suit centralised vs decentralised TA teams? - Pro's / Cons of decentralised vs centralised - What degree of hiring maturity is required for hiring manager self serve? - Retail franchises are the obvious business type for this model: which others? - How to avoid hiring managers bad practice in hiring? - Bias mitigation - realistic in HM? - How to ensure QoH in decentralised model? - What tools are best suited for this model - How does AI support hiring manager self serve? - What role does a recruiter continue to play in such a set up? - How can a business improve its hiring capability if we go hiring manager self serve? - What are the top things to remember if you are planning to making this shift? We're with Martin Warren, TA Leader (ex-Grab), Lyndsey Taylor, Head of HR Transformation (Brooks Automation) & friends We are on Friday 16th May, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep300 is sponsored by our friends at Ashby Ashby is what an ATS should be: an integration of sourcing automation, AI-supported outreach sequencing, native interview scheduling, a searchable CRM, and advanced analytics – all in one ATS++ system. That means better data, less context switching, and more streamlined workflows. Chosen by over a thousand companies, including Quora, Docker, Ironclad, and Multiverse, Ashby stands out as the top-rated ATS on G2. It is renowned for its real-time and reliable reporting, the ability to centralize the entire hiring process, and unparalleled customer support. Talent Trends Reports are freely available: Download the latest here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep308 - How To Build Career Pages Which Actually Work

Thu, 15 May 2025 16:39:42 +0200

HOW TO BUILD CAREER PAGES WHICH ACTUALLY WORK One of the biggest mistakes in Talent Attraction is failure to maximise conversion from attention you've already captured! The people who visit your career page are ALREADY declaring interesting in working for your business and you need to have a digital property there that underlines your EVP, helps both self select in/out and makes it easy for the right candidates to enter into the recruiting process. What do know today about building a career page that does all of these things? - What does a great career page look like - can we have examples? - 2025: what basic elements must a career page today? - What are some basic errors to avoid on career pages? - Images: how to use this - stock, real, AI generated - what are the pros and cons? - How do we communicate EVP? - What do we do when company brand vs employer brand are divergent? - What do we do if we want to create an inclusive message, even though we might not be demographically diverse? - How AI is too much AI - on copy, image, video? - Humour: do we use this? - What is the right degree of friction on apply? - How does this thing look on mobile? - Integration with CRM / ATS - Who is control of this - Recruitment Marketing if it exists, but TA vs Marketing if it does not? - What are the most common pitfalls in career page design? - How to handle it when your audience is multiplication? All this and more as we talk brainfood live. We are on Thursday 15th May, 2pm BST with Bas van de Haterd, Author (Talent Acquisition Excellence), Charu Malhotra, Head of Talent Attraction (ex-PA Consulting, McKinsey & Co, Koos Wurzer, Global Director Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding (Danone) Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep308 is sponsored by our friends at Teamtailor Great teams start with great hiring — and that’s exactly what Teamtailor is built for. Loved by companies like Happy Socks, OneFlow, Oatly, and Five Guys, Teamtailor is the all-in-one recruitment platform trusted by over 10,000 businesses and 150,000 recruiters worldwide. It combines a powerful ATS with fully customizable, AI-powered tools to elevate your employer brand and deliver a standout candidate experience. From career sites to collaboration workflows, Teamtailor helps talent teams move faster, work smarter, and create hiring journeys that people actually enjoy — candidates and hiring managers alike. → See how top teams are hiring better with Teamtailor: Experience the magic today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep307 - Reimagining Recruitment in the AI Era w/ Hari Srinivasan, VP of Product, LinkedIn

Mon, 12 May 2025 20:15:07 +0200

RECRUITING REIMAGINED IN THE AI ERA Friends, we have a special Brainfood Live to kick off the week! Continuing our series of profiling innovative AI solutions in the recruitment space, we have none other than Hari Srinivasan, VP of Product at LinkedIn, joining the show on May 12th to talk about LinkedIn’s AI hiring tools for recruiters! Including LinkedIn’s first generative AI hiring experience, Recruiter, and the launch of its first AI agent, Hiring Assistant. Hear directly from Hari about how LinkedIn is reimagining candidate search and hiring with AI, early feedback on the hiring tools, and why this new tech will help usher a new era of recruiting—that will help recruiters focus on their most impactful work Register have clicking on the green button and the channel here (recommended) for future updates.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep306 - Transitioning to CV Free Hiring

Sat, 10 May 2025 00:12:28 +0200

TRANSITIONING TO CV FREE HIRING The CV has been around for maybe even longer than recruiting itself become a distinct profession, so are we destined to forever have a document like this in our hiring process? What does it look like if we can remove the CV - does it thicken our pipeline, improve it or make it even harder to handle or process? Lets have a chat with TA leaders who have made the shift to CV Free Hiring and see if we can learn how they did it, what they learned and what they would recommend to others contemplating the same. - Why CV Free Hiring? - How does this argument translate into the business case? - What types of scenario is optimal for CV Free Hiring? - What kind of roles are most suitable for it? - Conversely, what scenarios / roles are NOT suitable for CV free hiring? - Change management: what were the expected outcomes of shifting to CV free hiring? - What challenges can TA Leaders expect to encounter? - How did you handle them? - What did the recruitment team think of CV free hiring? - What TA strategies are eliminated by going CV Free hiring - presumably, sourcing? - Short / Medium / Long term outcomes of the shift - CX impact? All this and more as we tackle an issue whose moment may be now! We are on Friday 9th May, 2pm BST with Jessie Schofer, Founder (Stakked), Matthias Schmeisser, VP People & Operations (Emnify), Tony McCaffery, Founder (Diversity Scotland) & Kare Heward, Talent Acquisition Manager (QVC) Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep306 is sponsored by our friends at Willo Recruiting for high-volume positions in a global, diverse workforce is increasingly challenging, especially when relying on traditional methods and the limitations of written CVs. Managing thousands of applications manually is not only exhausting and inefficient, it can also prevent you from finding the top talent your organization needs to thrive. Enter Willo. The award-winning team is transforming the hiring process with a dynamic candidate screening solution that users love, backed by an NPS score to prove it! Their web-based, human-centric platform enables candidates to record responses to a predefined set of questions at their convenience. With over 5,000 secure integrations, Willo makes it easy to supercharge your recruitment process, reduce bias, and support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals—all while helping you tap into a larger, more exciting pool of global candidates. Book a demo at willo.video this month to get 10% off—just use the coupon code "brainfood”. That's W-i-l-l-o dot video.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep305 - AI Regulations in TA & HR 2025 Q2 Update!

Fri, 02 May 2025 18:49:29 +0200

AI REGULATIONS IN TA & HR: 2025 Q2 UPDATE! 2025 has been the year of AI innovation in recruitment technology. There hasn't been a serious recruitment tech vendor hasn't infused their product with AI, and more than a few are moving toward to next step with Agentic or Agent-like AI now taking on significant chunks of the recruiter / hr workload. Time is perfect for us to update on our understanding of AI regulations in the US, UK and EU! - What is the latest with AI regulations across different territories? - Is the EU getting rid of GDPR, and if so, what does this signal? - What technology innovations are clearly within compliance? - Which are clearly outside? - Which are somewhere in the middle? - Humans in the loop: is this ethics or legislation at this point? - Cyber security...what is best practice, what is legal / illegal? - DOGE and AI....how legal is this?? - If law is broken by government, what does this mean for corporations and individuals? - Has anyone been sued for breaches of AI usage yet? - What is the current guidance we can give to vendors and buyers on the usage of AI? We're with Jess Schofer, Founder (Stakked) , Dan Gallagher, Disrupt HR AI Advocate (Avanade), Martyn Redstone, Founder (genAssess), Bob Pulver, Founder (Elevate Your AIQ), Andrew Gadomski, Founder, (Aspen Analytics) & friends We are on Friday 2nd May, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep305 is sponsored by our friends at Greenhouse Greenhouse is sponsoring HR Technologies on April 23–24, 2025 at ExCeL London. Swing by stand CC14 to see how an all-in-one hiring platform simplifies and streamlines every step of the hiring process. Also, don't miss an insightful speaker session on April 24 with Nkem Nwankwo from Greenhouse and Chris Lees from Monzo Bank, as they dive into how AI is shaping both recruiter efficiency and candidate experience. Finally wind down your day with Greenhouse and Lattice on 23 April at 4 pm for a happy hour with refreshing drinks, great company and even better conversations. Register here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep303 - Mitigation Strategies vs Fake Job Candidates

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:53:46 +0200

MITIGATION STRATEGIES VS FAKE JOB CANDIDATES Reports of fraudulent job applications are on the rise. A globalised internet, universal job insecurity and the reduction of friction provided by technology innovation from EasyApply to AI-powered mass personalisation, is a producing a perfect storm which is overwhelming recruitment teams. As these trends accelerate, we can expect the volume and sophistication of fake job applications to likewise increase. Let's talk about the techniques job candidates are using and what counter measures employers are thinking about to ensure only authentic, honest candidates get through to process. We will explore: - What do we categorise as fraudulent? - What types of candidate fraud can we describe? - What is our current mechanism of mitigation? - Detect or Deter? - How do we ensure Candidate Experience, whilst protecting employers interests? - Is the best way to change our talent attraction approach (i.e stop advertising) or can there be another solution? - Using tech to fight agains tech - What are the most fraud-proof assessment techniques - How to balance between security vs efficiency? - What skills does a recruiter need to be good at fraud mitigation? - What do hiring managers needs to do to become good at fraud mitigation? - What types of assessment are no longer viable? - What are the long term implications for talent acquisition? All this and more as we dive into the world of recruiting and the job search in 2025 We are on Friday 25th April, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep303 is sponsored by our friends at BrightHire BrightHire is the leader in Interview Intelligence trusted by the world’s fastest growing companies: Canva, Ramp, Toast, Axon, Zapier, Vercel, Klaviyo, Rippling, Attentive, HighTouch, Groq, Navan, and 000s more. Not just another note-taking tool, BrightHire’s end-to-end AI platform is transforming how our clients hire — delivering substantial hiring efficiency and consistently raising the bar on quality. “BrightHire has elevated both the quality and speed of our hiring process” - Tony James, Talent Acquisition Partner at AlphaSense Discover why market-leaders call BrightHire a game-changer for how they hire. If you schedule a demo with our team next week, and mention Hung sent you, we’ll send you a $50 eGift.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep302 - Agentic AI in the Wild: Live Demo with VONQ

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:14:12 +0200

Agentic AI in the Wild: Live Demo Some of you might have noticed that whenever a recruitment software business promotes their Agentic AI, Brainfood is here to challenge them to do a live demo. So far no one has yet shirked the challenge, nor have their agents disappointed - we're beginning to understand that the generalist agent is likely be to an aspiration goal for business, but those that domain specific are going to be in with a chance to truly transform our approach to recruitment. Next up is Recruitment job advertiser, VONQ Under CEO Ritu Mohanka and CTO Bill Fischer, VONQ have been experimenting with Agentic AI with enterprise clients already using different agents to optimise their hiring across organisations. What does all this look like for us on the outside? We're going find out as VONQ live demo's the agents on this special Brainfood Live On Air. We are on Thursday 17th April, 2pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep302 is sponsored by our friends at VONQ VONQ is transforming recruitment advertising with a results-driven platform that combines AI-driven technology, deep ATS integrations, and recruitment expertise. Trusted by global leaders such as Danone, Bayer, Randstad, and PwC, we help employers attract, vet, and shortlist top-quality candidates efficiently. Our seamless integrations and real-time insights optimize hiring workflows, enhance employer branding, and drive measurable outcomes. With VONQ, businesses can streamline their recruitment process, improve ROI, and build diverse, high-performing teams.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep301 - Sourcing Automation - Where are we in 2025?

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:36:05 +0200

Sourcing Automation: What can be done in 2025? Finding and engaging candidates more efficiently remains the No1 concern of recruiters the world over - nothing gets more clicks on the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter than cool new ways! And in 2025, there are so many things we can do - perhaps no time since the beginning of the web era have we seen such an opportunity to massively scale up our sourcing efforts. Let's see what leading experts in the European sourcing scene have to say about the Sourcing Automation in 2025. What can we do - and are we actually doing it? - Finding candidates - Enriching candidate data - Pulling email / phone data - Automated, personalised outreach - Automated, multi-channel drip campaign - DIY vs Vendor integrated - How much time saved? - Sourcing outcomes....does it bring results? - GDPR: are we breaching all over the place?? - Candidate experience....what are we seeing? - How long before automation scales outreach to far too noisy levels? - Best targets to apply sourcing automation techniques - Won't your ATS do this all anyway? All this and more with with Alexey Geht, Talent Sourcing Lead (Added Value), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Kanwar Singh Kohli, Global Talent Leader (Booking.com) & friends We are on Friday 11th April, 1pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep301 is sponsored by our friends at Metaview Run an intake meeting for a new role and automatically get a perfectly-tailored, on-brand, and compliant job post based on the conversation. 🤯 That’s exactly what Metaview’s new AI Job Posts deliver. It’s your AI-powered co-worker that guarantees job posts that stand out and get results. Here’s what it does: 📷 Thinks like your team: The AI bases your job posts on insights drawn directly from your actual intake meetings and interviews. 📷 Sweats the details: Job posts stay compliant and on-brand. Every word, every time. 📷 Delivers at scale: Automatically ensures consistency and quality across all your job posts, at lightning speed. Sign up for a demo to see the magic in action

Brainfood On Tour - How to Hire in China in 2025 & Beyond

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:37:44 +0200

Brainfood on Tour - How to Hire in China in 2025 & Beyond? China has an enormous workforce and therefore a huge amount of recruitment. Most of the rest of the world knows very little about it! So it is time to speak to local Chinese citizens and residents to better understand how labour circulates through what by some measure has been the largest economy in the world since the mid 2010’s We’re going to speak with Lin Xin, Marketing Director (Avature), Maria Ma, Talent Acquisition Regional Head APAC and the legendary Beecher Ashley-Brown, CEO of AJINGA.com - What is the state of the economy in China in 2025? - What are the main strengths, main challenge here? - What sectors are the largest employers? - What is the competition for the top talent? - What defines top talent here? - How do candidates behave - what is the best channel of communication for first contact? - What skills are most in-demand here? - How is the use of AI changing how companies recruit? - What are the 10 things a recruiter should know in order to become more successful in China? All this and more, on Wednesday 9th April,1pm CST / 4pm AEDT Click on here to follow the channel (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep299 - What Top Recruitment Agencies Do Differently

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:46:00 +0200

Key Recruitment Trends to Watch in 2025: What Top Agencies Are Doing Differently Recruitment agencies continue to face major obstacles, including the paradox of a talent shortage despite a decrease in job openings. With more candidates rejecting job offers, it’s become essential to expand sourcing efforts for each vacancy. According to this year’s GRID Industry Trends Survey by Bullhorn, the most successful agencies have developed strategies that have enabled them to grow revenue despite economic challenges. Discover how these agencies are embracing automation, enhancing candidate engagement, and refining their market strategies, all while leveraging AI to elevate recruitment to new heights. We're bringing proprietary data from Bullhorn with Lia Taniguchi, Senior Research Manager & Liam Ryan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, (Bullhorn) - join us on Thursday 3rd April, 1pm BST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended)

Brainfood On Tour - How to Hire in Australia in 2025 & Beyond

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:33:31 +0200

Brainfood on Tour - How to Hire in Australia in 2025 & Beyond? Australia is the 7th largest recruitment market by dollar value - a very decent barometer to how the global staffing market is performing. Let’s dive into the conversation with local recruiters and find out what’s going on in 2025 We’re going to learn: - What is the state of the economy in Australia in 2025? - What are the main strengths, main challenge here? - What sectors are the largest employers? - What is the competition for the top talent? - What defines top talent here? - How do candidates behave - what is the best channel of communication for first contact? - What skills are most in-demand here? - How has the cost of living crisis / do more with less mantra impacted hiring demand? - Will a change of government help? - How is the use of AI changing how companies recruit? - What are the 10 things a recruiter should know in order to become successful in Indonesia? All this and more, on Friday 28th March,12pm AEST Click on here to follow the channel (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep297 - DOGE, US Gov and the Future of TA & HR in the USA

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:53:56 +0100

DOGE, US Fed Gov and the Future of HR & TA in the USA We have to talk about DOGE. The US Federal Government is the largest single employer in the United States at 2.5 million employees. The intent of the Trump 2.0 administration is to radically reduce this number - by at least 10% in the first tranche - and maybe to end up with a workforce of about 10% when it is all said and done. This is unprecedented downsizing of government function, the likes of which we have rarely seen outside of active conflict situations. The role of TA / HR and People Ops in general is multi-faceted. On of the one hand, there are thousands of colleagues in these roles who will be impacted (perhaps disproportionately so?) and so might now find themselves abruptly on the job market. On another hand, as People Ops' pros one of the most important functions is to ensure organisational compliance with employment law - how can one do this when the organisation itself seems intent in ignoring it? Finally, People Ops functions have responsibility and duty of care for other employees, who will no doubt by overwhelming HR departments right now with requests for advice and support on what to do. Brainfood Live cannot solve any of these problems but it can help shine a light into what is going on, so that we can better understand the implications and in so doing, find a way to best support the people most impacted. It's going to be an open mic style show folks, so if you are in the US and want to talk part in this conversation, dial in. We're with Steve Rothberg, Founder (CollegeRecruiter), Mike Bruni, Partner (Talent Acquisition Strategies), Kate Bischoff, Founder (K8bisch LLC) & friends We are on Friday 21st March, 11am PST / 2pm EST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep297 is sponsored by our friends at Greenhouse Hiring is hard, and getting it right is even harder. It’s a core business-building function with high stakes that takes a lot of moving parts to see real success. You need workflows that accommodate how you function given your company size and goals. You need a user experience that hiring managers actually buy into. And you need an application process that locks talent in. Only Greenhouse gives you all that in one platform. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep296 - Ideal Structure of AI-enabled TA

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:06:31 +0100

IDEAL STRUCTURE OF AI-ENABLED TA You might have noticed a run of AI Agent demo's on Brainfood Live recently - product makers are increasingly confident that they are going to produce intelligent software which will increasingly behave more like a colleague than a tool. What does this mean for the humans in the recruitment function? Transformation is closer than we think and we need to get busy thinking about a future where AI indeed transforms our function, how that function needs to be structured for maximum efficacy and perhaps most importantly, how we ensure the efficiency gains provided by AI, convert to experience gains secured for humans. We will discuss: - State of AI in TA today - Current structure of TA teams - what are the options? - Will AI simplify TA structure - Y/N? - What functions will human TA retain, which will be automated? - How do humans 'stay in the loop'? - SHOULD humans stay in the loop? - What do we know about candidate experience and how will AI improve this? - Bias: how do we ensure AI does not exacerbate bias in hiring? - Where will recruiters be spending time in 2026? - How will the role of hiring managers change with the increase use of AI? - What does the optimal structure of TA look like going forward? - How do TA leaders start the journey toward getting there today? All this and more, with some of the smartest people in the industry talking us through it. We're with industry legends John Vlastelica, Founder (RecruitingToolbox), Kevin Wheeler, Founder (Future of Talent Institute), Jim Miller, VP of People & Talent (Ashby), Syeda Younus, Director Research (Gartner) & Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Talent Acquisition (Morningstar) We are on Friday 14th March, 12PM PST / 3PM EST / 7PM GMT Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep296 is sponsored by our friends at Ashby Ashby is what an ATS should be: an integration of sourcing automation, AI-supported outreach sequencing, native interview scheduling, a searchable CRM, and advanced analytics – all in one ATS++ system. That means better data, less context switching, and more streamlined workflows. Chosen by over a thousand companies, including Quora, Docker, Ironclad, and Multiverse, Ashby stands out as the top-rated ATS on G2. It is renowned for its real-time and reliable reporting, the ability to centralize the entire hiring process, and unparalleled customer support. Talent Trends Reports are freely available: Download the latest here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep295 - Autonomous Agents, Here, Now

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 01:03:12 +0100

Autonomous Agentic AI Recruiters: Here, Now? If 2025 is going to be year of the Agentic AI, then companies like SeekOut are going to be one of the tech companies at the frontier of building them. We have already reviewed what Agentic AI is (see Ep293!) - and discussed how close and how far we are away from seeing them in production. Can product builders shed more light on where we currently stand - can we even see some of these agents in action? I challenged SeekOut CEO Anoop Gupta to show us what is on the roadmap, and of course Anoop was up for the challenge! Not only will we see the next evolution of one of the most popular recruiting tools on the market, but in doing so better understand how this will shape the contours of future recruiting work. Expectations are high: lets see whether Agentic AI is here, now! We are on Friday 7th March, 1pm PT Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep295 is sponsored by our friends SeekOut SeekOut is one of the world's most popular recruitment technology platforms. Trusted by 1000's of employers worldwide to provide exceptional AI-enhanced candidate sourcing and personalising messaging services. Help your team hire the best talent by using SeekOut.

Brainfood On Tour - How to Hire in Indonesia in 2025 & Beyond

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:29:31 +0100

Brainfood on Tour - How to Hire in Indonesia in 2025 and beyond? Indonesia has nearly 300 million people and therefore MUST have a huge amount of recruiting going on! And yet, it will come to no surprise to anyone that this is yet another country of which I am shamefully ignorant! Let’s talk to local recruiters and found out how exactly recruiters, employers and candidates interact in this incredible country. We’re going to learn: - What is the state of the economy in Indonesia in 2025? - What are the main strengths, main challenges to the economy here? - What sectors are the largest employers? - What is the competition for the top talent? - What defines top talent here? - How do candidates behave - what is the best channel of communication for first contact? - What is the education level of the general population? - What skills are most in-demand here? - Does Indonesia export talent / skills? If so, what? - Does Indonesia import talent / skills? If so, what? - What is the relationship employers have with recruitment agencies here? - How is the use of AI changing how companies recruit? - Are the island economies effectively separate? - How has the new capital impacted demand in Jakarta? - What are the 10 things a recruiter should know in order to become successful in Indonesia? All this and more, on Tues 4th March, 11AM WIT Click on here to follow the channel (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep294 - Unlocking the 2025 Hiring Insights Report

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:01:45 +0100

Hiring Insights Report 2025 One of the best value changes for Brainfood Live in 2025 is showcasing proprietary data from recruitment technology companies who are able to aggregate data on how TA teams actually behave. Join us for an exclusive webinar as we dive into the key findings from GoodTime’s 2025 Hiring Insights Report, including trends, challenges, and strategies shaping talent acquisition in 2025. Here’s what we’ll cover: The state of hiring in 2025

Why TA teams only hit 47.9% of their hiring goals in 2024
How time-to-hire increased for 60% of companies

Top hiring challenges revealed

What’s causing interview scheduling bottlenecks
The rise of competition in a shifting talent market

How AI and automation are changing the game

How 93% of TA leaders plan to use tech to achieve hiring goals
Real-world examples of smarter tools driving efficiency and better candidate experiences

And so many more actionable strategies for success in 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights that can transform your hiring strategy and set your team up for success in 2025! We are on Friday 28th February, 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm GMT Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep294 is sponsored by our friends GoodTime GoodTime supercharges your recruiting coordination team to schedule 2-10X more interviews and helps them become more efficient and error-free. Automated, intelligent and human-centric interview scheduling is the simplistic way to deliver impactful improvements on how your business recruits. Schedule a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep294a - Introducing AI Agent from JuiceBox

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:43:01 +0100

INTRODUCING AI AGENT BY JUICEBOX AI Agents promise to revolutionise the work of recruiting but early experiments with generic products like OpenAI Operator have shown there is still some way to go - humans still needed to oversee, correct and train, especially for the unique use case of finding other human beings as candidates for the jobs we're recruiting for. It's time for the recruitment technology vendors to step up and fill this need! David Paffenholz, CEO of Juicebox, the company behind the groundbreaking talent sourcing tool 'PeopleGPT', think they have got the first breakthrough AI Agent focused on the recruiting use case. Let's put him and the AI Agent to the test in this LIVE DEMO of the how the product (or is it now, 'colleague'?) works. We will learn: - What instructions does AI Agent need to carry out its tasks? - How does AI Agent identify candidates from natural language prompts? - What sources does AI Agent use to find candidates? - How does it ensure data currency? - Does AI Agent score or rank candidates? - What is the mechanism if so? - Can AI Agent conduct outreach? - Can AI Agent conduct prescreening? - What can AI Agent NOT currently do? - How does a company optimally use AI Agent? - What is the story with compliance, especially with anticipated transatlantic divergence on AI safety? - What else do we need to know before we deploy AI Agent?? We are on Wednesday 26th February, 7am PT / 3pm GMT Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep294-a is sponsored by our friends PeopleGPT by Juicebox PeopleGPT is the leading outbound recruiting platform built on Generative AI. Find talent across 30+ data sources, get interactive Talent Insights, and reach out with personalized AI email campaigns. Key features include:

PeopleGPT (Search): the world’s first people search engine that uses natural language. Describe who you’re searching for and find the perfect match from over 30 data sources.
Talent Insights: Visualize your talent pool with 15+ interactive charts. Refine your search and dive deep into stats based on location, employers, job titles, skills, and more.
Email Outreach: Maximize candidate engagement with AI-powered email campaigns. Personalize messaging at scale using AI commands, and boost response rates by 40%.

Get 15% off your Juicebox subscription with code: BRAINFOOD15 Trusted by 400+ companies including Scale AI, Mindbloom, and Patreon. Free trial available - try it now here

Brainfood On Tour - How To Hire in Singapore in 2025

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:03:29 +0100

Brainfood on Tour - How to Hire in Singapore in 2025 and Beyond? Friends, we’re always on the move and visiting local recruiter communities to find out how those folks here in their local territories. I am delighted to be visiting Singapore once again - the Mighty Mouse of SE Asia! One of the smallest countries by landmass, yet one of the economically most important, the city state has been a huge centre of financial innovation and a place where many MNC’s have operations. What is it like to hire for talent in Singapore? We’re going to learn: - State of the Singapore Economy 2025 - Major challenges, major opportunities - Political environment - how does business feel about Lawrence Wong? - Economic plans from the Govt, what is the plan for employment / growth? - Demographics …where is Singapore getting the workforce? - Employment law…what do foreigners need to know about hiring in Singapore? - Local vs Ex-pat vs Immigrant - who hires who and how? - In-demand sectors - How do recruiters operate here? - Recruitment technology - who is using what? - Talent import / export …who is going, who is staying? - JB / Singapore economic zone…who big a deal? - What do Recruiters need to know to become successful in Singapore? All this and more, on Weds 26th February, 930am local time. Click on here to follow the channel (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. See you all later this month!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep293 - Talent Trends Report - Recruiter Productivity 2025

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:39:35 +0100

Talent Trends: Recruiter Productivity 2025 Ashby produce some fantastic quarterly reports, taking information from their platform to better understand the behaviour of the recruiters in the market. Hot of the press with the latest report, we are going to take this session to deep dive into a topic we all need to care about in 2025 - Recruiter Productivity. We will find out: - What are the productivity benchmarks for recruiting in 2024? - Can we distinguish between how A+ performers behave compared to C- performers? - What are the most impactful changes TA teams can make when deciding to uplevel their productivity? - At individual level, what are the ways leaders can fairly measure performance? - Can we discern the impact of AI on recruiter activity? - Are there any sectors, regions, company types that seem to be most productive? - If so, what is transferrable from these to others? All this and more, as we deep dive into the numbers, followed by panel discussion with Heads of TA! We're with with Willem Wijnans, Community & Talent Advisory Lead (Ashby), Andrea Marston, Talent Acquisition Director (Nutanix), Alexa McWilliam, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (numa) & Andy Mountney, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (Chainlink) We are on Friday 21st February, 2pm GMT Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended) Ep293 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Ashby is what an ATS should be: an integration of sourcing automation, AI-supported outreach sequencing, native interview scheduling, a searchable CRM, and advanced analytics – all in one ATS++ system. That means better data, less context switching, and more streamlined workflows. Chosen by over a thousand companies, including Quora, Docker, Ironclad, and Multiverse, Ashby stands out as the top-rated ATS on G2. It is renowned for its real-time and reliable reporting, the ability to centralize the entire hiring process, and unparalleled customer support. Talent Trends Reports are freely available: Download the latest here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep292 - AI Agents in Recruitment & HR - Hype or Reality?

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:32:00 +0100

AI Agents in TA & HR Hype vs Reality? Some people are saying that will be the year of the AI Agent - an advancement of AI where it crosses over from being an amazing tool to being a competent colleague. The Google Whitepaper shared in recruiting brainfood a few weeks ago was an outstanding introduction to the topic and we're going to use this session to deep dive into state of play when it comes to Agentic AI You will learn what TA Leaders think about: - What is Agentic AI? - Why is this a step change from 'normal AI'? - Do we have AI Agents currently out there in production? - In what fields or sectors: can we see one in action? - How are AI agents built? - What might be the use cases for Agentic AI in Recruitment? - How do we anticipate Agentic AI making an appearance in the workflow? - Are there any Agentic AI's operating in recruiting or HR right now? - What is the best thing that TA / HR should do in given what we know about Agentic AI? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Johannes Sundlo, People Director, (Avalanche Studios Group), Jessie Schofer, Founder (Stakkd), Simão Nogueira, Head of AI (Talent Protocol) & Jose Kadlec, Author (HR Robosapiens) - on Friday 14th Feb, 11.00am GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep292 is sponsored by our friends Metaview Metaview is the No #1 AI Scribe purpose-built for recruiting. Now with Metaview Free Plan, there is no excuse not to have an AI interview note taker. If you want to improve your hiring efficiency in 2025 and NOT yet implemented an AI interview note taking tool, then there is no longer any excuse: Metaview Free is a zero cost opportunity to build efficiencies into your own workflow; Metaview are SO confident that you will see the value that you will want to get your whole team and hiring managers on it too. Sign up for a demo here, or just get on with the free plan here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep291 - What Do 100x TA Leaders Think About Hiring in 2025?

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:38:55 +0100

State of Hiring - What Do 100 Talent Leaders Think for 2025? Every year Willo put together a report from an in-depth survey of 100+ Heads of Talent. And every year Brainfood Live gets CEO Euan Cameron on screen to talk us through it. If you're a TA Leader who needs to benchmark what your peers are thinking, this show is for you: You will learn what TA Leaders think about: - Budget allocation in 2025 - Tech / Tools which are the priorities - TA upskilling, what are the skills gaps in the current Talent Acquisition set up - Hiring: what is the scale of hiring for TA, what skills / attributes are most important right now? - Compensation: what rates for which levels in TA - How does the TA structure look like 2024 vs 2025? - What is the degree of off shoring in team? - FTE vs Non-FTE in team - What even is the right size of a TA team? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Friday 7th Feb, 10am GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep291 is sponsored by our friends Willo Increasingly, recruiting for high-volume positions within a global, diverse workforce requires moving beyond traditional methods and the limitations of written CVs. Handling thousands of applications manually is not only exhausting and inefficient, it can prevent you from finding the talent your organization needs most to succeed. The award-winning Willo team is transforming hiring with a dynamic candidate screening solution that users love, backed by an NPS score to prove it! Their web-based, human-centric platform allows candidates to record responses to a predefined set of questions at their convenience. With over 5,000 secure integrations, Willo makes it easy to supercharge your recruitment process, reduce bias, and support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals—all while helping you tap into a larger, more exciting pool of global candidates. Sign up at willo.video this month to get 10% off—just use the coupon code "brainfood”. That's W-i-l-l-o dot video.

Brainfood On Tour - How to Hire in Malaysia in 2025

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:50:21 +0100

How to Hire in Malaysia in 2025 Brainfood On Tour is back on folks - we're now in Malaysia and its time to deep dive into this fascinating country made of many ethnicities, faiths and regions. A nation of 70 million people, Malaysia is a coming powerhouse of SE Asia region with huge economic potential We will find out: - What are the main things people need to know about hiring in Malaysia? - In economy, what are the most dynamic sectors? - What are the demographics looking like here? - What are the main government policies which employers need to be aware of when hiring in Malaysia? - Language & diversity: how do employers navigate this? - What are the main qualities of a great recruiter for the Malaysia market? - What tools / technologies are important for the recruiter community here? - How does one find out more about how to hire in Malaysia? All this and more as we deep dive into what makes the Malaysia recruitment market tick! We're with Ian Turnpenny Andrei Perevalov, Head of People Ops (Virtual Internships) , Elena Argyriou, Head of People & Culture (SnappyMob), Rodica Belocosov, VP of People (MoneyLion), Sam Baxendale, CEO (Kinetik) & friends And on Friday 7th February, 12pm KUL Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep290 - Insight on the TA Landscape from 7000 Employers

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:07:51 +0100

Talent Insights for 2025 from 1000 CHRO's Nobody doubts this 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for how businesses organise. Transformational breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence, rapid remodelling of organisation structure, requirement for re-skilling and re-deployment, almost every job will be impacted. How do CHRO's think about this year, and what do they see as the priorities? - Demographics of respondents - Priorities: talent acquisition, talent density, talent retention? - Technology & tools - Budget allocation, where is it going in 2025? - Non-FTE vs FTE - DEIB: is HR under attack? And if so what do we need to do about it? - Generational differences in the workforce - Impact of AI in the job market - Has it changed your source of hire? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. Greenhouse Co-founder Jon Stross with run us through the results. We're on Friday 31st Jan, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep290 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse

Brainfood On Tour - How to Hire in India in 2025

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:20:55 +0100

How to Hire in India in 2025 Brainfood On Tour is back for another season! I am delighted to back in India - for the first time since before Covid. This is one of the most diverse, vibrant, populous and important countries in the world - and potentially one of the major engines of economic growth for the future. Let's find out what it is like to hire in India! We will find out: - What are the main things people need to know about hiring in India? - In economy, what are the most dynamic sectors? - How do employers plan for the talent surplus that India consistently produces? - What are the main government policies which employers need to be aware of when hiring in India? - Language & diversity: how do employers navigate this? - What are the main qualities of a great recruiter for the India market? - What tools / technologies are important for the recruiter community here? - How does one find out more about how to hire in India? All this and more as we deep dive into what makes the India recruitment market tick! We're with with Bharath C, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Ultraviolette Automotive), AK Menon, Director (Options Exec Search), Ridhi Malhotra, Demand Generation, Deepa Joshi, Head of Talent Acquisition (Novonesis) & friends And on Tuesday 28th January, 12pm IST Register by clicking the green button and follow the channel here (recommended)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep289 - Req Load: How Much Is Too Much Per Recruiter in the Age of AI

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:58:14 +0100

Req Load: How Much is Too Much Per Recruiter in the Age of AI? If Artificial Intelligence going to make recruiters hyper productive, how many requirements can we now expect to manage? There's no question that this question is going to be on the mind of CEO's going into 2025. Whilst we CAN expect some increase in req load, how much is too much? In this session, we are going to discuss the variables which go into calculating requirements per recruiter, and how to explain that numbers don't capture everything a recruiter does. - Volume of roles - Number of repeats - Complexity of hire - Availability of talent - Condition of employer branding - are we an attractive employer? - Calibre of current team - EVP - Tools / techniques - do we even have a LinkedIn Recruiter license (jk) - Impact of DEIB, are we invested and committed? - Hiring philosophy: open hiring, skills based hiring, traditional hiring? - Structure of organisation - Regional variance - Functional variance. All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Matthias Schmeisser, Head of Talent, (Emnify), Mark Deubels, TA Leader (Synthesia), Oksana Strippentow, Head of Talent (ex-Mangopay) & Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Talent Acquisition (Morningstar) We're on Friday 24th Jan, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep289 is sponsored by our friends BrightHire BrightHire's market-leading Interview Intelligence platform powers hiring for game-changing companies like Canva, Ramp, Rippling, Multiverse, Vercel, and 000s more. Not just another notetaking tool, BrightHire's platform transforms hiring quality and efficiency with AI that builds exceptional hiring plans, automates interview notes, improves decision-making, drives interview consistency, and delivers powerful talent insights. And they've just completed an independent 3rd party AI bias audit – a first in the Interview Intelligence category. Learn more at BrightHire.com, and find out why companies from the most disruptive AI platforms in the world to the Fortune 100 trust BrightHire to transform their hiring with powerful, responsible AI. Learn more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep288 - Forecasting 2025 Year Ahead in Recruiting

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:03:14 +0100

Forecasting Recruiting in 2025 Happy New Year Everybody! And welcome to Season 5 of Brainfood Live On Air - the weekly show where we gather the world's top experts to come on and discuss live on air the topics of the day. The year would not make a proper start without a forecast of what we think the recruiting environment is going to look like. Lets review how we think the market is going to shape up: - Investment in TA / HR Tech - Assessment & Candidate use of AI - Volume of job applications / job advert volume - TA organisational set up / and role distribution - Decentralised hiring - will more recruiting work be pushed back to the line? - State of DEI - Use of Artificial Intelligence - where do we stand on this? - Future for Employer branding, what innovations do we expect? - TA job market - any recovery, and if so, where? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We are bringing all of the big guns: join George LaRoque, Founder (Workbench), Madeline Laurano, Founder (Aptitude Research), Bas van de Haterd, Author (Talent Acquisition Excellence), Tim Sackett, President (HRU), Torin Ellis (himself) & friends We're on Friday 10th Jan, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep288 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Tired of spending hours on manual recruiting tasks? Ashby’s responsible AI and automation has got your back. With smart scheduling that turns multi-hour coordination into just a few clicks and AI-powered email outreach that boosts reply rates by 46%, recruiting has never been easier — at least when it comes to process. Ashby’s AI-Assisted Application Review tool lets you fly through your inbound volume — think 1,500 resumes in just 6 hours! Plus, Ashby’s AI-generated feedback summaries speed up collaboration across teams. Ready for an ATS that elevates your recruiting game with thoughtful AI and automation? Book your demo here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep287 - Christmas Special, Open Mic

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:23:38 +0100

Brainfood Live Christmas Party 2024 - Open Mic Friends, this is the last Brainfood Live of the year! This will be our 50th show of the year, so our cadence of doing these more or less once per week, every week, remains pretty much unbroken - not even sure where the two missing weeks went! In any case, we're going to do an Open Mic session where all the years panelists and guests can come on and say their piece to the camera on what they thought of 2024. See the great and the good join Brainfood Live one last time for 2024 - and feel welcome to join on screen if you want to say your piece. What do you think about: - Job market for TA - Skill Based Hiring - Talent Density - Offshoring - Automation and AI - DEI vs Wokelash - Pay equity - Fractional HR / TA - LinkedIn search / copilot - Content and Audience building - Network value - Conference scene All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We'e with the great and the good and YOU! We're on Friday 20th Dec, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep283 - Sustainable Healthcare Recruitment - Strategies for 2024 & Beyond

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:28:13 +0100

Sustainable Recruitment in Healthcare: Strategies for 2024 and Beyond The UK healthcare sector is at a critical crossroads. Recruitment challenges are intensifying, driven by an aging population, workforce burnout, and shifting political landscapes. As we enter 2024 under a new Labour government, healthcare recruiters must brace for significant policy changes while continuing to navigate the existing talent shortages. This event will explore the current state of healthcare hiring, the impact of government reforms, and the best practices that will define success in the coming years. Key Themes:

State of Healthcare Hiring in the UK: An overview of the current recruitment crisis and the key factors driving demand in the NHS and care sectors.
Impact of Labour's Government on Healthcare Recruitment: What changes to expect in workforce planning, immigration policies, pay structures, and working conditions as the Labour Party implements its healthcare reforms.
Addressing Talent Shortages: Is the candidate shortage real or a result of inefficient hiring practices? Explore insights into the availability of healthcare talent and how organisations can strengthen their candidate pools.
Role of Agency Workers & Workforce Flexibility: The growing reliance on agency staff and temporary workers in the NHS and care sectors—how can employers balance flexibility with stability?
Pay Transparency & Equity: How will Labour's push for pay transparency and fair wages reshape compensation strategies in healthcare recruitment?
Retention Strategies: The importance of retaining top talent in a high-turnover industry. Practical solutions for boosting employee engagement, reducing burnout, and creating long-term career pathways for healthcare professionals.
Recruitment Best Practices: What recruitment channels and technologies are most effective in 2024? How can data-driven insights and diversity initiatives optimise hiring outcomes?

Join us for a deep dive into the trends shaping healthcare recruitment and practical strategies to stay ahead in a transforming political and economic environment. Whether you’re a healthcare recruiter, HR leader, or agency professional, this event will equip you with the insights and tools needed to adapt and thrive. All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Monday 16th December, 4pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep283 is sponsored by our friends Popp Put sourcing, matching & scheduling on autopilot with the world’s most powerful recruitment AI.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep286 - 2024 in Review - State of Talent Acquisition

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:11:35 +0100

2024 in Review: State of Talent Acquisition It's been another challenging year for Talent Acquisition - I make it two years since the hey days of 2021/2022. What can we learn from the current market conditions for Talent Acquisition, how are companies seeing the function and what are professionals doing to ensure they are staying ahead of the competition? - Real Talk: Is Talent Acquisition heading toward extinction? - How are employers viewing TA in the era of AI / Doing More With Less? - What are the challenges to function in a candidate rich market? - Expansion of scope - in what areas are TA moving their focus? - Contraction of scope - in what areas are TA reducing their focus? - AI in TA: what the current state / future states - Hiring for TA in 2024: what type of skills are we looking for? - How do candidates on the market distinguish themselves? - Global dispersal of TA - are functions being offshored? - How is this impact salary / compensation? - Fractional TA - is this happening? - Provisional projection for 2025 - recommendations for TA! All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Emma Mirrington, CEO (The Talent Labs), Becky Lee, Global Early Careers Transformation Leader (Join Talent), Andreea Lungulescu, Founder (TA Talent Crunch) & Jim Miller, Head of Talent (Ashby) We're on Friday 13th Dec, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep286 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Tired of spending hours on manual recruiting tasks? Ashby’s responsible AI and automation has got your back. With smart scheduling that turns multi-hour coordination into just a few clicks and AI-powered email outreach that boosts reply rates by 46%, recruiting has never been easier — at least when it comes to process. Ashby’s AI-Assisted Application Review tool lets you fly through your inbound volume — think 1,500 resumes in just 6 hours! Plus, Ashby’s AI-generated feedback summaries speed up collaboration across teams. Ready for an ATS that elevates your recruiting game with thoughtful AI and automation? Book your demo here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep285 - 2024 in Review - State of Recruitment Advertising

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:59:49 +0100

2024 in Review: State of Recruitment Job Advertising One of the themes of 2024 has been the surge of job applicants for the job adverts employers are posting out. It's clear that the economic conditions + AI-enablement has created the conditions where traditional duration based advertising is no longer a viable hiring approach - in fact, a counter productive one, as it absorbs all the recruiters capacity to deal with the flood! What is the current state of recruitment job advertising and what may be the future? - Volume of job advertising in 2024 - high or low - Volume of applications per job - Avg duration of job adverts: global, per country, per sector - Number of applications made per candidate - Most effective job title (quality of applicant) - Most effective job description (quality of applicant) - Impact of diversity statements in job adverts - Impact of benefits in job adverts - Shift to programmatic: what is the penetration? - Remote work job ads, up or down? - What is the avg spend per job advert in 2024? - What is the future model of job advertising? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Yazad Dalal, Chief Growth Officer, Joveo, Alexander Chukowski, HR Tech Consultant & Peter Weddle, Founder, TATech We're on Friday 6th Dec, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep285 is sponsored by our friends Joveo Joveo is the unified, high-performance Recruitment Marketing platform. Best-of-breed programmatic job ad tech, a proprietary CMS to create world-class career sites, and a candidate engagement platform. Eliminate patched point solutions and data silos forever. Reduce job advertising spend, control applicant flow rate, increased quality of application - contact Jove today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep284 - 2024 in Review - State of Flexible Working

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:11:06 +0100

2024 in Review: State of Flexible Working The rise of the 'Alternative Workforce' has been a trend since before pandemic, as organisations sort to increase agility and reduce risk by expanding the pool of non-FTE into the workforce. Workers too have been keen to explore other ways in which to commercially engage with companies rather than being full time, permanent, on site workers. What is the state of Flexible working in 2024 - and how do we expect this to develop over the coming years? This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air - Overview: Number of freelancers / non-FTE in UK - Organisational POV: why increase number of non-FTE? - Worker motivations: what reason might workers wish to do this? - Privileged vs Precarious - do we distinguish between these two? - What are the current categories of worker in the UK? - How does the latest budget change demand for permanent workers? - What is the DEIB angle to flexible working? - How does remote impact the idea of flexible working? - What are the best practices for ensuring performance management of flexible workers? - Culture: do we integrate or separate worker populations? - How can TA expand scope to take on full resource delivery function? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Sonal Bhardwaj, Head of Talent Acquisition, Financial Services, UK and Ireland, CapGemini, Runar Reistrup, CEO (YunoJuno) & friends We're on Friday 29th Nov, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep284 is sponsored by our friends YunoJuno Why YunoJuno? Trusted by the world’s leading companies, YunoJuno is the only system you need to compliantly source, manage and pay a global contractor workforce. From real-time sourcing from a pool of over 100,000 elite contractors worldwide to streamlined onboarding and automated compliance checks, YunoJuno ensures that your every step in managing a future fit flexible workforce is handled with efficiency and precision. Save time, reduce costs and mitigate risk - contact one of our friendly customer success team for a personalised demo here.

Founders Focus - Ep52 - Up close and personal with Matthijs Metzamaekers, Founder of Carv

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:55:05 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Matthijs Metzemaekers, CEO of Carv - Why do it the second time round? - What are you doing differently at Carv vs your previous tech startup projects? - What are you doing in a same or similar way? - When did the idea for Carv first emerge - do you remember the exact moment? - What are the first steps you took, as an experienced entrepreneur are there specific events and if so what sequence? - How do you think the recruitment landscape will change after the first big wave of automation? - Why do you think Dutch recruitment tech startups have had success? - How do you think values will change when the tooling does? - What new things can customers of Carv expect in 2025? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Tuesday 19th Nov, 11am CET Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep52 of Founders Focus is supported by Carv Carv is AI for recruiters, designed to take over your administrative tasks - so you can fully focus on what truly matters: placing candidates in jobs they love! Team up with Carv so you can stop:

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep282 - 2024 in Review - State of Sourcing

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:30:00 +0100

2024 in Review: State of Sourcing Being able to find candidates for hard to hire roles - typically 'sourcing' them from the Internet - has been the backbone of the recruiter skills matrix since the early 2000's. There are thousands of people in industry who consider themselves to be 'sourcers' first rather than 'recruiters'. Yet with the rise of GenAI, sourcing products have dramatically increased their capability, such that many more people are now able to do what once only a few specialists were able to do. Where are we with sourcing and what does the future look like for this function? This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air - Brief History of Sourcing - Peak Sourcing - SourceCon, SOSU - How many sources worldwide? - What is the degree with which sourcing skills are still premium requirement? - Has anyone aggregated Talent Acquisition job specs to see the mentions of sourcing? - Is Boolean search definitely dead? - Are we still sourcing on LinkedIn - how does that work these days? - How does the Sourcing function evolve with the advent of new tools like PeopleGPT? - Does engagement become the No1 skill? - Is exec search still safe for sourcing? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Randy Bailey, Principal Intelligence Advisor, (ex-Walmart), Carmen Hudson, Senior Director Talent Acquisition (ExtraHop), JT Haskell, Talent Acquisition Director (ex-Reddit), David Paffenholz, CEO, (Juicebox) & Cassie Lundquist, Senior Talent Acquisiton Specialist, Ecolab We're on Friday 15th Nov, 12pm PT / 3pm ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep282 is sponsored by our friends PeopleGPT by Juicebox PeopleGPT is the leading outbound recruiting platform built on Generative AI. Find talent across 30+ data sources, get interactive Talent Insights, and reach out with personalized AI email campaigns. Key features include:

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep281 - US Presidential Election - Impact on TA and HR

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:47:23 +0100

US Presidential Election: Implications for TA / HR Perhaps the most significant election on the planet is who our American friends choose to be the next President of the country. Will it be current VP Kamala Harris who offers a continuity programme or will be it be a remarkable return to Donald Trump for a second term? It's an incredible moment and one which has huge implications for TA / HR particularly given that the two candidates represent two sides of a culture war in which our sector plays a prominent part. We will not likely know the result by the time we go on air, nor will we use the moment to stoke tension but we will be trying to anticipate what implications either a Harris or Trump win will produce for the People function - Economic policy: end of taxation / increase in tariffs? - Data privacy / data security - how do vendors react? - DEIB: two polar opposites, what can we expect in advent of a Trump win? - Public sector employment: do we anticipate the gutting of government (therefore thousands of jobs) - Industrial policy: where do we expect investment to continue, increase or decrease - Immigration: how do the two politicians differ on immigration - Company policy: in a heated political environment, what is the best policy that employers should take? - What to do when politics bleeds in to company chat? - Future of TA / HR - Trump / Musk pretty much anti-HR. What can we expect in terms of policy? - International: can we expect brain drain in advent of victory for either side? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Jim Stroud, Editor (SourceCon), Steven Rothberg, Founder (College Recruiter), Kate Bischoff, Attorney & HR Consultant, Brian Evje, Executive Consultant (Astia) & friends We're on Friday 8th Nov, 2pm GMT / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep281 is sponsored by our friends Metaview It’s been decided: Metaview is the best Recruiting AI Note-taker on the market. The feedback is out of this world. “Your killer product has transformed the way I work. It’s my all around product of the year…possibly decade. Metaview is a game-changer!!” Head of Leadership Recruiting @ Trainline “I think it’s pretty pointless trying to compete with Metaview. Overall, this is one of the best products I’ve used in my career.” Senior TA Partner @ Sanity It’s still free to get started, and Metaview’s team of product specialists are waiting to assist you in taking your first steps into the future of recruiting. Get started for free!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep280 - 2024 in Review UK Staffing Market

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:16:51 +0100

2024 in Review: UK Staffing Market Recruitment has gone through another turbulent year and it's clear that the global staffing market has had one its most challenging years recent times. How has the UK fared, what are the reasons for this and how do we think the prospects will look in 2025 and beyond? - State of UK staffing Marketing - Big agency bottom line - Contract market vs Perm Market - Growth industries where labour demand is high - Declining industries where labour demand is low - Avg fee / commission - Cash collection / invoice reneges - Technology implementation - big news in 2024 sector - Business development in demand - how have sales techniques evolved in 2024? - What should individual business owners do to prepare for 2025? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Neil Carberry, CEO, (The Recruitment & Employers Confederation), Simon Bliss, Chairman (TEAM), Angela Cripps, MD (Recruiting Gym) & Darren Topping, Director of Solutions & Insight (Impellam Group) We're on Friday 1st Nov, 1pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep280 is sponsored by our friends Atlas Imagine making 50% more placements without a second more effort. Atlas is an end-to-end recruitment platform built from the ground up with generative AI. What does that mean? Everything you do is covered in one single platform, including:

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep279 - Diversifying Your Talent Pipeline Using Employee Referrals

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 04:04:46 +0200

Diversify Your Talent Pipeline with Employee Referrals Employee Referrals are often thought of as 'anti-diversity' because we inevitably recommend people who are most like us. However, are we throwing out the baby with the bathwater if we dismiss ERP as a channel for talent? - State of Employee Referrals - how many people get hired via this method? - How many companies have a formal ERP programme? - What are the hallmarks of the great ERP programme? - Can you use ERP to specifically help with workforce diversification? - What techniques can be used to do this, without being discriminatory? - Can you give examples where this has been a success? - What expected problems might we launch a programme like this? - How do we build upon the success of a successful ERP campaign? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Sam Davies, CEO (Real Links), Akbar Karenga, Founder, (Maarusi), Daen Fox, Head of Talent (tbc!) & friends Friday 25th Oct, 2pm GMT Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep279 is sponsored by our friends Real Links Real Links is an award winning technology platform dedicated to reimagining referrals and employer brand advocacy. Real Links helps talent acquisition professionals meet a wide range of TA goals, putting the power back in your hands by making referrals and advocacy actively strategic. From hard to fill tech roles; early careers hiring; ED&I objectives; employer brand messaging or day-to-day hiring drives across your business, you can set up multiple campaigns dedicated to a specific business need, in just a few easy steps - all supported by our dedicated Customer Success team. Hire people who are genuinely motivated by your mission and your values. Contact one of our friendly team for a personalised demo today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep278 - Hiring in the Gulf States in 2024 & Beyond

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:58:35 +0200

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep278 - Hiring in the Gulf States in 2024 & Beyond Over the past 24 months there is been no region on the planet more dynamic and exciting than the Gulf. For decades a commodity / resource economy dominated by the Oil industry, in recent years we have seen huge changes at every level of society, government and industry as the Gulf States seek to reinvest trade surplus into green tech, tech innovation, AI, satellite & space tech, tourism, architecture and the rest. I'm delighted to be in Dubai for the week, where I'll be spending at least some of the time talking Brainfood Live. - What are the key challenges hiring in the Gulf in 2024? - How has this changed since 2023? - What techniques have proven useful? - What are the major legislative and cultural considerations when hiring in the Gulf? - Key industry sectors: - Key labour shortages: - How does talent acquisition work? - What do candidates expect from a hiring process? - How are TA teams typically structured? - What is the relationship with agencies, job boards? - What do recruiters need to know to succeed in the Gulf? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Javeed Khan, Director Levant Cluster, (KPMG), Zahia T. Abu Ali, Head of Talent Acquisition & Talent Management, Myriam Dimitriou, Head of Talent Management, Acquisition and Organization Design, General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority - GCGRA & Matt Hesketh, Regional Head of Resourcing & Onboarding MENAT (HSBC) & friends We're on Wed 23rd October, 12pm GST Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep278 is sponsored by our friends RL100 Middle East RL Middle East is the leading Peer Network for Senior In-House Talent Acquisition Leaders in the region. Now in its second year, RL Middle East has an active membership of over 90 members from leading global and regional organisations, both from the public and private sector. We operate a strict membership policy which ensures the correct level of seniority of members and a closed door forum, meaning discussions can be held without judgement.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep277 - Hiring in Hong Kong and Beyond

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 05:41:46 +0200

Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in Hong Kong in 2024 & Beyond I am in Hong Kong at least once every year (hi Ma) but have never done a focused show on the recruitment and job market in the Fragrant Harbour! Huge amounts of change going in HK, as elsewhere - how is the recruitment market changing and what are the prospects for the future? - State of Hiring in Hong Kong - Demographics and population - what is the working age population? - Tech & Startup, viable sectors in HK? - Relationship with Shenzen & Guangdong - Greater Bay Area, anything happening here? - Financial & Legal services - HK still a gateway to the Western world? - Crypto and Bitcoin is a possible future for HK economy? - Hospitality and Tourism - can it survive competition with rising hotspots Thailand, Vietnam and in the Mainland? - Language: Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin and English All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Tak Lo, Founder (Kedoom Technologies), Mat Gollop, MD (Connected People), Andrew Ladommatos, Founder (Aureum Partners), Rita Tsang, Team Manager, BCG Group) & friends & friends. We're on Friday 18th October, 10am HKT Time Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep276 - Hiring in Australia 2024 & Beyond

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:04:53 +0200

Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in Australia in 2024 & Beyond Its been two year since I was last in Australia so it is a welcome return to one of the most unique recruitment markets on the planet. Everything about Australia is simultaneously familiar yet strange and that includes everything you're going to see in recruiting. How has Australia weathered the storms of 2024? - State of Hiring in Australia - State of TA Job Market - Growth sectors: where in the economy? - How are agencies / RPO's changing their game? - AI & Automation...what is going on - Recruitment & HR Technology providers, who is winning here - DEI has this suffered from the US woke lash? - Remote working: this still a thing? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Emily Atkins, Director Talent Acquisition APAC (LinkedIn), Matt Woodard, Founder (scalr), Lauren Sharp & Craig Watson (TAPod), Andrea Kirby, Founder, (Talent Table) & friends We're on Friday 11th October, 1pm AEST Time Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep276 is sponsored by our friends Strivin Strivin is the career management platform which puts your personal growth first. Take control of your career with strivin - your personalised hub that aligns your experience, the content you want to see, connections you want to make, and events you want to be part of. Strivin, tools for your future. Check out the free content here and sign up for a membership here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep275 - How to Hire in Thailand in 2024 & Beyond

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:24:14 +0200

Brainfood On Tour - Hiring in the Thailand in 2024 & Beyond I've been to Thailand a number of times but never long enough to actually speak to a local recruiters on what is going on in this beautiful country. Unfortunately, I don't speak Thai so until Crowdcast manages to do auto translate on the fly, we're going to be speaking with English speaking recruiters who can say a thing or two about hiring for employers in Thailand. - What are the key challenges hiring in Thailand in 2024? - With the recent change of govt, does this impact hiring and if so, in what way? - What does sourcing work over here? - What are the major legislative and cultural considerations when hiring in Thailand? - What are the key industry sectors in Thailand? - Where are there candidate shortages? - What do candidates expect from a hiring process? - How are TA teams typically structured? - What is the relationship with agencies, job boards? - What do recruiters need to know to succeed in Thailand? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Ondrej Prochazka, Global Head of Talent Sourcing (Agoda), Gary Woollacott, Managing Partner - Thailand, (Horton International), Machar Smith, Head of Talent Acquisition (True Corp) & Kamolwan Charuthas, Recruitment Strategy (Nestlé) We're on Friday 4th October, 2pm Bangkok Time Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep274 - Hiring Manager Self Serve - How TA Can Empower the Line!

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:04:42 +0200

Hiring Manager Self Serve: How To Can Empower the Line! Centralising recruitment is the default for 'knowledge' based businesses; the opposite is true for every other type of business. If your organisation is a multi-location, moves physical items, has warehouses, and huge diversity of job roles, then chances are you will necessarily have a more de-centralised hiring approach. What can we learn from organisations like this? What is the ideal relationship between central TA vs decentralised hiring managers in the line? - Key differences between Head Office vs On Location Hiring - What do HM want / need? - How to ensure increase QoH but also empower local decision making? - What is the ideal technology stack? - What is the ideal TA org structure for decentralised HM centred hiring? - How to ensure DEI initiatives are maintained? - How to improve EB? - QoH requires connected systems, what is the best way to do this? - What can Head Office hiring lean from Hiring Manager Self Serve. All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Deborah Caulet, Founder (Aligned Collective), Arjan Spies, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Lead (tHRibe.Builders) & Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Talent Acquisition (R1 RCM) on Friday 27th September, 2pm BST Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep274 is sponsored by our friends Zinc Unlock the Power of Efficient Hiring with Zinc In today's competitive market, the integrity and speed of the hiring process are paramount. Zinc provides comprehensive background checks that streamline your recruitment efforts, making it easier and faster to onboard quality candidates. Our state-of-the-art software integrates seamlessly with your existing HR systems, offering a range of checks from criminal histories to educational verifications. Why choose Zinc? Our platform not only enhances the security and compliance of your hiring process but also improves candidate experience, ensuring they stay informed throughout the background check process. With global capabilities, Zinc conducts thorough, compliant checks in over 200 countries, safeguarding your business no matter where you operate. Don’t wait to transform your hiring process. Book a demo with Zinc today and experience a leaner, more secure recruitment strategy that saves you time and maintains the highest standards of compliance and efficiency. Visit Zinc to learn more and start revolutionising your hiring process.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep273 - EU AI Act 2024 - Implications for Recruiters, TA, HR and Rectech

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:59:44 +0200

EU AI Act: Implications for Recruiters, Talent Acquisition and HR One of the biggest challenges we have in our industry is to stay compliant. In a world where the innovation rate of Artificial Intelligence has long since outstripped anyone's ability to keep on top of it, we're left to seek guidance from legislators which we hope know what they're doing. Let's review what the EU AI Act is and how it will impact how recruits, talent acquisition and HR can and should use software which has an AI component. - Review of EU AI Act - in laymen's terms! - 4 key points of the EU AI Act - What parts of the recruitment process - discovery, privacy, assessment, safety - are most significantly exposed to potential AI non-compliance? - Has anyone analyses existing tools yet for AI compliance? - What does this mean for US recruitment tech - do we need different versions? - Can European recruitment tech take advantage of regulatory divergence? - What lawsuits are happening right now? - What can we expect in advent of a Trump 2.0 Presidency? - What is the best way a recruitment business owner or TA or HR leader best We're on Friday 20th September, 2pm BST / 3pm CEST with Martin Woodward, Director of Global Legal (Randstad), Jaap Kersten, International Legal (Textkernel), Vincent Slot, Team Lead, R&D (Textkernel) & Thibault Allard, Privacy & AI Analyst (SmartRecruiters) Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep273 is sponsored by our friends Textkernel The AI foundation empowering your organisation to streamline recruitment with automated data flows. Establish a foundation for success with reliable and structured data. Implement skills-based practices by unifying scattered skills across multiple systems within your platform of choice. Scale through automation of candidate engagement, matching and mid-office operations. Our innovative technologies empower more than 2,500 Staffing & Recruitment agencies, leading employers, job boards, and HR Software Vendors worldwide. This enables them to work smarter, fostering a culture of innovation and faster advancement. At Textkernel, we are dedicated to championing responsible AI in recruitment, placing a premium on ethical practices and inclusivity to pave the way for a brighter, more equitable future. Ready to connect talent and jobs better? Explore our solutions today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep272 - Reviewing Doing More With Less - A Year in Recruitment Efficiency

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:38:35 +0200

Reviewing 'Do More With Less' - Recruitment Efficiency in 2024 Recruiters have been under pressure all year - maybe even longer than that - to 'do more with less'. This means either increase effort or increase efficiency. And given that we are already at 100% capacity with reduced TA teams, the latter is the only option! How have we done - what examples have we seen of recruitment efficiency at company wide level? We will discuss the following: - How to measure recruitment efficiency? - How to identify which areas of inefficiencies to tackle. - Buy or Build: how to make the right choice? - How to reduce switching costs? - Managing internal communications - Stakeholder management - Managing up to C-level - How do you know it's done - Examples of improvement in recruitment efficiency - What to look forward to in 2025? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Alan Price, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, (Deel), Manjuri Sinha, VP of Talent Succcess (OLX) & Jane Curran, Global Head of Talent Operations (JLL) on Friday 13th September, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep272 is sponsored by our friends Metaview Still furiously scribbling or typing interview notes? It’s time to leave note-taking in the pre-AI era and join the thousands of recruiters already using Metaview. With the magic of Metaview’s AI-powered recruiting notes you’ll: Cut hours of admin out of your week: Never waste time cleaning up notes or writing candidate reports for hiring managers again. Metaview’s AI records and transcribes your most important recruiting conversations, then crafts perfectly-structured, accurate summaries. All without you having to do anything. Upgrade the candidate experience: Put 100% of your focus on the candidate in the moment. Not worrying about capturing detailed notes. Supercharge your efficiency: Whether it’s automatically generated candidate TL;DRs, auto-filled scorecards, or any of our other AI-assisted features, Metaview makes every step of the interview process delightfully efficient. Make more confident hiring decisions: With perfect, instantly-queryable candidate data at your fingertips, you can be sure you’re making hiring decisions based on what actually happened in interviews. Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what Hung himself had to say about the power of Metaview in his 2023 recruiting roundup: “For the employers who think seriously about talent acquisition and recruitment efficiency, interview intelligence is no longer any kind of secret.” The secret’s out, so don’t get left behind. Get up and running in minutes & try Metaview for free today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep271 - Hiring Insights from 1 Million Job Interviews

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:33:45 +0200

Hiring Insights from 1 Million Job Interviews Interview Intelligence is a category which has exploded into industry consciousness over the past 12 months. Employers are finally learning that in order to have hiring success, you have to ensure that your interviewing game is elite. We are finding out some incredible insights in how recruiters and hiring managers interview, many of which have been posted online already, mainly by BrightHire CEO Ben Sesser's amazing posts on interview insights I've grabbed some time with Ben to run through these insights, how recruiters can take this understanding to improve their hiring process and why the near future is going to include new industry standards like Interview Quality Score (IQS) and Voice of the Candidate (VoC) We will discuss the following: - Gender variance in speaking time - Candidate motivations correlation with interview rating - M/F candidate motivations on opportunity - What AE candidates REALLY care about - M/F hiring manager interviewing styles - Topics most discussed by top sales candidates - Volume of interviews required to hire great sales candidates - What percentage of interviews are 'structured'? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Ben Sesser, CEO of BrightHire on Friday 6th September, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep271 is sponsored by our friends BrightHire Not another note-taking tool. BrightHire helps you transform your quality of hire with AI interview summaries and highlights that capture every detail for better hiring decisions, to AI-powered analytics for consistently better interviews. Trusted by top class employers like HCA Healthcare, Rippling, Canva and Zapier. Upgrade your hiring efficiency and quality with BrightHire - get a demo today

Founders Focus - Ep50 - Up close and personal with Maxime Legardez Coquin, CEO of Maki People

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:58:27 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Maxime Legardez Coquin, CEO of Maki - When did you know you were going to be an entrepreneur? - What are the strengths of a founder coming into a new domain? - Is there a formula for success as a CEO of a fast growing scale up? - What recruiting lessons did you personally learn when building businesses? - If I could ask a former colleague of yours to describe your management style, what would they say? - Can you describe what your Day in the Life looks like? - What are the main challenges of recruitment tech founders right now? - What do you think will happen to software development if AI continues on current path? - What do you think recruitment will look like in 2030? - How will companies and organisations change with the integration with AI and Automation? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Tues 3rd Sept, 2pm BST / 3pm CEST Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep50 of Founders Focus is supported by Maki AI powered one stop shop to engage, assess and develop talents across the globe. Allowing to assess 300+ skills from coding to cognitive, langage to soft skills, video interviewing to personality traits etc in real time using speech to text and AI/LLMs module while offering a great immersive experience to candidates. Trusted by companies such as H&M, Louis Vuitton, PWC, Nespresso, Capegemini and Foundever. Book a demo with our friendly team today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep270 - Maternity Return - Are Employers Doing Enough (or Anything At All?)

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:48:03 +0200

Maternity Returnees: Are Employers Doing Enough (Or Anything At All?) Maternity Leave is a policy most employers have in place, but what about Maternity Return? Most employers seem not to have any policy at all, leaving the experience of returning mothers mainly up to the line management, with predictably variable results! We're going to dive into an under discussed topic on what the current experience is like for Maternity Returnees, and what policies employers can produce to be truly inclusive for all members of the workforce. - What is the current legal status of Maternity Return? - What do most employers do? - What has been the experience (bad, ok, good) of maternity leave returners - What makes an experience this way? - Do we have standardisation or customisation? - What support do managers need to do better for returning workers? - Psychology: what are the common psychological challenges of returning to a team? - Re-onboarding rituals: does anyone do this? - Returning to lead: different from being a returning IC? - What recommendations do we have for returnees, and employers embracing returnees? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Kirsty Wigley-Smith, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition, (LogicMonitor) Heidi Wassini, Director, Global Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding (Too Good To Go), Kellie Nedelcoux, Founder (Career & Parenthood) & friends and on Friday 30th August, 2pm BST / 3pm CEST Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep270 is sponsored by our friends Equitas The all-in-one interview platform helping you hire the best candidates, in half the time, in the fairest way possible. If you want to make sure that your recruiters and Hiring managers have the best support in interviewing in a non-bias way, Equitas is the interview intelligence platform for you. 1000's of interviewers are using Equitas, 95% report they would not interview any other way. Want to know more? Book a demo here

Founders Focus - Ep51 - Up close and personal with Runar Reistrup, CEO of YunoJuno

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:42:06 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Runar Reistrup, CEO of YunoJuno - What are the differences leading a startup / scale up vs a mega corp? - Do the order of the most management skills change with this context? - As a leader, how do you prepare a company for every stage of its journey? - How much of being a leader is innate vs learnt? - What have been the most significant changes in the workforce over the past decade? - How would you describe 2010-2019 period of London Startup? - How do you think 2020-2039 London startup to be defined? - How do you see companies changing shape over the next 10 years? - What can customers expect of YunoJuno in 2025 and beyond? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Wednesday 28th Aug, 12pm Midday Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep51 of Founders Focus is supported by YunoJuno YunoJuno helps the world's leading companies in reducing costs, hiring times and ensuring full compliance when working with contractors and freelancers worldwide. What started as a platform to connect the best freelancers with forward-thinking companies has now redefined how businesses source and manage their entire contingent workforce. Sourcing, compliance, payments, cost tracking, insights and much more - YunoJuno has it all covered for you, combining a a full lifecycle system with a curated marketplace of 100,000+ global contractors. Loved by HR, Hiring Managers, Finance and Legal Teams at Startups and Enterprises. Increase your operational efficiency with the workforce of tomorrow - speak with an expert at YunoJuno today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep269 - New Labour Govt - What Can Recruiters / HR Expect?

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:34:31 +0200

NEW GOVERNMENT: WHAT CAN RECRUITERS / HR EXPECT? We'll be over a month since the General Election, in which almost all pollsters predict the Labour Party forming the government with the largest majority since Tony Blair 1997. How radical will this new government be? Are we going to see New Labour 2.0 or as some critics contend, Tory-lite 2.0? Whatever the flavour of personal politics, it remains the case that change of government means change in legislation, especially in taxation, employment law, immigration law, pension reform and the rest. What does this mean for us recruiters and HR professionals? What can we expect from the new government? We're going to look into a foggy crystal ball and try to have a look, with market observers Neil Carberry, CEO (Recruitment & Employment Confederation, Tony Wilson, Director (Institute of Employment Studies), Ray Walker, VP of Contingent Workforce (Worksome) & friends. We're on Thursday 22nd August, 2pm BST Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep269 is sponsored by our friends Worksome Worksome removes HR, Legal and Finance friction between companies and independent contractors at scale. Managing a significant number of independent contractors in your business? You need Worksome. Connect here with a member of friendly team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep268 - How to Build a Job Scraper (as a non-coder!)

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:53:18 +0200

HOW TO BUILD A JOB SCRAPER USING PYTHON (AS A NON-CODER!) Friends, you don't need me to tell you that the job market for Talent Acquisition professionals has been in the toilet for the past 18 months. So much so that I have even had to close down the Brainfood Jobs Job Board - for lack of posted jobs! When the competition out there is as fierce as it is, you have to think about how to give yourself an edge. How about creating a lead generation tool which automatically scrapes new TA jobs as soon as they're published? That's what Aaron Lintz did, to support his own job search. He's also now showing everyone else how he did it, so he can support YOUR job search. You will learn the step-by-step of who Aaron did this task. Not only is the output super useful but also a lesson for all of us that it is possible to super scale up your effort if we dove just a little deeper on the tech that is available to us. And finally, what a demonstration this is to future employers? Aaron Lintz, Senior Sources (Black & Veatch) will lead, and I will be joined by Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Erin Mathew (Recruiter) and friends. We're on Friday 16th August, 2pm BST /3pm CEST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep268 is sponsored by our friends Atlas Atlas is an end-to-end recruitment platform built from the ground up with generative AI. Everything you do is covered in one single platform, including: - Candidate Sourcing - Candidate Pool management - Candidate GPT - End-to-end project management - AI interview scheduling - AI interview notes - Company wide LLM - Actionable analytics - Business Development platform It's out now and recruiters are gaining superpowers from it. Try for free here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep267 - Real Use Cases in Recruitment Automation Live Demos

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:27:37 +0200

REAL USE CASES IN RECRUITMENT AUTOMATION: LIVE DEMO Friends, I'm on a mission: industry everywhere is in a race for become AI-enabled, and those that are slow to adopt are going to be outcompeted by those who can now move faster and better. What we've been lacking is real examples of how RPA (Recruitment Process Automation) and AI can really take out chunks of the work recruiters do. That changes today! - Where in the recruiting pipeline does RPA / AI have greatest impact? - What does it look like from lead generation / prospecting POV - Lead enrichment - Outreach, email and calling - Meeting scheduling - Candidate sourcing - Offer management - Back office RPA - What else? Mark Chaffey, CEO (hackajob), Jordan Shlosberg, CEO (Atlas), Nikos Moraitis, CEO (Workable), Stan Wasowicz, Founder (ScottyAI), Mayur Macwan, CEO (Round.One), Max Armbruster, CEO (TalkPush) & friends are going live demo their own products on Brainfood Live - never before seen footage of Founders who probably haven't done a demo themselves in years ;-)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep266 - How to Hire a Chief People Officer

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:36:07 +0200

HOW TO HIRE A CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (CPO) It's the most senior role in the People department, one that many a recruiter eventually aspires to, but I suspect not many of us have had to try and recruit for one! We're going to dive into the world of C-level hiring, but with a twist, for the C-suite exec leading our own department! - What are the circumstances where this role emerges? - How do we capture the requirement? - From whom do we collect it from? - Who is the hiring manager - CEO, committee of senior managers, the Board, the Chair? - How to go about the search - How to determine what is a qualified candidate? - How do you deal with candidates who think they know than you do (and probably do!) - What is the best method of approach? - What is the best method of assessment? - What red flags should you be aware of? - How do you scorecard this? All this and more - one of the most intriguing recruitment assignments you'll ever have. We're with Annie Jackson, Head of Talent Acquisition (Cleo), Simon Mullins, MD (ESIX), Lisa Scales, Talent Acquisition Director (Royal Mail), Jennifer Candee, Global TA Leader & Gaetan van Reusel, MD (Camario). We're on Friday 2nd August, 2pm BST Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep266 is sponsored by our friends Popp Meet Ellie. She's is a (real) senior talent acquisition leader at one of the world’s biggest technology companies. She's also the Global Recruiter of the Month. Her secret? Popp AI. Every month Ellie uses Popp to screen and manage human-like conversations with thousands of candidates, progressing them rapidly through the hiring funnel. She’s delegating her administrative responsibilities to her AI co-pilot, and focussing on where she adds real value - building meaningful relationships with the candidates that count. She’s embracing new technology to transform into a super-recruiter and accelerate her career. Popp is trusted by some of the most innovative recruiters like Ellie, and some of the most innovative talent teams and staffing organisations, like Zoe and Randstad. Popp plugs into your ATS or CRM to automate administrative tasks across the recruitment funnel, transforming your recruiters into a hyper-lean, AI-enabled team of super-recruiters, who can accelerate candidates through the recruitment funnel at breakneck speed while delivering a world-class candidate experience. Popp is a compliant, audited, ethical partner that you can trust to:

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Build next-step automations in minutes: With Popp, you can easily set up next-step automations - like personalised feedback or role recommendations for unsuccessful candidates, screening conversations for your shortlist, or booking links and document requests for successful interview candidates.
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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep265 - New Job as a Recruitment Leader - The 100 Day Plan

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:59:44 +0200

NEW JOB AS A RECRUITMENT LEADER: THE 100 DAY PLAN We know that it continues to be a tough market out there, but I am heartened to see more than few of my close contacts secure new positions lately. Not only do we hope that this is the beginning of a mini-bounce back for the TA job market, but it is also an ideal opportunity to speak to the newly hired and figure out what the best approach might be to ensure you get off to a running start! - How long is the honeymoon period? - What is the best approach to most efficiently conduct the discovery process? - Inheriting a team, what are the management 101's that you must ensure are done? - How to identify, reach out to and make friends with key peer group members? - Artefacts, what do you do with legacy, what do you do with new tools / techniques you want to bring in - Quick wins: how to find them, how to make sure they make the right impact - Managing up: what does your HM expect, how to ensure they are updated - Internal profile, how best to raise this? All this and more, as we speak to the newly minted, newly hired TA leaders such as Saqib Khan, Senior Director Talent Acquisition (Paramount), Chantelle Jones, Programme Manager Strategy & Enablement (NielsenIQ), Ludmila Tomperi, Global Talent Leader & friends, with ace consultant Adriano Herdman, Co-founder (Move) presenting his 100 Day template Ep265 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Top talent is on the move in 2024 – is your company ready to find, attract and keep them? A new nationwide survey found that 42% of employees are actively looking for a new job within the next six months, and the majority of all candidates have experienced discriminatory interview questions. Greenhouse is the all-together hiring platform that gives you everything you need to hire better at every step, from sourcing to interviewing to onboarding. And at each stage of hiring, you can set goals and get meaningful insights — so your team can make measurable improvements and ensure they’re providing a fair and positive candidate experience. With Greenhouse, hiring is more than a series of tasks — it’s strategic and purposeful, delivering value and helping your team hire the right person for the right role, every time. Hire better, all-together... with Greenhouse. Visit greenhouse.com to learn more.

Founders Focus - Ep49 - Up close and personal with Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:58:04 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem. - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - In what ways does being an engineer help you as a tech CEO? - In what was does it hinder you? - What aspects of being a CEO have you discovered to be a strength? - What areas do you think are not your strongest as CEO? - If I could ask a former colleague of yours to describe your management style, what would they say? - Can you describe what your Day in the Life looks like? - What are the main challenges of recruitment tech founders right now? - How did you adapt your product roadmap when you saw ChatGPT? - What do you think will happen to software development if AI continues on current path? - What do you think recruitment will look like in 2030? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep49 of Founders Focus is supported by Gem Tired of feeling overwhelmed by the latest recruiting trends? Gem’s 2024 Talent Acquisition Trends report dives straight into the chaos. Why are 55% of companies doubling down on AI and automation? Because they’re tired of wasting time on mundane tasks. How are 68% of recruiters boosting their efficiency? By using smarter tools, not working harder. Facing data headaches? You’re not alone—34% of organizations are grappling with fragmented systems. It’s time to streamline and get your metrics in order. Want to know more? Download the full report and discover how to turn these insights into action. Get ahead, stay ahead.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep264 - How to Ethically Implement AI into Talent Acquisition

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 12:00:02 +0200

HOW TO ETHICALLY IMPLEMENT AI INTO TALENT ACQUISITION One of the factors slowing down AI Adoption is justifiable concern on the ethics of AI. How do we ensure that we are not exacerbating bias, privileging one demographic over another and treating human beings as lesser than the machines? It's been great to see software vendors take the lead in trying find a path forward. A superb how-to guide from our friends Willo was featured in Recruiting Brainfood Issue 399 (free to download, no gate here) and it covered the practical steps required to move from idea to practice. We all have to get their, so we are using today's Brainfood Live as an opportunity to walk through the guide: - How AI impacts candidate assessment - How to Build Trust with Employees - New TA Infrastructure for the AI-enabled Candidate - Key areas of recruitment optimisation with AI - How AI can benefit candidate experience - How to ensure AI reduces bias rather than exacerbate it - AI as an EB Co-pilot - Key AI policies: what is the regulatory environment? - Privacy, Referencability, Explainability, Humanity - How to get started: Audit / Analytical framework - Research and Communication Strategy - Launch and Implementation It's a fantastic guide and we're roping in Euan Cameron and Andrew Wood (Co-founders), Willo to walk us through it. Friday 19th July, 2pm BST Ep264 is sponsored by our friends Willo Willo is the virtual interviewing platform trusted by thousands of recruiters worldwide. - Receive video responses to your questions remotely, from anyone, anywhere in the world. 1000's of organisations already use Willo to hear from more people, in less time, and never have to worry about scheduling calls or meetings again. Join them, it is free to get started and we have no setup fees or contracts. Plus our incredible UK-based support team is available 24/7 to help you transform your interviewing process. Schedule a demo with one of our friendly team members today.

Founders Focus - Ep48 - Up close and personal with Sam Dhesi CEO of Popp.ai

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:55:31 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is the CEO of one the new wave of AI-native tech startups which are transforming enterprise recruitment, Sam Dhesi - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - What are the strengths of a founder coming into a new domain? - How did you assemble the founding team? - What protocols do you have when you disagree? - If I could ask a former colleague of yours to describe your management style, what would they say? - Can you describe what your Day in the Life looks like? - What are the main challenges of recruitment tech founders right now? - What do you think will happen to software development if AI continues on current path? - What do you think recruitment will look like in 2030? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Tues 16th July 11am BST Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep48 of Founders Focus is supported by Popp Meet Ellie. She's is a (real) senior talent acquisition leader at one of the world’s biggest technology companies. She's also the Global Recruiter of the Month. Her secret? Popp AI. Every month Ellie uses Popp to screen and manage human-like conversations with thousands of candidates, progressing them rapidly through the hiring funnel. She’s delegating her administrative responsibilities to her AI co-pilot, and focussing on where she adds real value - building meaningful relationships with the candidates that count. She’s embracing new technology to transform into a super-recruiter and accelerate her career. Popp is trusted by some of the most innovative recruiters like Ellie, and some of the most innovative talent teams and staffing organisations, like Zoe and Randstad. Popp plugs into your ATS or CRM to automate administrative tasks across the recruitment funnel, transforming your recruiters into a hyper-lean, AI-enabled team of super-recruiters, who can accelerate candidates through the recruitment funnel at breakneck speed while delivering a world-class candidate experience. Popp is a compliant, audited, ethical partner that you can trust to:

Unlock the value of your CRM.

Popp will automatically deliver personalized interactions to candidates in your CRM to collect their latest information and keep their profiles enriched and updated.

Screen thousands of candidates in seconds:

Popp can screen thousands of candidates or new applicants at once. We allow you to dynamically change your scoring criteria to look at candidates in different ways and enable you to automatically shortlist the best candidates with detailed reports from our DE&I-compliant AI co-pilot.

Build next-step automations in minutes:

With Popp, you can easily set up next-step automations - like personalised feedback or role recommendations for unsuccessful candidates, screening conversations for your shortlist, or booking links and document requests for successful interview candidates.

Converse with candidates on autopilot:

Popp accelerates candidates through hiring processes using personalized and human-like conversations at scale. It takes the average Popp-enabled recruiter less than 9 minutes to set up a campaign to reach out to 1000s of candidates. 24/7, in any language. Popp answers candidate questions, advertises roles, collects docs, and schedules calls. And via high-response channels like SMS and WhatsApp.

Integrations with your existing ATS/CRM:

We update every candidate profile automatically based on every interaction.

HitL

Our human-in-the-loop mechanism ensures that AI decisions and outputs are overseen and, when necessary, taken over by a human supervisor. Our AI recognises its shortcomings and automatically notifies human managers when it needs a hand. ”Popp is a platform every company should have, I can imagine endless possibilities in which you can use Popp and make your work run smoothly. Work smarter and not harder.” Monica - Sourcing Specialist at Philips North America Get your Popp - book a 30 minute demo with our friendly team today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep263 - Public Speaking Tips for Newbies

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 01:26:49 +0200

PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS FOR NEWBIES: HOW TO DELIVER YOUR BEST RECFEST TALK Once upon a time, I too was also a reluctant public speaker. In fact, I did not even see the point of attending industry conferences - after all, what did I have to say, what did I have to learn? I am very glad that I accepted the invitation of one Mr Stephen Donaldson to give a talk at one of his events, Bill Boorman, who set up the first (ur) conference I really attended and Sarah Cooper, who by turning up at the door at the same time persuaded me to 'walk in' rather than walk by. No question: life and career changing - all for the better, as confidence, network, learning and profile have all up levelled. No exaggeration to say that Brainfood would not be here were it not for those early events. I'm keen for others to have the similar opportunity, so hence we're going to do a Brainfood Live on the topic of Public Speaking - in particular, how to get good at it. We're assembling an all star cast of industry professionals who are experienced on stage speakers and trainers. - What do they know about public speaking that others do not? - What are the expected feelings prior to the presentation? - How to build a presentation to enable best delivery? - What is the best method to control nerves? - How can a person who is introverted and hates performance, get better at public speaking? - How body language techniques do we need to know? - Can breathing techniques help? - What makes a memorable talk? - How to make sure you are psychologically level during the presentation? - How do I deliver the best Recfest Talk next week? We're with Akbar Karenga, Founder (Maarusi), Sam Berthoud, VP of Talent Solutions (hackajob), Angela Cripps, MD (Recruitment Gym), Christina Robinson, Founder (Green Umbrella), Bill Boorman, Founder (TRU) & friends Ep263 is sponsored by our buddies The Recruitment Events Co Recruitment Events Company run the No1 Festival for Recruiters - now in Knebworth AND in Nashville, Tennessee. Join thousands of recruiters in a day of learning, celebration, networking and community. Tickets for Knebworth here and for Nashville here. See you there!

Founders Focus - Ep47 - Up close and personal with Dina Bay, CEO of PitchMe

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:31:40 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Dina Bay, CEO of PitchMe. I do believe this is the first time we have had a Founders Focus with the fellow Alumni of St Andrews University - a moment to celebrate! - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - What was the biggest difference between the world's of research, corporate and startup? - What skills do you think you have as CEO? - What areas do you think are not your strongest as CEO? - If I could ask a former colleague of yours to describe your management style, what would they say? - Can you describe what your Day in the Life looks like? - What are the main challenges of recruitment tech founders right now? - Can you describe what PitchMe is? - How did you adapt your product roadmap when you saw ChatGPT? - What do you think will happen to software development if AI continues on current path? - What do you think recruitment will look like in 2030? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep47 of Founders Focus is supported by PitchMe PitchMe is a data intelligence partner for recruiters who want to improve their performance. PitchMe delivers data intelligence for agencies and in-house teams, streamlining talent discovery with efficient tools. Our end-to-end AI-driven automated hiring solutions cut time and effort, empowering recruiters to prioritize strategic tasks. The PitchMe suite of tools centralizes, streamlines, and simplifies the end-to-end hiring process, offering a seamless journey from crafting precise and compelling resumes to sourcing top-tier talent and maintaining an up-to-date talent database. Fully automated. Fully integrated. No need to switch between tools or leave your ATS. That means valuable time can be redirected towards more important tasks, such as building new relationships or enhancing those with existing clients and candidates. Contact one of PitchMe's core team for a personal demo today!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep262 - Skill Based Hiring - A Conversation with Johnny Campbell, CEO of Social Talent

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:35:26 +0200

SKILL BASED HIRING: A CONVERSATION WITH JOHNNY CAMPBELL One of the first people to really break down to task and activity level was Johnny Campbell. As CEO of market leading hiring training company SocialTalent, his taxonomy of the skills required by a recruiter to perform in their work remains a canonical artefact in the world of talent acquisition to this day. This is why I was excited to get a DM from Johnny on the topic of Skill Based Hiring - in particular, why we might have cause to pause in our charge to implement a concept which requires greater understanding, definition and modelling before put into the workplace. We are shifting gears in today's Brainfood Live - instead of a panel, we are going to critically but fairly examine Skill Based Hiring in a 1-2-1 conversation. Expect the following topics to be covered: - How to define skills that need to hired? - How to identify those skills pre-assessment - How to effectively and fairly assess for those skills, in a scalable way - What is the expected outcome of SBH hiring done well? Do we have any examples of this? - Is downgrading credentialism risking the downgrading of valuable experience? - Do we expect greater workforce diversity with Skill Based Hiring? What we do not get this result? - Where does Skills Based Hiring need to get to before it becomes viable? Ep262 is sponsored by our buddies Social Talent SocialTalent is the world’s leading e-learning platform dedicated to hiring and talent management. Hire top talent. Lead Hybrid Teams. Engage and Develop your team. Join thousands of talent leaders using SocialTalent, from companies such as Nokia, WilsonHCG, Cisco and many other leading global firms. Start your free trial with SocialTalent today

Founders Focus - Ep46 - Up close and personal with Roderick Smythe, CEO of Glyde Talent

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:07:15 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. I'm delighted to be speaking to the one and only Roderick Smyth - serial entrepreneur with multiple exits and now the founder and CEO of Glyde Talent - the AI powered recruitment platform which enables recruiters to source and screen at scale. - What has changed in product development over the past 20 years? - Can you describe the history of recruitment tech solutions in this time? - As a tech orientated CEO, what advantages do you think you have over non-tech CEO's - What disadvantages? - As a serial founder with multiple exits, to what do you attribute your success? - Do you think success compounds? - What was the most important decision you made as an entrepreneur? - What was one decision you wish you could take back? - Over twenty years, what has changed about your leadership style and what has stayed the same? - How do you get the leadership team right? - What is one question you always ask when interviewing candidates? - Why Glyde Talent? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep46 of Founders Focus is supported by Glyde Talent Glyde is an innovative platform revolutionizing the top of funnel in recruiting using advanced AI. Glyde transforms the candidate experience improving outcomes for candidates and hiring teams at scale. Glyde creates a positive engagement for more talent than any human could, identifies more suitable candidates faster and delivers actionable results to your recruiters. Want to know more? Get a personalised demo today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep261 - How to Assess and Implement Your New ATS (Part One)

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:15:44 +0200

HOW TO SELECT AND IMPLEMENT AN ATS: A MASTERCLASS There will come a point in every Talent Acquisition professionals career where you will have to make a decision on which ATS to use. Likely to be the most significant technology decision you'll ever make, it is also - outside of payroll - likely to be the biggest ticket investment that you'll ever have responsibility for also. So how exactly are you meant to go about making such a big decision a success? - Top 10 things to consider when choosing an ATS - What is the business requirement - Who are the users? - What are you currently using to manage recruitment? - What are the compliance requirements? - What performance improvement do we expect to gain by upgrading? - Have you calculated switching costs? - Who is impacted by this decision? - Have you developed a communication strategy? - Who is the decision maker? - Where do I source the products? - How can I validate what vendors say? - What is the budget? - How long a contract? - How do we test the vendor relationship? - Will I be around long enough to see it through? All this and more on Brainfood Live on Air. We're with leading industry expert, Patrick Boonstra and on Friday 21st June, 1pm BST Ep261 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse Greenhouse is your all-together hiring platform – built to deeply solve your hiring needs at every stage with intentional tools that support better hiring decisions and deliver better ROI. Bringing together technology and expertise, scalable workflows from Greenhouse help you connect recruiters, interviewers, hiring managers, and candidates. Use smart sourcing tools to discover and engage top talent, and create organized interview plans that empower your team to make fair hiring decisions. And when new hires start onboarding, you can easily track and manage the process, complete essential to-dos, and orchestrate next steps. At each stage of hiring, you can set goals and get meaningful insights — so your team can make measurable improvements. Greenhouse is not just another hiring tool: We’re a strategic partner that delivers value at every step, helping you hire better and achieve business success. Hire better, all-together... with Greenhouse. Visit Greenhouse to learn more.

Founders Focus - Ep45 - Up close and personal with Barb Hyman, CEO of Sapia.ai

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:53:18 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up is Barb Hyman, CEO of Sapia. I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Barb for a coffee in Shoreditch earlier this year and I'm delighted to be able to reconnect with her on her founder story and what exactly made her embark on the journey of recruitment technology entrepreneurship - When did you realise you had to do Sapia? - Were you always thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? - From a UX POV, what are the main differences in being a CEO vs C-level employee? - How did you start in the HR / TA world? - Why do you think so few recruitment tech entrepreneurs actually come from recruitment background? - Do you think this is a problem? - What have you discovered about yourself as a leader? - What decisions would you take back if you had the chance? - Coming from Down Under, what are the main challenges for global breakthrough? - What recommendations and warning signs would you give to people thinking about tech startup? - Brand change - why and...did it make a difference? - What is new with Sapia in 2024? - How do you think recruitment will change in the next 5 years? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep45 of Founders Focus is supported by Sapia Sapia’s automated chat lets you interview everyone. And because it’s low pressure, every candidate will bring you their real and best self. The result? You see the whole person, not just their CV. Welcome to Sapia, the automated interview solution which enables high volume employers to scale up their interviews, whilst giving job candidates a 95% satisfaction score. Intrigued? Book a demo today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep260 - Future of Job Boards & Job Board Advertising (Part Deux)

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:55:44 +0200

FUTURE OF JOB BOARDS & JOB ADVERTISING (PART DEUX) The best Brainfood Lives always leave more to be said. Ep254 set new standards for intellectual horsepower, as we discussed GenAI impact on the future of job boards and job advertising. We had such great feedback that we had to bring the crew back to follow up, this time taking things a step further with an examination of 'agentic AI' - How are job boards responding to AI agents? - What demands are employers making of job boards? - At what point do job boards recognise the risk that employers will no longer advertise jobs? - How do employers identify such risks? - Where is programmatic job advertising in this story? - What are the challenges of having peek-a-boo job ads when the application speed from job candidates increases? - What innovations do we expect to see from candidate side? - Has anyone actually tested 'AI MassApply'? - What assessment load should jobs boards take? - Are agencies and job boards coming together in some sort of digital managed service? All this and more, with Bill Fischer, CTO (VONQ), Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter), Josh Willows, Head of Programmatic Sales (Veritone), Alex Chukowski, Advisor (Jobiqo), Steven Rothberg, Founder (College Recruiter), Chris Russell, Founder (RecTech Media) & friends on Friday 14th June, 2pm BST / 9am ET Ep260 is sponsored by our friends VONQ VONQ simplifies job publishing online, serving over 1,000 top companies, including 25+ Fortune 500 firms. Integrating with over 100 ATS and HCM platforms, we reach 80% of US and EU talent teams. Our network spans +5000 media channels, leveraging automation, data insights, and recruitment marketing to target the right talent efficiently. Recognized by Fosway as a Strategic Leader in Talent Acquisition, VONQ continues to lead in innovative recruitment solutions Need to optimise your job ad spend in 2024 and beyond? Speak to VONQ today.

Founders Focus - Ep44 - Up close and personal with Max Armbruster, CEO of Talkpush

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:50 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today. Next up on is one of brainfood's oldest buddies, Max Armbruster, CEO of Talkpush. If you've ever met Max you'd know about it - a unique, effervescent character whose passion for tech and recruitment is matched only by his vision for the future of recruitment optimisation. Let's find out more about who this guy is and what drives him to do what he does. - What important thing did you have cancel to appear on Founders Focus today? - What does a day in the life look like for the CEO of Talkpush? - Could a different personality do your job? If so, how would their impact differ? - Building a team..what are the main principles you have when hiring for your own department? - Were you always destined to be CEO? - What leadership lessons have you learned in your time as CEO of Talkpush? - What do you think the world of recruitment look like if Talkpush reached its goals? - What exciting things can customers of Talkpush have the rest of this year? - Back in time: if you timewarp back to the start of your journey with Talkpush what things would you change? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Wed 12th June, 10.30am BST Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep44 of Founders Focus is supported by Talkpush Talkpush automates the repetitive parts of sourcing, screening and hiring talent, using various technologies such as chatbots, artificial intelligence, automated workflows, robotic process automation and optical character recognition to do in a fraction of a second what would normally take days or week to do manually. We talk with candidates on any channel their prefer, including SMS and email, as well as messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp or Telegram, to make candidates more accessible to our customers. Personalised demo with Max on this link today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep259 - Expanding Scope from Talent Acquisition to Talent Everything

Fri, 31 May 2024 18:56:40 +0200

EXPANDING SCOPE: FROM TALENT ACQUISITION TO TALENT EVERYTHING Talent Acquisition has spent the past two decades attempting to create an identity distinct from HR....was this mistake, and do we now need to discreetly reverse course?? Apologies for the provocation but I suspect this is more or less what we NEED to be doing, especially as the employers everywhere demand more from people teams, forcing us all to expand scope to take on work that was previously someone else's theatre. Additionally, our understanding of the human journey through a company tells us that we need break functional siloes which emerged in a different era of business. What is it like to expand scope beyond TA? Should more of us do it? Let's speak to TA professionals who have already. - How did this journey start? - Was it a strategic decision to expand scope from just TA? - What new functions are most interesting for you? - Which ones are most difficult for a person coming from a TA perspective? - What have you learned ABOUT TA since you expanded scope BEYOND TA? - What skills should professionals develop in order to best position for future expansive roles like this? - What next, what else do you personally need to learn about your current career path? - How do you envisage the future of TA / Talent Everything? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air, We're with Manjuri Sinha, VP of Talent Success, OLX Group, Yasar Ahmad, VP of People (HelloFresh), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Communication (Quantum Motion) and on Friday 31st May, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep259 is sponsored by our buddies Maki People AI powered one stop shop to engage, assess and develop talents across the globe. Allowing to assess 300+ skills from coding to cognitive, langage to soft skills, video interviewing to personality traits etc in real time using speech to text and AI/LLMs module while offering a great immersive experience to candidates. Book a demo with our friendly team today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep258 - Programmatic Job Advertising - A Masterclass

Fri, 24 May 2024 17:54:53 +0200

PROGRAMMATIC JOB ADVERTISING: THE MASTERCLASS I am convinced that programmatic job advertising will become a necessity for the employers hiring at any kind of scale. Applicant overflow will become untenable without automated system which can respond to flow rate by either increasing or decreasing the visibility of the advert. And yet the solutions remain mysterious for the majority of recruiters, most of whom have never used programmatic job advertising tools; market penetration in the UK is <10%. In EU, even less. Why is this and what can done about it? - What is Programmatic Job Adverting? - Can you please show me how it works - What employers does it serve, for whom is this not the right solution - Why? - Where is programmatic for smaller scale job ads? - What jobs are most well served by programmatic? - What jobs are not suitable for this? - What impact does this have on job ad writing...does it become less relevant? - Is there any 'skill' in programmatic job advertising? - What is the minimum order purchase? - Why is it this number? - What integrations do we need to understand? - What examples of success have we seen in employers who have used programmatic? By popular demand, we are bringing back Yaz Dalal, Chief Growth Officer at Joveo, to hand hold us through this on Brainfood Live On Air We're on Friday 24th May, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep258 is sponsored by our buddies Joveo Transform your talent sourcing with the global leader in programmatic job advertising. Joveo is revolutionizing recruitment for the world’s most prominent employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. Our advanced platform ensures you attract, engage, and hire the best candidates efficiently and within budget. Powering millions of jobs daily, Joveo leverages cutting-edge data science and machine learning to optimize your recruitment process across all online channels. Experience unparalleled control and insights, from initial click to final hire, making your talent acquisition seamless and effective. Embrace the future of hiring with Joveo — where precision meets performance. Schedule a demo with one of our friendly experts today here

Founders Focus - Ep43 - Up close and personal with Reiner Bruns, CTO Scotty AI

Tue, 21 May 2024 16:08:12 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today Scotty AI is a technology business where the market has finally caught up with the vision. Their pioneering software provides the sort of automation of workflow which recruiters have been screaming out for, especially in the era of 'do more with less' Let's hear from the man who built the thing - Engineer, CTO and Co-founder Reiner Bruns. - What important thing did you have cancel to appear on Founders Focus today? - What does a day in the life look like for a CTO of Scotty AI? - Could a different personality do your job? If so, how would their impact differ? - Exec team...how do you agree to disagree? - Building a team..what are the main principles you have when hiring for your own department? - Were you always destined to be CTO? - How is founding a business different from being a senior employee? - What do you think the world of recruitment look like if Scotty reached its goals? - Can you explain what value Scotty provides, and to whom? - What expectations can customers of Scotty have the rest of this year? - Back in time: if you timewarp back to the start of your journey with Scotty what advice would you give to younger Reiner? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Tuesday 21st May, 12pm BST / 1pm CEST Click on the green button to save your spot and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates Ep43 of Founders Focus is supported by Scotty

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep257 - Recruitment Automation Tips You Can Do Right Now

Fri, 17 May 2024 17:48:52 +0200

RECRUITMENT AUTOMATION TIPS YOU CAN DO RIGHT AWAY As the case studies accumulate, we are beginning to see the outline of what an AI-enabled recruiter looks like: it is indeed x10 more productive, perhaps even x100 more productive in certain tasks and functions. It's time to stop watching folks, and time to start doing. - Examples of Recruitment Automation which can be done today - What areas of in the workflow should recruiters be focussing on automating? - What are the impediments to automation beyond the individual recruiter? - Or should the automation always be individuated? - How do recruitment leaders coach their teams to improve using AI? - What the best tools to use today? - Why is Ai-enabling a process so difficult? - How do we get the pay off? - How do we know when to abandon a bad idea? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Martyn Redstone, AI Automation Consultant (PPLBOTS), Bret Feig, VP Talent Acquisition (Zip Co), Mike Wolford, AI Implementation Consultant (Eponymous) and friends, on Friday 17th May, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show. Ep257 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview Still furiously scribbling or typing interview notes? It’s time to leave note-taking in the pre-AI era and join the thousands of recruiters already using Metaview. With the magic of Metaview’s AI-powered recruiting notes you’ll: Cut hours of admin out of your week: Never waste time cleaning up notes or writing candidate reports for hiring managers again. Metaview’s AI records and transcribes your most important recruiting conversations, then crafts perfectly-structured, accurate summaries. All without you having to do anything. Upgrade the candidate experience: Put 100% of your focus on the candidate in the moment. Not worrying about capturing detailed notes. Supercharge your efficiency: Whether it’s automatically generated candidate TL;DRs, auto-filled scorecards, or any of our other AI-assisted features, Metaview makes every step of the interview process delightfully efficient. Make more confident hiring decisions: With perfect, instantly-queryable candidate data at your fingertips, you can be sure you’re making hiring decisions based on what actually happened in interviews. Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what Hung himself had to say about the power of Metaview in his 2023 recruiting roundup: “For the employers who think seriously about talent acquisition and recruitment efficiency, interview intelligence is no longer any kind of secret.” The secret’s out, so don’t get left behind. Get up and running in minutes & try Metaview for free today.

Founders Focus - Ep42 - Up close and personal with Tycho van Paassen, Co-founder, VONQ

Wed, 15 May 2024 15:09:28 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today VONQ has been one of the recruitment technology providers who have undergirded the recruitment advertising eco-system, often in a way unknown to recruiters at the operations side of the business. What a better opportunity to find out more about this company than getting face time with one of the founders, Tycho van Paassen? - Why is VONQ organised the way it is? - What was the plan when the company started - was there a clear vision or a matter of step by step problem solving? - What have you learnt about yourself as an executive in your various roles at the company? - Exec / leadership hiring - how do you select leaders for the company, is there a formula? - VONQ culture...was this something you thought about it or did it emerge through the building the business? - Can you explain to the audience where VONQ sits in the tech eco-system? - What do you think will be the main value for customers of VONQ in 2024 and beyond? - How do you think AI will change jobs advertising? - How do you think AI will change VONQ? - What exciting things can customers expect to see from the company in 2024? - If you could do it all over again, what decision would be stick to, and which one would you change? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep42 of Founders Focus is supported by VONQ VONQ simplifies job publishing online, serving over 1,000 top companies, including 25+ Fortune 500 firms. Integrating with over 100 ATS and HCM platforms, we reach 80% of US and EU talent teams. Our network spans +5000 media channels, leveraging automation, data insights, and recruitment marketing to target the right talent efficiently. Recognized by Fosway as a Strategic Leader in Talent Acquisition, VONQ continues to lead in innovative recruitment solutions

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep256 - How To Set Up a Recruitment Analytics Dashboard

Fri, 10 May 2024 19:12:18 +0200

HOW TO SET UP A RECRUITMENT ANALYTICS DASHBOARD Having strong analytics is critical to increasing the degree of your hiring success. Much more challenging is how best to set up a dashboard which works best for your organisation and your needs. We're going to get some expert advice from talent leaders whose speciality is enabling organisations to have access to, and make better quality decisions on, the data from the talent team. - What metrics do elite organisations use? - Are there common analytics themes amongst high vs low performing TA teams? - Give us the metrics that matter - please no context! - How long do you go back in history when you get there? - What method do we have to connecting performance data back to the assessment flow? - Do we need a specialist analytics function to do this? - How does Ai help us identify important metrics - can we now find / use more? - What software works best? - Can we see a few examples here?? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Luke Eaton, Head of Talent Operations (WellTech), Michael Talarek, Senior Analyst (Zalando) & Jeremy Thornton, Senior Project Manager (Citi) on Friday 10th May, 2pm BST / 9am ET Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for the show. Ep256 is sponsored by friends at Greenhouse Greenhouse is your all-together hiring platform — there to meet your company’s needs at every stage with comprehensive solutions that power your hiring process. Bringing together technology and expertise, scalable workflows from Greenhouse help you connect recruiters, interviewers, hiring managers, and candidates. Use smart sourcing tools that help you discover and engage top talent, and create organized interview plans that empower your team to make their best hiring decisions with fairness. And when new hires start onboarding, you can easily track and manage the process, complete essential to-dos, and orchestrate next steps. At each stage of hiring, you can set goals and get meaningful insights — so your team can make measurable improvements. With Greenhouse, hiring is more than a series of tasks — it’s strategic and purposeful, delivering value at every step, helping you connect teams and achieve the best outcomes. Hire better, all-together... with Greenhouse. Visit Greenhouse to learn more.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep255 - No LinkedIn X-Ray - What Next?

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:08:05 +0200

NO LINKEDIN X-RAY? WHAT NEXT? The sourcing community has been monitoring the changes on LinkedIn, particularly on the availability of public data to search engines. 2 months since the news first broke that 'LinkedIn X Ray is dead', what is the latest from the front lines of the sourcing world. And...if LinkedIn X-Ray IS on its last legs, what does that mean for people aggregators, data enrichers and the like? - Latest on LinkedIn X-Ray - update - Implications for recruiters, more upgrades to LinkedIn Recruiter? - Implications for sourcing for diversity...good or bad? - Implications for the freelance recruiter - Workable workarounds - Shift to alternative models of sourcing / people finding - Present and future of sourcing - Can next generation sourcing solutions provide? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Brian Fink, Talent Acquisition Partner, (McAfee), Erin Mathew, Exec Search (PayPal), Dean da Costa, Senior Staff TA (Lockheed Martin) & friends on Friday 26th April, 2.00pm BST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep255 is sponsored by our buddies HireFast Attract, source, engage, and hire the most relevant candidates on time, within their budget.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep254 - Data or Ads? Future of Job Board Advertising in the Era of GenAI

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:56:34 +0200

DATA OR ADS: FUTURE OF JOB BOARD ADVERTISING IN THE ERA OF GENERATIVE AI Job Boards are going through a moment. What had felt like a clear progression of business model towards Pay-Per-Applicant, is now changing in the era of GenAI, especially with the AI-enabled job candidate conducting mass apply. Opportunities and risks have both increased for the job board vendors, and the decisions that these players make will have downstream impact on the sort of services employers and job seekers alike can expect. What is the state of job board advertising in 2024? What do we expect to see in next year, next 5? We're bringing together the top experts in the job board field to talk us through the future of job board advertising. - Macro View: State of Job Boards - Volume of job ads vs Revenue - Programmatic vs non-programmatic - Impact of GenAI for job boards - New GenAI job board features - will internal search change? - Data and LLM, what is the real value of job board data? - What is the impact of job board users - job seekers and employers? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Yazad Dalal, Chief Growth Officer (Joveo), Bill Fischer, CTO (VONQ), Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter) Alexander Chukowski, Senior AI Advisor (Job Boards),Chris Russell, Founder (RecTech Media) & Steven Rothberg, Founder (College Recruiter) on Friday 19th April, 2.00pm BST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep254 is sponsored by our buddies Joveo Transform your talent sourcing with the global leader in programmatic job advertising. Joveo is revolutionizing recruitment for the world’s most prominent employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. Our advanced platform ensures you attract, engage, and hire the best candidates efficiently and within budget. Powering millions of jobs daily, Joveo leverages cutting-edge data science and machine learning to optimize your recruitment process across all online channels. Experience unparalleled control and insights, from initial click to final hire, making your talent acquisition seamless and effective. Embrace the future of hiring with Joveo—where precision meets performance. Schedule a demo with one of our friendly experts today here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep253 - Skill Based Hiring - Rhetoric or Reality?

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:57:39 +0200

SKILL BASED ORGANISATION: REALITY VS RHETORIC? The consensus in the industry is that Skill Based Hiring and Skill Based Organisation is the way forward for the next generation of future fit organisations, but what does successful implementation actually look like? We're beginning to see the emergence of a debate on the wisdom and practicality of the idea - can it even be done? Join us, as we discuss the issue from different points of view from the TA Leadership community - Definitions: What is Skill Based Hiring? - Isn't this just ignoring credentials on the CV? - Isn't this just ignoring the CV? - What does a Skill Based Organisation look like, after the external recruitment has been through Skill Based Hiring? - What does this mean for jobs - are they being unbundled? - How do we recruiters assess for skills? - What are the problems of Skill Based Hiring? - What are the advantages? We're with Matthias Schmeißer, Global Senior Director, (Emnify), Andrew Grier, Head of TA (Helping Hands Home Care), Dan Logan, Director of Transformation (Advance) & Marija Kose, CPO (Human Edge) and on Friday 12th April, 2.00pm BST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep253 is sponsored by our buddies TechWolf Everyone is talking about skills. But what does it mean? Research by Deloitte found that less than 20% of companies have embarked on the transformative journey toward becoming a skill-based organisation (SBO). Taking action requires more than just recognition. Amidst the strategic shift towards skills, many business and HR leaders find themselves navigating through a maze of information, unsure of where to start. This guide demystifies the process with three practical tips to guide you on the path to implementing a skill-based approach: Why go skill-based? - The obstacles to becoming an SBO - Practical tips to get you started with skills Read our latest guide today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep252 - How To Pull Off a Global TA Restructure

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:01:15 +0200

HOW TO PULL OFF A GLOBAL TA ORG RESTRUCTURE The post 2021 drive for optimisation has led to a global wave of organisation restructuring, as every department, in every company, probably in every country comes to terms with a world of high interest rates, slowing growth, tougher margins and ever increasing volatility. How have multinational TA teams responded, and reorganised? - What prompted the decision to reorg? - How long a run way do you need to even think about this?? - What are the most important elements of a successful reorganisation? - Bundling and unbundling jobs into tasks create more opportunity to radical moves? - Forex arbitrage - how much does this factor into the thinking? - Any technology solutions that help? - What are the main challenges of making a shift of this type? - How do you keep the car going whilst changing out (all) the tires? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Martin Thomas, Head of Workforce Strategy, Philips, Jennifer Cunningham,VP Global Talent Acquisition (Pearson) & Christine Ng, Head of Talent, (Quantum Motion) on Friday 5th April, 2.00pm BST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep252 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview Still furiously scribbling or typing interview notes? It’s time to leave note-taking in the pre-AI era and join the thousands of recruiters already using Metaview. With the magic of Metaview’s AI-powered recruiting notes you’ll: Cut hours of admin out of your week: Never waste time cleaning up notes or writing candidate reports for hiring managers again. Metaview’s AI records and transcribes your most important recruiting conversations, then crafts perfectly-structured, accurate summaries. All without you having to do anything. Upgrade the candidate experience: Put 100% of your focus on the candidate in the moment. Not worrying about capturing detailed notes. Supercharge your efficiency: Whether it’s automatically generated candidate TL;DRs, auto-filled scorecards, or any of our other AI-assisted features, Metaview makes every step of the interview process delightfully efficient. Make more confident hiring decisions: With perfect, instantly-queryable candidate data at your fingertips, you can be sure you’re making hiring decisions based on what actually happened in interviews. Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what Hung himself had to say about the power of Metaview in his 2023 recruiting roundup: “For the employers who think seriously about talent acquisition and recruitment efficiency, interview intelligence is no longer any kind of secret.” The secret’s out, so don’t get left behind. Get up and running in minutes & try Metaview for free today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep251 - Innovation in High Volume Hiring - Faster, Better, Cheaper?

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:03:42 +0100

HIGH VOLUME HIRING: FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER? Recruitment optimisation gets more serious at scale. 1% efficiency improvement means a lot more when you're hiring for 10,000 people vs hiring for 100. What can we learn from high volume hirers when it comes to increasing efficiency? - Why radical solutions are required - How to determine where gains can be achieved? - What areas of inefficiency to be tackled first? - What is the relationship between C-level and TA in high volume hiring companies? - Does this give you more, or less room for maneuovre? - Budget allocation & spend - Typical KPIs for TA - do they apply at high volume? - Major lessons learned - What techniques are most transferrable to other hiring scenarios? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Thomas Waldman, Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Contingent Workforce (Action), Becky Lee, Global TA Lead (ex-EY) & friends on Wednesday 27th March, 2.00pm GMT. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep251 is sponsored by our buddies Scotty Hi! It's me, Scotty. I could tell you that I'm a next-gen conversational AI solution, crafted on top of my very own proprietary LLM, built on open source code (making me independent) while having clever guardrails (making me safe and reliable). But that would be booooorrrrring. Let me put it a different way. I'm here to change the way you engage with candidates and employees. And I mean really change it. And how am I going to do that? By having up to half a million conversations at the same time, in 140 different languages. Without bias, prejudice, or unfair judgement. Through simple chats, whether via text or voice, that source, qualify and onboard the perfect people for your team. For the techies reading this, ‘Integration’ is my middle name. If I had a passport, it’d say Scotty ‘Integration’ AI. Which, now I’ve said it out loud, sounds odd. I seamlessly connect with any system of records, doing practically everything a recruiter can, from taking a brief, to sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing, scheduling, transferring calls, onboarding, workforce management, internal mobility, and offboarding, all while keeping your stakeholders informed and measuring experience to help you with improvements. I don’t eat, get sick, and I won’t cost you a ticket to the end of year party either. I’m a sleepless, tireless, ridiculously-efficient machine that you can simply plug into your recruitment and HR processes. Want to know more? Schedule a meeting today and we will show you what Scotty can really do

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep250 - Developer Skills Report 2024

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:58:03 +0100

WHAT DO DEVELOPERS WANT? SKILLS & SENTIMENT REPORT 2024 One of the annual must read reports in the recruiting industry is the HackerRank's Developer Skills Report. With huge changes in the skills make up of the software developer workforce of tomorrow, we need to review what kind of skills developers care about, are getting good at and are letting go as the future leaves them behind. Who better to talk us through the insights than Vivek Ravisankar and Juan Herrera, the senior hombres of HackerRank. Millions of data points from developer behaviour on the platform, as well as 5000+ survey responses from developers, managers, talent acquisition managers and candidates. You will learn - What are developers concerned about? - Do engineers feel that there industry is growing or contracting - How do developers think AI will change skills demand / skills development - How do layoffs impact developers think about the job market? - What languages are up / down in popularity from employer side? - Is this a vibecession? - Has the value of a CompSci degree changed? - How do we really assess technical skills? - How do developers think about remote vs RTO? - Why do developers stay in their jobs? Why do they go? All this and more. We're with Vivek Ravisankar, CEO (HackerRank), Juan Herrera, President, Global Field Operations (HackerRank) & friends on Friday 22nd March, 2.00pm GMT. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep250 is sponsored by our buddies HackerRank HackerRank is a technology hiring platform that is the standard for assessing developer skills for over 3,000 companies around the world. HackerRank helps companies hire skilled developers and innovate faster by enabling tech recruiters and hiring managers to objectively evaluate talent at every stage of the recruiting process. Download the 2024 Developer Skills Report here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep249 - Future of Work - Talent Acquisition - Not Invited?

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:14:58 +0100

FUTURE OF WORK: TALENT ACQUISITION...NOT INVITED? Talent Acquisition has long fought a battle for a 'seat at the table' when the big decisions are made about the future of an organisation but we really need to come to that table with unique perspective, value and confidence. With the era of Generative AI already upon us, let's do a sense check on where Talent Acquisition is when conversations about the future shape of an organisation takes place. - Do we know what the CEO vision of an AI-enabled company looks like? - Do we know what the CFO vision is? - Do we understand how these visions impact the future of TA? - How do we position so that we lead the change to AI-enablement rather than become victim to it? - What steps do we need to take today to get this moving? All this and more as we dive in to real talk with industry experts Jason Seiden, VP Growth & Innovation (Cielo Talent), Paul Maxin, Founder (MaxinTalent), Madeline Laurano, Founder (Aptitude Research), Jane Curran, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (JLL) and Lavanya VNV, on Friday 15th March, 2.00pm GMT. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep249 is sponsored by our buddies Checkr Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. And we believe everyone should have a fair chance to work. That's why we've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Trusted by companies such as Uber, Warby Parker and monday.com. For more information on our mission and products, visit http://checkr.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep248 - Talent Trends Report 2024 - Sourcing & Engagement

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 08:26:47 +0100

TALENT TRENDS REPORT: SOURCING IN 2024 Sourcing has returned to being a hot topic in 2024 in light of the recent restrictions on Linkedin data which may be significantly altered the efficacy of previously reliable sourcing techniques. We've had the expert sourcing view - lets now look at what data can tell us as CRM / ATS provider Ashby takes a deep dive on actual recruiter behaviour on their platform . Find out about: - Outreach volume change over time - Candidate response rates to recruiter outreach - segmented regionally, sectionally, chronologically - Ideal message length to response - Frequency of contact per response - CRM activity mapped to ATS data - Difference between top performing recruiters and employers and the rest of the pack - Impact on hiring volume on candidate experience All this and more, we bring in Community & Talent Advisory Lead Willem Wijnans to lead us through the findings of this latest report. Ep248 is sponsored by our buddies Ashby Ashby is what an ATS should be: an integration of sourcing automation, AI-supported outreach sequencing, native interview scheduling, a searchable CRM, and advanced analytics – all in one ATS++ system. That means better data, less context switching, and more streamlined workflows. Chosen by over a thousand companies, including Quora, Docker, Ironclad, and Multiverse, Ashby stands out as the top-rated ATS on G2. It is renowned for its real-time and reliable reporting, the ability to centralize the entire hiring process, and unparalleled customer support. Elevate your recruitment process with Ashby:

Subscribe to their Talent Trend Reports for in-depth analysis and industry benchmarks from over 14 million jobs.
Tune into the Offer Accepted Podcast for strategic insights from leading industry experts.
Join their Live Product Demos, conducted by seasoned TA professionals.

As a special offer for Recruiting Brainfood readers, the first 50 demo bookings will receive an exclusive 20% discount for their first year with Ashby. Book your demo here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep247 - State of Hiring Report Market Intelligence 2024

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:11:34 +0100

The State of Hiring Market Intelligence Report 2024 Continuing with our theme of showcasing companies who are conducting research valuable to the recruiting community, today we focus on the work our friends at Willo have done over the past year, surveying customers on hiring trends from AI, remote work, candidate experience and focus for 2024. Find out what other TA, HR and Senior level execs are saying about: - Headcount growth for 2024 - Role of AI in recruiter enablement - Remote & Flexible working relationship to talent attraction - The balance between recruiting and retention - The framework for moving from commitment to implementation with AI All this and more, as we grab the two founders of Willo - Euan Cameron and Andrew Wood to come on screen to discuss this research, how it impacts their customer base of both 3rd party and in-house recruiters and how this informs the Willo roadmap for 2024. Ep247 is sponsored by our buddies Willo Willo is the virtual interviewing platform trusted by thousands of recruiters worldwide. - Receive video responses to your questions remotely, from anyone, anywhere in the world. 1000's of organisations already use Willo to hear from more people, in less time, and never have to worry about scheduling calls or meetings again. Join them, it is free to get started and we have no setup fees or contracts. Plus our incredible UK-based support team is available 24/7 to help you transform your interviewing process. Schedule a demo with one of our friendly team members today.

Background Live On Air - Ep246 - State of Background Screening Compliance 2024

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:10:44 +0100

The State of Background Screening Compliance 2024 Checkr have released the definitive research piece on the State of Background Screening Compliance and we will use this week's Brainfood Live On Air to interview Su-Han Wang, Managing Litigation & Compliance Counsel at Checkr to better understand:

what percentage of US employers are compliant with Federal regulations on background screening
which segments / states are most / least compliant
what are the potential hazards for employers who are out of compliance
how realistic are these scenarios, and what degree of virulence?
what steps can employers take today to ensure that they are on the road for compliance in 2024

Ep246 is sponsored by our buddies Checkr Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. And we believe everyone should have a fair chance to work. That's why we've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Trusted by companies such as Uber, Warby Parker and monday.com. For more information on our mission and products, visit http://checkr.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep245 - Is LinkedIn X-Ray Dead Dying or What?

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:20:15 +0100

LINKEDIN X-RAY: DEAD OR DYING OR WHAT? Using a search engine to 'X-ray' an ostensibly closed social network is the quintessential activity of a sourcer. You could probably argue that the entire sourcing discipline emerged as a result of recruiters discovering sophisticated ways to interrogate a system to retrieve information about potential candidates. Consequently, the news that LinkedIn had begun to suppress important biographical data from being crawled by search engines (especially Google) brought alarm to the entire recruiting community. We need to come to the bottom of it, so we're bring together expert sources from around the world together to share information on the state of LinkedIn X-Ray - what has changed from the latest update? - what can be seen / can't be seen using the old techniques? - is this search engine specific or are all search engines no longer able to see this information? - what does this mean for people aggregators / data enrichers? - what are the workarounds? - what are the implications for sources? All this and more as we try to figure out the future of sourcing with Marcel van der Meer, Global Sourcing Trainer, (Klikwork), Irina Shamaeva, Partner (Brain Gain Recruiting), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Mike Santoro, Talent Sourcing, (AllSearch) & Balazs Paroczay, Founder (The Source Code Agency) Ep245 is sponsored by our buddies Ashby In this week's Recruiting Brainfood, we spotlight Ashby. Ashby is what an ATS should be: an integration of sourcing automation, AI-supported outreach sequencing, native interview scheduling, a searchable CRM, and advanced analytics – all in one ATS++ system. That means better data, less context switching, and more streamlined workflows. Chosen by over a thousand companies, including Quora, Docker, Ironclad, and Multiverse, Ashby stands out as the top-rated ATS on G2. It is renowned for its real-time and reliable reporting, the ability to centralize the entire hiring process, and unparalleled customer support. Elevate your recruitment process with Ashby:

Subscribe to their Talent Trend Reports for in-depth analysis and industry benchmarks from over 14 million jobs.
Tune into the Offer Accepted Podcast for strategic insights from leading industry experts.
Join their Live Product Demos, conducted by seasoned TA professionals.

As a special offer for Recruiting Brainfood readers, the first 50 demo bookings will receive an exclusive 20% discount for their first year with Ashby. Book your demo here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep244 - Offboarding - How to Avoid PR Disaster

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 02:15:53 +0100

OFFBOARDING: HOW TO AVOID PR DISASTER! We have seem the company wide Zoom call, the recorded 1-2-1 videos, the mass email and even the classic no notice account lock out - it seems that whatever method an employer takes, there is always a risk of PR disaster when making lay offs. Is this a matter of training, tooling or values? How can we create the right sort of process which humanises this hardest of moments within a business? You will learn - Psychology of lay offs - Impact of transparency and forewarning - Most important components for an effective and humane exit - Balance between need to protect the organisation vs need to take care of former colleagues - Role of the manager, CEO, colleagues and People team - Post lay off support We're going to examine this topic from all angles, with the help of Leslie Kivit, CPO (ex-Xapo Bank), Sophie Power, People & Talent Advisor (TA Leader, TTC), Bharath C, Recruiter (Meta), Jean-Marie Caillaud, Founder (WorkMeTender) & Arielle Kilroy, CEO (Dado). Ep244 is sponsored by our buddies Dado On a mission to empower excellent employee experiences at scale. From pre-boarding to promotions to off boarding, Dado has you covered. Test drive Dado today!

Founders Focus - Ep41 - Up close and personal with Richard Collins, Founder, CVWallet

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:27:05 +0100

Happy New 2024 Everybody! We're back with the series where we get up close and personal with the tech entrepreneurs changing the way we work today. Next up we've got we've got one of the most unique stories to come out of the UK recruitment tech scene in recent years. Richard and Beverly Collins, Co-founders of CVWallet are not only manage to be successful entrepreneurs, coming around for the second time after successfully exciting previous startup ClickIQ to Indeed.com, but also life partners being one of the few married couples building technology businesses. Lets find out what these two have learned about life and business.

How to choose the problem the tackle
What are the unique challenges of building tech in the TA / HR space?
What prompted a return to the startup after ClickIQ exit?
Why CVWallet?
What are the repeatable components of success in this game?
What are the unique conditions, which cannot be repeated?

All this and more - join us on Weds Feb 7th 12pm GMT

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep243 - How to Hire AI - 10 Things Recruiters HAVE to Know

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:52:45 +0100

HOW TO HIRE AI (10 THINGS RECRUITERS HAVE TO KNOW) There is likely no major corporate employer on the planet that isn't interested in becoming more 'AI-enabled'. And traditionally the quickest way to get there is to hire elite AI skills into the our organisation. The demand for the AI at elite level - data engineers, research scientists and the like - is going through the roof and it is high time we recruiters figured out how best to hire for those skills. - What are the roles in AI? - How do they differ? - How is a typical AI department structured? - Where do we source for AI skills? - Which Universities are top ranked? - Are they on LinkedIn, and if not, what / where? - Employer branding - how do we become an attractive employer for AI talent? - What are the key benefits and attractors for these in-demand skills? - Is immigration the answer - if so, how to conduct effective, 'destination branding' - How do we assess for skills? - What does DEI look like in AI? - What type of tenure can we expect? All this and more as we take a deep dive in the segment where there is a genuine 'war for talent' We're with John Rose, Talent Sourcer (Volvo Cars), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & People (Quantum Motion), Leslie Kivit, CPO (ex-Xapo Bank), Yves Greijn, Founder (Maven). Ep243 is sponsored by our buddies Otta Looking for the most efficient, cost-effective and candidate friendly way to build your tech team in 2024? If so, you need to check out Otta today. Otta is the leading tech recruiting platform that helps innovative companies engage and hire the best software engineers, data scientists, UX designers and product managers. Join hundreds of selected companies who have access to our global network of qualified candidates. - 3 x more responsive than LinkedIn - Build a diverse workforce from our global network of candidates - Strengthen your employer brand with the leading professionals in their industry If you're ready to start hiring the best tech talent, contact Otta t oday.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep242 - Measuring Quality of Hire (in the Age of AI)

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:57:46 +0100

MEASURING THE QUALITY OF HIRE (IN THE AGE OF AI) My most popular post of 2023 was one I wrote on the How to Measure Quality of Hire. It was certainly not the quality of the writing which made it a hit - it was the obviously more that we hit a sore point for Talent Acquisition leaders and Hiring Managers on how we actually know whether we are doing a good job or not, in terms of raising the the talent density of the organisation. Let's review what we know already about QoH and ask the question: how does AI impact how we measure it? - What is Quality of Hire? - What are the main ways we know this is measured? - What are the main mistakes we make when measuring QoH? - What is the right time frame to measure QofH? - How does AI impact QoH? - Do we need to adjust how we measure performance now that employees are AI-enabled? - Do we need to revise how we map assessment vs job performance in light of AI use in either case? - Can AI be used to calculate QofH? We're bringing the experts: Geraldine Butler-Wright, Founder (RorCas), Tush Wijeratne, Global Talent Acquisition Director (WPP) & Matt Bradburn, Growth & Ecosystem (People Collective). Ep242 is sponsored by our buddies Otta Looking to hire the right talent to meet your next milestone? Hire like a tech unicorn, with Otta. 48% of hires on Otta are senior or expert level candidates. They have experience creating and scaling commercial functions, building scalable tech infrastructures, and developing winning strategies. They have the right mindset to get stuck in, to challenge the way things are done and drive your business forward. Scaling businesses like Octopus Energy Group, JustEat, Cleo, Wise trust Otta to quickly attract the right people across teams and experience levels to fuel their growth. If you’re looking to get in front of senior, highly-engaged talent who wouldn’t normally come to you – Otta helps you hire like a tech unicorn. Hiring for tech in 2024? Get started today with Otta

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep241 - State of Tech Hiring 2024

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:58:53 +0100

STATE OF TECH HIRING IN 2024 In 2021 the Brainfood community was 50% self identified as 'tech recruiters' Since that time, we've seen a huge changes in the world - the collapse of VC investment, the end of zero interest rate policy, the advent of generative AI and the shift of focus from intangible to tangible value economy. Where does that leave tech in 2024? I've asked our friends at Otta to dive into their proprietary platform data and share with us their view on the state of tech hiring - Front-end Engineers - Back-end Engineers - Full Stack Engineers - UX / UI - Product Managers - Data Engineers - Data Scientists - DevOps Engineers - Most popular programming languages - Most popular cities / regions - Highest density of tech talent (UK) Deep dive into platform data with Finlay Clark, VP of Commercial of Otta. Ep241 is sponsored by our buddies Otta Finding it hard to engage senior and technical talent? Hire like a tech unicorn, with Otta. Like fintech unicorn Checkout.com, who trust Otta as a one-stop solution for filling critical roles - boosting inbound applications and outbound sourcing. In fact, Otta has helped them hire over 35 senior and technical talent to drive their post-Series D growth. 48% of hires made on Otta are for expert, leadership or technical roles - including software engineering, data, product and design. If you’re looking to get in front of the right talent who wouldn’t normally come to you – Otta helps you hire like a tech unicorn. Hiring for tech talent in 2024? Get started with Otta today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep240 - Forecasting 2024 Year in Recruitment, Part Two

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:20:50 +0100

FORECASTING THE YEAR IN RECRUITMENT 2024,Pt2 Part Two of our two-part forecast series, where we look forward to what we think is going to happen in the year ahead. Lets see if we can make some S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) predictions on the following topics: - SMB Recruitment Agency Market - D&I, especially Gender and Pay Equity - Labour Market Economics (EMEA/APAC) - Assessments and Career Sites - In-house Recruitment market All this and more with Kalpesh Baxi, Partner (Critical Talent), Laetitia Vitaud, Director (Cadre Noir), Pawel Adrjan, Director Economic Research (Indeed), Bas van de Haterd, Founder (Digitaal-Werven) & Emma Mirrington, Founder (FIRM) & friends on Friday 12th January 2.00pm GMT. Ep240 is sponsored by our buddies Otta Looking for the most efficient, cost-effective and candidate friendly way to build your tech team in 2024? If so, you need to check out Otta today. Otta is the leading tech recruiting platform that helps innovative companies engage and hire the best software engineers, data scientists, UX designers and product managers. Join hundreds of selected companies who have access to our global network of qualified candidates. - 3 x more responsive than LinkedIn - Build a diverse workforce from our global network of candidates - Strengthen your employer brand with the leading professionals in their industry If you're ready to start hiring the best tech talent, contact Otta today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep239 - Forecasting 2024 in Recruitment, Part One

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:02:55 +0100

FORECASTING THE YEAR IN RECRUITMENT 2024,Pt1 Start of the New Year and we are going to collate our thoughts and project forward on what we think is going to happen in 2024. None of us are prophets but can we gather together enough intuition and trends analysis to produce some viable forecasts? Lets try: - Global Economy in 2024 - State of VC / Investment Markets - Tech Hiring will it bounce back? - What is happening in the world of RPO? - Where in the world are we continuing to hire? - Which segments will remain challenging / difficult? - How will recruitment shift in dealing with a variable market? All this and more as we bring back Brainfood Live for the first show in 2024 We're with Amit Taylor, Founder (TrueUp), Sarah White, Founder (Aspect 43), Richard Bradley, OVP of Global RPO (Kelly Services) & Shereen Ghanem, Head of TA (Medtronic) Ep239 is sponsored by our buddies Poetry "This is a blueprint for improving our talent acquisition maturity." TA Leader, Engineering Poetry is a recruiter workspace including solutions for recruitment marketing, recruitment operations, recruiter learning and a launchpad for all the other tools you need to accomplish your daily tasks. We enable recruiters to be better marketers through enhanced collaboration, genAI assistance and automatic recommendations. These are the days of brilliant content. Gone are the days of re-writing InMails, social media posts and email copy. We save you considerable 'toggle tax' by providing so many solutions within the one app. Rapidly locate your job ad templates, competitor intelligence, interview policies and TikTok sourcing tools. Everything's in the one place. Managers, this is for you too. Our workspace analysis and reporting tells you how the team are using the solutions and provides you with automatic coaching, recommendations and ROI. Get started for free at www.poetryhr.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep238 - 2023 Year in Review: Economy, Labour Markets & Jobs

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:17:12 +0100

2023 Year in Review: Labour Market, Jobs, Vacancies, Work Final part of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, we are zooming out to the macro and looking at state of the economy, the labour market, the vacancy market and our verdict of the year in the recruitment really has been. - Economy in 2023 - US, UK and elsewhere - Impact of high interest rates - Labour supply - Economic growth - Company formation vs company growth - Job applicant behaviour - Workforce participation - Impact of AI, if any? - Sector specificity - White collar recession? - Market for recruiters....are we good canaries for this coal mine? We're with Emma Mirrington, Founder (The Firm), Neil Carberry, MD (Recruitment and Employers Confederation), Dr Sarah Ali, VP of Economic Forecasting (Indiana Economic Development Corporation) Ep238 is sponsored by our buddies Poetry "This is a blueprint for improving our talent acquisition maturity." TA Leader, Engineering Poetry is a recruiter workspace including solutions for recruitment marketing, recruitment operations, recruiter learning and a launchpad for all the other tools you need to accomplish your daily tasks. We enable recruiters to be better marketers through enhanced collaboration, genAI assistance and automatic recommendations. These are the days of brilliant content. Gone are the days of re-writing InMails, social media posts and email copy. We save you considerable 'toggle tax' by providing so many solutions within the one app. Rapidly locate your job ad templates, competitor intelligence, interview policies and TikTok sourcing tools. Everything's in the one place. Managers, this is for you too. Our workspace analysis and reporting tells you how the team are using the solutions and provides you with automatic coaching, recommendations and ROI. Get started for free at www.poetryhr.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep237 - 2023 Year in Review - LinkedIn: Content, Newsfeed and Search

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:09:50 +0100

2023 Year in Review: LinkedIn Content Marketing & LinkedIn Sourcing Part 3 of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, we're looking back at our old and necessary friend, LinkedIn! Recruiters No1 most important platform, how did it treat you in 2023? We're going to review the major changes on: - LinkedIn Newsfeed algorithm - Post types - Creator Mode / Livestream / Audio Event - LinkedIn Newsletters - LinkedIn Talent Solutions - LinkedIn Recruiter - Search on LinkedIn - AI features - BTS with LinkedIn Engineering We're with Andy Foote, Founder (LinkedInsights) & Irina Shamaeva, Partner (Braingain Consulting) Ep237 is sponsored by our buddies Pinpoint Be ready for anything with Pinpoint—the fast, flexible applicant tracking software. Talent teams are constantly faced with change. From hypergrowth to evolving policies to hiring managers simply changing their minds, recruiters need to quickly respond to new demands. Your ATS should make that easier to do, not harder. Enter Pinpoint: Our intuitive platform means it will always be easy-to-use for your talent team, hiring managers, and candidates. And under the surface, you’ll find the flexible tools you need to continue evolving. Stay agile as you grow your company, advance your talent strategy, or hire across different markets. Fast, flexible software and unlimited help from our team means you'll attract the right candidates, select the best, and wow your new hires from the moment they say ‘yes.’ Book your demo now.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep236 - 2023 Year in Review - Recruitment Advertising & Employer Branding

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:40:01 +0100

2023 Year in Review: Recruitment Advertising & Employer Branding Part 2 of our 4 part series looking back at the year 2023. This time, focus is on Recruitment Advertising and Employer Branding. What the heck happened on these two domains this year? - SEO / Changes on Google Jobs - Behavioural ad targeting / retargeting - Impact of Search Generative Experience - CPC vs CPA - State of Job Boards - State of Programmatic Advertising - Employer branding during recession / lay offs - Rise of candidate ghosting as recruiters get overwhelmed - Career site chatBots to deal with FAQ - Candidate portals....did this become a thing? We're with Alex Chukovski, Founder (Crypto Careers), Robin Stander, VP Sales (Appcast), Josh Willows, Head of Programmatic Sales (Veritone), Jeff Dickey-Chasins, (The Job Board Doctor), Steve Ward, Head of Employer Branding Solutions, (Universum) & Vicki Saunders, Founder (EVP) & Charu Malhotra, Head of Global Talent Branding (PA Consulting) Ep236 is sponsored by our buddies Poetry "This is a blueprint for improving our talent acquisition maturity." TA Leader, Engineering Poetry is a recruiter workspace including solutions for recruitment marketing, recruitment operations, recruiter learning and a launchpad for all the other tools you need to accomplish your daily tasks. We enable recruiters to be better marketers through enhanced collaboration, genAI assistance and automatic recommendations. These are the days of brilliant content. Gone are the days of re-writing InMails, social media posts and email copy. We save you considerable 'toggle tax' by providing so many solutions within the one app. Rapidly locate your job ad templates, competitor intelligence, interview policies and TikTok sourcing tools. Everything's in the one place. Managers, this is for you too. Our workspace analysis and reporting tells you how the team are using the solutions and provides you with automatic coaching, recommendations and ROI. Get started for free at www.poetryhr.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep235 - Year in Review 2023 - AI, WorkTech Investment & DEIB

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:48:37 +0100

2023 Year in Review: AI, DEIB and Worktech Investment Coming in for the final 4 Brainfood Live sessions of the year and we are going to do a series on 'Review of the Year 2023. We've 12 topics packed into 4 sessions, so make sure you follow the channel in order to be notified of them all when we go live. We being with AI, WorkTech Investment and DEIB - what has happened in 2023 on these three domains? - Timeline of AI events and milestones - Major impact of AI on recruitment industry - AI enablement of candidates - AI roll out across all major consumer apps - AI as a disruptor to the workforce - VC Investment in Work Tech - what is the situation Mr LaRoque? - DEIB - have we taken backward step in 2023? - What has been the DEIB domain of the year? - How do we know where we're at with DEIB? Let's take a look back folks at three critically important domains of the recruiting industry. We're with Martyn Redstone, Founder (PPBOTS), George LaRoque, Founder (WorkTech), Joanne Lockwood, Consultant (SEEChange), Theo Smith, Founder (NeuroDiversity World) & Friends Ep235 is sponsored by our buddies Poetry "This is a blueprint for improving our talent acquisition maturity." TA Leader, Engineering Poetry is a recruiter workspace including solutions for recruitment marketing, recruitment operations, recruiter learning and a launchpad for all the other tools you need to accomplish your daily tasks. We enable recruiters to be better marketers through enhanced collaboration, genAI assistance and automatic recommendations. These are the days of brilliant content. Gone are the days of re-writing InMails, social media posts and email copy. We save you considerable 'toggle tax' by providing so many solutions within the one app. Rapidly locate your job ad templates, competitor intelligence, interview policies and TikTok sourcing tools. Everything's in the one place. Managers, this is for you too. Our workspace analysis and reporting tells you how the team are using the solutions and provides you with automatic coaching, recommendations and ROI. Get started for free at www.poetryhr.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep235 - Do You Have A Menopause Plan?

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:34:57 +0100

DOES YOUR COMPANY HAVE A MENOPAUSE PLAN?

Worldwide Menopause day went by last month and I - like most men I suspect - totally did not know about it(!). And yet menopause is an inherent and potentially significant moment in women's lives, one which is under discussed in society at large and certainly in the world of work. Does your company have a plan for menopause? If you have women in your workforce, you had better.

You will learn:

Basics:

- What is menopause, who is affected, when does it happen?

- What are stages of menopause?

- How does menopause manifest?

- What can women expect to experience during menopause?

- How long does menopause last?

- What do we think of the recommended medical advice?

- What is the state of menopause in the workplace?

- What can employers do to normalise menopause, whilst also helping employees who may need extra help?

- How can other employees assist?

- What kind of work configurations, work designs should be considered?

All this and more as we dive into a critically important yet neglected topic in the workplace. We're with Angela Cripps, MD, (Recruiting Gym), Kellie Millar, Recruitment Manager (Space & Time), Sally Higham, Head of Talent Attraction, (Lonza), Clair Bush, Founder (CareerSix), Lou Furby, Senior Events & Communications Manager (SpecSavers), Marisa Esteves, Manager, Talent Acquisition, (ScribeAmerica) & Jennifer Candee, Global Director of Talent Acquisition (Cargill)

Ep234 is sponsored by our buddies Poetry

"This is a blueprint for improving our talent acquisition maturity." TA Leader, Engineering

Poetry is a recruiter workspace including solutions for recruitment marketing, recruitment operations, recruiter learning and a launchpad for all the other tools you need to accomplish your daily tasks. We enable recruiters to be better marketers through enhanced collaboration, genAI assistance and automatic recommendations. These are the days of brilliant content. Gone are the days of re-writing InMails, social media posts and email copy. We save you considerable 'toggle tax' by providing so many solutions within the one app.

Rapidly locate your job ad templates, competitor intelligence, interview policies and TikTok sourcing tools. Everything's in the one place. Managers, this is for you too. Our workspace analysis and reporting tells you how the team are using the solutions and provides you with automatic coaching, recommendations and ROI.

Get started for free at www.poetryhr.com

Founders Focus - Ep40 - Up close and personal with Aref Abedi, CEO of Jobylon

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:09:27 +0100

AREF ABEDI, CEO OF JOBLYON We're up and close and personal with the entrepreneurs changing the way in which we work today. Next up is Aref Abedi, CEO of up and coming ATS, Joblyon. Lets hear from Aref on tech startup, leadership during an extraordinary period in the global economy, how Joblyon conquered the Nordic market and what the plans are going forward with expansion into UK, EU and beyond. Ep40 is supported by Jobylon. In today’s talent landscape, change is the only constant. That’s why you need a flexible hiring system. Jobylon is the ATS tailor-made for top employers, adapting seamlessly to your processes and ways of working. Whether you’re hiring 50 or 5,000, Jobylon helps you attract, manage, and hire the best candidates. Learn more at Jobylon.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep233 - AI Enabled Candidates - What is the Plan?

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:19:02 +0100

AI Enabled Job Seekers - What is the Assessment Plan? We know that job candidates are now extensively using generative AI tools to improve their chances of passing through job assessments. We can expect this number to increase as competition for opportunities continues to be high and innovation in tech becomes ever more sophisticated. Do we recruiters have a plan to deal with this? You will learn: - Candidate usage of GAI - status - Surge of job applicants ...is it from mass apply tech? - GAI for CV, Cover letter, Application form - Teleprompter tech for video interview - Touch up enhancements (visual, audio) for video interview - Available techniques for mitigation - detect, deter, design - Which assessments types are MOST exposed to job seeker use of GAI? - Which assessments types are LEAST exposed? - What does the most future proofed assessment flow look like? All this and more as we dip our toe into a future, where every candidate is a centaur. We're with Christine Ng, Head of People & Talent (Quantum Motion), Robert Newry, CEO (Arctic Shores), Antonia Manoochehri, Founder (Lumenai), Becky Lee, Head of Student Talent Attraction (EY) & Bas van de Haterd, Founder (Digitaal-Werven) Ep233 is sponsored by our buddies Pinpoint Be ready for anything with Pinpoint—the fast, flexible applicant tracking software. Talent teams are constantly faced with change. From hypergrowth to evolving policies to hiring managers simply changing their minds, recruiters need to quickly respond to new demands. Your ATS should make that easier to do, not harder. Enter Pinpoint: Our intuitive platform means it will always be easy-to-use for your talent team, hiring managers, and candidates. And under the surface, you’ll find the flexible tools you need to continue evolving. Stay agile as you grow your company, advance your talent strategy, or hire across different markets. Fast, flexible software and unlimited help from our team means you'll attract the right candidates, select the best, and wow your new hires from the moment they say ‘yes.’ Book your demo now.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep232 - State of the Recruiter Job Market, Part 2

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:47:58 +0100

STATE OF THE RECRUITER JOB MARKET, PT2 It has been a very challenging market. We did the pt1 of this mini series at the start of the year and we had hoped that things would improve for recruiters looking for work, but I don't think we can say that it has. The market buoyancy that we've experienced over the past decade and half might turn to be entirely a zero interest rate phenomenon, and we need to adjust to changed realties. Let's talk to recruiters who are at different stages of the job search - from recently looking, on the market for a while, to those successfully closed. We need to talk about what we're seeing, so that we can share learnings, connect and figure out how best to optimise for these suboptimal conditions. You will learn: - Market perspective from the job seekers - Germany, UK, USA, Ireland - What trends are discernible? - Salary / compensation - Status of remote - Language requirements - Applicant volume - Inbound opportunities...any at all? - Best practice / recommendations We're with Nikki Tarr, Head of TA (ex-ClearCourse), Tanguy Lacroix, Talent Acquisition Partner (ex-Qonto), Sofia Broberger, Recruitment Trainer (Freelance), Jon Hull, Head of Resourcing (ex-Balfour Beatty), Amanda-Jane Lamont, TA Leader (ex-Zalando) & Caroline Hunter, Recruitment & Talent Director (ex-Cielo) & friends. Ep232 is sponsored by our buddies Symphony Talent Symphony Talent combines CRM, career site, programmatic advertising and creative services for the most complete recruitment marketing and campaigning capabilities you'll find in one platform. Increase applicant flow, reduce hiring time and build a world class employer-of-choice employer brand with Symphony Talent's unique technology and services suite. Need to improve your top of funnel talent acquisition? Contact one of our experts today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep231 - Creating A Career Framework for Talent Acquisition Department

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:48:15 +0100

CREATING A CAREER PATHING FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR TA DEPARTMENT Inspired by a question asked in the online community, we're going to do this conversation on how to build career path & progression framework for Talent Acquisition. A structure of this type is essential for any significant department in business, helping not only create visibility on resourcing gaps but also on how candidates and employees can progress their careers within the business. How many of us have one of these for TA? My guess is, not nearly enough. You will learn: - What is the right size of department to start to build out a career pathing framework? - What models are available and which should you choose? - How to do build the compensation framework? - How do we ensure substantive differentiation between the levels? - How to do keep flat hierarchy? - What is the typical structure which most TA departments use? - Are there any industry standards on this? - How do we implement once a framework has been designed? All this anymore as we learn about How to Create A Career Pathing framework for TA. We're with Annie Jackson, Head of Talent Acquisition (CLEO), Andrea Marston, Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition (VMWare) & Andreea Lungulescu, Founder (TA Crunch) Ep231 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build. Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep230 - How to Hire in LATAM

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:19:34 +0100

HOW TO HIRE IN LATAM As I will be in Colombia this week, it is fitting that I should do a Brainfood Live on the topic of Hiring in LATAM. As the world re-globalises around new supply chains and regional blocs, as well as jobs shifting across those boundaries as companies seek the best available talent at the best available price, we are overdue a visit to Latin America and all the diverse economies of this 1 billion person region. This is a show for every recruiter currently or previously working in or for LATAM, as well as for employers who have a global hiring perspective. You will learn: - What are the core considerations of an external employer hiring LATAM employees? - How great are the regional differences within Latin America? - What degree of English language proficiency can be expected? - Where is the technical / commercial / support talent? - Compensation exceptions - Relocation interest or demand - Competitor employers are local level - Competitor employers are international level - What is the status of remote, D&I, employee mobility? All this anymore as we learn about hiring in LATAM. We're with Juliana Park, Founder (HRX Brasil), Izka Gonzalez, Founder (The Hiring Revolution), Carlos Guillermo Lopez, Founder (IHR Latin America) & Stephan Poweska, Head of Global Talent Acquisition (Lionbridge), with Jonathan Romley, CEO of Lundi in the copilot seat. Ep230 is sponsored by our buddies Lundi Most companies struggle with hiring, especially internationally. Lundi empowers you to recruit talent anywhere in 40 languages and across 65+ countries, fast. Not sure where to start? Lundi will help you identify the best countries for every role, so that you can unlock global hiring at scale and grow your business. Contact us here if you're hiring in a market you're unfamiliarity with - free consultation + direct connection with local staffing experts.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep229 - Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT and GAI, Part Four

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:52:24 +0200

RECRUITER USE CASES FOR CHATGPT - PART 4 It's been nearly 6 months since we last ran Part 3 on Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT, and as you know by now, 6 months is a lifetime in the world of AI. What advances have happened in that time, how have recruiters taken advantage of the innovations, what practical use cases can see we illustrate to the audience? We're bringing the best of the best again for this rapid fire on screen demo show where expert recruiters will share their amazing AI recipes, We're with Alexandra Gyetvai, Talent Acquisition Consultant (The Source Code), Alexander Chukovski, AI Advisor (Jobiqo), Dov Zavadskis, Founder (BeFriend AI) & Johannes Sundlo, Senior Human Resource Manager (Avalanche Studios) and friends! Ep229 is sponsored by our buddies KANDIDATE Would You Like 20 Top Candidates Added to Your Hardest-to-fill Talent Pipeline, For FREE? ✅ 100% FREE trial to work with one of our world-class Sourcers ✅ 20 superstar candidates added to your talent pipeline ✅ We will work on ANY role, no matter how challenging ✅ Particularly effective for Engineering and Senior hires To make it even better, there are: 🚫 No charges if you hire 🚫 No hidden fees at all - it’s a 100% free trial Email CEO Alex van Klaveren directly at alexvk@kandidate.com and ask for a trial. Mention you saw it on Brainfood!

Brainfood Live on Air - Ep228 - How to Conduct an AI Bias Audit

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 21:20:14 +0200

HOW TO CONDUCT AN AI BIAS AUDIT If you've been following me on any channel you will know that one of the hot items we're tracking is the state of regulation when it comes to AI. Whether it is the EU AI directive or the New York AEDT or the increasing numbers of cases going through the law courts on AI, automation and bias. Smart TA departments will want to be using GAI to secure efficiency gains but at the same time must be wary of building processes and using technologies which may be non-compliant with near future regulation. What do do know of the rulings so far, can we guess where we need to be in to pre-compliant with AI laws? We're going to have a go at this one with Bob Pulver, Founder (Cognitive Path), Andrew Gadomski, Founder (Aspen Analytics), with Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter) in the co-pilot seat Ep228 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build. Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep227 - What Works for Women (in Tech)

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:58:47 +0200

WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN (IN TECH) As another technology wave crashes over society and forces us to adapt to new realities, we again need to review what the recurring motif of the lack of gender diversity in the world of technology. Despite the decade of effort, goodwill and investment, the ratio of women to men in the tech remains stubbornly fixed. Perhaps it is time to challenge previously held assumptions and think whether we have actually created the environment with allows people of any gender thrive. So...What works for women in tech? We're going to do a deep dive with one of the leading thinker-do-ers in this space, Fionnuala O'Conor, CEO of OpDem Ep227 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build. Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep226 - Being Put On Blast - How to Respond to Negative Publicity from an Unhappy Job Candidate

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:57:39 +0200

BEING PUT ON BLAST: HOW TO HANDLE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY FROM UNHAPPY JOB CANDIDATES Perhaps one of the most challenging moments in a recruiters career is when an irate candidate takes the socials and puts your business on blast. Dealing with feedback is difficult, but when it is a public call out then the potential damage to employer brand far exceeds any personal pressure that might be felt. How do you handle such a situation? Can it turned around? We're looking at a specific example this week when TestGorilla - themselves a HR Tech business - came under fire when a candidate took to LinkedIn to publicly lambast the company for she felt was a terrible candidate experience. The response from TestGorilla Head of People, Nadia Vatalidis was a lesson on how to take on the criticism directly and publicly. We speak with Nadia in Brainfood Live to discuss how exactly this situation occurred, how the decision was made to go to Loom and what lessons can be learned on how to handle bad PR from unhappy candidates. We're on Friday 6th October 2pm BST with Nadia Vatalidis, Head of People & Culture (TestGorilla) Ep226 is sponsored by our buddies Adway Adway UK Summit on Nov 9th - registrations now open for Talent Acquisition Leaders. Join Adway for a day of learning, market intelligence and a sneak peak of some of the most innovative technology in the recruitment tech space. Limited spaces so RSVP here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep225 - The Psychological Impact of Candidate Assessments

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:12 +0200

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CANDIDATE ASSESSMENTS As recruiters our task to build a hiring process which enables our employers and clients to hire the most suitable candidates most efficiently. Whether we use interview, game based assessment, set take home projects, have presentations delivered or even take the candidates out for a meet-the-team exercise, we rarely consider the scenario from the candidate perspective - what are the psychological impacts on the assessments we set? Are they fair? New thoughts as always in this topic on Brainfood Live On Air - Assessing the assessment - What is the least challenging assessment from a psychological perspective? - Why might job assessment by psychologically challenge to candidates? - Are certain assessments inherently more challenging? - In what circumstances would these assessments be fair, regardless of the psychological challenge? - How can better understanding on psychological impact of assessment types information our CX strategy? - Is there any way to mitigate per challenge? - Do we ask the candidate which assessment type would be prefer? - Do demographics matter in assessment? - Should we vary assessments according to gender, ethnicity, age etc? - What tips can be give to organisations who want to be inclusive of all types of people, whilst maintaining a commitment to hire only the most suitable? All this and more, on Brainfood Live On Air We're on Friday 29th September, 2pm BST with Jean-Marie Caillaud, Founder (WorkMeTender), Nikita Mikhailov, Professor of Practice (Hult International), Heloise Thon, Neurodivergent Coach (Freelance), Linnea Bywall, Head of People (Alva Labs) Ep225 is sponsored by our buddies Tribepad Let’s not beat about the bush: these are difficult times. The costs of doing business are soaring, and practically every organisation faces major margin pressure. But that doesn’t stop the fact that today’s biggest recruitment challenges aren’t going away anytime soon. Skills shortages are as big an issue as ever. Turnover is as much a frustration as ever. Great people are as critical to performance as ever. While other organisations are freezing investment and making do with ‘good enough’ technology, there’s space for forward-looking organisations to sweep in and create a competitive edge. Especially now, securing investment for new talent tech can be tough. You need to create a compelling business case to make that investment a no-brainer. Tribepad have created the complete 7 step process to building that critical business case. You can download it here: https://hubs.li/Q02052HZ0

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep224 - Recruiter Fraud - How to Spot and Stop Overworking Remote Workers

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:22:32 +0200

RECRUITER FRAUD: HOW TO SPOT AND STOP 'OVERWORKING' REMOTE RECRUITERS 'Overworking' is one of the most popular subreddits on Reddit, and it's a discussion community of people who share tips on how to get away with (illegally) working more than one job. Once considered a myth promulgated by managers who want to manufacture consent for return to office, a body of evidence is building both from research and from direct experience that overworking is indeed an issue, simply because employers have limited means to mitigate the risk. What is the phenomena of overworking and how significant is it in the recruiting industry? - Overworking, review of the subreddit - How does this happen? - Employer surveillance backlashed - How would you know? - Examples - How to spot a recruiter working more than 1 more employer - How to prove it? - What steps to take if you suspect a recruiter in team is working for more than one employer - Is there a way we can make this legal for recruiters to do? - Has anyone set up a fractional recruitment agency? We're talking about new modes of working, and how transitions can lead to crime. We're on Friday 22nd September, 2pm BST with Lyndsey Taylor, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (Kerry), Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill, CEO (Join Talent) & Maury Hanigan, CEO (SparcStart) Ep224 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse Last month, Greenhouse hosted a webinar focused on Inclusive Hiring in an AI World. Mona Khalil, Manager, Data Sciene- Engineering at Greenhouse and other experts discuss how your team can harness the power of AI correctly to find and retain top talent efficiently- and equitably. In this webinar, you'll learn: How AI is changing the way we hire How to make the most of your hiring tech stack How AI and DE&I can work together to shape the future of hiring. The webinar is available on demand, here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep223 - When Politics & Employer Branding Collide

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:54:19 +0200

WHEN POLITICS & EMPLOYER BRANDING COLLIDE The Culture War gripping the United States has culminated a number of legislative changes which have direct impact on the recruiting industry. The landmark Dobbs vs Jackson ruling, which removed the Federal protection of a women's right to choose, has led to a number of states changing their laws which various reduce woman's right to abortion. What impact does this have on employer branding and talent attraction? Indeed collaborated with academic institutions to tackle this very question - and will be sharing insights into this situation, before moving onto the panel discussion on what we can do about it, or even if we should. - Recaps Dobbs vs Jackson - Context: Culture War - Indeed research - what is it, what do we know, how significant is the impact? - Company vs State, examples of measures taken - Distributed workforce, will this accelerate shift to remote? - What is the TA / HR policy, short of relocating HQ - Individual messaging to employees affected - Crafting employer brand for companies HQ in trigger states. We're talking where politics and recruitment collide. We're on Friday 15th September, 3pm BST with Pawel Adrjan, Director of Economics (Indeed), Erin Mathew, Senior Tech Talent Sourcer (PayPal), Brittany King, Senior Manager TA (The Kraft Heinz Co) & Mary Kay Baldino (Head of Talent Acquisition), R1 RCM Ep223 is sponsored by our buddies Red Branch Media If you've been on the fence about getting marketing support from the only pure HRTech Marketing firm out there, it's time to move. Red Branch Media hasn’t changed their pricing since 2020 (yes, since COVID) but come New Year's of 2024...well, it's happening. Lucky listeners can lock in 2023 pricing for the full year, making budgeting for marketing and sales this year a SNAP! Hurry, the clock is ticking. We are mighty, but small, so we can only service 30 clients at a time...that means there are fewer than five spots left! CEO and Founder of Red Branch Media, Maren Hogan, will be attending HRTech and Unleash World this October. Snag an appointment with her to discuss how to lock it in ASAP. Red Branch Media, the sweetest little marketing agency in the world!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep222 - Age & Ageism - Generational Diversity in Recruiting

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:20:04 +0200

GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY: AGE & AGE-ISM We all care about diversity and inclusion, but there seems to be a hierarchy as to which measures of diversity matter more than others, mainly gender and ethnicity. And yet perhaps most egregious form of discrimination is against the older worker - who we will all one day become - who are often stereotyped as stuck in their ways, lacking energy and initiative, overly expensive, a management problem and the rest. Let's also not be afraid of real talk - age is real, and no question as our minds and bodies degrade we may be more or less suitable for or interested in different types of work What is the state of age and ageism in the workplace, and what can in TA / HR do about it? - Egregious examples of age-ism - Job search as an older recruiter - Common reasons why employers discriminate against older workers - Hiring manager vs TA - who is responsible for this? - Techniques job seekers can use to increase / optimise chances of progress - Employer side - who is doing anything about this? - Examples from Saga - Examples from BT - What can TA / HR leaders to today to mitigate ageism and create a generationally diverse workforce. Must attend folks We're on Friday 8th September, 2pm BST with Steve Jewell, Contract Recruiter (CSM Corporation), Cindy Trotta, TA Manager (Sperry Rail), Jo Dalton, Founder (JD & Co), Vicki Leonard, Senior TA Partner (Saga), & Matthew Howe, Head of Volume Recruitment (BT Group) Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on Save My Spot Ep222 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse Last month, Greenhouse hosted a webinar focused on Inclusive Hiring in an AI World. Mona Khalil, Manager, Data Science- Engineering at Greenhouse and other experts discuss how your team can harness the power of AI correctly to find and retain top talent efficiently- and equitably. In this webinar, you'll learn:

How AI is changing the way we hire
How to make the most of your hiring tech stack
How AI and DE&I can work together to shape the future of hiring.

The webinar is available on demand, here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep221 - Career Progression Tips for TA Leaders

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:01:49 +0200

CAREER PROGRESSION TIPS FOR TALENT ACQUISITION LEADERS Back when you were you kid, the advice was always 'keep your head down, don't cause any trouble, work hard' and you will inevitably get your just rewards. Whilst not of this is false, it is certainly not complete and as we get older we have to resist the cynicism which inevitably takes hold as we watch others advance more quickly and further along, despite perhaps not having any excess of capability! The reason is of course, the missing component to career progression - profile. We live in a world where information is both complex and incomplete. In order for us progression on our just merits, we need also to let others know about our work. This is the topic of today's Brainfood Live On Air - What is the PIE framework? - How do we define profile? - What are the differences between internal / external profile? - Can the two help each other? - What the best ways to increase profile in your business? - What mindset / heuristics do you need to develop in order to be consistently high profile? - At what point does this become self-aggrandisement? - Are there cultural differences in how to do profile? - Are there gender differences in how to do profile? - What are the best recommendations for the wannabe TA leader, going for a competitive spot? All this and more folks - important one to do if you are on the career ladder We're on Friday 1st September, 2pm BST with Anais Neumann, Global Head of Executive Recruiting (HelloFresh), Virginia Tirado, HR & TA Leader (ex-Zalando) & Jo Philips, Leadership Development Consultant (RecruitingGym) Ep221 is sponsored by our buddies Symphony Talent Symphony Talent is a recruitment marketing technology and creative services company that helps talent acquisition teams execute strategies that empower innovative candidate interactions. Our recruitment technology and award-winning Employer Value Proposition (EVP) strategy and employer brand campaigns support clients across the globe, including the world's leading brands. Need to improve your top of funnel talent acquisition? Contact one of our friendly team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep220 - Making the Case for Budget (When Times Are Tough!)

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:35:50 +0200

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BUDGET (WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH!) It's easy to get budget for your new recruitment toy, or cool event to attend or extra headcount when times are good and the cash is flowing into the business. How to do it when the entire market is retrenching and every penny is being accounted for? We're in a moment right now but rather than give up on the situation, can we reframe the proposition such that we might give ourselves as chance at grabbing some budget for to do what we need? Lets speak to experienced TA leaders who know to put together a business case for budget when times are tough! - When do you know you need budget? - How do you broach the conversation? - How important is pre-building the social capital? - Speaking the language of business - how does TA do this? - Do we think about other departmental heads and coordinate / compete? - Formal vs Informal - when to go through the back door? - Business case design - what is the formula? - How to design the deck - does it matter? - What is the best way to follow up? - Is this like sales? - How to justify the spend? - What is the after care? All this and more friends, lets see if we can get more money for TA, when times are tough! We're with Nick Thompson, Global Talent Marketing & Employer Branding Manager (IBM), Arielle Killroy, Founder (Dado) & friends Ep220 is sponsored by our buddies KANDIDATE Would You Like 20 Top Candidates Added to Your Hardest-to-fill Talent Pipeline, For FREE? ✅ 100% FREE trial to work with one of our world-class Sourcers ✅ 20 superstar candidates added to your talent pipeline ✅ We will work on ANY role, no matter how challenging ✅ Particularly effective for Engineering and Senior hires To make it even better, there are: 🚫 No charges if you hire 🚫 No hidden fees at all - it’s a 100% free trial Email CEO Alex van Klaveren directly at alexvk@kandidate.com and ask for a trial. Mention you saw it on Brainfood!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep219 - FromTA to TA+

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:21:25 +0200

EXPANDING SCOPE: FROM TA TO TA+ Talent Acquisition is entering into a new era where organisations are prioritising flexible workforces on demand, fluid internal organisational structure to facilitate internal mobility and the continuous upskilling of the employee base in order to create an agile and resilient organisation fit for todays volatile and unpredictable world. TA need to respond by expanding scope - doing more than acquiring external talent, and instead reimagining itself as a function whose aim is to deliver skills to demand, on demand. How can TA do this, what can we learn from TA leaders who are on this journey? - What are the responsibilities of traditional talent acquisition? - What areas have fallen outside that scope? - How do TA leaders expand scope and take on further domains? - Is this a turf battle with other leaders in HR? - How do we make the business case that it should fall to TA? - How do you best prepare to lead domains where you do not have the operational experience? - What are the pitfalls of taking on too much? - What does a future People Ops structure look like? - And...do we need to change our name? Let's talk to TA leaders who are already on this path and learn what we can. We're with Christine Ng, Head of Talent & People (Quantum Motion), Yasar Ahmad, Global VP of Mobility, Talent & Rewards (Hellofresh) & Ebony James, Senior Director Talent Acquisition, EB and People Ops (TIER Mobility) Ep219 is sponsored by our friends Pinpoint Be ready for anything with Pinpoint—the fast, flexible applicant tracking software. Talent teams are constantly faced with change. From hypergrowth to evolving policies to hiring managers simply changing their minds, recruiters need to quickly respond to new demands. Your ATS should make that easier to do, not harder. Enter Pinpoint: Our intuitive platform means it will always be easy-to-use for your talent team, hiring managers, and candidates. And under the surface, you’ll find the flexible tools you need to continue evolving. Stay agile as you grow your company, advance your talent strategy, or hire across different markets. Fast, flexible software and unlimited help from our team means you'll attract the right candidates, select the best, and wow your new hires from the moment they say ‘yes.’ Be ready for anything with Pinpoint—the fast, flexible applicant tracking software. Book your demo now.

Founders Focus - Ep39 - Up close and personal with Raj Mukherjee, VP & GM of Indeed

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:21:53 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today There probably hasn't been a more disruptive and then dominant recruitment technology business than Indeed, a company which somehow manages to be dominant incumbent and disruptive innovator at the same time. We're with VP and GM, Raj Mukherjee on the latest changes at Indeed, and what this means for customers and users in 2023 and beyond - Pay per application - what, why, how and what would you do if we could do it again? - Tough decision: when did you know of the need for reduction in force? - As a leader, how does one repair the hurt from RIF - what techniques did you use? - What do you think you do especially well as a leader? What not so well? - Was it always an ambition to reach a leadership like GM of Indeed? - What lessons have you learned along the way which young Raj might have benefited from? - What is the state of recruitment today, where will be in 12 months time? - How does Indeed decide which moonshots to try, when do you decide to preserve or stop? - What are the marketing challenges for Indeed, a brand which everyone knows already? - How has AI impacted the Indeed product roadmap? All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep39 of Founders Focus is supported by Indeed More people find jobs on Indeed than anywhere else. Indeed is the #1 job site in the world (Comscore, Total Visits, September 2022) and allows job seekers to search millions of jobs in more than 60 countries and 28 languages. Over 3 million employers use Indeed to find and hire new employees. More than 300 million unique visitors use Indeed each month to search for jobs, post resumes, research companies and more. Hiring for talent, you need to check out Indeed

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep218 - Turning Employees into Linkedin Talent Influencers

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:41:41 +0200

TURNING EMPLOYEES INTO LINKEDIN TALENT INFLUENCERS One of the great case studies which have emerged in recruitment over the past month has been Cisco's remarkable employee advocacy programme, in which 84,000 employees received training on how to be a LinkedIn influencer. We can forget that almost all of us have powerful networks, many of which are plugged into the world's number one professional networking site, but few of us are actively posting on it. Might it be that we have simply never received the training for it? We're going to explore this example and figure out whether it can be replicated for other employers - How many employees are on LinkedIn - How many are daily active users - How many are weekly active, or monthly active - Can we identify those who are already active on platform? - What training is required to activate more? - How can we reward such behaviour? - What are the risks of activating an employee base on LinkedIn? - What direct incentives can we put into place? - How can we track performance over time? Let's see if we can put together an employee advocacy plan for LinkedIn! We're with Vicki Saunders, Employer Brand Lead (Curry's plc), Richard Bradley, VP Strategic Sales & Customer Success (Kelly), Leah Wise, Global Employer Branding (Hellofresh) & Marian Jarzak, Employer Brand Partner and we're on Friday 11th August, 2pm BST - save your spot by clicking on the green button! Ep218 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build. Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep217 - LinkedIn Algorithm Updates - Redux

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:39:08 +0200

LINKEDIN ALGORITHM UPDATES Have you noticed a collapse in the effectiveness of your LinkedIn posts? If you have, then it seems that you might not be alone, as LinkedIn have made some significant changes to the newsfeed algorithm which all recruiters need to be aware of. Revealed in an interview with Entrepreneur, it seems that LinkedIn is prioritising content which genuinely adds value (how do they determine this), is resonant with your profile page (we need to pay attention to this) as well as post frequency, media choices and engagement back with engagers. Pretty much essential that we get on top of this, so I'm bringing back one of the best experts in the business to help update us on the state of the LinkedIn algorithm. Andy Foote, flying in solo with this for this one! Ep217 is sponsored by our buddies KANDIDATE Would You Like 20 Top Candidates Added to Your Hardest-to-fill Talent Pipeline, For FREE? ✅ 100% FREE trial to work with one of our world-class Sourcers ✅ 20 superstar candidates added to your talent pipeline ✅ We will work on ANY role, no matter how challenging ✅ Particularly effective for Engineering and Senior hires To make it even better, there are: 🚫 No charges if you hire 🚫 No hidden fees at all - it’s a 100% free trial Email CEO Alex van Klaveren directly at alexvk@kandidate.com and ask for a trial. Mention you saw it on Brainfood!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep216 - Fully Automated Hiring

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:53:33 +0200

Fully Autonomous Hiring The promise is there: a recruiting process which runs autonomously without the need for a human recruiter or a human hiring manager, coordinator, background checker or anything else. Lets take a leap forward and see how it might be accomplished! - Identification - Engagement - Assessment - Negotiation - Close How does technology do all of this, WITHOUT just moving a human being through a process which is which demonstrably inhumane? What does candidate experience look like when we have no human contact on the other side. Who will be the first company to try this? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Friday 28th July, 2pm BST, and we will be following a presentation by Stan Wasowicz on this speculative future, and use it as a launching pad for a conversation of the de-humanisation of hiring. Click on the save your spot button to register and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified when we go live. Ep216 is sponsored by our buddies KANDIDATE Would You Like 20 Top Candidates Added to Your Hardest-to-fill Talent Pipeline, For FREE? ✅ 100% FREE trial to work with one of our world-class Sourcers ✅ 20 superstar candidates added to your talent pipeline ✅ We will work on ANY role, no matter how challenging ✅ Particularly effective for Engineering and Senior hires To make it even better, there are: 🚫 No charges if you hire 🚫 No hidden fees at all - it’s a 100% free trial Email CEO Alex van Klaveren directly at alexvk@kandidate.com and ask for a trial. Mention you saw it on Brainfood!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep216 - Tech Hiring Landscape 2023 Mid Year Review

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:54:58 +0200

Tech Hiring Landscape: 2023 Mid Year Review We're well into Q3 and by now we should have a reasonable view as to how the tech hiring landscape is going. It has been an extremely challenge 12 months for the VC backed tech sector, as we've seen a refocus on profitability over growth as investors turn conservative in light of high interest rates, constantly VUCA-ring uncertainty and, perhaps, the prospect of a decade long slow down on economic growth. How does this all affect tech recruiters and tech hiring? - Volume of tech jobs - Regional variance - UK, EU, USA, APAC, LATAM etc - End of super star cities? - Has remote redistributed tech jobs, dispersing them geographically? - If so, which places have been the beneficiaries? - What are candidates saying? - How does this impact KPI's on recruiting for tech roles? - Has the role of the tech recruiter changed? - Advent of AI, has this changed tech candidate behaviour? - What should tech recruiters be doing for the rest of 2023? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Friday 21st July, 2pm BST, with Matt Doyle, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Tenable), Sam Berthoud, Director of Account Management (hackajob), Ach Petrosyan, Recruiter (Levelup Ventures) & Bharath C, Recruiter (Meta) Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified when we go live. Ep215 is sponsored by our buddies hackajob Are you tired of spending endless hours sifting through resumes and struggling to find the perfect candidates for your open positions? Look no further! hackajob is here to revolutionize the way you recruit top talent. Our state-of-the-art recruitment marketplace connects you with qualified candidates in your industry, saving you time and resources in the hiring process. Plus, our advanced matching algorithm ensures that you're only presented with the most relevant candidates for your open roles. But don't just take our word for it - book a demo with our team and see for yourself how hackajob can transform your recruiting efforts. Trust us, you won't be disappointed.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep214 - WTF is Fractional Working?

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:00:25 +0200

WTF is Fractional Working? Do a search on LinkedIn for 'Fractional' and you find increasingly large number of results for experienced professionals - sometimes C-level pro's - calling themselves 'fractional'. A very recent phenomenon, this is the belated recognition that sometimes you may not need a key resource 100% of the time, all of the time, and in fact you only really need that person a percentage of the time. This is the fractional working and it's the topic of today's Brainfood Live On Air. - How does Fractional Working differ from Contracting or Freelancing? - What does the taxonomy of working styles look like? - What kind of contractual relationship do fractional workers have with employers - Are they employers? - And if so, how are benefits handled? - How do companies handle confidentiality and conflict of interest issues? - What are the benefits of working in fractional way, for worker and employer? - How does this differ from 'overworking'? - What roles are most suited to be fractionalised? - How do I find fractional work? All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air. We're on Friday 14th July, 2pm BST, with Barry Flack, Fractional HR Exec (BF Consultancy), Leah Sharma, Head of TA (various), Clair Bush, Fraction CMO (Thrive) & Alan Walker, Founder (Udder) Ep214 is sponsored by our buddies Symphony Talent Symphony Talent combines CRM, career site, programmatic advertising and creative services for the most complete recruitment marketing and campaigning capabilities you'll find in one platform. Increase applicant flow, reduce hiring time and build a world class employer-of-choice employer brand with Symphony Talent's unique technology and services suite. Need to improve your top of funnel talent acquisition? Contact one of our friendly team today.

Founders Focus- Ep38 - Up close and personal with Ryan Steelberg CEO of Veritone & Alex Fourlis MD of Broadbean

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:44:10 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today Next up are two business leaders who have come together to bring some mega brands together - it's Ryan Steelberg, President at Veritone with Alex Fourlis, CEO of Broadbean - who are going to talk to us about leadership, vision, M&A and the future of recruitment technology and how it applies to the changing behaviours of job seekers and employers alike - How did the deal happen? - When was the moment when it was clear it was going to happen? - As business leaders, who do you separate from the rational from the emotional? - Do you think everyone should do it or are there certain traits and circumstances which would make entrepreneurship a better or worse idea? - Have you done any personality assessment and if so, what did it say about your leadership style? - How does transitioning to senior leadership feel like after being sole leader? - What are the main market drivers which are impacting product makers right now? - With the rise of technologies like low code no code and GAI, how would entrepreneurship change in future? - How do exogenous factors influence the thinking of a CEO? - Has AI changed the Veritone / Broadbean roadmap - What does the recruiting world look like once AI becomes ubiquitous? - What can customers of the Veritone family of products expect for the rest of 2023 All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today. Ep38 of Founders Focus is supported by Veritone Veritone, a leading provider of enterprise AI solutions, has acquired Broadbean, a global recruitment SaaS technology company, from CareerBuilder. This acquisition significantly bolsters Veritone's AI-driven Human Resources portfolio, building on their previous acquisition of PandoLogic in 2021. With Broadbean’s job distribution software and extensive job board network paired with PandoLogic’s programmatic AI technology, Veritone’s HR Solutions will bring the full benefits of the latest recruitment marketing technologies to companies worldwide

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep213 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:27:20 +0200

Recruiters Moving On Up: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Fresh from seeing tons of recruiters make their speaking debuts on Recfest, we're going to speak to as many of them as we can to chat about the mental aspect of doing things which give us anxiety, especially the sense that 'you might not be good enough'. - What is imposter syndrome and do we all experience it? - How prevalent is it for recruiters / HR, do we feel it more than professionals in other departments? - What techniques do we have to combat it? - How does identity interact with imposter syndrome? - Is it matter of in-group vs out-group? - How do we help others ameliorate the feeling? - What can TA Leaders do to help direct reports overcome it? - Does it get better with age? We're on Friday 7th July, 2pm BST, with Lauren Harrop, Talent Acquisition Partner, (D2L), Becca Collis, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (AMS), Anna Pokrzywka-Szklarska, Sourcing Manager (RTS People) & Alex Geht, Talent Sourcing Lead, Added Value Ep213 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build. Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep212 - Demographic Crisis: AI, Immigration and the Future of Work

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:04:02 +0200

Demographic Crisis, AI, Immigration & the Future of Work

Do you have the feeling that there are big changes happening in the world? The reason why we haven't have a 'new normal' for a little while now is because there are a number of critically important macro trends which are forcing factors to decisions government, businesses and individuals have to make. The candidate shortage, the rise of AI, the need for, yet hostility to, immigration and some very real questions on the relationship between economy, society and technology.

- What contribution does the demographic crisis make to candidate shortage?

- How effective will extending the pension age increase the workforce?

- Do we need immigration, if so, why are we seeming so against it?

- Has any society reversed population decline without immigration?

- Will AI / Automation be the 'solution' for organisations who can't hire enough people?

- How does AI disintermediation impact the government tax base?

- What are the techniques we can use to balance the need for workers, the need for rest, the need for pay and the need for tax?

- How does all this impact the work we humans should be doing, and will be paid for doing?

It's big talk folks, so we have big hitters leading the conversation. We're on Friday 30th June, 2pm BST, with Kevin Wheeler, Founder (Future of Talent Institute), Laetitia Vitaud, Director (Cadre Noir) & Mariano Mamertino, Economist, (The Burning Glass Institute)

Ep212 is sponsored by our buddies Kandidate

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep211 - How AI Changes Software Engineering - What Tech Recruiters Have Got To Know

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:08:26 +0200

AI is changing Software Engineering: What Tech Recruiters Have Got To Know

It should come as no surprise that the sector that is most exposed to the implications of generative artificial intelligence is the sector that built it. Software engineers were amongst the first to see a mainstreaming of this new class of technologies (GitHub Copilot) and were amongst the first to realise the Janus-like future we have before us: extraordinary gains in productivity vs existential risk of disintermediation!

One thing that software engineers realise is that GAI is going to change software engineering work. With that change will come a re-prioritisation of skills, and with that, a reorientation of what the most in-demand skills to hire might be. Today's topic of Brainfood Live on Air is going to be tech intensive review of what's going to change, and from the developers voice themselves, what tech recruiters have GOT TO KNOW.

- What is the sentiment in Software engineering about Generative AI?

- What percentage of software engineers currently use GAI?

- How does Copilot help individual software engineers?

- How does it impact the thinking of software engineering leaders?

- When we visualise the future engineering team in a GAI world, what does that look like?

- How do the required skills change?

- What do engineering managers look for when they next think about hiring for skills?

- How do we assess for them?

- How do developers think tech recruiting will change?

- How are tech recruiters going to win in this new future?

All this and more folks - essential one for anyone hiring for tech

We're on Friday 23rd June, 2pm BST, with Joshua Hoffman, VP of Engineering (Sharpist), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Iwan Gulenko, Founder (CoderFit) & Serban Constantinescu, (Random Tech Guy)

Ep211 is sponsored by our buddies CodeSignal

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep210 - How TA Leaders Are Using ChatGPT and GAI

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:03:54 +0200

How TA Leaders Use ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence?

My observations on ChatGPT / Generative AI is that the most advanced users in our industry have been individual contributors operating on their own initiative in to get more efficiency in their personal work. This has been amazing to see, but something is clearly missing - where are the strategic initiatives, what are TA leaders, Heads of function doing to make sure their teams are 'AI enabled'? We might be looking at the situation where the leadership tier are the last to know about this incredibly significant technological change - not good when exactly those same leaders will be charged within making decisions on the use of AI.

- Use cases for TA Leadership on Generative AI

- What are the challenges for leadership in AI adoption?

- How do you get your team AI enabled?

- Where can Generative AI be most valuable for TA leaders, not only delivering efficiency gains for their own work, but also in performance improvement for their team?

- How are C-suite interacting with TA / HR leadership on AI issues?

- What do they expect from us?

- What are hiring managers thinking when talking AI with TA?

All this and more, as we try and crystallise the thinking about AI for TA Leaders.

We're on Friday 16th June, 2pm BST, with Yasar Ahmad, Global VP of Talent, Rewards & People (HelloFresh), Ben Gledhill, Talent Acquisition Director (Manchester Airports), Rachael Leinster, Recruitment Manager (Field Energy) & Jan Tegze, Director of Talent Acquisition (Tricentis) & friends

Ep210 is sponsored by our friends Greenhouse

In today’s competitive talent landscape, being people-first is business-first. Greenhouse helps companies adopt a flexible, fair, and efficient approach to hiring. Empower everyone from recruiters to hiring managers to make confident decisions that strengthen your business. Get measurably better at hiring with a data-driven approach. Discover how Greenhouse can help you hire for the kind of business you want to build.

Learn more at Greenhouse.com/hire

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep208 - How Google’s AI-powered Search Generative Experience changes Recruitment Marketing

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:23:48 +0200

How Google's AI Search Changes Recruitment Marketing

Google's response to the gauntlet thrown own by Open AI has been belated, but increasingly impressive. AI Search promises to be as big if not bigger than semantic search, with Google generating content from a user prompt a la ChatGPT rather than just presenting a list of blue links for the user to further investigate. The implications of this change - from candidate sourcing to employer branding is profound.

- What happens to site traffic once Google stops being a sign post to end destinations?

- Does this mean career pages are over?

- What can content marketers do, has the final bell tolled for SEO?

- Do we even care about SERPS?

- How are ads going to be work in this new Google?

- How are job ads going to work in this new Google?

All this and more - we're with Steven Rothberg, Founder (College Recruiter), Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiters), Viktor Nord, CEO (Adway) and Matt Burney, Strategic Talent Advisor (Indeed)

Ep208 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep207 - Life and Times of a VC Portfolio Recruiter

Fri, 26 May 2023 16:52:04 +0200

Life & Times of a Portfolio Recruiter in VC

One of the most promising developments of the tech scale up era has been the recognition by Venture Capital firms that Talent is one of the critical components for success of the companies they invest in. The formation of the 'recruiter in residence' or 'Head of People' who work across the portfolio is one of the most interesting developments of the recruiter career path and one which brings unique challenges - neither fully in-house, nor exactly 3rd party, but something in between.

It's the topic of today's Brainfood Live, where we talk to Portfolio recruiters on the why this role is different, how to get good at it, and how to get on this career track if you are looking for it.

- What are the main differences between in-house, agency and portfolio recruiting?

- What things would you do differently if you could have the chance the do it again?

- How do you decide what projects to work on?

- Any tips for dealing with headstrong founders?

- What is the expectations from the partners?

- How do you measure success as a Portfolio recruiter?

- What are the skills required to be good at this type of recruitment?

- How do I get a job as a portfolio recruiter?

All this and more - we're with Catherine Allan, Head of Talent (OMERS Ventures), Adriana Hurduc, Strategic Talent Acquisition Manager (Calvary Ventures) & & Nico Blier-Silvestre, Partner, Platform (Dreamcraft VC)

Ep207 is sponsored by our buddies Starred

Starred is a Candidate Experience analytics platform that helps recruitment teams collect, analyze, benchmark, and act on candidate feedback at every stage of the recruitment process. Say goodbye to guesswork and hello to data-driven hiring. With actionable insights, you'll have a deeper understanding of your candidates' experiences so you can improve the recruitment process.

We combine insights from your candidates with hiring manager and recruiter feedback allowing you to get a 360 view of your recruitment operations. By pulling fields from your ATS, you can segment your insights on whatever level you want, think recruiter, hiring manager, department, job role, country, and many more.

Curious how leading names like Diageo, HelloFresh, Dropbox, Twilio, and Deloitte are leveraging Starred insights to make better hiring decisions? Have a look at our website, or book a demo with our team.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep206 - Measuring the Impact of Employer Brand

Fri, 19 May 2023 16:56:36 +0200

How to Measure the Impact of Employer Brand?

Few people in recruiting would doubt the importance of Employer Brand, especially when hiring for the highly skilled, in-demand. In the world where the candidate retains high level expectations and has the research skills to unearth information about an employers reputation, it is more important than ever to make sure that companies have EB at the forefront of their attraction strategies. But how do we measure the impact of it?

- What is Employer Brand?

- Why is it important to measure the impact of EB?

- What information should we trust?

- What information is dangerous to trust too much?

- What are expected to be the collectors or source of this data?

- How do we do attribution?

- What are the quick and dirty solutions to getting some numbers in this?

All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air.

We're with Modiara Kamps, Head of Employer Branding (Boston Consulting Group), Lindsey Sanford, Director of Business Operations (Patreon), Ben Philips, Marketing & Brand Global Lead (IBM) & Andy Curlewis, Managing Director (Cielo Talent)

Ep206 is sponsored by our buddies Red Branch Media

At Red Branch Media, we prioritize our clients above all else. We recognize every business has individual marketing strategies and campaign requirements, so we work closely with you to create top-tier outcomes and revolutionize your marketing game. Our comprehensive memberships range from digital services to website development, laser-targeted digital ads, and more. No matter the type of campaign you require, you can trust we'll deliver.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep205 - Moving to Skill Based Hiring (SBH)

Fri, 12 May 2023 16:45:41 +0200

Moving to Skills Based Hiring (SBH)

We've heard a great deal about Skills Based Hiring but what is it and what does it actually look like in practice? The movement away from hiring on bio / experience is welcome, as we know correlation is very weak before prior experience and job performance, but how exactly are we meant to identify people who can / want to do the job?

- What is SBH?

- Are certain job roles more suited to it than others?

- How do you understand what skills are required to do a job?

- Are we talking about personality traits?

- What kind of assessments are suitable for the task?

- What kind of business case can be made for SBH?

- Do recruiter skills change, in the context of SBH?

- What benefits can we expect, what challenges?

All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air.

We're with Andrea Marston, Senior Director Global Talent Acquisition (VMWare), Luke Davis, Founder (Diversify.io), Chantelle Jones, Talent Strategy Director, (Nash Squared) & Richard Bradley, VP, (Kelly Services)

We're on Friday 12th May, 2pm BST

Ep205 is sponsored by our buddies Symphony Talent

Symphony Talent combines CRM, career site, programmatic advertising and creative services for the most complete recruitment marketing and campaigning capabilities you'll find in one platform. Increase applicant flow, reduce hiring time and build a world class employer-of-choice employer brand with Symphony Talent's unique technology and services suite.

Need to improve your top of funnel talent acquisition? Contact one of our friendly team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep204 - Measuring Quality of Hire

Fri, 05 May 2023 17:06:32 +0200

How To Measure Quality of Hire

Quality of Hire is without doubt the most important metric that CEO's care about. They want to hire the best people for the business and make sure that they are quickly up to productivity and adding competitive value to the business. And yet, Quality of Hire remains the metric is which least monitored by TA - why is this?

We're going to explore the context behind this measurement, why we think QofH is under utilised, and how it may be possible to implement if we want to change.

- What is Quality of Hire?

- Why do we think it is not measured by TA?

- Does HR own this metric as part of the responsibilities for Talent Management and Development?

- What role do Hiring Managers play in this measurement?

- If TA does connect QoH with hiring measures, what benefits can we expect?

- Are there any examples of TA being able to implement QoH?

- Do we think AI will help us solve these problems?

- How do we go about implementing QofH if we have not done it before?

All this and more on Brainfood Live On Air.

We're with proponents and opponents this week with Rob McIntosh, VP of Recruiting Solutions (PSG Global Solutions), Chloe Morrison, Recruiting Operations Programme Manager (Datadog), Chantelle Jones, Talent Strategy Director (Nash Squared) & Andrew Gadomski, Operations Research Senior Analyst within CISA (US Dept of Homeland Security

Ep204 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse

In today’s hiring landscape, everything worth doing is worth measuring. Whether you’re planning for growth, experiencing a slowdown or just focused on strategic hires, you need to ensure accountability to help improve your hiring process.

To help strengthen hiring processes and drive measurable results, Greenhouse recently released three new products. These features join a robust set of existing tools to help our customers better understand their performance and enhance goal setting, tracking and reporting on goal alignment.

Register for the Greenhouse Goals webinar to hear from top TA leaders how to set your team up for success in any hiring climate.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep203 - How to Set Up an Elite Talent Analytics Function

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:23:14 +0200

How to set up an Elite Talent Analytics Function

We can't have a workable recruitment strategy if we don't have access to accurate, current and relevant information. Talent intelligence (external labour market) and Talent analytics (internal people analytics) are two halves of one of the most important functions leading recruitment teams are building in order to make data driven decisions on hiring.

But how do you start? This is topic of Brainfood Live On Air

- Talent Intelligence vs Talent Analytics - what's the difference?

- What talent information is relevant to the business?

- How universal or contextual is this information?

- Where does the information sit, how do we access this?

- What value do you (as leader) and the business (as customer) expect from Talent Analytics?

- Does this pertain to recruiting only, or to Talent management also?

- What tools can I use / should I use?

- What size organisation is ideal / mandatory for a Talent Analytics function?

- Can you give examples of where Talent Analytics has changed a decision for the better?

- For the worse?

- How does GAI impact the future of Talent analytics?

All this and more as we dive into the an importance niche in the Talent Acquisition. With Piret Luts, Global Head of Talent Analytics (Nortal), Facundo Tripodi, People Analytics Senior Manager (Medallia) & Allie Bleier, People Analytics Consulting Lead

Ep203 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse

Register for the Greenhouse Goals webinarto hear from top TA leaders how to set your team up for success in any hiring climate.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep202 - Recruitment Leadership in a Mega Scale Organisation

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:55:14 +0200

Recruitment Leadership in a Mega Scale Organisation

Most of us have had experience of SME and Corp size organisations, but few of us might have had the chance to work at truly mega scale organisations. What is it like to be working for an organisation with tens of thousands of employees? How do you do TA leadership in an environment like this - what are the things you have to do which differ from leadership at smaller scale?

We're delighted to host the recruiting legend that is Andy Headworth and interview him on his experience at as Deputy Director of TA at HMRC

- What do outsiders need to know about recruiting at HMRC?

- How does it differ from other government departments?

- What does a person transitioning from private sector most need to know?

- What are the most important constraints?

- What are the competitive advantages?

- Personal skills - how would you prioritise the skills required to lead a department in this organisation?

- What are the main reasons why a recruiter should look at mega scale organisations for a career?

Ep202 is sponsored by our buddies Willo

Speaking to candidates on Zoom, Teams or Skype and It’s a great way to meet people, but it can also exhausting, inefficient and inconvenient

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep201 - Prompt Engineering for Sourcers

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:03:20 +0200

Prompt Engineering for Sourcing

We can already predict that 'prompt' is going to be the Word of the Year 2023.

The idea that we can get good at asking and contextualising questions has probably never come up before, but now that the outputs we want from generative AI is dependent on how skilfully we communicate what we want to the LLM that powers the AI, it has become a skill that we must develop. Already, "Prompt Engineer" has become a job, and so we have got to ask, is this the Sourcing, and if so how can we get good at it?

- History of Sourcing

- What is different between Sourcing vs Prompt Engineering?

- Can't I just ask the AI what the best prompt is?

- What kind of elements make a good prompt?

- Have we developed a 'golden set' of prompts which universally improve the outputs?

- Do prompts differ according to application (like sourcing does across search engines)

- What recruiter specific prompts are working best

- Compare Bing / Bard / ChatGPT / Other

- What are the best resources for Prompt Engineering online

All this and more as we bring together the leading sourcers who are also becoming leading prompt engineers for recruitment - Denys Dinkevych, Global Talent Sourcer, Irina Shamaeva, Partner (Brain Gain Recruiting) & Greg Hawkes, Principal Sourcing Leader M&T Bank. We're on Friday 14th April, 2pm BST

Ep201 is supported by PitchMe

PitchMe helps recruiters hire faster and cut costs by automatically sourcing, updating and shortlisting candidates in their ATS.

Their data-driven technology automates sourcing, updating and shortlisting to enable recruiters to spend more time getting to know their talent, rather than updating databases. PitchMe’s smart solution draws data from 30+ digital sources to build accurate, in-depth and up-to-date profiles of candidates, and uses objective and unbiased skills assessment to rank the best candidates for every role.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep200 - Supercharge Recruitment Marketing with AI

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:35:44 +0200

Supercharge your Recruitment Marketing with AI

Recruiters have been going crazy about the AI revolution but most of what we have been doing has been focused on direct candidate acquisition. What are other adjacent disciplines doing with Generative AI? I'm finding that recruitment marketers are doing some crazy things with AI, short circuiting processes which in usual case would take days and weeks. Whether it is image creation, video generation, lead research or process optimisation, we're going to take a deep dive with industry heroes who have taken a hands on approach to supercharging their recruitment marketing

- What gains have you made with Generative AI?

- How have you used this for content?

- How have you used it for relationship management?

- How has AI helped with distribution, or has it not?

- Has AI helped close customers? In what way?

- What are the most useful tools today?

- Lets have a look at some recipes

- Into the future - where do we go from here?

We're with Sara Dalsfelt, Head of Brand & Community (Adway), Martyn Redstone, Founder (BotJobs), Bobby Leonard, MD (The Recruitment Events Co), Sam Berthoud, Director of Account Management (hackajob) & friends

Ep200 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep199 - Tech Layoffs & the Tech Job Market - From the Developers POV

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:17:15 +0200

Tech Layoffs & the Tech Job Market: From the Developers POV

There's probably no bigger story in the world of recruitment that the Big Tech Winter - led by VC backed scale ups who started make big staffing cuts, followed by the FAANG who have all made unprecedented cuts to staffing. What does this mean for the tech labour market? What indeed, do the engineers themselves think of the situation?

We are going to learn directly from the software engineering community and platform them to tell us what they think the market looks like. As tech recruiters you will learn

- Developer mindset to new opportunity

- Most important reasons to move

- Value of Flexible working

- Value of equity / stock options

- What has the compensation rate been?

- What industries are most attractive for software engineers

- What industries are engineers avoiding?

- What technologies / tools / frameworks does it matter?

- What about GAI - how does this impact job discovery as a software engineer?

- Where the places developers go to look for jobs?

We're with Ollie Glass, Data Engineer, Tancredi Trugenberger, Senior Front End Engineer, Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Iwan Gulenko, Founder (CoderFit), Fabrizio Moscon, CTO (Ninety Nine) on Friday 31st March, 2pm BST

Ep199 is sponsored by our buddies CodeSignal

CodeSignal is how companies can identify the right candidates with the right skills – even if they don’t have the “right” profile. We provide everything from initial assessments to technical

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep198 - Mental Challenges of the Neurodiverse - Real Talk from Recruitment Heroes

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:57:14 +0100

Mental Challenge of the Neurodiverse: Real Talk from Recruiter Heroes

Important change of pace to Brainfood Live today. I was approached by Balazs, Michael and Vanessa to do a show on the topic of neurodiversity within our OWN community, and especially on the value from confessionals which can help others understand the different types of neurodiversity, how they can be manifested and expressed, what challenges this can mean for the individual and what challenges it can mean for others around them!

This is real talk folks from friends who are prepared to care and share. Nobody is going to be an expert here, we are all just going to talk about what we know and how simply doing that may be step 1 in creating a healthier environment for human relations.

We're with Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter), Michael 'Batman' Cohen, Founder (Wayne Technologies), Balazs Paroczay, Founder, (The Source Code Agency)

Ep198 is sponsored by our buddies Symphony Talent

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep197 - Hiring in South Africa in 2023

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:57:46 +0100

Hiring in South Africa in 2023

Brainfood World Tour continues and this time we go to one of my favourite countries, who have one of my favourite recruiting communities - South Africa. There are challenges and problems with every country and region of the world, but I think fair to say that Africa in general and perhaps South Africa in particular, were early examples of what we can now see as 'disaster pron' where media coverage could only be negative. One of the missions of brainfood is to platform local people and local recruiters and learn more from them directly, rather than through our own distorted media lens.

Tons of stuff happening in South Africa, so lets find out what they are!

We will discuss:

- Labour market economics

- Skills dispersal in South Africa

- Shift to remote / global shift of jobs

- DEIB - what does this mean in SA?

- Core challenges to overcome - who needs to know what?

- Why hire in South Africa?

- How to hire in South Africa?

We're with Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter), Lerato Mopeli Dibodu, Talent Acquisition Partner (Bash), Megan Petty, Senior Marketplace Specialist (NTT) & Nkosinomqhele Zulu, Talent Acquisition Specialist (Kindred)

Ep197 is sponsored by our buddies Join Talent

Have you heard about Join Talent's amazing Talent Acquisition Insights project?

They are a series of how-to guides on topics such as Using Assessments in Talent Acquisition, Market Mapping, Benchmarking, Building KPI's and Using Data and more. It's some of the most pragmatic recruiter centric guides I've seen - and all freely downloadable in the Join Talent Resources Hub.

All free to download,so get to it!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep196 - Impact of GAI in EDI

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:45:22 +0100

Impact of Generative AI on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

One of the most telling things about output from Generative AI is the inevitable stereotyping that is produced. Go to Mid Journey and ask it to generate images of doctors, and guess what type of images come up? Now try the same with nurses. Or hunter gatherers. Or Fireman. Or Jesus for that matter. The point is that GAI is trained on historical data that is already out there, and will l

We will discuss:

- AI Hallucinations

- Dangerous knowledge made more accessible

- Lack of equivocation - everything is plausibly true

- Death of the Internet (we stop searching)

- Copy right / Copy wrong

- Inevitable rise of spam

- End of trust

And what is the ethical AND practical the way forward for recruiters in the post ChatGPT world?

We're with Devoreaux Walton, Diversity Sourcing Consultant (IBM), Bas van de Haterd, Founder (Digitaal-Werven) & Daniela Felletti, Founder (Talents Connection)

Ep196 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep195 - Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT, Part 3 - Ethics & Concerns

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:01:25 +0100

Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT - Part 3 - Ethics & Concerns

We have to keep going with ChatGPT, because whilst we are getting the hang of how it works for us, we are also beginning to see the outline of the challenges ahead of us. From AI hallucinations, overly authoritative single answers, political ideology baked into responses, crazy outputs from jailbreaks, as well as a host of legal and ethical issues stemming from the use of training data by human hand. Let's go through the major areas of ethical concern in the use of ChatGPT for Recruiting.

We will discuss:

- AI Hallucinations

- Dangerous knowledge made more accessible

- Lack of equivocation - everything is plausibly true

- Death of the Internet (we stop searching)

- Copy right / Copy wrong

- Inevitable rise of spam

- End of trust

And what the way forward for recruiters will be in the post ChatGPT world!

We're with Irina Shamaeva, Founder (Brain Gain), Mark Deubel, Recruiter (GitLab), Matt Burney, VP (Indeed), Tony Fish, Lecturer AI & Ethics (London School of Economics) & friends

Ep195 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse

Despite big tech layoffs dominating the headlines, many companies continue to hire. In fact, a reported 94% of employers plan to add headcount in 2023 in a newly released report from WorkTech (principal analyst George LaRocque) in partnership with Greenhouse:New Technology Shaping the Future of Work.

This new research also shows 71% of companies plan to increase or maintain Hiring Work Tech budgets in 2023. Is your company prioritizing the right Work Tech to help your team connect better and be more effective?

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep194 - State of the Recruiter Job Market

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:55:12 +0100

State of the Recruiter Job Market 2023

Let's face it head on folks - this is turning out to the a tough year for recruiters! We all know that the big tech winter is going to impact us in recruiting and it's essential we have a good gauge as to how far and deep the winter is going to be. We've got some numbers and analysis to get through this week, as we go in real time on Horsefly Analytics proprietary dataset to find out where the recruiter jobs are and who is posting them.

We will discuss:

- Big tech winter, what are the theories?

- Will other sectors follow the downsizing?

- Which sectors might prove resilient?

- What does it look like globally?

- Recruiters on the market - what are they finding on the job search?

- Do we know how long a recruiter job stays vacant for?

- Do we know applicant rate per job?

- What advice to give to recruiters on the market right now?

All this and more in Brainfood Live

Emma Mirrington, Founder (The FIRM), Mike Basnett Sandiford, Head of Partnerships (Horsefly), Mariano Mamertino, Labour Economist (Amazon) & friends

Ep194 is sponsored by our buddies Horsefly Analytics

Horsefly's web based platform provides the most accurate and comprehensive labour market data available. Horsefly gathers labor market data from around the globe to quickly paint a real time picture of the talent market. Accurately view labour supply & demand, find hidden talent pools, view gender and diversity data for any position or skill set your business needs - with just a few clicks. Horsefly's customer success team is available to assist every step of the way to ensure our clients meet their KPIs and derive clear ROI from our platform.

Get a demo today to see how our labour market insights can power your talent acquisition, business and workforce planning initiatives.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep193 - Hiring in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:55:26 +0100

Hiring in Saudi Arabia & the Gulf States

Brainfood World Tour is restarting, with a visit to a region where countries are in the middle of vast transformation. We hear a great deal about Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, but always from the Western lens. What do local recruiters and HR people say and do, on the ground? We're going to learn from locals, ex-pats and partners alike in this week's episode of Brainfood Live On Air.

We will discuss:

- How does hiring differ in Saudi / Gulf vs outside

- What do recruiters new to the region must know first?

- Tactical level...what recruiting techniques are most effective for entry, individual contributor, senior manager, leadership hiring?

- What are the latest regulations with regards to gender, religion, ethnicity?

- Are there hiring quotas for employers in the region?

- What are the language requirements for candidates?

- What are the most important challenged Recruiters / HR need to overcome to succeed in Saudi Arabia / Gulf?

- What is going on with these mega infrastructure projects??

All this and more in Brainfood Live

Please note: in line with Friday day of prayer, we are moving this week's Brainfood Live to Thursday.

We're with Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill, CEO (Join Talent), Ahmed Alqahtani, Human Resources Director (Seera Group), Hicham Wifaq, VP Global Talent Acquisition (Property Finder), Majed Alshehri, HR Director (SVTS) & friends

Ep193 is sponsored by our buddies Join Talent

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Founders Focus - Ep36 - Up close and personal with Mark Chaffey CEO of hackajob

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:45:22 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is an old friend of Brainfood - the one and only Mark Chaffey, CEO of hackajob

- What is the original story of hackajob?

- As an unusually young CEO, what challenges have you found growing the business?

- Were you always going to go on the entrepreneur track?

- Do you think everyone should do it or are there certain traits and circumstances which would make entrepreneurship a better or worse idea?

- Have you done any personality assessment and if so, what did it say about your leadership style?

- What keeps you going? Is there an end state at hackajob where you can say, we've done it?

- When was the last time you achieved a long cherished goal? Can you tell us what that was?

- With the rise of technologies like low code no code and GAI, how would entrepreneurship change in future?

- What is next for hackajob in 2023?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep36 of Founders Focus is supported by hackajob

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep192 - Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT, Part 2!

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:52:40 +0100

Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT, Part 2!

Alright folks, we are going to have to do this again - after an amazing first event where we had 1000+ people attending, the demand for more was overwhelming, so here it is! We are going to repeat the format - so expect recruiter use cases presented by practitioners, followed by product demo's from founders and concluding with some wise takes from industry vets who are going to forecast what all this means for recruitment technology.

We're with Martyn Redstone, Founder (BotJobs), Marcel van der Meer, Sourcing Trainer (Klikwork), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Alan Walker, CEO (Udder) and friends!

Ep192 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview

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- ”Just WOW!”
- ”This feature has been life changing. It definitely allows me to focus more on the conversation and candidate, plus I take less time to fill in my report after the fact.”
- “I not only found AI Notes helpful, but I was blown away by how refined the information is.”

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep191 - Personalisation or Standardisation? How Best To DO Candidate Experience

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:50:38 +0100

Personalised or Standardised?

What is the base philosophy for Candidate Experience - do you attempt to give everyone the same branded experience, or do you vary it according to the individual and the individual circumstance? And if we do 'both' (I know you will say this!), then what are the circumstances when one approach makes sense and not the other?

We will discuss

- Types of Candidate - are all candidates the same?

- Costs of CX, how do we measure the effort and the effect?

- What are the benefits of improving CX?

- Do we have any evidence of this, other than 'right thing to do'?

- Why are recruiters reporting bad CX when they are looking for jobs - how much of a factor is how in-demand certain candidates are?

- Do we need specialists in TA to run this?

- How do we incentivise recruiters and managers to improve CX?

- Do we know what candidates want?

We're with Heidi Wassini, InHouse Consultant (CopenHagen Airports), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Sian Sidaway, Global Talent Experience Manager (GoCardless) & Gem Parker, Candidate Engagement Lead (EY)

Ep191 is sponsored by our buddies Starred

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep190 - The State of Global Mobility 2023

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:50:50 +0100

State of Global Mobility in 2023

Does anyone here have a plan for hiring globally this year?

Candidate shortages are persistent in many sectors, in many countries (see the UK and the NHS...) and for many employers there is no option other than to hire from overseas and relocate.

- What are the challenges of doing this at scale?

- Where do you even start?

- What territories have got an excess of labour?

- How do we tap into that market?

- Do we have to do 'destination branding'?

- How much of the process is performed in candidates home country?

- What about family, when do we start this conversation?

- How employers present an inclusive culture?

- What support is needed for relocation?

We're with Richard Bradley, VP, (Kelly Services), Ruben Tieken, Squad Lead (Immersive), Toby Culshaw, Talent Intelligence Lead (Amazon) & Federica Cei, Global Talent Acquisition Manager (SITA)

Ep190 is sponsored by our buddies Localyze

Localyze is the all-in-one platform that makes it easy to manage your global mobility needs in one simple place. We can guide you through your global mobility challenges, from relocating new hires to visa changes, postings and transfers between offices. By combining the power of our platform with our team’s and partners’ experience with global mobility, we can support you in successfully managing an international team.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep189 - Recruiter Use Cases for ChatGPT

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:20:23 +0100

We have not seen a technology breakthrough like ChatGPT for a long time. Only released last December, it has already racked up millions of users attracted to its almost magical outputs to queries made by human users. The application for business has been obvious - and every day we are seeing new ideas to produce outputs which can be immediately put into production, saving workers hundreds of hours of work.

It's a game changer folks, and if we recruiters don't get good at, we are going to regret missing out on the opportunity. Already massively oversubscribed, this show is going to focus on how recruiters can use ChatGPT, bringing together expert users as well as technologists who are integrating ChatGPT into their product roadmaps. The future is folks - register and see for yourself what it is going to look like!

We're with Martyn Redstone, Founder (BotJobs), Glen Cathey, SVP Head of Digital Strategy (Randstad), Bill Fischer, CTO (VONQ), Sajithkumar Swaminathan, Corporate Recruiter (Replicon) & Friends

Ep189 is sponsored by our buddies Join Talent

Have you heard about Join Talent's amazing Talent Acquisition Insights project?

All free to download, so get to it!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep189 - How to Recruit on TikTok

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:46:18 +0100

I don't know about you but I've been consuming TikTok videos like a billion other people on the planet and been amazed at the creativity, community and controversy that you find on there. It's also been pretty clear that the opportunity for potentially massive reach is there to be explored!

Conspicuously missing though, has been any sense of how recruiters can use TikTok. 2022 was the year when I first started noticing recruiter accounts build an audience, and after seeing a few familiar faces from different domains also build a crowd, the time is right to get them on screen and find out what they've learned!

This is the topic of Brainfood Live ON Air - How to be a Recruiter on TikTok!

You are going to learn:

- What is TikTok?

- How does it work?

- Where are my friends?

- What is the content that works best?

- Content cadence

- Employer branding on TikTok?

- Can you source on the app?

- How do ads work?

All this and more - essential viewing if you to figure out what how the hottest app over the past 3 years actually works.

We're with Joel Lalgee, BDM (Hirewell), Sara Dalsfelt, Community Manager (Adway) & Mike Manzi, Fractional VP Sales (Official Sales)

Ep188 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep187 - Forecasting the Year Ahead in Recruitment 2023

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:17:58 +0100

Welcome back to Brainfood Live 2023!

I hope everyone has had a great holiday break and are refreshed for the challenges and opportunities of the year ahead. So what exactly IS ahead for us in 2023? We're going to talk to industry experts from recruiting agency, recruiting tech investment, in-house recruiter, LinkedIn, Sourcing, Web3 and everything else we care about in this wonderful industry of ours!

Lets figure out where we are and make some predictions on:

- Economy

- Recruitment industry

- Sectors of growth / retrenchment

- Priority challenges in hiring

- DEIB

- Recruitment technology investment

- Hot HR tech trends

- Bersin's predictions

- ChatGPT in Recruitment & more.

We're with Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO (Recruitment & Employers Confederation), Madeline Laurano, Founder (Aptitude Research), George LaRoque, Founder (WorkTech), Andy Spence, Founder (Glassbead), Andy Foote, Founder (LinkedInsights), Jo Avent, CPO (CrosscHQ) & friends.

Ep187 is sponsored by our buddies Greenhouse

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep186 - State of Recruitment 2022 - Year in Review

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:33:55 +0100

The State of Recruitment: 2022 Year in Review

Final show of the year folks, so perfect moment to celebrate ANOTHER 50 episodes of Brainfood Live On Air, review the best moments from each show and talk about what we've learned in our year of conversation on air. It will also be a great opportunity to invite back some of favourite guests and co-hosts each with a message of advice for the year 2023 ahead.

One thing to do for 2023 in....

- Recruitment Marketing

- Sourcing

- DEIB

- CX

- Company Culture

- Compensation

- Employer branding

- Talent intelligence

- Recruitment automation

- & more

We're with guests and co-hosts from all the year, including YOU if you put your hand up and want to come on screen

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep185 - Job Search & Promotion as a Mother to Be

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:16:12 +0100

Recruiter Job Search & Promotion as a Mother-to Be

Continuing our series of 'true inclusion', we are turning our attention to the subterranean biases which occur in recruitment. Perhaps the most invidious is the challenge women in particular have - how to manage career and future motherhood. For men, this is substantively different - we never get asked whether we are about to become a parent, nor is parenthood any sort of impediment toward getting a job or promotion; but it is for women.

What can we do about it? This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air

We are going to explore:

- How to create a safe environment to be transparent with family and career goals

- How to signal such support in hiring process

- What approaches are recommended from candidate POV?

- How to recognise an opportunity is unwelcoming?

- What commitments can employers make to ensure mothers-to-be feel welcome as candidates?

- What is the role of men here?

We're with Rebecca Collis, Talent Acquisition Manager (AMS), Carly Poulson, People + Culture Partner (Hazy) & Sara Dalsfelt, Head of Community (Adway)

Ep185 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep184 -Social Class & Accent: The Hidden Bias in Recruiting

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:52:24 +0100

The Hidden Bias in Recruiting: Class & Accent

How we speak are signifiers of our social class - formerly known as 'social standing' - information which still determines our life journeys much more than it should. How many people with regional accents end up as CEO of a business? How many as Prime Minister or President? Class and Accent bias is a the hidden bias in recruiting and one which is woefully under discussed.

That's why we're the ones doing it in this week's topic of Brainfood Live On Air.

We are going to explore:

- How have you personally been impacted by class bias?

- How do you know?

- What to do when your hiring manager exhibits this bias?

- What techniques are available to change behaviours?

- Is there any tooling which can help with this?

This is a conversation we're going to have with recruiters and business leaders who themselves have directly experienced this hidden bias. We're with

We're with John Rose, Talent Sourcer (Volvo), Ashley Wallace, Tech Talent Lead (Papercup), Mel Hayes, CPO (Nash Squared) & Nick Court, Director (The People Experience Hub)

Founders Focus - Ep35 - Up close and personal with Christian Payne, CEO of Talentiir

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:08:31 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Christian Payne, CEO of Talentiir

- What is the main idea behind Talentiir?

- What do you think is going to be your biggest learning curve?

- What assumptions have you had to let go, which ones are you now gambling to be true?

- What are the main decisions that need to be made for 2023?

- What leadership lessons have you learned that you would like to pass onto yourself if you could?

- What is the roadmap for Talentiir in 2023?

- What counts as success if you were to look back at the end of next year?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Wednesday 7th December, 12.00pm GMT / 1pm CET

Click on the green button to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for further updates

Ep35 Founders Focus is supported by Talentiir

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep183 - The Psychology of Recruiter Redundancy

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:19:43 +0100

The Psychology of Redundancy: Mental Health Tips for Recruiters Affected

Big Tech Winter + Economies close to recession....means redundancies for many members of our community. It's incredible that we are back here again, after the first wave of layoffs in 2019/2020, but here we are. What has been missing from the discourse is the psychological impact of redundancy, especially on the suddenness it has been happening!

We are going to explore:

- Loss of identity

- Loss of relationships & social network

- Change of pattern of behaviours

- Lack of closure

- Dangers of negativity as basis of forward relationships

- Survivor bias for those who stay

- Appropriate distance with former colleagues, bosses and reports.

It's going to the fascinating conversation, with recruiters who have psychology backgrounds, have experienced redundancy before in the past, and are currently in the middle of redundancy today.

We're with Linnea Bywall, Head of People, (Alva Labs), Kristian Bright, Recruitment Lead (Rooser), Octav Buzoianu, Lead Tech Recruiter (Snyk) & Katrina Zlateva-Bowles, Founder (PeopleHealers)

Ep182 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview

Join us for a live 30-minute demo on Tuesday, December 6th where our Co-founder & CEO, Siadhal Magos, will share how Metaview's latest features enable you to supercharge quality of hire. Reserve your spot here! (And as a thank you for attending, lunch is on us with an UberEats gift card.)

Founders Focus - Ep34 - Up close and personal with Davide Rivel, Head of Clinch Europe

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:11:40 +0100

Welcome to Ep34 of Founder's Focus - the show where we get up close and personal with the founder's of recruitment technology businesses - who are the people behind the product?

Next up is David Rivel, Co-founder of PathMotion and now Head of Clinch Europe, the online discussion platform which enables candidates to talk directly with existing employees of the organisation.

- What is the Day in the Life of a Recruitment Tech Founder?
- Having done the job for several years, which parts of leading do you enjoy? Which parts do you dislike?
- What is the most important lesson you have learned in your time as Cofounder of the business?
- What was the one decision you would take back if you could?
- How would you describe yourself as a leader to a person who did not know you?
- Why online discussion - what was the origin story behind PathMotion?
- What have you learned about the industry since starting this business?
- What exciting things can customers expect in 2023?

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep182 - Hiring the Formerly Institutionalised

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:17:58 +0100

True Inclusion: Hiring the Formerly Institutionalised

We talk a a good DEIB game in TA / HR but it's pretty clear that there are certain groups which are always excluded from the conversation of inclusion. When the last time your company hired someone who had been institutionalised? Chances are, never - as gaps in work history is knock out criteria, experience in prison or mental institution considered entirely discounted and moral judgements become the only signal we pay attention to.

We need to change this folks, not only because of the ethical imperative but also because there is an untapped talent pool which can really help solve some of the toughest hiring challenges we have today.

I'm going to be joined by Christine Ng in the co-pilot seat, as we interview James Fellowes, Founder, (Bridge of Hope) and Chance Bleu-Montgomery, Partner Support Manager (Bridge of Hope), hear their stories and try and learn from them how we can unlock human potential by adopting a new mindset and providing the kind of environment in which the human spirit can thrive.

Ep182 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview

Founders Focus - Ep33 - Up close and personal with Arielle Kilroy, CEO of Dado

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:11:06 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up are Arielle Kilroy, CEO of Dado!

- What is the original story of Dado?

- What was the most important decision you got right in Year 1 of the business?

- How clear was the vision from the beginning - was it always there or did it emerge for contact with the market?

- How do you feel being a woman CEO has helped and hindered you as an entrepreneur?

- Were you always going to be an entrepreneur?

- As CEO, what is your approach when handling conflict between leaders in your management team?

- What's the hardest decision you've made this year?

- What advice would you give to a person thinking about launching a business for the first time?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep33 of Founders Focus is supported by Dado

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep181 - Must Have Recruitment Automation Backs for 2023

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:10:05 +0100

Must Have Recruitment Automation Hacks for 2023

Ok so this is going to be a fun one. We all know that in recruitment there is never enough time to get your work done - there is always another email to send, another candidate to call, another search to try. Wouldn't it be handy if we were able to get some help in the form of automated programs which can be configured to do the work for you?

That's right folks, the topic of today's Brainfood Live is going to be a the Recruitment Automation Hacks you HAVE to know for 2023.

- What is recruitment automation?

- What are the most common tasks that can be automated?

- How does a recruiter figure out what tasks can be automated?

- Can you automate at scale?

- Lets see some example some what are the top 3 recruitment automation hacks recruiters need to implement by 2023?

All this and more folks - it is going to be a demystifier and a practical how-to

We're with Sofia Broberger, Recruitment Manager (Toca boca), Ivan Stojanovic, Talent Acquisition Manager (Odyssey VC) & Greg Hawkes, Principal Sourcing Lead (M&T Bank) on Friday 18th November, 2pm GMT / 6am PDT.

Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified when we go live.

Ep181 is sponsored by our buddies Talentiir

Talentiir is the Talent Partner for Companies in Scandinavia and enables growth stage scale-ups to hire the best talent in the most efficient way. We offer 3 Tiir levels of service, and modular plug and play services. Talent Search, In-house Talent or Talent RPO, contact one of our friendly team today and we will work with you to find the best option to support your growing organisation.

Brainfood Live On Air Ep180 - Is Boolean Dead? Latest Update on Google Search

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:59:49 +0100

Is Boolean Broken? Latest update from Google

It's been 10 years since the sourcing community really started to separate itself as being distinct from 'recruiter'. In that time, the sub discipline has been a place of investigation, discovery, enhancement and close-to-magical tricks to get outcomes beyond those available to 'normal recruiters'

Nobody has been a more significant populariser of sourcing than Irina Shamaeva - whose blog Boolean Strings has been regularly featured in Recruiting Brainfood, and has by conservative estimate personally trained hundreds of sourcers around the world. So when Irina has a problem with how Boolean search works on Google, even the Google product team pay attention!

- What is Boolean search and why is it important for recruiters?

- How has this changed on Search engines?

- Why are google changing how search works?

- What techniques can be used to gather results which Google now hides or misses?

- What practices should recruiters adopt if Google continues down this path?

- How does Boolean compare with other search engines?

Essential to watch this one folks - 99% of online sourcing is done first via Google.

We're with Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games) and Irina Shamaeava, Partner, (Brain Gain Recruiting)

Ep180 is sponsored by our buddies HiPeople

With a focus on assessments, reference checks, candidate experience, and quality of hire, HiPeople makes it fast and delightful for teams to make better hiring decisions.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep179 - Employer Branding in a Recession Economy

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:09:13 +0100

Employer Branding in a Recession Economy

As the world looks down into economic slowdown and maybe worse, it behooves us to consider how this impacts many of the recruiting concepts that emerged during more bullish times. Employer Branding was certainly one of those, which arose as a key way in which to beat the competition for the best talent. How does all this change when the market turns bearish?

- How to work with positive messaging in a negative atmosphere

- Dealing with authenticity crisis

- How to do EB when making redundancies

- How to change tone whilst maintaining brand

- Is the brand message recession proof?

- Different techniques / cases for EB in downturn

- How to maintain morale of EB team

We're with the awesome Clair Bush, VP of Marketing (Adway), Susan Strayer LaMotte, CEO (Exaqueo) & Paul Bhangoo, Global Employer Brand & Attraction Manager (BT)

We're on at Friday 4th November, 2pm GMT. Click on the green button on the top right, and follow the channel here for updates (recommended)

Ep179 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

Adway - Automated Social Recruitment Marketing

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Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep7 - Issue 316 in Review

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:16:51 +0100

Topics to discuss (and if you're registering now, you are getting a sneak preview of what's coming up on Sunday)

- Open Letter to Elon Musk from Twitter Employees

- Big Tech Winter is Here

- AI vs Gig Economy, who wins the creative war?

- 2022 Gen Z Survey (Cost of Living + Side Hustle, changing the nature of work)

- Can you train emotional intelligence? Google tried

- Re-shoring might mean re-importing labour violations

- Van Life is Homelessness

All this and more folks, as we discuss the newsletter going on 30th. Register to join the chat and, if you fancy it, let me know if you want to come on screen

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep178 - From Talent Intelligence to Talent Acquisition

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:24:13 +0200

From Talent Intelligence to Talent Acquisition

Talent Intelligence or TI has been the coolest kid in the recruitment block for a little while now, with elite employers using labour market intelligence to properly plan their hiring strategy. Even more relevant in the era of distributed working, employers now need to reach the global talent pool but do so based on data, rather than gut feel. So far, so good eh? However, how exactly do we get there?

- Case study from Citi

- What was the end goal of the project?

- What value was expected to be gained?

- How was the business case put together?

- What was the change management plan?

- How to get Hiring Managers, C-level and Recruiters to agree

- Key criteria for vendor / tools selection

- What were the main challenges?

- How do we know it's worked?

All this and more with w/ Jeremy Thornton, Senior Project Manager (Citi)

Friday 28th October, 2pm GMT

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Ep178 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus is the HR and recruitment tool that measures cultural drivers of people across the organization to help you qualify decisions on hiring and managing your culture.

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Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep6 - Issue 315 in Review

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:20:23 +0200

We're back with Brainfood Baked Fresh - 30 minute on air live review of the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter.

Get ready to talk about
- VC / Angel investor collapse confirmed
- Hiring in a Distributed World
- Women in Work 2022 Report
- Pre-Columbian Meso American Jobs
- More candidate fakery in the world of candidate fraud.

Join us and come on screen if you have to discuss!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep177 - Hard Truths About Startup: Hiring, Firing & Culture

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:13:14 +0200

Hard Truths About Startup: Hiring, Firing & Culture

There has not been a sector so widely lauded and intensively covered by the press that tech startup / tech scale up. We hear a great deal about the extraordinary growth, market leading competition and often cutting edge technical and cultural innovation. But beyond the hype, what really lies underneath the world of startup?

We are going to be talking hard truths about startup - the hiring, the firing and culture.

- What makes startup different?

- When does it become a scale up?

- When does it stop being a startup?

- Top 3 skills / traits a recruiter should have to thrive in this environment

- Top 3 things that we know are true but we don't talk about enough

- What are the most important things to get right when you start

- First 100 days what do they look like?

- How do you balance 'getting stuff done' with sustainable process?

All this and more with Meggy Sailer, Author (Culture Up), Anessa Fike, Interim Head of Talent Acquisition (NPR) & Robert Krzyzaniak, Global Head of Tech & Product Recruitment (Forto)

Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep5 - Issue 314 in Review

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:03:37 +0200

Welcome to Brainfood Baked Fresh, the Monday call in show where we discuss the contents of Recruiting Brainfood, Issue 314

Including:

- Bellingcats Hackathon Results

- State of AI 2022

- Tech lay offs.....who exactly is being laid off?

- UK Right to Work Checks

- Global Culture Report

- and a Dutch guy who won a court case which might have profound implications for employee surveillance technology....

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep176- Sourcing & Recruiting on Discord

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:44:41 +0200

Sourcing & Recruiting on Discord

Did you know Recruiting Brainfood has a Discord server? I was planning to use it for doing virtual events but never in the end did any virtual events so it basically has sat lying dormant ever since. And yet Discord has rapidly become one of the main places where interest communities come together to connect, share knowledge, meet each other and generally share community. What should we recruiters do about this?

- What is Discord?

- How does it work, technically?

- How is this different from Slack?

- How do I find communities to join?

- What is the etiquette upon entry?

- How should recruiters behave in these spaces?

- Scraping or Social Engineering?

- What is the best tools for find Discord data?

- Do you have the same profile across Discord servers?

- Has anyone had any success hiring from Discord?

All this and more with w/ Wim Dammans, Talent Sourcer (Tennet) & Rosie Sherry, Founder (Rosieland, ex-Indie Hackers)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep175 - Blockchain, Web3 and the Future of Work

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:58:46 +0200

Blockchain, Web3 & The Future of Work

I'll be at the Future Works conference in Lisbon so fitting that we are going to be using the opportunity to talk about the next age of the Internet and what it means for the world of work. When Satoshi Nakomoto first released his manifesto "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" in 2009, it introduced the world to the blockchain and the possibility of a decentralised internet where the users would simultaneously be producers, distributors and earners.

- How does Blockchain - or Web3 - impact the world of work?

- What applications outside of currency have we need with Blockchain?

- What are the most promising HR related opportunities?

- What the technical and cultural challenges behind Web3 projects?

- How do we make Web3 more accessible to genpop?

- What kind of recruiting goes on Web3?

All this and more with Pedro Oliveira, Founder, (Talent Protocol), Andy Spence, Founder, (WorkForce Futurist), Inês Santos Silva, Ops Lead (AthenaDAO) & Fem Markslag, Head of Talent & People Operations (Cryptio)

Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep4 - Issue 312 in Review

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:50:09 +0200

Back with Baked Fresh, the call in show where we take questions from readers of the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter, Issue 312.

We'll be talking about

- Value of Weak Ties for Career Advancement
- Candidate Fraud in Remote Working
- Power Law of the Creator Economy
- Figures Levelling Framework
- Cool list of Resources for Tracking Layoffs

And loads more!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep174 - Where are the Missing Workers?

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:41:26 +0200

Where Are The Missing Workers?

The 'Labour Market Paradox' is most keenly felt by us - the recruiters who are struggling to make hires, even when key macro indicators - such as number of people economically inactive - should suggest otherwise. How are we to understand the mixed messages we are getting from the commentariat, politicians and our own lived experience?

Good news is, Brainfood Live has got you!

You will learn:

- What does the data say (US, UK & EMEA)

- Explanations for labour force participation

- Government initiatives to increase labour force participation

- What about the 'New New Deal'?

- Are we all an undeclared general strike?

- How does remote and demand for more, lead to labour inactivity?

- How does this all manifest to recruiting challenges and solutions?

All this and more with global experts such as Anita Lettink, Partner (Strategic Management Centre), Pawel Adrjan, Director EMEA Economic Research (Indeed), Dr Sarah Ali, Global Economist (Radancy) & Tony Wilson, Director (Institute for Employment Studies)

Friday 30th September, 2pm BST / 9am EDT

Click on the green button on the top right to register for the show, and follow the channel here (recommended) for updates

Ep174 is sponsored by our buddies iCIMS

In the last few years how we work has changed.

So too has how we connect and build relationships with talent.

In this guide provided by iCIMS - recruiting software platform that helps accelerate and streamline the entire recruitment process, you can explore 4 ways to engage top talent.

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Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep3 - Issue 311 in Review

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:14:24 +0200

We're back folks, after a three week hiatus!

Going to try and keep to this time but it is apparent with travel, covid and change of regnal eras, that we might not be as consistent as we want to be on this show!

Lets see how we go on this - we're review in the Sunday newsletter, with sneak peak content including:

How Does UpWork, Work?
Redundancy as a path to Diversifying the Workforce?
Golden Handcuffs or Indentured Service?
Why Hiring for Clones is Good and Bad

All this and more, in our weekly review of Recruiting Brainfood, Issue 311. Join us on Monday, click on the green button on the top right to register.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep173 - How to Source Candidates on Slack!

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:58:49 +0200

How to Source Candidates from Slack

There probably isn't a tech startup anywhere that does not use Slack as its internal communication platform. It's also an amazing place to create intra-company communities, a place where professionals of all disciplines get together and share knowledge. Might these also be places where you can source candidates?

You will learn:

- What is Slack and how do you join?

- Recruiter behaviours to avoid

- How to create relationships in Slack communities

- When to post jobs - if at all?

- How to engage on Slack

- Scraping Slack from the outside

- Resources and tools

All this and more with w/ Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Nicolas Darcis, Founder (Ocetelo) & Mark Deubel, Senior Technical Recruiter (Gitlab)

Ep173 is sponsored by Cronofy

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For candidates, it’s just two clicks to select a time. Recruiters can now coordinate interviews on behalf of hiring managers, to keep the hiring process moving, save even more time and deliver a slicker candidate experience.

Save your team hundreds of recruiter hours every year using Cronofy - check it out and get more information here or contact one of their friendly product team and ask for a demo

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep172 - How to Make Sense of the Economy

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:21:40 +0200

Making Sense of the Economy: Resilient Sectors for Recruiting.

The high profile tech lay offs dominate the headlines but does that tell us the real story of what is going on in the economy? We're looking at the sectors which continue to hire today, as well as those which are destined to grow as the new economic future unfolds.

You will learn:

- How do we understand the start up / scale up market today?

- What sectors continue to hire?

- Are these trends universal or regional?

- What explains the persistent hiring challenges for many of the sectors today?

- What should recruiters do if they are working in tech scale up?

- What future economic sectors are good bets for recruiter resilience?

All this and more with Katrina Hutchinson O'Neill, Founder (Join Talent), Jonathan Boys, Labour Market Economist, (CIPD), Colin Donnery, CEO (FRS Network) & Dr Sarah Ali, Chief Economist (Radancy)

Ep172 is sponsored by our buddies Tribepad

More candidates doesn't mean better candidates. Across the country, recruiters are reporting a decrease in the quality and relevance of applications. One click applications might be easy for candidates but are draining resources for hirers.

Are you seeing similar results with your applications?

In our latest research report, we hear from over 500 Talent acquisition professionals on how they're handling the shift in the recruitment industry.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep171 - How to Better Handle LayOffs

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:00:13 +0200

Ethics & Experience: How to Better Handle Layoffs

The high profile tech layoffs keep coming, and the response of employers forced to make cuts has been under scrutiny, whether the method is via mass zoom calls, or through making vulnerability posts on LinkedIn. Got me thinking - IS there a good way to do this, or or is this simply a hard task which is always going to be unpleasant?

You will learn:

- Ethics and Experience, guiding principles of redundancy

- CEO, HR or Line Manager?

- Importance of messaging sequencing

- Fiduciary duty to organisation, account lockouts, permission, access

- Do we have a redundancy protocol?

- How does Remote impact Redundancy approach

- Psychological closure for stakeholders

- Off boarding & support

- Employer action, Hiring Manager action, Colleague action

All this and more with Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Brian Evje, HR Lead (NREP), Kate Bischoff, Attorney & HR Consultant (k8bisch LLC) & Margaret Buj, Senior Talent Partner, (MixMax)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep170 - How to Hire in the Nordics

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:12:29 +0200

How to Hire in the Nordics?

Brainfood Live is back on tour! This time we are virtually visiting our friends in the North and to try and better understand how the universal challenges of recruiting are solved by local recruiters in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. I actually couldn't find any Icelandic or Faroese recruiters so if you are there, make sure you pipe up during the livestream!

You will learn:

- What are the unifying characteristics of hiring in the Nordics? Can we even consider it a category?

- How would you describe the culture in Nordic society - what do outsiders most often get wrong?

- Working with hiring managers - what do recruiters have to know?

- Working with candidates - what do recruiters have know?

- How do we handle the English vs Native language divide?

- What differences are there between the countries in the Nordics?

- Is there a city vs rural divide?

- Most important things to get right in TA?

All this and more with our Nordic heroes Per Tjenberg, Founder (TBA), Danny Crook, Talent Acquisition Manager (Kognity), Niklas Lerner, Founder (Krut), & Kati Kitti, Director of Talent Acquisition (Solita)

Ep170 is sponsored by our buddies Talentiir

Talentiir is the Talent Partner for Companies in Scandinavia and enables growth stage scale-ups to hire the best talent in the most efficient way. We offer 3 Tiir levels of service, and modular plug and play services. Talent Search, In-house Talent or Talent RPO, contact one of our friendly team today and we will work with you to find the best option to support your growing organisation.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep169 - How To Build A Recruitment Marketing Content

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:09:55 +0200

How to Build a Recruitment Marketing Content Engine

We know that producing quality content is mandatory in todays world of hyper competition for attention. And whilst many of us have enough in us to produce one or two pieces here and there, very few of us have the ability to consistently output high quality stuff. Why is this? How come other people are more able? Is it just talent or is it really technique?

You will learn:

- Ideas generation

- Writing for your audience

- Network and amplification

- Conversational marketing

- Algorithm activation

- Content repurposing / content upcycling

- Transparency as a content source

- and making gold out of lead.

All this and more with Joel Lalgee, Lead Recruiter (Hirewell), Christina Robinson, MD (Green Umbrella) & Clair Bush, VP of Marketing (Adway)

Ep169 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

Adway - Automated Social Recruitment Marketing

Way simpler. Way smarter. Way more talent.

Brainfood Baked Fresh - Ep1 - Issue 306 - Big List of Recruiting Events to Attend, Open Source Tool kit and Discrimination agains White Men

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:14:10 +0200

BRAINFOOD BAKED FRESH - EP1 - ISSUE 306

Introducing the new show, where we review the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter Issue 306 and pick out some highlights which were particularly interesting food for the recruiting brain......

1. Big List of Recruiting & HR Events to Attend in 2023

2. THESE ARE THE OPEN SOURCE TOOLS RESEARCHERS SAY THEY NEED

3. THE BEST TIMES TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA (FROM 35 MILLION POSTS)

4. THE GRADUATE JOB MARKET HAS BOUNCED BACK

5. I GOT SCAMMED ON A JOB OFFER

6.RAF RECRUITMENT FREEZE FOR WHITE MEN

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep168 - Changing the Culture of Your Talent Acquisition Team

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:19:07 +0200

Changing the Culture of Your Talent Acquisition Team

You know the scenario: you've inherited an under performing team and need to reset and redirect. How do you do this? What are the techniques available for TA leaders that work most consistently to get the best out of the existing team?

You will learn:

- How to diagnose under performance

- How to audit the KPI's

- How to identify high potential under performers

- How to identify disguised malcontents

- Communication strategies for new leaders

- Role of symbolism and ritual for culture change

All this and more with Nims Dhawan, Organisational Design, (UK Ministry of Defence), Rassam Yaghmaei, Talent Acquisition Director (Doctorlib) & Jon Hull, Head of Resourcing (Balfour Beatty)

Ep168 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus is the HR and recruitment tool that measures cultural drivers of people across the organization to help you qualify decisions on hiring and managing your culture.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep167 - LinkedIn Content Feed - What Recruiters Have Got To Know

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:37:19 +0200

LinkedIn Content Feed: What Recruiters Have Got To Know

For the past 5 years LinkedIn has been one of the preeminent places to create content and build audience. In fact, without LinkedIn, it is unlikely that Recruiting Brainfood would have got anywhere near the size it has. It is therefore essential for us recruiters to better understand who the content feed works, especially as LinkedIn keep on changing it!

That's why we're going to focus this show on the mighty content feed and how to get your content seen by as many relevant people as possible. You will learn

- Latest understanding on how the content feed works

- Who sees your content and why

- What the impact of followers, connections, subscribers and engagers is to your reach

- Why it makes sense to continually build network

- Why it makes sense to continually engage

- Impact of various content types

- Making sense of new LinkedIn post analytics

- How to be a LinkedInfluencer (or not)

All this and more with the one and only Andy Foote, LinkedIn Content Strategist of global renown(!)

Ep167 is sponsored by our buddies Screenloop

Screenloop is the Hiring Intelligence platform. Attract, hire and retain the best candidates faster and more efficiently than your competitors with Screenloop's platform.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep166 - Sourcing Candidates on Reddit

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:16:48 +0200

Sourcing Candidates on Reddit

Reddit is one of the world's most popular websites with millions of visitors every day, and yet its comment based interface has proven to be a puzzle for most recruiters who might have found it too intimidating a place to source candidates. This is a shame as the demographic on reddit skews towards tech and engineering, some of the most in-demand skills in the current market place.

We need to get better at this, so today's Brainfood Live is going to be about how we get to grips with this platform and mine the gold that is right there at our fingertips

- What is Reddit?

- How to understand the information architecture

- How to search for subreddits

- X-ray vs in-platform search

- Identifying candidates on Reddit

- Messaging etiquette

- Advertising options

- Building social capital

- Following and being Followed

All this and more with Erin Mathew, Senior Tech Talent Sourcer, (PayPal) & Wim Dammans Recruiter (TenneT)

Episode 166 is supported by our buddies Join Talent

Join Talent is EMEA's fastest growing embedded talent solution provider. We deliver a market-leading and super-agile boutique Project RPO solution for scaling businesses - supporting with hiring demand in tech, product, digital, design, commercial/GTM & corporate vacancies.

If you're a recruiter looking to join a rocketship - you should Join Talent

Founders Focus - Ep32 - Up close and personal with Mehul Bhatt CEO of FloCareer

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:41:18 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up are Mehul Bhatt, CEO of FloCareer!

- What is the original story of FloCareer?

- What was the most important decision you got right in Year 1 of the business?

- How clear was the vision from the beginning - was it always there or did it emerge for contact with the market?

- How did coming from a technical background help you as a entrepreneur? In what way was it a hindrance?

- What are the unique challenges of starting up in India?

- As CEO, what is your approach when handling conflict between leaders in your management team?

- Were you always going to be entrepreneurs?

- What advice would you give to a person thinking about launching a business for the first time?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep32 of Founders Focus is supported FloCareer

FloCareer provides 'Interview-as-a-Service' to rapidly scaling businesses who need support in effectively screening candidates. With a unique 'You Source, We Interview' approach, FloCareer works closely with over 150+ employers worldwide to interview efficiently and at high quality. Best of all, it leads to a hugely reduced recruiting process, upgrading candidate experience who no longer have to wait days and weeks to know whether they have got the job

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep165 - How to be Influential on Video

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:08:57 +0200

How to Influential on Video

The shift to remote has changed the way in which we work and communicate; it makes sense to think that it may well have changed the way we sell and influence also. Remember when the telephone was the primary channel of communication, before email and internet? The same skills were not necessarily transferrable to the new media and many former elite performers fell behind because they were unable to adapt to new technology. Are we in the same place with video??

- How is video similar to sales / influence in person, on phone, via email

- In what ways is video different?

- What types of video - synch vs async?

- What are the types of influence - executive, agenda setting, reframing

- What contexts are influence do recruiters need to be aware about?

- Practical techniques to get better at video influence / video sale

All this and more with Somer Hackley, Author (Demystifying Exec Search), Mike Basnett Sandiford, Head of Partnerships (Horsefly), Stephen O'Donnell, Chief Growth Officer, (TATech) & Anton Boner, Commercial Director (Screenloop)

Ep165 is sponsored by our buddies Screenloop

Screenloop is the Hiring Intelligence platform. Attract, hire and retain the best candidates faster and more efficiently than your competitors with Screenloop's platform. Request a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep164 - Can Recruiters Do A 4 Day Week?

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:13:52 +0200

Can Recruiters Shift To A 4 Day Work Week?

Alongside the shift to remote, the desire for employees to shift to a 4 day work week has been one of the most startling demands from the workers. Even more surprisingly, many employers are listening and have reduced hours, often times at full pay. Can recruiters also shift to this new mode of working? On the one hand it makes sense as we work off hours in any case, but on the other, we are often in 'on-demand' mode.

How do we do the 4 day week, SHOULD we do the 4 day week?

- Pro's & Cons of 4 day week

- Types of 4 day week

- Which roles, which company's most able to move

- What are the challenges / objections?

- How do you make the decision?

- What happens if productivity / performance drops?

- What is the impact on Employer Branding / Talent Attraction?

- What are the unique challenges of moving to a 4 day week for recruiters?

All this and more with Steven Brand, Global Employer Brand Manager (Mambu), Natalie Glick, Director of Talent Management (Mambu), Kasia Tang, Founder (Super Source Me), Jamie Leonard, MD (Recruitment Events Co) & Andy Davis, Director (Highfield PS)

Ep164 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus is the HR and recruitment tool that measures cultural drivers of people across the organization to help you qualify decisions on hiring and managing your culture.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep163 - Recruitment Marketing to Different Generations

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:38:10 +0200

Recruitment Market for Different Generations

We hate generation stereotypes for a reason, but it is also undeniable that there are differences in how we consume information, that can be split along age demographics. As the information ecosystem changes so rapidly, this means that we all start our journey in digital from a different place, and therefore consume information in different ways.

So... for recruiters.....how do we market and sell to different generational cohorts?

- Overly broad strokes, lets talk cohorts

- What medium?

- What message on that medium?

- What types of content work best on those mediums?

- What are the key differences to recruitment marketing to Gen Z, Gen X, Millenials and the Baby Boomers?

All this and more with Clair Bush, VP of Marketing (Adway), Josh Willows, Global Job Distribution & Performance Specialist (IBM) & Dave Hazlehurst, Founder (Ph.Creative)

Ep163 is sponsored by our buddies Adway

Adway - Automated Social Recruitment Marketing

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep162 - Employer Branding......When Making Layoffs?

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 17:43:44 +0200

Employer Brand...When Making Layoffs?

2022 was not meant to be like this. Coming into the year, we had the expectation of a strong economic rebound after the covid induced slowdown of two years previous. And yet, 6 months in we are are seeing conflict, inflation, public sector strikes, social conflict, crypto crashes and yes....looming recession. What do we need to know as EB / TA professionals in these circumstances - can we even do our jobs in these conditions?

- Is EB the first to go when employers are no longer recruiting?

- What role does EB / TA play when hiring freeze and layoffs are happening?

- How can we become indispensable when core function is not being performed?

- What role do we have to play in internal / external messenging?

- What do we do if we are still hiring in one area, whilst making lay offs in another?

- How do we manage brand when the number of disappointed ex-employees goes up?

All this and more with w/ Will Staney, Founder (ProActive Talent), Alex Her, Manager Employer Brand (GoDaddy), Natasha Nagra, Talent Director (Valor Hospitality Partners)

Ep162 is sponsored by our buddies SparcStart

Employee generated video is the most cost-effective and credible way to keep your brand in front of candidates.

If your hiring is slowing down or facing possible budget reductions, now is the time to build a video library so you have the content you need for your social media efforts and nurturing campaigns.

Don’t lose the awareness you have built among potential candidates. SparcStart makes it simple, secure and scalable. To learn more, reach out to info@SparcStart.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep161- How to Hire for a No Name Brand

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:39:33 +0200

How To Hire for a Brand No One Knows

I mean no offence! But lets face it, there are some brands which are too new, too niche or simply too back in the supply chain to be well know to the masses. I suspect hiring for these companies may well be different prospect to hiring for well known B2C players, especially in tech. How do you go about marketing job opportunities for an employer no one knows?

- What the challenges of hiring for a brand that is less well known?

- Is it harder than hiring for a well known company?

- What strategies work / don't work?

- What is the best outreach strategy when name recognition is zero?

- How to overcome common objections?

All this and more with Iwan Gulenko, Founder (CoderFit), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games) & Wim Dammans, Recruiter (TenneT) - experienced recruiters who have all worked for employers no one knows.

Ep161 is sponsored by our buddies Talentiir

Talentiir is the Talent Partner for Companies in Scandinavia and enables growth stage scale-ups to hire the best talent in the most efficient way. We offer 3 Tiir levels of service, and modular plug and play services. Talent Search, In-house Talent or Talent RPO, contact one of our friendly team today and we will work with you to find the best option to support your growing organisation.

Brainfood Live On Air- Ep160 - Sourcing without LinkedIn- A 7 Day Challenge

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:47:27 +0200

Sourcing without LinkedIn....A 7 Day Challenge

We all b1tch about LinkedIn, but how many of us can actually recruit without it? I suspect it will be fewer than we would like to think! Hence, when Balazs and Ildiko posted about their 7 day experiment, it immediately grabbed my attention. What would we learn if we tried to live without unquestionably the most important service recruiters are using today?

You will learn:

- How much dependency do we actually have on LinkedIn?

- What percentage of recruiters are on what plans?

- What are the standard activities recruiters perform on LinkedIn?

- Without LinkedIn, what are the options?

- Alternative sites

- Scraping tools

- Community spaces

- Events data

All this and more with Ildikó Jakab, Senior IT Researcher & Onboarding Consultant (Qualysoft), Balazs Paroczay, Global Sourcing Strategist (Cielo Talent) & Alla Pavlova, Tech & Art Talent Sourcer (Riot Games)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep159 - How to know a Recruiter is Any Good

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:59:36 +0200

How to know if a Recruiter is any good?

I have been thinking about this question ever since Tim Sackett published his post on an experienced recruiter candidate who had an aberrantly small LinkedIn network. Got me thinking - how small is too small? Lets face it, it WOULD arouse suspicion to see a recruiter candidate without a LinkedIn profile (they do exist!) so it got me thinking about how do we background check when hiring for other recruiters - is there a best way to do it?

- Relevance of LinkedIn

- How valid is social media behaviour?

- Can presence / or lack thereof, say something about the style of recruiter you are getting?

- What other signals can we use, as we obviously cannot trust self reporting?

- Would you conduct your own back-channel references? Is this even legal to do?

- What sorts of questions would you ask a referee, in order to get a good idea as what kind of colleague you are getting?

- Can we create a list of questions to ask referees?

All this and more with Tim Sackett, President (HRU Technical Resources), Ed Han, Senior Recruiter (Cenlar FSB) & Erin Mathew, Senior Sourcer

Ep159 is sponsored by our buddies HiPeople

HiPeople keeps your hiring data-driven, on point, and on time. Unlock your team’s best hiring capabilities and improve your quality of hire with rich talent insights on your candidates. Know who to hire before you hire, discover how they work, and build the foundations for long-term success.

With a focus on assessments, reference checks, candidate experience, and quality of hire, HiPeople makes it fast and delightful for teams to make better hiring decisions.

Book a demo and learn how HiPeople can help your organization hire the right people faster.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep158 - Recession Proofing Your Recruitment Career

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:33:12 +0200

Recession Proofing Your Recruitment Career

If you've been following the market, the news is looking increasingly grim - record inflation, energy prices, increase taxation, tech hiring freezes, stock market collapse and the possible end of crypto - its looking like the good times have ended already.

As recruiters, we are often the first to feel the effects of the economy, and we each need to take action before the sh1t hits the fan. So, lets forget these past amazing 12 months, what actions do we need to take to future proof our recruitment careers?

- State of the Economy

- Growth sectors of the economy

- What happens to recruiters in recession - past experience

- Actions for 3rd party, in-house and RPO recruiters

- What happens to the freelance market during downturn?

- How do technological change since last downturn change the dynamic?

- Is remote a help or a hindrance for recruiters looking for work?

- Will wages decline in real terms if we are in global competition/

- What practical things should a recruiter be doing, right now?

All this and more with Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter), Neil Carberry, CEO (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) & Dorothy Dalton, Exec Career Coach (3Plus International)

Ep158 is sponsored by our buddies iCIMS

In the last few years how we work has changed.

So too has how we connect and build relationships with talent.

In this guide provided by iCIMS - recruiting software platform that helps accelerate and streamline the entire recruitment process, you can explore 4 ways to engage top talent.

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Founders Focus - Ep31 - Up close and personal with Virgile Raingeard, CEO of Figures

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:07:45 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Virgile Raingeard, CEO of Figures

- When did you realise that Figures was going to be a thing?

- What are the key differences between being a CEO of a Startup vs Senior Exec of a People function?

- How has a career in HR / Recruitment prepared you to be a CEO?

- In what way has a career in TA / HR been a disadvantage for you?

- In building your startup now, what kind of leaders are you looking for?

- Why is compensation intelligence becoming relevant now?

- What impact will compensation transparency have on company structure?

- How do you think it will impact recruiting strategy?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep31 Founders Focus is supported by Figures

Figures aggregates and anonymised compensation data from thousands of employers so that you can accurately benchmark how you pay your staff. Explore compensation data, review the gender pay index and find out how fairly you are paying your employees.

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Founders Focus - Ep30 - Up close and personal with Stephen Anderson, MD of Crooton

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:32:56 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Stephen Anderson, MD of Crooton

- Why do you think innovation is so rare in recruitment?

- What do you think have been the main technology disruptors in recruiting in your career?

- What do you think is going to be next big thing?

- What parts of being a business leader do you do well? Which do you do poorly?

- Were you always going to run your own business?

- Can you tell us what has been your worst decision as MD of Crooton?

- If you could rewind the clock, what would you do differently?

- What advice do you have for recruiters listening to this and thinking about starting up?

- What can customers of Crooton expect in 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep30 of Founders Focus is supported byCrooton

Crooton provide a smart option for employers to outsource the management of the candidate funnel. Give us the brief and we will take it off your hands from multi-channel marketing for candidate acquisition, candidate engagement, assessment and management, delivering to you only qualified and motivated candidates. Want to control costs? Choose our fixed fee recruitment option and hire as many candidates as you need.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep157 - How to Organise a Sourcing Jam!

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:29:34 +0200

How to Organise A Sourcing Jam!

The true mission of a great recruiter is to get EVERYONE in the business operating as a recruiter; after all they are they ones with the strongest networks of relevant talent! One of the ways to activate the company 'recruiting muscle' is to organise a Sourcing Jam - a half or full day session where a department works with the TA team to dive into our professional networks, collate relevant candidate details and set about contacting them!

If you want to surge your hiring for a particular department, a sourcing jam is the way to do it.

You will learn:

- How to do you plan a sourcing jam

- How to communicate the plan with the departmental head

- How to encourage the shy

- How to moderate the not shy(!)

- What about bias?

- Tools and techniques on the day

- How to collect the data

- What do you drive the campaign towards?

- How to create a repeatable process.

All this and more with Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter), Tereza Machackova, Head of People, Deepnote, Joey NK Koksal, Lead Tech Talent Acquisition Partner at PVH & Matthias Schmeißer, Global Director of Talent (Beamery)

Ep157 is sponsored by our buddies Bryq

The workforce is changing at an exponential rate. Are you keeping up?

Bryq is an award-winning Talent Intelligence solution that will transform and future-proof the way you manage your talent.

Whether your goal is to eliminate bias and uncover hidden talent from the hiring process, promote internal mobility for your employees through career pathing, or to grow and cultivate your company culture through culture mapping, Bryq is able to help you create and manage teams that are more than just the sum of their parts.

Book a demo with Bryq's Customer Success Team today to see just how much their science can accomplish for your organization.

Founders Focus - Ep29 - Up close and personal with Viktor Nord and Adrian McDonald, Cofounder and CEO of Adway

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:34:56 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up are Viktor Nord, Co-founder and Adrian MacDonald, CEO of Recruitment Marketing Automation firm, Adway

- What is the original story of Adway?

- What was the most important decision you got right in Year 1 of the business?

- How clear was the vision from the beginning - was it always there or did it emerge for contact with the market?

- What do C-level leaders coordinate and align?

- What method do you have of handling disagreements?

- As the company matures, how do you stay on top of the changing challenges?

- As CEO what are the things that you delegate, what are the things that you want to own?

- What has been the most difficult challenge so far? What do you anticipate being the most difficult challenge in the next 12 months?

- Were you always going to be entrepreneurs?

- What advice would you give to a person thinking about launching a business for the first time?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Founders Focus - Ep28 - Up close and personal with Ilya Brotzky CEO of VanHack

Tue, 31 May 2022 19:24:55 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Ilya Brotzky, CEO of VanHack

- What's the story with Brazil?

- What did you learn about business when you were there?

- What did you learn about yourself?

- As an entrepreneur, what are things you do well?

- As a CEO what are the things you don't do well?

- When did you realise that VanHack was going to be a thing?

- What leadership qualities do you look for in your management team?

- How has remote impacted the idea of relocating staff?

- Do you see geopolitical tension / de-globalisation to be an accelerant or decelerant for immigration?

- What exciting things can customers expect from VanHack in 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep28 of Founders Focus is supported by VanHack

Simply put, VanHack is the fastest way to hire tech talent. Connect over a community of over 200,000 qualified developers from over 100+ countries through out the world.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep156 - Mega Scale Hiring (10,000+)

Fri, 27 May 2022 17:22:20 +0200

Mega Scale Hiring (10,000+!)

We talk about scale, then we talk about 'hyper scale', I'm going to go one further and talk about 'mega scale' - this is a hiring of tens of thousands of workers in short time frame. Pretty certain this is the sort of recruiting challenge that existing systems, processes and even people are not designed to do. So how do you do it?

You will learn:

- Under what circumstances does mega scale hiring happen

- What are the first 3 things to get right before you start

- How do we calculate the capacity required to hire the volume we need?

- What tooling is available to support acquisition, assessment and management?

- How do you think about candidate experience at this type of scale?

- How does the relationship between hiring manager and recruiter change?

- What makes a good mega scale project vs a bad one?

- What recruiter skills are needed to succeed at mega scale?

All this and more with Thomas Waldman, Director of Workforce Growth (Getir) and Kirsten Tolfree-Dart, Contingent Worker Programme Manager (Kantar)

Ep156 is sponsored by Willo

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep155 - Moving to Salary Transparency

Thu, 19 May 2022 14:34:15 +0200

Moving to Salary Transparency

It's becoming cool - and in a growing number of regions, it's also becoming law. Publishing how much you pay for a certain role has a number of strong arguments for: more equitable income, remove bias, upgrade employer brand / reputation, perhaps even improve recruitment efficiency by providing a mechanism for self selection by candidates.

So, what do you do when you want to move to salary transparency? We are talking to recruitment managers who have overseen this move and figure out what they know having seen it and done it.

- Was there resistance?

- How bad was the attrition?

- What happened to legacy salaries which were now out of level?

- What is the impact on hiring for candidates, especially in this hyper competitive market?

- Who was most for / against the idea in your business?

- How has salary transparency changed recruiting?

All this and more with Annie Jackson, Head of Talent Acquisition (CLEO), Mick Griffin, Chief Growth Officer (TRAFFIT), Raluca Jamault-Otelea, Talent Acquisition Director (360Learning), Matt Bradburn, Founder (People Collective) & Jessica Zwaan, COO (Whereby)

Thursday 19th May, 12pm BST

Click on the green button on the top right to register for the show, and follow the channel here (recommended) for updates

Ep155 is sponsored by Daxtra

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires.

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Founders Focus - Ep27 - Up close and personal with Will Laufer, CEO of Prelude

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:11:42 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Will Laufer, CEO of Prelude

- When was the moment when you realised Prelude would be a thing?

- Were you always planning to be an entrepreneur?

- How is being a CEO different from being a senior exec?

- What things do you not do well as a CEO?

- What do you look for when hiring for leaders in your team?

- How do you see the shift to remote / shift back to office playing out for CX?

- What exciting things can existing customers of Prelude expect in 2022?

- If you could give yourself once piece of advice as a entrepreneur what would that be?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep27 Founders Focus is supported byPrelude

Prelude’s candidate experience platform supercharges recruiting operations and simplifies the most manual parts of scheduling interviews. The Prelude scheduling engine can help recruiting teams schedule everything from screens to complex onsite interviews in seconds while leading with their brand and values. Manage your interviewers’ preferences, competencies, and ongoing training in one place folded seamlessly into intuitive scheduling. Integrate with existing systems and workflows to remove friction from recruiting logistics.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep154 - Strategic Workforce Planning

Fri, 13 May 2022 17:16:26 +0200

Solving Recruitment: Strategic Workforce Planning

Don't you feel that recruitment is generally moving from one crisis to another? It seems there is NEVER a moment when recruitment is steady, under control, low stress, high confidence project. Instead, it's a fire that we need to put out yesterday. Why is this - why can we not plan our hiring in more strategic way?

You will learn

- What is strategic workforce planning

- Why does it not happen enough?

- Key blockers to implementing strategic workforce planning

- What is the role of TA vs HR in planning hiring?

- How to build better relationships with stakeholders in hiring

- What technologies support SWP?

- How can ATS / HRIS data be used to support better planning

- How do we know it is working, if we feel we have implemented SWP?

All this and more as we tackle the lack of planning in hiring. With Perry Timms, Founder (People & Transformational HR), CJ Green, Founder (Brave Goose) & Danny Hodgson, CEO (Foresight)

Ep154 is sponsored by Tribepad

The current approach to ED&I isn't working. In fact, not only is their scepticism and levels of mistrust from candidates around data collection, but 80% feel processes would be fairer if recruitment simply remained anonymous. And they might be right.

It's time that we stopped seeing ED&I as a tick box exercise, and start putting vital data to good use.

Download the latest 'Stop the Bias' report today. Understand why candidates believe that their prospects are being harmed, and their data isn't being used to benefit their applications.

Founders Focus - Ep26 - Up close and personal with Markellos Diorinos CEO of Bryq

Tue, 10 May 2022 15:33:29 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Markellos Diorinos, CEO of Bryq

- Is Product the best training for being a CEO of Product based business?
- What do you learn in being a PM that you is useful as a CEO?
- What is missing from a PM career path?
- When did you realise you wanted to run a company?
- When did you realise that Bryq was going to be a thing?
- What do you do well as a business leader?
- Can you remember a moment when you thought, this isn't happening? How did you cope?
- What mental health regime do you practice?
- Do you feel a CEO has to lead on values?
- What are your theories on balancing diversity of views with group cohesion?
- What exciting things can customers expect from Bryq this year?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep26 of Founders Focus is supported by Bryq

Looking to uncover hidden talent in the hiring process?

Trying to help your current employees optimize their performance? Wanting to counter the "Great Resignation" and retain your talent?

The Bryq Talent Intelligence platform has your answers to these questions and many others.

Book a meeting with Bryq's Customer Success Team today to see just how much their science can accomplish

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep153 - Programmatic Job Advertising, For Dummies

Fri, 06 May 2022 17:18:42 +0200

Programmatic Job Advertising, for Dummies

Are you struggling to find high quality candidates for your open roles within your budget? Programmatic recruitment advertising can help.

Programmatic is the use of software and data to ensure your online job ads are in front of the right people, at the right time, at the best possible price. Hiring organizations that use programmatic often see a reduced cost per hire and time to fill and an increase in qualified and diverse candidates.

The best part? You don’t have to be a tech expert to leverage programmatic. We're going to do a Brainfood special, a 1-2-1 with Robin Stander, VP of Sales at Appcast, who is basically going to teach us what programmatic advertising is

You will learn

- What is programmatic advertising?

- How does it work?

- How do we know the ads are shown to the right audience?

- How is ad performance tracked?

- What is an ad exchange?

- Is this ad retargeting?

- What are the privacy issues?

- How does the cookie less future impact programmatic?

- How do we implement programmatic solutions?

All this and more - at the end of this hour, we are going to know what programmatic job advertising is and how to implement it. Don't miss this one folks

Ep153 is sponsored by Appcast

In a competitive hiring market, it’s essential to craft job ads that tell would-be employees what they want to know about the job and your organization to attract qualified candidates.

When creating job ads, think like a job seeker. Share details about your company and your culture; optimize your job titles, location, and requirements; highlight your compensation, benefits and career development, using straightforward language that leaves little or no room for interpretation.

The Appcast guide “Best Practices in Job Ad Content” will provide what best practices should be followed to optimize your job advertising strategy and highlight the key areas you should focus on. Download your free copy now!

Founders Focus - Ep25 - Up close and personal with Alex van Klaveren CEO of KANDIDATE

Wed, 04 May 2022 15:17:07 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Alex van Klaveren, CEO of KANDIDATE

- What are the benefits of being a non-recruiter, getting into the recruitment business?

- Were you always going to start a business or did it just happen?

- When did you know it was going to happen?

- What are the key differences from being a CEO vs senior manager?

- What are the toughest challenges of the role today?

- What role does technology play in solving the talent acquisition problem?

- What exciting things can customers expect from KANDIDATE in 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep25 Founders Focus is supported by KANDIDATE

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We build talent pipelines of 150+ per role, find candidate email addresses, and write engaging reach out copy. We offer a flat fee monthly pricing model-contact gaby@kandidate.com to find out more

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep152 - Career Ladder to Chief People Officer

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 21:48:48 +0200

The Career Ladder to CPO!

Chief People Officer or 'CPO' is pretty much the top job in the internal side of the recruiter industry. I'm delighted to say that several people I knew when they were individual contributors have progressed their careers so that they now hold this position. How did they get there? We're bringing in a squad of recently minted CPO's to let us know what we need to know if we ever want to get to this spot.

You will learn

- How is CPO different from the other roles in the function?

- What are the knowledge gaps which are most important to fill in this role?

- How do CPO positions emerge?

- What is the optimal career trajectory to be considered for role?

- How important is domain experience for this role?

- Is it better that the person comes from HR, TA or something else?

- What was the interview process like, what do you have to prepare for?

All this and more in this week's Brainfood Live On Air. w/ Layla Kidwai, VP People, (Funding Circle), Antonio Arias Lopez, CPO (QuoIntelligence) & Leslie Kivit, Founder, (The People Lab)

Ep152 is sponsored by Zinc

Zinc is an automated reference and background checking toolkit, with a difference.

Onboard employees faster. Zinc saves talent teams an average of 90 minutes per candidate checked, reducing turnaround times from weeks to days. Their all-in-one global solution offers checks including; criminal record, ID, credit, financial, media, identity, and education checks—perfect for regulated businesses. On top of this, Zinc transforms your candidate’s experiences through radical transparency, keeping candidates informed and allowing them to keep their checking data.

With direct ATS integrations with Greenhouse, Workable, Teamtailor, SmartRecruiters, LinkedIn Talent Hub, Comeet and Lever and most recently, Hibob, you only need to click a button to stay compliant.

See it in action today. Book a free trial with Zinc here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep151 - The State of Agency Recruitment 2022 (Down Under!)

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:50:19 +0200

The State of Agency Recruitment in 2022 (Down Under!)

Universal challenges + local conditions = unique solutions. There are no doubts that the ANZ market, and the APAC region in general has unique characteristics which influence the behaviour of clients, colleagues and candidates alike. We're going to use the opportunity in my last week in Australia to speak to recruiters and recruitment agency owners and learn how they have tackled the challenges of this year:

You will learn

- Candidate shortage, how real, which sectors, how to deal?

- Candidate drop out rate, how to mitigate?

- Increasing process efficiency, how to advise clients on moving more quickly for in-demand candidates

- Automation and tooling, how are recruiters adopting tech, what works best today

- Shift to remote / WFH - how do we persuade employers to flex?

All this and more in this Brainfood Live with Jo McCatty, Founder (Protoscience), Ez Khan, MD (Spencer Lane), Dani Tamati, MD (The Resources Hub) & Ross Clennett, Director (Ross Clennett)

Ep151 is sponsored by Willo

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They also have native integrations with Workable, Greenhouse and Zapier, so you can automate your selection process, cast a wider net, and really scale things up.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep151 - Leadership Fitness(In A Remote First World)

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:53:51 +0200

Leadership Fitness (For a Remote First World)

A cynical take on why execs vs employees are divided in their attitude to WFH is that managers don't know how to do their job when they are not 'overseeing' their team and hence insist on 'back to the office'. And yet the logic of the remote or at least hybrid working is irresistible and perhaps a significant percentage of leaders trained in the on premise style may struggle to be effective in this new future we find ourselves in. What do leaders need to do be 'future fit' for a remote first world?

This is topic of Brainfood Live On Air

You will learn

- Differences between Leadership vs Management

- Key skills needed for leadership in the remote teams

- Why these are important

- How to develop these skills, whilst in the role

- How can institutions help develop the leadership skills of the future

- What the implications are of this new style of leadership, in terms of demographics, DEIB, and rising to the top

All this and more in this Brainfood Live special, where we are live with a 1-2-1 conversation with the amazing Dr Richard Claydon, Chief Cognitive Officer, EQLAbs

Episode 150 is supported by our buddies Daxtra

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires.

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Founders Focus - Ep24 - Up close and personal with Martin Herbst, CEO of JobAdder

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:13:26 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Martin Herbst, CEO of JobAdder

- How is recruitment technology different from e-commerce?

- What do you think e-commerce could learn from recruitment, and vice versa?

- What are the qualities which make you a good leader?

- Did you develop these or were they crib born skills?

- What do you look for when hiring for your leadership team?

- How do you think a CEO impacts company culture?

- What is the first important thing you did when you took the job at JobAdder?

- Over your career, which is the one decision you could take back?

- What exciting things can clients expect at JobAdder for the rest of 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

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Ep24 of Founders Focus is supported by JobAdder

This week’s brainfood is supported by our buddies at JobAdder, the software for recruitment companies and HR departments worldwide. Speak to one of JobAdder’s reps for a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep149 - How to Build Social Capital in a Remote First World

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:33:51 +0200

How to Build Social Capital (In A Remote First World)

Everyone in recruitment agrees that building your network is one of the key components of sustainable success in this business. There is no doubt that in-person connection helped deepen relationships with clients, colleagues and candidates alike. So what does it mean now that we are mainly doing our work in a remote first way? Are our networks going to be smaller, less effective? And are there any ways in which networking can be done more effectively in the remote world?

This is topic of Brainfood Live On Air

You will learn

- Challenges of networking from a low base

- Accelerating relationship development from remote

- Scaling relationship development from remote

- Getting to know people on Slack....

- Team building exercise in remote only

- Rituals managers can implement to build social capital

All this and more.....

With w/ Alla Pavlova, Tech & Art Talent Sourcing, (Riot Games), Samantha Topuzes, Talent Acquisition Team Lead (Urban Sports Club), Senia Williams (Account Manager), Google & Fiona Halkyard, Talent Marketing Lead, Randstad SourceRight

Founders Focus - Ep23 - Up close and personal with Siadhal Magos, CEO of Metaview

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:59:28 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Siadhal Magos, CEO of Metaview

- When did you realise there was an opportunity to create a new category in recruitment technology?

- How has your background in Product helped and hindered you as a CEO?

- What have been the biggest differences between senior exec vs CEO?

- What are the things you can't / won't let go?

- If you could improve your skills as a CEO, which domain would you want to get better at most?

- What has been your worst decision in your time as CEO of Metaview?

- How do you see the future of this category of 'talent intelligence'?

- What exciting things can customers of Metaview expect in 2022?

- When hiring for leaders for your business, what do you assess for most?

- What would be one word of advice you would give to a young entrepreneur, starting their journey?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep23 Founders Focus is supported by Metaview

Metaview is a Talent Science company. When scaling your teams, it's impossible to keep interviews consistent and high quality with a scientific data driven approach. Metaview provides unique interview analytics to help your recruiters and hiring managers improve. The result is happier candidates, less bias, a more efficient hiring process and better hires for your business.

Interested in knowing more? Request a demo with one of our friendly team today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep148 - Data Driven Recruitment - What,Why & How?

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:08:53 +0100

DDR - or Data Driven Recruitment, what is this, why do we need it and how do we get there?

I don't think any one topic has achieved wide spread consensus as quickly as being 'data driven'. What does this really mean and why is it better than the other thing? How are recruiting teams which operate in a data driven way, different from those that do not?

You will learn

- Difference between Data Driven / not Data Driven (pst - it's a sliding scale)

- Data maturity model - how to analyse the state of TA function in relation to DDR

- Where is data most important in the recruitment process?

- How do we collect this data / manage this data?

- How does data translate into insight into decision making?

- What is the ultimate goal of DDR?

All this and more.....

With w/ Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Andrew Gadomski, Managing Director (Aspen Analytics), Chris Brady, NA Talent Acquisition Leader (Sage) & Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Talent Acquisition at R1 RCM

Founders Focus - Ep22 - Up close and personal with Ammon Bartram, CEO of Triplebyte

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:15:22 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Ammon Bartram, CEO of Triplebyte

- When did you know Triplebyte was going to happen?

- What were the good things about Y Combinator?

- In what ways do you think Y Comb might be damaging?

- Engineering led startups - strengths, weaknesses

- What did you learn from Justin?

- What product innovations can we expect from Triplebyte in 2022?

- How much will the changes in coding, change the skills that need to be assessed?

- What would your advice be to young entrepreneurs starting today?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep22 Founders Focus is supported by Triplebyte

Hiring for technical talent takes hundreds of hours across your team. Triplebyte Screen reduces interview lift by up to 66% by quickly surfacing the best engineers, cutting the time it takes to interview and hire by 2/3rds. Get started with Triplebyte Screen in as little as 5 minutes, 100% free. Sign up today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep147 - Best Times To Post A Job Advert (According to Data)

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:04:39 +0100

We all know job ads are under performing - with crashing applicant rates as talent shortage persists throughout 2022. It's timely we have expert opinion from recruitment marketers, recruitment ad professionals and algorithmic job posting vendors to help us get better value from our posts

We are going to find out:

- What day of the week is best for applicant rate

- What time of the day is best for applicant rate

- What week of the month is best for applicant rate

- How long should your job title be?

- How many words in your job ad?

- What do job seekers look for when they read job ad copy?

All this and more, essential training on how to create and post job adverts.

With Jelmer Koppelmans, Co-founder, (Roadtrip), Jelmer Zuidema, Co-founder (Roadtrip), Robin Stander, VP of Sales (Appcast) & Modiara Kamps, Head of Employer Branding, (Boston Consulting Group

Ep147 is sponsored by Appcast

Appcast is a global provider of recruitment advertising technology and enterprise managed services for talent acquisition.

We are a pioneer of programmatic job advertising, which uses complex algorithms to help employers increase engagement with qualified candidates by showing people the right job ads, at the right time, in the right place.

We annually manage more than a billion dollars of job advertising for more than 1,500 employers who save time and money on their job advertising through Appcast.

Find out more at appcast.io or request a demo today.

Founders Focus - Ep20 - Up close and personal with Ryan McCabe CEO of Odro

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:29:38 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Ryan McCabe, CEO of Odro

- How did this happen Ryan

- When did you know Odro was happening

- What lessons did you bring from mechanical engineering to recruiting then recruiting to CEO-ing

- If you do it again, what would you do exactly the same way?

- What would you do differently?

- From idea to business, what do most first time entrepreneurs miss?

- Recruiters as customers - what's the good, bad and ugly?

- What is happening in the product for 2022?

- What does success look like for Odro end of 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep20 Founders Focus is supported by Odro

Odro is the No#1 Video Technology for recruitment agencies.

- White label the platform to take to market as your own.

- Win more retained business by being more valuable to your clients.

- Makes your sales calls easier for your consultants by having a clear differentiator on the first call.

- Record video interviews and send them to your clients.

- Record sales messages and send them to potential clients to increase your response rates to avg. 92%

- Record messages for passive candidates to stand out from the other recruiters sending them job specs.

- Video shortlist your best candidates to spec to potential clients. Receive notifications when clients watch each video.

Get in touch with our team on LinkedIn, or through our website odro.co.uk to arrange a 15 minute online demo.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep146 - The Candidate Experience Report 2022

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:53:53 +0100

How has Candidate Experience changed from 2021 to 2022?

We all know that the market has rebalanced in favour of the job seeker in the past 12 months, elevating expectations on compensation and work flexibility - and likely reducing job seeker tolerance for poor and inefficient recruitment processes. What are candidates saying to us today and how are we to adapt?

We are going to find out:

- CX minimum hygiene standards in 2022

- Universal standard or Customised CX based on candidate source?

- How does CRM improve CX?

- What process inefficiencies are most problematic for UX

- Has anyone solved the feedback problem?

- How significant is 'candidate self serve'?

- Job seeker agency, how do we shift the balance of power

- Key steps to improve CX today

All this and more.....

With Chuck Solomon, Director of Employer Branding (LifeStance Health), Kevin Grossman, President (The Talent Board) & Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion)

Ep147 is sponsored by Cronofy

Save your team hundreds of recruiter hours every year using Cronofy - check it out and get more information here or contact one of their friendly product team and ask for a demo

Founders Focus - Ep19 - Up close and personal with Troy Sultan, CEO Guide

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:57:29 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Troy Sultan, CEO of Guide

- What is the difference between being C-level and Senior Exec?

- Why does it seem rare for talent pro's to become successful HR tech entrepreneurs

- Decisions as CEO: toughest, best and the one you would like to take back!

- Were you always going to do startup?

- What have you learned about yourself, after becoming CEO of Guide?

- How do you hire leaders for your team? What traits do you look for?

- Why Guide?

- What is the roadmap for customers in 2022?

- What counts as success if you were to look back at the end of next year?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep19 Founders Focus is supported by Guide

Guide is the first candidate experience platform that helps companies win more talent with a personalized interview experience from application to decision.

With Guide, talent teams invite their candidates into a single hub where they can find everything they need during their hiring process, from interview details to timelines, prep materials and more. Unlike messy email threads, links and documents, Guide acts as the candidate’s centralized home base for real-time updates and information and unlocks rich insights for recruiters to understand which candidates are most engaged or need attention.

By improving candidate engagement, Guide increases passthrough rates by over 200%, leading to more offer accepts for leading companies like Glossier, Reddit, Gitlab and One Medical. Interested in learning more? Get a free walkthrough of the Guide platform here.

Founders Focus - Ep18 - Up close and personal with Pedro Torrecillas, CEO of Circular

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:45:08 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Pedro Torrecillas, CEO of Circular

- What is the original story of Circular?

- What are the CEO things that you don't do well?

- How do you hire your leadership team?

- Your background in product - how is this a strength and weakness for a CEO?

- How are the buyer markets different, in different countries?

- What would you do differently if you could start the journey again?

- What was the No1 best decision you've made so far as CEO of Circular?

- What advice would you give to young Pedro if he was to consider entrepreneurship for the first time?

- What exciting things can customers expect of Circular in 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep18 Founders Focus is supported by Circular

Circular is the network for hiring tech talent recommended by in-house recruiters. Hire up to 10 times faster by harnessing the network of 6,000 in-house recruiters, who are recruiting from, and recommending, peer approved talent, at scale. Circular lets you go straight to a great shortlist for tech talent hiring in London and Europe.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep145 - How to become a Strategic Recruitment Partner

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:47:20 +0100

We all love the word 'strategic'. We probably all think we are strategic. But it means something different from at the customer perspective, if you're considered a strategic partner or asset. It means that they factor in your service and availability when they are designing their own strategies.

- What is being a 'strategic partner'?

- Is this even possible to achieve for an agency supplier?

- What needs to happen, for this to happen?

- How to build and deepen trust relationships

- How to add value services

- How to be the consigliere to the key stakeholders

With Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter), James Osborn, Founder (The Recruitment Network) & Ben Browning, MD (Resonant Recruitment Development)

Ep145 is sponsored by Willo

Speaking to candidates on Zoom, Teams or Skype and It’s a great way to meet people, but it can also exhausting, inefficient and inconvenient

Willo has taken the interviewing process and brought it into the 21st century. They looked at all the negatives of traditional interviews like scheduling, fatigue, anxiety and travel, and created a virtual interview process that candidates actually love - and they have an NPS score to prove it...

They also have native integrations with Workable, Greenhouse and Zapier, so you can automate your selection process, cast a wider net, and really scale things up.

Founders Focus Ep17 Up close and personal with Nico Blier-Silvestri, CEO Platypus

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:14 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Nico Blier-Silvestri, CEO of Platypus

- What are the benefits of being a recruiter before becoming CEO of a rectech business?

- What are the handicaps?

- What blind spots did you have when become a first time founder / CEO?

- When did you know Platypus was going to happen?

- Can you remember the first big decision you made?

- What lessons would you give to yourself if you could time machine back to the start?

- What does the product roadmap look like for customers in 2022

- As CEO, what do you need to more / less of in order for the business to grow?

- What busy CEO things do you need to do after this show?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep17 Founders Focus is supported by Platypus

With systematic data on team culture and candidate values, Platypus allows you to track alignment, build stronger teams, and improve quality of hire.

Check out Platypus Connect, a new recruiting platform where candidates match directly with teams based on shared values. Create your own profile and be among the first to try it out. It’s next-generation stuff folks, so book a demo with a friendly member of the Platypus team, or try their candidate flow.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep144 - Building Institutional Confidence for TA & HR

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:46:03 +0100

There is status gap between departments in business. Finance is the treasury. Sales bring the money. Product / Engineering might make the things we sell. Legal creates the contracts we are all bound by. Where does TA / HR sit in this order? Why do recruiters / TA consistently seem to be a department that has fight extra hard to be heard? Perhaps, we lack 'institutional confidence'

- What is 'institutional confidence'

- How do we know this is a problem

- What do we need to do on departmental level to level the playing field?

- Is this even possible, or desirable thing to do?

- What is the role of evidence / data in producing better relationships

- How can we become more central to decision making

- Can a department build confidence?

w/ Lesa Molinari, Global Branding & Talent Acquisition Director (Colt), Juliette Rouquet, DITA SME (Danaher Corporation), Raj Gill, Talent Acquisition Manager (British Telecom) & Jon Hull, Head of Resourcing (Balfour Beatty)

Ep144 is sponsored by Oyster

Oyster is on a mission to create a more equal world by making it possible for companies everywhere to hire people anywhere. Their end-to-end distributed HR platform enables companies to deliver locally compliant payroll and benefits, as well as a smooth onboarding experience to team members and contractors regardless of their location.

FoundersFocus - Ep16 - Up close and personal with Jonathan Romley, CEO of Lundi

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:27:47 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Jonathan Romley, CEO of Lundi

- Why are you always the boss of your businesses?

- What are the CEO things that you don't do well?

- How do you hire your leadership team?

- What is the original story of Lundi?

- What is does the final outcome for Lundi look like?

- What exciting things can the market expect from Lundi in 2022?

- If you were to teleport back in time to when you first started entrepreneurship, what 3 lessons would you impart to younger Jonathan?

- What are the most common mistakes you see inexperienced CEO's make?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Wednesday 23rd Feb, 12.00pm GMT / 2pm EET

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Ep16 Founders Focus is supported by Lundi

Recruit the right talent—no matter where they're located. Lundi is a marketplace which connects global employers with local recruiters, helping you access talent from over 65+ countries. Struggling to fill your international vacancies? Post the job up on Lundi and have expert local recruiters bid to submit candidates for the role.

Access the global talent pool, reduce your time to hire. Lundi is the talent solution for the world. Request a personal demo today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep143 - Why TA should (re)integrate with HR

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:30:48 +0100

How long has the argument been that TA should be in a separate department from HR, either a stand alone reporting into the CEO or part of Marketing or part of Operations - anything but HR! Where is the state of this argument and does it still stand? What might the benefits be of moving closer to HR rather than away?

- Isn't TA really about marketing these days?

- What has been the influence of covid 19 onto this conversation?

- Should it even matter which reporting line?

- Why TA benefits from being closer / further away from HR

- How to make the HR relationship work

- Do different organisations require different functional structures?

Lets talk about organisational design folks.

With Kevin Green, Chief People Officer (FirstGroup), Jo Weech, Global Head of People & Talent (Clements Worldwide) & Geraldine Butler-Wright, Chief People & Culture Officer (Healthily)

Friday 18th February, 2.00pm GMT

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Ep143 is sponsored by Oyster

Founders Focus -Ep15 - Up close and personal with Pedro Oliveira, CEO of Talent Protocol

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:27:39 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Pedro Oliveira, CEO of Talent Protocol

- What is the difference between being CEO of a web2 vs a web3 organisation?

- What have you learned in your career as a leader of tech business?

- What assumptions have you had to let go, which ones are you now gambling to be true?

- Decisions as CEO: toughest, best and the one you would like to take back!

- How do you find the co-founding team? How was this group assembled?

- What is Talent Protocol, how does it work?

- What is the roadmap for TP in 2022?

- What counts as success if you were to look back at the end of next year?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep15 Founders Focus is supported by Talent Protocol

Talent Protocol is a web3 platform where talent can easily launch a token for their career, and where users can back people they believe in. Support undiscovered talent and be rewarded as they grow. Join the waitlist here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep142 - How To Know A Good Recruiter

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 19:15:53 +0100

How To Know A Good Recruiter?

Everybody is hiring for recruiters these days and - in moments of candidate shortage for recruiters - we may be tempted to say to anybody with a pulse! However, how can we tell a good recruiter apart from the others? Is there a way to do it before we actually get to see them in action?

- Red flags on candidates

- Key assessment criteria

- How important is prior experience (really)

- How important are the recruiting stages?

- How important is domain knowledge?

- Junior recruiter from remote?

Lets talk about how to assess recruiters folks!

With Mark Deubels, Senior Technical Recruiter (Gitlab), Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill, Founder (Join Talent) & Farah Kanji, Chief People Officer (Founder's Factory)

Ep142 is sponsored by Bryq

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Trying to help your current employees optimize their performance? Wanting to counter the "Great Resignation" and retain your talent?

The Bryq Talent Intelligence platform has your answers to these questions and many others.

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Founders Focus - Ep14 - Up close and personal with Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 16:06:15 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster

- What's the Oyster original story?

- When did you realise it would be a billion dollar opportunity?

- How much bigger did Covid / Shift to remote make the market, make the business?

- What's the difference in leading a Unicorn business, going for all the marbles vs just another great business?

- What is the hardest part of the job today?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep14 Founders Focus is supported by Oyster

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep141 - Recruiter Enablement - How to Set up a RecOps function

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:43:29 +0100

Recruiter Enablement - How to set up an effective Recaps function

We heard a lot of recruitment operations or 'RecOps' in recent years but it is still an uncommon specialist function in TA teams. What is RecOps, why is not just plain old recruiting and why do some people think it is the key to hyper scaling?

- Definitions - what is recruitment operations?

- What are the key tasks and objectives involved in RecOPs?

- How do we know Recaps is performing well?

- What kind of KPI's do RecOps most care about?

- Do you need to be an ex-recruiter to be a good recops person?

- When would be a good time to set up this function?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into an emerging function in highly effective recruiting organisations.

With Stephanie Baysinger, Director of Recruiting Operations (Marqeta) & Dani Martos, Recruiting Operations Lead (Preply) & Chloe Morrison, Recruitment Ops (Datadog)

Friday 28th January, 3.00pm GMT / 4.00pm CET / 7.00am PT

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Ep141 is sponsored by Oyster

Oyster is on a mission to remove barriers to cross-border employment and enable companies to tap into the global talent pool. Our end-to-end distributed HR platform streamlines global employment across the full remote employee lifecycle, enabling companies to hire, pay, and care for talented teammates regardless of location.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep140 - Setting Salary for Remotely Distributed Teams

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:38:27 +0100

Setting Salaries for Remotely Distributed Teams

As candidate shortage continues to bite in 2022, employers will increasingly look to shift jobs to location agnostic setting. However as one problem may be solved others rise up to take their place - how do we handle the compensation for our newly remote workforce? This is topic of Brainfood Live On Air - Ep140

- Shifting to remote....what is the framework to use?

- What are the common objections and challenges when setting compensation for remote?

- What caveats pertain to hybrid mode of work?

- Are there or should there be different compensation packages for different types of remote?

- How do we deal with increasing demands for pay transparency?

- How tenable is to pay a global minimum / maximum?

- How do we handle salary review?

- What are the back office options available?

- For employers looking to shift to remote from on premise, what challenges can they anticipate?

With Rachel Gibbs, Global Compensation & Benefits Advisor (Independent), Megan O'Malley, Senior Director Global Recruitment, International Rescue Committee & Andrew Gadomski, Founder (Aspen Analytics)

Ep140 is sponsored by Oyster

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep139 - Selling TA Transformation to the Business

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:22:04 +0100

Selling Talent Acquisition Transformation to the Business

As recruitment leaders we are brought on board to make step change improvements in how talent acquisition is conducted at our employers. Yet translating the objectives into actual change on the ground is one of the recurring challenges for TA today.

Why is it so difficult? Why did they even hire you if they don't listen to your ideas?

This is the topic for Brainfood Live On Air - Ep139 - Hard hitting chat and advice on how to sell change to the business.

- What are the typical objectives for the TA / HR leader?

- What does the business expect?

- What predictable obstacles can YOU expect as a new leader in TA?

- How do we secure early wins?

- How do we build relationships in a remote setting?

- What tools, techniques, frameworks can we use?

w/ Maury Hanigan, CEO (SparcStart), Ben Gledhill, VP Global Talent Acquisition (WorldRemit), Paul Maxin, VP Talent Acquisition, (Publicis Sapient) & Allyn Bailey, Founder (Transformation Tapas)

Ep139 is sponsored by Sparcstart

When employers provide interesting and useful information, candidates make well-informed decisions and better hires are made. SparcStart is the award winning video platform that powers employers' Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding video. Our two products, Sparc - which adds hiring manager video to job descriptions, and Amplify VMS - which manages the creation and sharing of employee generated content enables employers to easily engage candidates with content that is credible and authentic.

Employers need to use video in 2022 - contact one of our friendly product team today

Founder’s Focus - Ep13 - Up close and personal with Dan Kirkland and Dean Sadler, Co-founders, Tribepad

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:39:33 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today.

Next up are Dan Kirkland & Dean Sadler, Co-founders of Tribepad

- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?

- How did a career in engineering prepare you for being a founder of a recruitment tech business?

- Were you always going to be doing startup?

- What areas of being a CEO do you feel you need support?

- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential?

- How did the idea for Tribepad emerge?

- What was your biggest doubt before you both agreed to do this?

- What does the product roadmap look like for 2022?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep13 Founders Focus is supported by Tribepad

Tribepad TA Platform is the easiest-to-use and most configurable enterprise-grade talent acquisition software you’ll see. Seamlessly integrating ATS, CRM, onboarding and video interviewing functionality, Tribepad gives you everything you need to transform your end-to-end recruitment from one powerfully straightforward platform.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep138 - Brainfood Recruitment Forecast 2022

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:43:54 +0100

What is going to happen in Recruiting for 2022?

Its going to be another crazy year in our game, as candidate shortages continue to drive up demand for recruiters, organisations contort and reshape to better access different types of worker and new technologies bring big ramifications for how we do our work.

Questions to consider

How does employer branding look like at a time when workers have the upper hand?
What is the upper limit to the increase in comp & ben?
When do organisations begin to actively offshore unfillable jobs?
What HR tech unicorns will be the big stories of 2022?
Will the hybrid hype finally burst?

All this and more as we discuss and forecast what is going to happen in 2022. With Madeline Laurano, Founder (Aptitude Research), George Laroque, Founder, (Worktech), Neil Carberry, CEO (Recruitment & Employment Confederation), Sue Marks, CEO (Cielo) and Mervyn Dinnen, Founder (TwoHeads)

We're on Friday 7th January, 10.00am ET / 2.00pm GMT - register by clicking on the green button and follow the channel here (recommended)

Episode 138 is supported by our buddies Join Talent

If you're a recruiter looking to join a rocketship - you should Join Talent

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep137 - Recruitment Review of the Year 2021

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:58:34 +0100

RECRUITMENT REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2021

We're finally here folks - the last Brainfood Live of the year! I know that it's only the 17th December but it's Christmas Eve next Friday and I suspect everybody will either by with friends and family for the holidays, or zoning out on Netflix and whiskey on their own, so this is the day we're going to close the year on.

As such, lets talk about this year - what was the biggest thing to happen in recruiting in 2021 and why?

How about

- The Great Resignation - did it happen, and if so, where?

- The Hybrid Hype - are we over it yet?

- Apple kills Facebook with ad opt in

- Facebook pivots the Metaverse (and becomes Meta)

- Big blockchain revival, have we seen the already the next dominant players for Web3?

- New HR Tech stack - Deal, Oyster, Remote

- What else?

Lets talk about it in a rolling two hour special, as we talk with the great and the good in the community, including but not restricted to Louise Triance, Founder (UK Recruiter), Neil Carberry, MD, (REC), James Osborne, Founder (The Recruitment Network), Heidi Wassini, Global Talent Acquisition Manager (Vivo) & Colin Donnery, CEO, (FRS) & Wolfgang Brickwedde, Founder (ICR)

All this and more in Brainfood Live on Air - it promises to be a fascinating show!

Ep137 is sponsored by Platypus.

With systematic data on team culture and candidate values, Platypus allows you to track alignment, build stronger teams, and improve quality of hire.

They’ve just launched Platypus Connect (Beta), a new add-on to help you discover and connect with culturally aligned talent. Read more here.

It’s next-generation stuff folks, so book a demo with a friendly member of the Platypus team, or try out their candidate flow.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep136 - Employer Branding for Controversial Brands

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:55:02 +0100

EMPLOYER BRANDING FOR CONTROVERSIAL BRANDS

One of the most interesting challenges in employer branding and talent attraction is to build and execute strategy for a company whose brand which might usually draw prejudgement and high emotion. How do you go about your work as a recruiter or talent attraction strategist in this circumstance?

- How to refute the claims and challenge the brand perception

- How to tell a different story

- How to respond to the charges, public and private

- Using the perception as a filter for values fit

- Embrace the position and present the challenge

All this and more in Brainfood Live on Air - it promises to be a fascinating show. We're with Sam Newell, Founder (Alvarium Talent), Katrina Fox Founder, (Peters-Fox) & Noel Thomas, Director (CA3)

Ep136 is sponsored by our buddies CA3

CA3 is an award-winning employer brand agency that helps organisations attract, onboard and engage with talent through compelling creative comms. Great work, great relationships is their raison d'être, the reason their clients (the likes of Expedia Group, Johnson Matthey, Smartest Energy, Audley Group, Aviva, GE Healthcare and NatWest Group) love working with them, and their people come to work smiling (even on Mondays apparently). Perhaps that’s also why they picked the Grand Prix award at the RMAs last November.

If your EVP or employer brand is in need of a little love and attention after a tough 2021 why not check out their website today or email hello@cathree.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep135 - Recruites Switching Industry Verticals - A Guide

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:15:47 +0100

SWITCHING INDUSTRIES: A GUIDE FOR RECRUITERS

The agility of recruiters is one of the main reasons why we are resilient during times of change. Switching industry focus is one of those skills which makes most sense in the present moment as industries rise and fall with the shift to remote, the change in work habits, the change in people's priorities.

Is there a technique or system for doing this? What is the best way to switch an industry? Can we develop a framework?

- What industries are rising, which are falling?

- How to make the switch - Big Bang or by increments?

- How to accelerate through the change

- What are some common errors of those who make the switch?

- What are the problems with NOT making a switch?

All this and more in Brainfood Live on Air. We are with senior recruiters who are experts in employer branding and candidate UX - Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Vanessa Raath, Founder (Talent Hunter) & Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill, CEO (Join Talent)

Episode 135 is supported by our buddies Join Talent

If you're a recruiter looking to join a rocketship - you should Join Talent

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep134 - Candidate Journeys - The Good, The Bad & the Ugly

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:34:59 +0100

CANDIDATE JOURNEYS: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

Finding candidates is one problem, making sure that they stick with you throughout the recruiting process is another! The white hot market of 2021 has shown us that our current neglect of candidate experience is no long tenable and is manifestly hampering our ability to recruit for our businesses.

- How do we rethink the candidate journey?

- What are the experience design principles we have to implement to elevate the recruiting experience?

- What are the classic errors that damage candidate experience that most organisations continue to make?

- How important is it to vary the candidate journey based on source of first contact?

- Can we create a personalised experience, at scale?

- Should we create a personalised experience at all?

- What makes a candidate journey good, bad or ugly?

All this and more in Brainfood Live on Air. We are with senior recruiters who are experts in employer branding and candidate UX - Tim Sanchez, Global Head of Talent, (Tigo), Susan Strayer LaMotte, Founder, (exaqueo) & Koos Wurzer, Global Head of Employer Branding & Candidate Experience (Danone)

Episode 134 is supported by our buddies Guide

Guide is a new way to win candidates over competitors. Guide lets you create shared workspaces for your candidates that transform their experience from sourcing to interview to offer. Give your candidates one personalized destination where they can find everything they need from interview schedules, links and PDFs to interviewer bios, deliverables and more.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep133 - What Do Recruiters Want?

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:17:47 +0100

WHAT DO RECRUITERS WANT?

It's a question whose time has come, as employers everywhere attempt to staff up their recruiting teams in order to be competitive in this candidate short post pandemic economy. I've been dealing with this my own way of late - launching the Brainfood Jobs Job Board to help employers and now the What Do Recruiters Want survey, which hundreds of you have contributed to already. In this show, we want to answer the question from people who actively recruit recruiters and hear from them, what they are discovering in today's marketplace

- What is the avg salary for an experienced non-manager recruiter?

- Do agency recruiters differ from In-house recruiters in their interest in remote work?

- How important is corporate band to attract recruiters

- Are recruiters interested in social equity?

- What ATS's do recruiters really hate??

All this and more in Brainfood Live on Air. We've got recruiters of recruiters from rec2rec, agency side, Embedded and more. We're with Iulia Crai, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (Wayfair), Robert Nunn, Head of Internal Talent Acquisition (Elements) & Charlotte Doherty, Co-founder, (Doherty & Partners)

Episode 132 is supported by our buddies Gem

Gem’s modern recruiting solution empowers talent acquisition teams to optimize & expand their sourcing efforts while simultaneously driving value through reporting that informs an organization’s talent attraction & engagement strategy. Trusted by over 800 talent teams at companies like McDonald's, Slack, Instacart, and Dropbox, Gem's operating system is equipped with tools that allow you to manage your entire network of talent, automate talent engagement, derive insights on your hiring speed, quality, and diversity, and more!

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep132 - Employee Generated Content - A Case Study With IBM

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:35:12 +0100

EMPLOYEE GENERATED CONTENT: A CASE STUDY FROM IBM

There is no better form of content than EGC - Employee Generated Content. Today's job seeker does not want to see slick corporate videos, over produced marketing lit or sermon delivered by the CEO. What they want is to see people who are doing the jobs they are doing telling them how it is to work at the employer.

But knowing is not the same as doing! How do we get from the idea to the execution? Today's special will look at one of the best exemplars of unlocking EGC and enabling the employees to tell the story - IBM, via the Talent Marketing team led by Nick Thompson.

You will learn:

- How to have to conversation with marketing(!)

- How to get business endorsement

- How to activate socially influential employees

- Define what kind of stories you want to tell

- What channels, what format, what length, what tone, style and the rest

- How does this convert to applications? Or is this the wrong question?

- Who you need in your team to make this happen

- How to track and manage EGC

Essential stuff for any employer branding / talent attraction focused recruiters out there.

Episode 132 is supported by our buddies iCIMS

Did you know iCIMS Video Studiowas voted ‘Top HR Products of 2021’ at this year’s annual HR Tech Conference. iCIMS is the Talent Cloud company that empowers organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the talent that builds a winning workforce.

Interested in learning more?

Join our upcoming Panel discussion on 24th November with Recruiting Brainfood, iCIMS and Fosway where we will explore how to ‘Humanise your brand and transform your hiring.’ Register via the link here

Founders Focus - Ep12 - Rick Mare & Nicole Clarke, Co-founders SHAZAMME

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:18:48 +0100

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today.

Next up are Rick Mare & Nicole Clarke, Co-founders of Shazamme.

- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?

- How did a career in recruitment prepare you for being a founder of a recruitment tech business?

- Were you always going to be doing startup?

- What areas of being a CEO do you feel you need support?

- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential?

- How did the idea for SHAZAMME emerge?

- What was your biggest doubt before you both agreed to do this?

- What problem does SHAZAMME solve for the market?

- Who stands to benefit from this most?

- What does the product roadmap look like for 2021/2022?

- All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep12 Founders Focus is supported by SHAZAMME

It's Nicole's birthday on the 3rd November, so to help Nicole celebrate the big day share this birthday card on your socials.

Can you guess Nicole's age? All correct guesses will get a 30% discount offer a SHAZAMME powered website. If you're a recruiter looking to revamp your digital presence with the best, future fit, no hassle, no-code solution, SHAZAMME is the only option you're going to need. Happy Birthday Nicole!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep131 - Future Fit Talent Acquisition Leaders

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:09:52 +0200

FUTURE FIT TALENT ACQUISITION LEADERS

Talent Acquisition is a function no stranger to change, but perhaps there has never been a moment quite like this that is confronting our industry; radical decentralisation of organisation structure, diversification of employee contracts, shift from one to maybe multi-modal ways of operating, the blurring the divide between 'company' and 'market', the rise of social imperatives as a business priority and the loosening of organisational structure to facilitate internal mobility. And that's not including dramatic developments in technology with advances in AI, talent intelligence, people analytics and workforce automation.

How do we - as talent acquisition leaders - ensure that our departments are adequately staffed, skilled and organised for future fit?

There is no better analyst to ask than the legendary Kevin Wheeler - founder of the Future Talent Institute and world renowned workforce analyst, Kevin Wheeler.

You will learn:

- What are the underlying macro trends which TA leaders need to be aware of?

- What skills are TA departments going to require to be fit for purpose in the next decade?

- How does the shift to remote / distributed working change the work of TA?

- What is the impact of diversification of employee types under management?

- How we force rank the key tasks of a current TA team vs future TA team?

- How do TA get better today and stay on the right path for the next decade?

- What do TA leaders need to do to future proof the function?

Episode 131 is supported by our buddies Personio

Personio is the People Operating System for small and medium-sized companies with the mission to make HR processes as transparent and efficient as possible so HR can focus on what matters most: people. Personio does that by offering an all-in-one HR software that includes human resources, recruiting and payroll, enabling HR to go beyond HR. Thanks to People Workflow Automation technology Personio helps more than 5,000 customers across Europe to remove delays and realize opportunities.

In October 2021, Personio received Series E funding, giving the company a valuation of $6.3 billion. This not only makes Personio Europe's most valuable HR tech company but catapulted it into the top 10 of Europe's most valuable startups.

Schedule a demo today with one of Personio’s friendly reps and they’ll be happy to help.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep130 - Recruiting in India 2021-2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:53:39 +0200

RECRUITING IN INDIA IN 2021 / 2022

Brainfood virtual roadshow is taking a long overdue visit one of the most important recruitment markets on the planet - India. Home to over 1 billion people, India's working population size, distinct regional diversity, leading edge technology companies and world famous off shoring / services companies combine to make this market one of the most dynamic to review. I also suspect, for folks on the outside, it is profoundly misunderstood.

Questions to debate:

- How has Covid-19 impacted recruitment in India?

- What is the status of remote work in India?

- What is the labour supply / demand split in India?

- What are the main challenges for recruiters in India?

- What do we mean when we talk about DE&I in India?

- Do people travel and relocate for work?

- Which sectors are the most popular for graduates

- How do you get good at hiring for the India market?

We’re with Mitasha Singh, People & Culture (Unifynd), Sarang Brahme, Programme Manager - Employee Experience, Engagement and Employer Branding (Capgemini), Bharath C, Tech Sourcer (Facebook),
Savita Hortikar, Head of Talent Acquisition (ThoughtWorks) and Achyut "AK" Menon, Founder, Options Exec Search and friends.

Sergei Mak, MD APAC (Daxtra) is in the co-pilot seat

Ep130 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires. Download the Data Nexus Search guide here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep129 - Where does ‘culture‘ fit in today‘s hiring process

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:20:12 +0200

As Recruiters and HR professionals we care more than most about company culture. Hiring new people into the organisation is probably the quickest way to change company culture. So how do we make sure that change happens for the better, and not for the worse?

- How do we talk about company culture?
- Do we share an understanding on what it is?
- How do we capture the dynamism of organisational culture?
- How do we use our understanding of company culture in assessing candidates?
- What is the line between hiring for people who we think add to the company culture vs discriminating against people because they behave differently from us?
- What measurements can we use to better understand 'culture fit'?

All this and more, in Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Nims Dhawan, Organisation Design (UK Ministry of Defence), Stanislaw Wasowicz, Regional Director Alliances (SmartRecruiters) and friends.

Ep129 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus makes company culture easy to understand, measurable and actionable, so that you can make smarter decisions on hiring and growing your team.

Founders Focus - Ep11 -Euan Cameron and Andrew Wood, Co-founders, Willo

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:14:14 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today.

Next up Euan Cameron and Andrew Wood, Co-founders of Willo, the one-way video interviews that is the fastest way to discover and develop talent for your growing business

- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?

- Why recruitment, why recruitment tech?

- Were you always going to be doing startup?

- What skills are top CEO skills? What areas of being a founders do you feel you need support?

- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential?

- What does the product roadmap look like for 2022?

- All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep11 Founders Focus is supported by Willo

With Willo, simply write the questions you want candidates to answer, then share a link with them. Candidates answer in their own time, on any kind of device or browser of their choosing. Our focus is to create the most candidate friendly video interview experience possible, whilst providing employers with the fastest way to hire great candidates.

Sign up for free at willo.video, that's W-i-l-l-o dot video.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep128 - The Psychology Behind Unconscious Bias In Hiring

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:23:37 +0200

Unconscious (or perhaps more accurately, subconscious) Bias is a familiar yet widely misunderstood phenomena. In recruitment, it's critical we improve our understanding if we are to mitigate against the worst affects often inadvertent bias.

- what is unconscious bias?

- how do we acquire bias?

- how do our bias's change?

- where does is it occur the recruiting process?

- how can we mitigate against the worst effects of UB?

- what is the value of training?

- can we do more on process design?

- can tooling support us?

This is the focus of this week's Brainfood Live On Air

We're with an awesome selection of guests and panelists for this show - with Charlotte Mutsaerts, Head of Talent (Lendable), Dr Stephen Smith, Chief Neuroscientist (Sports Psychology), & Evi Antoniou, I/O Psychologist (Bryq)

Ep 128 is sponsored by our buddies Bryq

Bryq blindly screens your candidates, resulting in more diverse and equitable hires – and less hiring mistakes. DE&I is crucial to a productive and profitable workplace.

Founders Focus - Ep10 - Up close and personal with Caroline Gleeson, CEO of Occupop

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:26:24 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today.

Next up is Caroline Gleeson, CEO of up and coming ATS provider Occupop.

- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?

- How did a career in recruitment prepare you for being a founder of a recruitment tech business?

- Were you always going to be doing startup?

- What skills are top CEO skills? What areas of being a CEO do you feel you need support?

- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential?

- What does the product roadmap look like for 2021?

- All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep10 Founders Focus is supported by Occupop

Attract, manage and hire the right people for your business with software designed for in-house recruiters in mind. Looking to upgrade from spreadsheets or swap out your legacy ATS? Check out Occupop, start with a free 14 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep127 - Diversifying the Talent Pipeline - MORE or LESS candidate data

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:34:46 +0200

Diversify The Talent Pipeline: More Data or Less Data?

Diversifying the workforce has become a pre-eminent concern for TA and HR. Almost all of us accept the value of the outcome, but we often struggle to choose which strategy is best suited to deliver this outcome. Additionally, what approach is taken is often regionally divergent, based on historical context and compliance with local jurisdictions. We're going to explore two of these approaches - explicitly sourcing for candidates who represent diversity (US exemplar) vs anonymising candidate data to remove bias on applicant review (France exemplar).

- What is the aim of diversifying the workforce?

- How does that translate to operational changes at the level of the recruiter?

- What are the most common strategies to diversifying the talent pipeline?

- What are the pro's and con's of these approaches?

- How do we measure success?

- How do we know when we are not getting it right?

- What are the ethics of targeting based on non-job relevant candidate data?
- Do we take more candidate data or less candidate data?

This is going to be both a practical and philosophical take on one of the pressing issues of the day.

We're with Irina Shamaeva, Founder (Braingain), Guillaume Alexandre, Founder (Gates Solutions), Caroline Chavier, CEO (The Allyance) & Ute Neher, Senior Recruitment Evangelist (Indeed)

Ep 127 is sponsored by our buddies Bryq

Bryq blindly screens your candidates, resulting in more diverse and equitable hires – and less hiring mistakes. DE&I is crucial to a productive and profitable workplace.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep126 - Ageism In Recruitment: To Do‘s for Candidates & Employers

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:37:30 +0200

AGEISM IN RECRUITMENT - TO DO's FOR CANDIDATES & EMPLOYERS

Two things are unfortunately true: age-ism in hiring is real and it's a problem that ALL of us will have to face sooner or later. What can we as recruiters do about this? What can we as candidates do to improve our chances?

This is the focus of this week's Brainfood Live On Air

- evidence of ageism in hiring

- intersection with gender / ethnicity / social class

- more / less prevalent in different industries?

- where in the recruiting funnel is the bias most obvious?

- what generational stereotypes are most strong held?

- what can senior job candidates do to improve prospects?

- what can employers do to de-bias their hiring?

With Jo Weech, Head of People, (Exemplary Consultants), Dorothy Dalton, Exec Career Coach (3plus), Jacob Sten Madsen, Talent Acquisition Advisor (Nielsen) & Anne-Hermine Nicolas, Head of Executive Recruitment (ex-Deloitte)

Ep127 is sponsored by our buddies Applied

Join Applied and Lori Trawinski, PHD, CCDP, for a webinar discussing how to nurture an age-inclusive workplace from recruitment, to assessment and retention.

We'll explore why age inclusion matters and how you can create an age-inclusive workforce, as well as an interactive Q&A.

Lori Trawinski is a thought leader on age diversity in the workforce. She is Director of Finance and Employment at the AARP Public Policy Institute in Washington, DC. Her areas of expertise include age diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workforce.

Applied is the essential hiring platform for building diverse, high-performing teams. Their recruitment software predicts the best candidates and removes unconscious bias from hiring.

Sign up for the Applied's Agiesim in Hiring and Beyond webinar

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep125 - From Sign Up to Show Up - How To Organise Recruitment Events

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:07:35 +0200

We have all missed the live events, especially in-person. For the past 18 months, we've had to cope with the digital only conference, which in the end turned out to be a long string endless zoom calls....not the experience that we were looking for! We need a return to in-person events, but undoubtedly this has changed for us and everyone else going forward.

This is the focus of this week's Brainfood Live On Air

- one day, two day, half days across days?

- online vs in-person, or truly hybrid?

- what tech / what platforms, does it have to be Hopin

- how to run multiple stages / multiple tracks

- audience participation - how to engage?

- sponsors, what makes a good deal for them?

- how to host, as a host

- as a delegate, how to get the best out of the day

We're with entrepreneurs who host some of the biggest events in our industry - Louise Triance, MD (UK Recruiter), Anna Milbank, Partnerships Director (The Firm), Jamie Leonard, Founder (The Recruitment Events Co), Bas van de Haterd, L&D Cares and Mark Lennox, MD, (IHR)

Ep125 is sponsored by our buddies Cronofy

There is no better time than now to rework your hiring process and help your team be more efficient. Our buddies at Cronofy have launched an enterprise-ready suite of tools, APIs and integrations, which works using real-time availability to improve the candidate experience and speed up time to hire.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep124 - How to Have Better Intake Meetings With Hiring Managers

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:49:35 +0200

HOW TO HAVE BETTER INTAKE MEETINGS WITH HIRING MANAGERS

One of the most important parts of the hiring process is the intake meeting with the hiring manager. Get this wrong, and you will end up doing a lot of work for absolutely zero gain; worse you may additionally damage the relationships you need to have in order to succeed.

This is the focus of this week's Brainfood Live On Air

- When do you have an intake meeting?

- How do you structure it?

- What information do you need to capture?

- How do you handle 'I'll-know-it-when-I-see-it'

- How do you deal with the laundry list?

- How do you follow up?

- Is there any kind of framework we should be using??

We're with Mary Kay Baldino, Head of Talent Acquisition (R1 RCM), Christy Spilka, VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition (iCIMS), Mark Deubel, Talent Attraction (Gitlab) and Libby Fox, Talent Acquisition Specialist (Payaut) and on Friday 3rd September, 2.00pm BST

Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for more updates.

Ep124 is sponsored by our buddies CA3

If your EVP or employer brand is in need of a little love and attention after a tough 2020 why not check out their website today or email hello@cathree.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep123 - Building Culture for Hybrid Teams

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:17:56 +0200

BUILDING CULTURE FOR HYBRID TEAMS

One of main concerns with operating a 'hybrid' mode of work is 'cultural cohesion' - how to ensure that team members are fully included in the company culture, irrespectively of their working style.

Critics will say that this is an impossible task and better to accept cultural separation; advocates are determined to make it work and have ideas on how.

We're going to be exploring both perspectives in this episode of Brainfood Live On Air

What the most important cultural concerns for hybrid mode of work?
What techniques have been tried to address these concerns?
How effective are they?
How has the team members - both those remote and on premise accepted these culture cohesion initiatives?
How do we know that it is working?
What metrics do we need to measure to better understand the effectiveness of hybrid?

We're with Melanie Hayes, VP of People (Harvey Nash), Julian Steinbuch, Founder (TechMinders) and Mertcan Uzun, Senior Manager People & Culture (Blinkist)

Trying the Hybrid mode of work? You can't miss this folks.

Ep123 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus makes company culture easy to understand, measurable and actionable, so that you can make smarter decisions on hiring and growing your team.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep122 - Gen Z and the New World of Work

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:28:07 +0200

GEN Z AND THE NEW WORLD OF WORK

Covid-19 has accelerated the digitisation and distribution of work. For Gen Z, it will be a matter of entering the world of work for the first time, at a time, when it is in the middle of radical change.

- How does this generation think about work?

- What relationship do they expect from employers?

- What kind of work qualifies as 'good work'?

- Do they care about remote work? Or would Gen Z prefer to start in the office?

- How long do they expect to be staying with their first employer?

- Do they expect to be working full time, part time or something else?

Our buddies at iCIMS have surveyed the 'Class of 2021' and will bring the survey report to Brainfood Live. iCIMS Global Talent Acquisition Leader Nicole Tucker, and Director of Customer Intelligence and Data insights, Rhea Moss will join to discuss the results. We will also be inviting several members of Gen Z to come on screen to tell us in their own words what they feel about work, life and everything.

Must attend if you are hiring for an employer who cares about early career talent

Ep122 is sponsored by our friends at iCIMS

Download the Class of 2021 report here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep121 - The First 100 Days

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:07:01 +0200

THE FIRST 100 DAYS

Congratulations on your new job! Now what do you do?

We're going to take a different tack in this Brainfood Live as we explore what a recruiter or HR pro should do in their first 100 days on the job.

What are the most important things to achieve in 100 days?
How to prioritise between competing demands?
How soon do you start - you know - recruit?
What are the hygiene factors you MUST have if you are going to be successful BEYOND your first 100 days?
What was the most important lesson you've learned the last time you started a new job?

All this and more, as explore first 100 days on Brainfood Live On Air.

We're with Christine Ng, Head of Talent & Media (Quantum Motion), Andreea Lungulescu, Lead Talent Acquisition Partner (Wayfair), Akbar Karenga, Head of Talent (Storybok), Anastasia Pshegodskaya, Senior Recruiting Manager (Remote.com) & Steve Levy, Technology Sourcer (Amazon) - experienced recruiters who have each started new jobs in 2021 and want to share their learnings.

Looking for, or just started a new job? Can't miss this one folks

Ep121 Sponsored by our friends at Hourly, by AMS

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Founders Focus - Ep9 - Up close & personal with Jon Stross & Daniel Chait, Co-founders, Greenhouse

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:51:48 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today

Next up are Jon Stross and Daniel Chait - the co-founders of award winning ATS provider Greenhouse.

- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?

- What happens when you two disagree?

- Were you always going to be doing startup, leading a business?

- What skills are you guys lacking as C-level execs? How do you fill it?

- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential

- What has been the impact of the TPG deal?

- What does the product roadmap look like for 2021?

- All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep9 Founders Focus is supported by Greenhouse

Looking for practical insights on how to attract talent and build a competitive hiring strategy? Look no further than Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release in HR: Talent Makers: How the Best Organizations Win through Structured and Inclusive Hiring by Greenhouse Software’s Daniel Chait and Jon Stross. Order your copy today.

Interested in becoming a Talent Maker? Join the Talent Maker Community and connect with other leaders who are transforming the way their companies use hiring to drive business growth.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep120 - Remaking Candidate Experience, Post Pandemic

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:11:52 +0200

REMAKING CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE POST PANDEMIC

As we emerge from the pandemic era, we are beginning to realise that the world of work might begin to look radically different from what we were used to in the before times. Super hot labour market, elevated candidate expectations, widespread re-evaluation of our relationship with work, changes in preferred methods of communication, reorientation and re-prioritisation of values.

How does all this impact the design of Candidate Experience?

Has CX increased / decreased in importance?
Why?
What used to work before but doesn't anymore?
What did not work previously but does now?
What to do to differentiate from competitors when most of the experience is digital?
How / when to automate / humanise?

All this and more, as we explore the changing expectations of job candidates

We're with Jana Staníková (Autodesk), James Ellis (Roku), Christina Robinson (Green Umbrella), Adam Gordon, CEO, (Candidate-ID)and Steve Usher (5ive Studios). It's a must attend for anyone involved in top-of-the-funnel talent attraction

Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for more updates.

Ep120 Sponsored by our friends at Guide

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep119 - Building Social Capital with Software Developers

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:34:55 +0200

BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL WITH SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

As any tech recruiters knows, in 2021 finding software developers isn't the hard part, getting them to talk to you is!

We can spend a lot of time writing clever emails, being cute with copy and going with hyper personalised approach, but can we find other ways to make a better connection? How do we build 'social capital' with the audience we want to recruit from? If we can gain the respect of software developers, we might find we don't need to be clever to get a response.

- What do developers want?

- How do developers prefer to be contacted?

- How to communicate 'we mean know harm'?

- How do we build trust, efficiently?

- What do tech recruiters need to show online? Do we even need to be there?

- What kind of dialogue style works best?

- Is there geographical variation on how to build trust?

We're with Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games), Wim Dammans, Talent Sourcer (TenneT) and Iwan Gulenko, founder (Coderfit)

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep118 - How To Be A Better Talent Acquisition Leader

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:07:21 +0200

HOW TO BE A BETTER TALENT ACQUISITION LEADER

We often complain that managers get 'over promoted' and yet how many of us had adequate training before we suddenly became 'Head of Talent'? The reality is that when employers made the push to develop direct recruiting capacity, many operational recruiters who zero management or even team lead responsibility where thrust into departmental head roles without any support.

It's still happening today - as the worldwide demand for talent acquisition talent, leads to candidates being over recruited; great for career acceleration but it means gaps in knowledge for many of the first time Heads of TA now learning on the job.

What advice can experienced TA leaders give to first timers starting off as departmental heads?

- What is the most important difference between management vs operator?

- How to position TA as equal footing to other departments?

- What is the difference between adequate leader and exceptional leader?

- What is the one piece of advice you would give to yourself if you could do it over again?

- What is the biggest mistake you made when you became Head of department for the first time?

- What are the most important tools for head of department?

- What are the most important skills for the job?

All this and more as we set aside time to help TA Leaders become better leaders.

With Jane Reddin, Director of TA (AlbionVC), Elaine Atkinson, Director of TA (Sabbatical) and Paul Maxin, Founder (MaxinTalent)

Ep 118 is sponsored by our buddies at Hourly, by AMS

When you have high-volumes of applicants, sifting through them to find qualified candidates can feel impossible. Hourly harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and scientifically-proven assessment insight to help you identify the very best-fit applicants for every role.

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Founders Focus - Ep8 - Up close & personal with Ben Sesser & Teddy Chestnut, Co-founders, Brighthire

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:06:17 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today

Next up are Benjamin Sesser and Teddy Chestnut, Co-founders of Brighthire, the interview analytics company which gives employers the edge in making smarter decisions at job interview.

- Who are Benjamin and Teddy?
- What are their leadership values?
- What is the difference between being C-level vs Senior Exec?
- What happens when you two disagree?
- Were you always going to be doing startup, leading a business?
- What skills are you guys lacking as C-level execs? How do you fill it?
- What do you look for when hiring for leadership potential
- What are you doing to do with all that Series A money?
- What does the product roadmap look like for 2021?

All this and more as we take a deep dive into the business leaders building the technology changing the way we work today.

Ep8 of Founder's Focus is sponsored by Brighthire

BrightHire’s interview intelligence platform helps business leaders make better, faster and more equitable hiring decisions. Built seamlessly on top of the tools teams already use, our platform automatically records and transcribes interviews, unlocks speed and collaboration across hiring teams, and brings evidence and insight into every hiring decision. BrightHire is advised by renowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant, and backed by Laszlo Bock, Jeff Weiner, Rosanna Durruthy, and the investors behind Figma, MongoDB, Instacart and DataDog.

Want to learn more? Schedule a demo with the BrightHire team today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep116 - Starting & Scaling A Successful Recruitment Business

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:25 +0200

STARTING & SCALING A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

It has never been easier to start a recruitment business - in the networked era, anyone with some industry knowledge, decent number of connections and maybe a few early customers already onboard, can leave their employer, set up and start trading.

But starting is not the same as succeeding; and succeeding is not the same as scaling. What can we learn from recruitment entrepreneurs who have taken the plunge and grown their businesses to success?

That is the topic of this episode of Brainfood Live On Air

- What's the biggest challenge for recruitment entrepreneurs?
- What is the most important piece to advice you would give to yourself if you could do it again?
- What mistakes did you make when you first started?
- What is the biggest risk you took in your business?
- What will cause your business to fail?
- How to did you finance your business?
- How does Covid-19 impact the future of starting up in recruitment?

All this and more as we talk to the folks who have done it, and are planning to do it.

We’re with Katrina Hutchinson-O’Neill, MD (Join Talent), James Osborne, Founder (The Recruitment Network), Adam Gordon, CEO (Candidate-ID) & Alex van Klaveren, CEO (KANDIDATE)

Louise Triance in the co-pilot seat

Ep117 Brainfood Live is supported by Greenhouse

Looking for practical insights on how to attract talent and build a competitive hiring strategy? Look no further than Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release in HR: Talent Makers: How the Best Organizations Win through Structured and Inclusive Hiring by Greenhouse Software’s Daniel Chait and Jon Stross. Order your copy today.

Interested in becoming a Talent Maker? Join the Talent Maker Community and connect with other leaders who are transforming the way their companies use hiring to drive business growth.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep116 - Recruiting in China in 2021

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:42:28 +0200

RECRUITMENT IN CHINA IN 2021

Brainfood virtual roadshow is taking a long overdue visit one of the most important, maligned yet misunderstood recruitment markets on the planet - China. Home to over 1.4 billion people, millions of job seekers and hundreds of thousands of employers, there is a great deal of recruiting going on in the Middle Kingdom that I’m guessing few of us have the even the faintest idea about.

Despite growing fragmentation, de-globalisation and geopolitical tension, anyone with even a passing interest in how the world works should want to improve our China know-how.

Questions to debate:

- How has Covid-19 impacted recruitment in China?

- What is the status of remote work in China?

- How is labour allocated - market, state or both?

- What is the Hukou system and how does it work?
- What do we mean when we talk about DE&I in China?
- What is the role of AI for assessment or not?

- What are the Hiring & HR priorities for employers?

- How do you get good at hiring for the China market?

We’re with Anne-Marie McCaughan, Greater China Recruitment Lead (GSK), Janet Lui, MD (Asian Carbon Search), Beecher Ashley-Brown, CEO (AJINGA.COM), James Morley-Kirk, Founder (China Select) and Brian Su, Career Coach (Workforce Singapre). Sergei Mak, MD APAC (Daxtra) is in the co-pilot seat

Ep116 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep115 - Headcount Planning for HyperGrowth

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:19:05 +0200

HEADCOUNT PLANNING FOR HYPERGROWTH

When you are working TA in a rapidly scaling business, business as usual won’t suffice because nothing at all is usual about the circumstances you’re in. As the recruiter / Head of TA (guess what, at early stage chances are, you are both!) the founding team is going to look at you to make it happen for the business.

- What roles to hire first at Seed, Serie A, Serie B?

- How to prioritise, based on need for business or difficulty in hiring?

- How to ensure diversity & inclusion when the pressure is to hire today and yesterday?

- How to keep track of all of this, what are tools we can use to manage & report?

- What are the essential tools TA needs to use?

- When do we expand the TA team?

- How do we structure it?

We’re with Matthias Schmeißer, Director of Talent (Beamery), Robert Krzyzaniak, Head of Talent (Taxfix) and Sanne Goslinga, Director of Talent (Marathon VC)

Ep115 is sponsored by our buddies Charthop.

ChartHop delivers a fresh take on People Analytics, bringing disparate sources of people data together in a dynamic platform that’s visual and actionable. Unlike legacy People Analytics solutions, ChartHop is designed to be used by the whole organization. This helps companies improve organizational health, drive alignment and accountability, and save time and money.

ChartHop plays well with dozens of platforms through robust integrations across the HR tech stack, and serves companies like BetterCloud, Lightspeed, Starburst and InVision.

Head to the ChartHop website to learn more!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep114 - The Ethics of AI in Recruiting

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:05:43 +0200

THE ETHICS OF AI IN HIRING

OK I think we ‘get it’ - Artificial Intelligence or ‘AI’ is no silver bullet for the removal of bias in recruiting. In fact, we’ve seen no shortage of reports over the past few years that illustrate that perhaps AI powered solutions might inadvertently make the situation worse.

And yet we are faced with the unavoidable reality that a hiring process involved only human beings is already bias and in desperate need of improvement.

How can we use AI to help us recruit in a less bias way?

- what do we need to know about forms of bias?

- where does technology need to applied / withdrawn?

- what role should the candidate have in deciding this?

- what is the ideal relationship between human intelligence vs artificial intelligence?

We’re with renowned industry expert John Sumser, founder of HR Examiner, and Rob McCargow, Director of AI at PwC amongst others to talk through how AI can be ethnically used in recruiting.

We’re on: Friday 25th June, 3.00pm BST / 7.00am PDT

Click on the green button on the top right to register for the show, and follow the channel here (recommended) for updates

Ep 114 is sponsored by our buddies Bryq

Bryq blindly screens your candidates, resulting in more diverse and equitable hires – and less hiring mistakes. DE&I is crucial to a productive and profitable workplace.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep113 - How to Hire More Women Into Engineering

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:40:40 +0200

HOW TO HIRE MORE WOMEN ENGINEERS?

If you’re in tech recruiting, diversifying the composition of your engineering team must be one of your top priorities - and most persistent challenges. We’re gathering together an elite panel of guests - tech recruiters, tech vendors and CTO’s to try and figure out what the best options are for recruiters who want to hire more women into tech roles.

- Is it just better sourcing?

- do we need to differentiate outreach?

- how significant is hiring manager buy in?

- do we need to reexamine who we know what good looks like?

- what is the impact of credentialism and tenure when it comes to gender diversity?

We’re with Alla Pavlova, Tech Recruiter (Miro), Joshua Hoffman, CTO (ex-Blendle, Soundcloud) and Oana Iordachescu, Head of Tech TA (Wayfair) on the panel, Markellos Diorinos, (CEO Bryq) steps into the co-pilot.

Ep 113 is sponsored by our buddies Bryq

Bryq blindly screens your candidates, resulting in more diverse and equitable hires – and less hiring mistakes. DE&I is crucial to a productive and profitable workplace. Ready to get started? Sign up for free no obligation 14 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep112 - Problems with Hybrid

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:53:57 +0200

PROBLEMS WITH HYBRID?

As we begin to think about the bounce back from the pandemic, the growing consensus is that the ‘hybrid’ model of working - flexibility for staff to work either from home, with an office provided - is going to be the default setting for the majority of businesses.

Candidates and employees seem to want this flexibility…..but does it really work? Are there any trade offs with hybrid? What are we losing if we work this way? What worries business owners, managers, CEO’s - key executives with a responsibility for the health of the business - about this modus operandi?

This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air

We’re with Alex DePledge, MBE, CEO of Resi, Neil Carberry, CEO of Recruitment & Employers Confederations and Nims Dhawan, Organisational Design at the UK Ministry of Defence.

We’ve heard from the employees; now we have to hear from the bosses 👇

Ep 112 is sponsored by our buddies ESIX

Executive Search Information Exchange or ESIX is the world's leading membership network exclusively for Corporate Talent Officers involved in Executive hiring. Featuring members from around 100 of the leading employers in the world, it is the one stop shop for networking amongst peers, information exchange, personal and career development. Buy their book ‘Leadership Recruiting’ or find out more about membership here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep112 - How To Be A Better Storyteller

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 02:37:55 +0200

How To Become A Better Story Teller - Top Tips for Recruiters

If you conduct a keyword search on 'storytelling' on LinkedIn, you'll find that it is one of the fastest growing skills on the platform. There's probably not an employer branding profile which doesn't contain the term!

And yet, what exactly IS storytelling? Isn't this just a new / old term for marketing? How do you get better at it?

- story telling techniques

- best mediums for your style of storytelling

- psychology of story telling

- why it works

- how can you do it

Ep111 is sponsored by our buddies CA3

CA3 is an award-winning employer brand agency that helps organisations attract, onboard and engage with talent through compelling creative comms. Great work, great relationships is their raison d'être, the reason their clients (the likes of Expedia Group, Johnson Matthey, Smartest Energy, Audley Group, Aviva, GE Healthcare and NatWest Group) love working with them, and their people come to work smiling (even on Mondays apparently). Perhaps that’s also why they picked the Grand Prix award at the RMAs last November.

If your EVP or employer brand is in need of a little love and attention after a tough 2020 why not check out their website today or email hello@cathree.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep110 - Recruiting in MENA (Middle East, North Africa) in 2021

Thu, 27 May 2021 18:12:44 +0200

RECRUITING IN THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA IN 2021

Brainfood virtual roadshow is taking a long overdue visit to the Middle East & North Africa!

There are recruiting challenges unique to every region on earth, that is under served by universalistic approaches, so it is vital that we connect with recruiters & HR community members from everywhere on the globe.

There are so many brainfooders in the Middle East, especially based in UAE, so we are taking this week to speak to professionals in the region and learn about their challenges and solutions for 2021

- How has Covid-19 impacted recruitment?
- What is the status of remote work in MENA?
- What do we mean when we talk about DE&I?
- Are into AI for assessment or not?

Ep110 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep109 - From Agency Recruiter to In-House Recruiter

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:35:24 +0200

FROM AGENCY TO INHOUSE - TOP TIPS

I've been fielding a lot of questions lately from recruiters agency side who are keen to explore the challenges of the working in-house, so this is a show dedicated to those folks who are thinking about making this move!

Almost all in-house recruiters worked formerly agency side and the rise of direct hiring by employers has led to explosive growth of the in-house recruiter business. What are the differences, what are the similarities? How does a recruiter move from 3rd party to in-house - and for that matter, vice versa?

Ep109 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep108 - LinkedIn Updates With Andy Foote

Fri, 14 May 2021 18:53:01 +0200

LINKEDIN UPDATES; WHAT'S NEW for Q2?

We use LinkedIn everyday - weirdo's that we are - and we simply must keep on top of what is happening on the platform.

Turns out, there is huge amount going - LinkedIn audio? LinkedIn newsletter? LinkedIn magic sourcing tools? All stuff that we need to know but few of us do.

Good job we have brainfood favourite's LinkedIn expert - Andy Foote himself - to come on down and talk with us every quarter to keep us regulated on LinkedIn updates.

Can't miss this one folks - if you're into Recruiting Brainfood, you're going to be into this

Ep108 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep107 - Post Pandemic Crisis - Employee Retention

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:02:34 +0200

Is there going to be a wave of resignations post pandemic? This is a concern for many in our industry as the return to the office clashes with elevated expectations of flexibility from the employee population used to setting their own schedules, their own mode of work, their own rules.....

It makes sense for any HR / TA / People Ops professional to anticipate the challenge and mitigate for it.

- how to improve retention rate (and is it too late?)
- how much accommodation is too much?
- how clear are our communications?
- has compensation changed, should it change
- how we redesign career paths which encourage retention?

All this and more as we talk about the next major challenge in the world of HR / TA.

Ep107 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.

Kelly Services are a global specialty talent solutions provider, connecting great people with great companies in fields including Science, Engineering, Office, Light Industrial, Education, and more. Whether you’re a job seeker or an employer, we’ll help you ditch the script on old ways of thinking, so you can meet your goals and reach your potential.

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Founder's Focus - Ep7- Up close and personal with Jerry Collier, MD of Hourly, by AMS

Tue, 04 May 2021 20:02:59 +0200

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the recruitment technology businesses changing the way we work today

Next up is Jerry Collier, MD of Product Innovation at AMS, leading a new tech startup within AMS. Hourly is the first solution built by AMS from the ground up, targeting the growing demand for an improved experience in high-volume hiring.

- Who is Jerry Collier?
- What are his leadership values?
- How do you lead in an enterprise size business like AMS?
- What do you exactly run a startup within AMS?
- What are the leadership lessons that he's learned during his time leading this new business unit?
- What is the future for recruitment technology, especially in relation to the rise of alternative work?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into getting to know the people behind the technology.

Ep7 of Founder's Focus is sponsored by Hourly, by AMS

When you have high-volumes of applicants, sifting through them to find qualified candidates can feel impossible. Hourly harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and scientifically-proven assessment insight to help you identify the very best-fit applicants for every role.

Want to get control over your way too high applicant flow? Self schedule a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep106 - On Hiring Senior Execs

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:38:32 +0200

ON HIRING SENIOR LEADERS

Have you had this experience?

CEO comes to you and asks you to begin a confidential search for a replacement for an incumbent C-level leaders. Search is going to take 6 months, so you need to get started now as there is a predicted need to upgrade the department - what do you do?

I have no idea, as no one (rightly) has ever trusted me to hire for their senior executive team, but it may be one of the most critical recruitment events to happen to a business.

- How to hire C-suite?
- How to hire confidentially?
- What are the qualities required to lead?
- Can these be quantified or is really just chemistry with the CEO?
- What techniques, approaches work best when hiring at this level?
- What are the differences between in-house vs 3rd party search?

All this and more in Brainfood Live On Air.

Ep 106 is sponsored by our buddies ESIX

Executive Search Information Exchange or ESIX is the world's leading membership network exclusively for Corporate Talent Officers operating at Executive hiring. Featuring members from over 100 of the leading employers in the world, it is the one stop shop for networking amongst peers, information exchange, personal and career development.

Find out more about membership here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep105 - Quantifying Company Culture - Why & How?

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:35:24 +0200

QUANTIFYING COMPANY CULTURE - WHY & HOW?

There isn't a TA, HR Manage or CEO who doesn't think their company culture is the most important thing about their business.....but is there a way to actually measure it?

In a world increasingly driven by metrics, company culture is one where we are consistently lagging, relying at best on periodic pulse surveys, at worst on - you guessed it - gut feel.

Is there a better way? Can we actually measure company culture? And if so, what do we measure? Are there any patterns to see in how the most effective companies operate?

These are the questions we are going to try and answer in this week's Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Social Psychologist and Talent Intelligence lead Leila Mortet (Philips), Skill Scout CEO Elena Valentine and People Analytics Consultant, Natasha Oulis (NeoConsulting) and Brian Evje, Head of People (Uncapped)

Nico Blier-Silvestri in the co-pilot seat.

Ep105 is sponsored by our buddies Platypus

Platypus makes company culture easy to understand, measurable and actionable, so that you can make smarter decisions on hiring and growing your team.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep104 - How to work with RPO's

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:06:12 +0200

WORKING WITH RPO - BEST PRACTICE & TOP TIPS

There comes a moment, in every recruiters life, when the right decision is to work with a Recruiting Outsourcing Partner. RPO's have traditionally been a model uses for super large scale enterprise projects but increasingly have found markets in rapid scale up environments, especially in technology. Partnered in the right way, RPO's can provide an essential component in hitting your hiring targets,

But how?

- When is the moment right to outsource?
- What do you outsource - a segment, or everything?
- How do you select a provider?
- How do we create a relationship which is win / win?
- How much does it / should it cost?
- What to do to make sure it goes right?

All this and more in Brainfood Live On Air!

Ep104 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.

Find out more about our services here

Founders Focus - Ep6 - Josh Brenner, CEO of Hired

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:20:13 +0200

Ep6 of 'Founders Focus' - Josh Brenner, CEO of Hired

It's the Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

Next up is Josh Brenner, CEO of Hired, the tech talent marketplace which matches employers with the highly skilled, in-demand tech talent.

- Who is Josh Brenner?
 - What is his leadership philosophy? 
- What has he learned from being CEO? 
- What were the challenges in taking over the leadership role from the founding team?
- What made the Hired acquisition happen?
- What is the future of talent marketplaces?

 All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire  

Click on the green button on the top right to register, and follow the channel here (recommended) for more Founder Focus stories 

Ep6 of Founders Focus is sponsored by Hired

Game-changing features queuing up in your product roadmap? We understand the urgency of hiring top talent. In fact, we've helped our fair share of companies around the world build their tech and sales teams while saving over 45+ hours per hire on average.

Our curated pool of pre-screened and experienced job-seekers are waiting to hear from you - try Hired for free here!

Interested in learning how Hired can help promote DEI in your hiring processes? Register for our upcoming webinar on “Awareness, Action, & Accountability; Embedding Technology into DEI Hiring Strategies” on April 27th here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep103 - How and When To Measure Candidate Experience

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:26:51 +0200

HOW & WHEN TO MEASURE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE?

The key to making improvement on any aspect of recruiting is to first measure it. We have to understand where we are first, before we are able to get to where we want to be going.

How and when do you measure candidate experience? At the beginning of the hiring process? After first interaction? Continuously as they progress we together develop a relationship with them?

We are going to narrow the lens on this Brainfood Live folks and take a deep dive into this specialist topic, which really, should be a generalist one for all recruiters.

Friday 9th April, 2021 - 12.00pm UTC

Click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for more updates

Ep103 is sponsored by our buddies Starred.

Starred is the candidate feedback solution for the innovative employers who really care about delivering a world-class Candidate Experience at scale. Measure each step of your hiring process through customisable surveys, fully integrated with your ATS, and gather valuable insights you can act on.

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Founders Focus - Ep5 - Up close and personal with Adam Bird, CEO of Cronofy

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:07:54 +0200

Ep5 of 'Founders Focus' - the Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

Next up is Adam Bird, CEO of Cronofy, the enterprise ready scheduling platform

- Who is Adam Bird?
- What is his leadership philosophy?
- What has he learned from being CEO?
- Does he still know how to code?
- Do engineers make good CEO's?
- What is the future for workforce automation - what else is going to get 'scheduled' away?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

Ep5 of Founders Focus is sponsored by Cronofy

There is no better time than now to rework your hiring process and help your team be more efficient. Our buddies at Cronofy have launched an enterprise-ready interview scheduling tool, which works using real-time availability to improve the candidate experience and speed up time to hire.

Save hundreds of recruiter hours using Cronofy - check out the free trial and get more information here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Talent Intelligence - What, Why, How

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:00:39 +0100

TALENT INTELLIGENCE - WHAT, WHY, HOW

Do you know what 'talent intelligence' is?

You'd be forgiven if you didn't, because it's a concept which has stubbornly stayed on the fringes of the TA, mainly due to strategic neglect by businesses who had long under estimated the impact acquiring top talent had on the bottom line.

But as businesses better understand the importance of the talent they have a their disposal, Talent Intelligence is becoming a function distinct with the TA function, sitting in between traditional recruiter and analytics. They are there to tell you where the best talent is in the market - where best to put the jobs, where best to put the recruiter hiring for those jobs.

We're going to be talking about Talent Intelligence in Ep102 of Brainfood Live On Air, with some of the leading brains in the industry - Leila Mortet, Talent Intelligence at Philips, Toby Culshaw, Talent Intelligence Lead at Amazon and Allison Ettridge, Founder at Talent Intuition.

Ep102 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.

Find out more about our services here

Founders Focus - Ep4 - Vivek Ravisankar CEO HackerRank

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:50:11 +0100

Ep4 of 'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

Next up is Vivek Ravisankar, CEO of market leading tech assessment platform HackerRank

- Who is Vivek Ravisankar?
- What is his leadership philosophy?
- What has he learned from being CEO?
- Does he still know how to code?
- Do engineers make good CEO's?
- How is digital collaboration going to change in a remote first world?
- What does work from anywhere do to labour migration?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

Click on the green button on the top right to register, and follow the channel (here) for more Founder Focus stories

Ep4 of Founders Focus is sponsored by HackerRank

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Brainfood Live On Air 101 - How to hire when you're overwhelmed by Job Applications

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:58:55 +0100

HOW TO HIRE (WHEN YOUR OVERLOADED WITH JOB APPLICATIONS?)

Over the past 12 months we've observed the phenomenon of surging applicant volume, with numbers from 100-1000% more than the same moment the year before. For many industries, especially ones which are absorbing workers from industries made dormant by lockdown, handing excess volume of job applications has become THE hiring challenge to tackle.

The shift to remote - and the 'hire from anywhere' approach - suggests that this pattern of high volume job applications can be expected for many types of job role.

- How to structure your TA team to handle it?
- How do you maintain / improve candidate experience?
- Does your relationship with the hiring managers change?
- What tech stack do you need to handle the volume?
- How do you ensure the TA team - the recruiter experience - remains intact?

All this and more in Ep101 of Brainfood Live On Air. We're with Clair Bush, VP of Marketing at ph.creative, Jelmer Koppelmans Founder at Roadtrip and Ben Gledhill, Head of Resourcing at Thames Water

Ep101 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop

Founders Focus - Ep3 - Mickael Cabrol, MD EMEA, ICIMS

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:32:36 +0100

Ep3 of 'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

Next up is Mickael Cabrol, MD, EMEA of iCIMS, after the successful acquisition with EASYRECRUE where he was the CEO.

- Who is Mickael Cabrol ?
- What is his leadership philosophy?
- What has he learned from being CEO?
- How was the EASYRECRUE / iCIMS deal sealed?
- What can EASYRECRUE/iCIMS customers expect in 2021?
- What is it like to transition to being a leader vs the leader?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

Ep2 of Founders Focus is sponsored by iCIMS

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep100 - Better Way To Reject Candidates: Tips, Templates & Techniques

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:23:39 +0100

Rejecting candidates is one of the hard parts of the job of any recruiter. None of us like to do it, but we not only have to do it, but have to get better at it.

- What makes a good rejection message?
- Phone call or email?
- How much feedback can you / do you give?
- What to do if the rejection or the feedback is disputed by the candidate?
- Does they stage of the application process influence rejection handling?Is it actually an opportunity to create an employer brand advocate?

We're going to examine this question and more, as we discuss one of the most neglected aspects of the recruiting process - how to reject candidates, better

Ep100 is sponsored by our buddies Occupop

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep99 - Employer Branding Tips for a Remote First World

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:17:26 +0100

LETS FACE IT: Pre-covid, a great deal of Employer branding was focused on the physical space of the office building and the on premise experience that new employees could expect to have upon joining.. This was the reason for the huge investment employers made in commercial real estate, opening up space for WeWork (remember them?) to create a category which promised the experience without the fixed costs.

NOW THIS,

- we're all at home, working remote
- we don't care about the conditions of the office
- we're beginning to not care about the location of the office

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN FOR EMPLOYER BRANDING?

How do companies communicate their EB when the physical environment isn't going to change for the employee? Some top tips on how to do this from our guests this week - Steve Ward (Universum) Heidi Wassini, Global Talent Acquisition. Helen Durkin EB Program Lead, Indeed.com & Employer Branding Partner, Vivino & Akbar Karenga Head of Talent (Storyblok)

Ep99 is sponsored by our buddies CA3

CA3 is an award-winning employer brand agency that helps organisations attract, onboard and engage with talent through compelling creative comms. Great work, great relationships is their raison d'être, the reason their clients (the likes of Expedia Group, Johnson Matthey, Smartest Energy, Audley Group, Aviva, GE Healthcare and Rolls-Royce) love working with them, and their people come to work smiling (even on Mondays apparently).

If your EVP or employer brand is in need of a little love and attention after a tough 2020 why not check out their website today.

Founders Focus - Ep2 - Hanno Renner, CEO of Personio

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:58:28 +0100

'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

Next up is Hanno Renner, CEO of Personio, the HR operating system for your growing business

- Who is Hanno Renner?
- What is his leadership philosophy?
- How do you CEO a rocketship?
- What is it like building a European company vs a US company?
-How does technology change behaviour?
- What can Personio customers expect in 2021?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

Ep2 of Founders Focus is sponsored by Personio

HR, Recruiting and Payroll, Personio supports all of the core HR processes in one easy-to-implement system. More than 3000 satisfied customers including Premier Inn, Spendesk, Statista and Clevershuttle use Personio.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep98 - The Dark Side of LinkedIn: Dealing with Bullies, Stalkers & Trolls

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:46:21 +0100

THE DARK SIDE OF LINKEDIN: DEALING WITH BULLIES, STALKERS & TROLLS

If you're a follower of this channel chances are you use LinkedIn every day as part of your essential toolkit as a professional in the people business.

We don't expect to encounter trouble here do we?

And yet, there is a price to be paid when you are a user of the platform where anyone can sign up, anyone can post, anyone can comment or message. Some of us - by dint of gender, ethnicity, professional role or something else, can be a target more than others.

This week's brainfood is a change of pace - lets have a think about how other people experience LinkedIn and how best to deal with troublesome or malevolent interactions we might encounter there.

Friday 26th February, 2.00pm UTC

Ep98 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies Kelly Services.

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Founders Focus - Ep1 - Steve Lucas, CEO, iCIMS

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:22:33 +0100

Introducing 'Founders Focus' - a new Recruiting Brainfood series where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the burgeoning Recruitment & HR technology space.

First up is Steve Lucas, CEO of iCIMS, the market leading cloud recruitment platform provider.

- Who is Steve Lucas?
- What is his leadership philosophy?
- What has he learned from being CEO?
- What can iCIMS customers expect in 2021?
- What movie villain does Steve have most sympathy with?

All this and more, as we take a deep dive into the personalities leading the technology businesses changing the way we hire

Ep1 of Founders Focus is sponsored by iCIMS

Create your winning workforce with iCIMS’ industry-leading service and platform, backed by today’s top analysts and independent researchers.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep97 - How to get DE&I out of HR, and into the business

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:29:13 +0100

A big problem with DE&I is that it is considered a topic 'for HR'. And HR can often by at fault, taking 'ownership' of DE&I initiatives and inadvertently preventing the ideas from really embedding into the rest of business.

Its time for change folks - and that change has to be on how we get DE&I out of HR and into the rest of the business!

We're going to be joined by an ensemble guest lists including Vessy Tasheva (inclusion specialist & consultant), Rocki Howard (Head of Diversity), non-HR managers who have taken leadership roles in DE&I - Garry Turner (IMCD Group), Jessy Halison (ecosia), African Munoz (LinkedIn), as well as by recruiters who are responsible to top of funnel acquisition of candidates (Katy Peichert).

Kind of a can't miss folks

Ep97 is sponsored by our buddies Applied

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep96 - People Analytics.....or Bossware?

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:57:03 +0100

The shift to remote has had the effect of digitising previously analogue processes. This is lead to a bloom of workforce data which we previously could not collate or make use of. We are now swimming in data which can used to better understand employee sentiment and productivity, skill distribution across the company, how time is spent doing what.

There is a conundrum though - at what point does the burgeoning new discipline of 'People Analytics' become 'Bossware' or workforce surveillance?

What is the difference between caring about employees mental health vs intrusion onto people's personal lives?

This is the topic of Ep96 of Brainfood Live On Air. If you care about what to do with the data your employees are now producing - and how to use this effectively AND ethically

Ep96 is sponsored by our buddies Charthop.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep95 - From the Developers POV Part Four - Onboarding

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:38:01 +0100

WHAT DO DEVELOPERS REALLY THINK ABOUT ONBOARDING?

We all know that concern for the candidate journey should not stop at the job offer, yet all too often it does, often leaving a yawning gap between verbal yes and employee start.

How can we better manage this process? Who is even in charge of it? What do developers want after they have said yes to a job offer? All this and more in the last episode of our mini series, From the Developers POV.

Ep95 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies VanHack.

Simply put, VanHack is the fastest way to hire tech talent. Connect over a community of over 200,000 qualified developers from over 100+ countries through out the world.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep93 - Recruitment Forecast Australia and New Zealand 2021

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 13:28:04 +0100

In Ep86, we talked about universal values & concepts in recruitment and wondered how they really applied to local contexts. This is especially important given that the ideas driving the industry come mainly from one place - the United States of America - with its own unique history and cultural context

How do these ideas apply Down Under? We're looking at Australia and New Zealand - culturally linked to Mother England but divergent now is so many ways that its been a long time since they could be considered 'the same'.

Lets look beyond shared language and lineage and speak to recruiters from ANZ and whether universal ideas apply.

What do our friends down under think about
- DE&I
- Politics in the workplace
- Remote working
- Artificial intelligence
- Data protection and privacy
- Workforce automation
- Candidate experience
- Employer branding
- Open Talent marketplace
- and more

Essential viewing if you are in ANZ, plan to be in ANZ or have recruiting in ANZ.

Ep93 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires. Download the Data Nexus Search guide here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep94 - LinkedIn Q1 2021; Andy Foote Updates

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:18:24 +0100

LinkedIn - alternative universe for us recruiters that it is inevitably is - remains the No1 application that we use to do our work.

It has dozens of products, hundreds of features within products and al kind of ways to optimise between them which no one knows everything about.

Andy Foote probably comes closer than most; brainfood's favourite LinkedIn commentator, Andy is back for the first of his quarterly update shows on Brainfood Live On Air = where he updates us on what the latest changes to Linkedin have been and what we - as super users - need to do about it.

Learn about
- LinkedIn newfeed algorithm
- Linkedin new search features
- Linkedin Live / Newsletter / Articles / Posts / Polls

and much more.

Ep94 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires. Download the Data Nexus Search guide here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep92 - From the Developers POV Part Three - Interviewing

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:49:32 +0100

WHAT DO DEVELOPERS REALLY THINK ABOUT INTERVIEWING?

Part Three of our mini series 'From the Developers POV' will examine the next stage in the hiring process - the interview. Probably the most important single stage in the recruiting process, the interview has always been one of two things - obviously suboptimal as a method of assessing candidates, yet persistently integral to the hiring decision

- What do developers think about interviews?
- What style of interview works best?
- Biographical or behavioural?
- Or should it all be technical interviewing?
- How accessible are interviews for the neuro diversity?
- What is the impact of video interviewing?

Ep92 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies VanHack.

Simply put, VanHack is the fastest way to hire tech talent. Connect over a community of over 200,000 qualified developers from over 100+ countries through out the world.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep91 - Expert Forecast - What is happening in Recruiting for 2021?

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:56:56 +0100

WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2021?

Brainfood Live On Air is kicking off the 2021 season why a new year forecast with subject matter experts in every category which brainfood chronicles. What do you think is going to happen in

- AI
- People Analytics
- Employer branding
- Sourcing
- Candidate experience
- Economy
- Society
- DE&I

?

Guests are going to be ensemble of the great and the good, renowned industry experts who are going to give us 5 minutes on what they will be important for their topic in the year ahead.

Don't miss this one folks.

Ep91 is sponsored by our buddies Cronofy

There is no better time than now to rework your hiring process and help your team be more efficient. Our buddies at Cronofy have launched an enterprise-ready interview scheduling tool, which works using real-time availability to improve the candidate experience and speed up time to hire.

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Brainfood Live On Air -Ep90 - From the Developers POV Part Two - Technical Assessments

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:49:44 +0100

What do developers really think about that coding challenge that recruiters send out?

Do they think the tech interview is any better, or perhaps a return the whiteboard exercise?

Assessing the functional capability of any worker is essential but equally important is to make sure that the tool for assessment is the right one for the job. What do developers think about this - is there a way to understand someone's capability before actually working with them?

Part 2 of our 4 part series 'From the Developer's POV' where we take classic recruiting challenges and invite the candidates to tell us what they think about them.

If you're a tech recruiter you need to listen to this.

Ep90 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies VanHack.

Simply put, VanHack is the fastest way to hire tech talent. Connect over a community of over 200,000 qualified developers from over 100+ countries through out the world.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep89 - From the Developers POV Part One - Recruiter outreach

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:28:07 +0100

Hiring qualified software developers remains one of the hard challenges in business today. With Covid-19 forcing the world to accelerate digital transformation, demand for the builders of tomorrow's tools and systems never been greater.

Brainfood Live On Air is delighted to introduce a new series - From the Developers POV - where the guest speakers and panellists will be developers themselves - and they will tell us what works and what doesn't in conventional recruiter behaviour.

Part 1: Effective Recruiter Outreach

- What type of message works best for first contact?
- What amount of customisation of the message is required?
- Do tools like Crystal knows really work?
- How about follow up - when and how many times?
- What immediately turns you off in a recruiter message?
- All this and more from developers who are receiving your messages daily.

Must listen for any tech recruiter - learn from the community you want to hire from.

Ep89 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies VanHack.

Simply put, VanHack is the fastest way to hire tech talent. Connect over a community of over 200,000 qualified developers from over 100+ countries through out the world.

Sign up for an employer account and start hiring tech talent today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep88 - More Robots....Better Experience w/ Sofia Broberger, Patrick Boonstra & Martyn Redstone

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:07:28 +0100

Increased recruitment automation has been a trend accelerated by the pandemic economy; as recruiters are forced to do more with less, the adoption of tools and processes which can reduce overhead or even eliminate tasks previously conducted by a human being has become a primary concern for CEO, CFO and CPO's alike.

And yet at the same moment, the requirement for empathy and the higher expectations for candidate care, mean that candidate experience is a parallel priority.

Can you two demands be met together? Might one actually be key to the other?

This is the topic of this week's Brainfood Live On Air - how to use recruitment automation to improve candidate experience. We're with renowned recruitment automators Sofia Broberger, Martyn Redstone and Patrick Boonstra.

Ep88 is sponsored by our buddies Cronofy.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep87 - HR vs TA: How to build a stronger relationship w/ Lisa Scales, Robert Hicks & Julie Griggs

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:37:55 +0100

Human Resources. Talent Acquisition.

The relationship between these two people functions is often critically important, yet also equally often poorly managed. How can we forge better relationships with each other? What does HR really need from TA? What does TA really want from HR? Do they even belong together, under the same organisational structure?

We're going to learn all this and more. by putting HR vs TA together in the same space and talk about how we can build a better relationship.

- Lisa Scales, Head of TA UK Nestle
- Robert Hicks, Head of HR, Rewards Gateway
- Julie Griggs. Founder, Greenhill HR

Ep87 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires. Download the Data Nexus Search guide here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep86 - Asia-Pac Focus - Recruiting in 2021

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:36:23 +0100

Over 60%+ of the world's population live in Asia-Pacific region

Yet all the conversation in recruiting & HR is seems centred in the US / UK and Europe. We all talk a good game about diversity, equity and inclusion, but what does that really mean if those ideas and values are consistently created and propagated from the same places, the same cultures, the same peoples?

Brainfood Live is going to strike further out today in this 2 hour special: lets talk about hiring in Asia-Pacific.

Topics to cover:

- Covid-19: verdict on Asia-Pac
- Remote hiring ...is it working, for who and where?
- Immigration / Emigration
- D&I ...how are we talking about this in Asia-Pac
- Routes to candidates: advertising, sourcing, referrals
- Geo-politics - how does the splinternet impact hiring?
- Projections - how does 2021 look for the countries of the region?

We're rounding up the cool cats from Asia Pac, led by Sergei Mahkmodov from Hong Kong, Martin Warren (Grab) & Nina Devouge (The Trade Desk) from Singapore and Matt Best (Best Practice) from Japan

Ep86 is sponsored by Daxtra.

Daxtra is on a mission to make data more useful for recruiters. Transform your dormant and disorganised database into your primary source for making actual hires. Download the Data Nexus Search guide here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep85 - How has pandemic changed Employer Branding w/ Dave Hazlehurst

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:49:42 +0100

How has pandemic changed employer branding?

Pre-covid, an effective employer branding strategy was critical to winning the 'war on talent' - helping you attract and hire the most in-demand candidates.

And yet, how much of EB was based around the physical location, the perks associated with being in the office, the sell of the amazing company culture (again on premise).

- What EB rules are more true now than before?

- How important is transparency?

- How important is visible leadership?

- Can you get away with not offering remote / flexible work?

- Is it possible to measure your EB?

All this and more with the amazing Google Dave Hazlehurst.

Episode 85 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.

VideoMyJob is an award-winning video platform used by teams to create authentic video content that attracts talent and engages employees. Up your recruitment marketing game today - here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep84 - Reflections On the Election: w/Tim Sackett & friends

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:51:36 +0100

We have to talk about it - the US Presidential election on the 3rd November - will have reverberating impact across the globe, such is influence of the United States.

The radically different persona's, philosophies, even values of the two contenders will have more direct impact to the world economy and the world of business and recruitment than we might first realise.

- What does a Trump win mean for offshoring & international trade?
- What does a Biden win mean for Universal Basic Income?
- Does DE&I go into reverse under a second Trump Presidential term?
- Will AI accelerate or decelerate under either of these men?
- What role does HR play during / after politically divisive moments?

We're going to be speculating about the near future folks, on the most important single event in 2020.

Laurie Ruettiman, Lars Schmidt & Tim Sackett joins to help guide us through the culture, politics and economics of the next 4 years in the United States.

Ep84 is supported by our buddies at Workable. Hire better, hire faster, with Workable. Free 15 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep83 - Nurturing Online Communities with Rosie Sherry, Vanessa Raath & Allyn Bailey

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:08:41 +0100

Get the feeling that the idea of the 'talent pipeline' might be over?

It was always a nonsense - that people who move in one direction through an interaction with an employer, and only end up with one outcome - offer of a job or not.

We know that the the relationship between potential employee and future employer is much more complex, multi-faceted. at multi-speeds. More recruiters will be speaking to candidates years before they become employees, relationships built over time and many iterations.

The question for modern TA departments is: how best to nurture relationships? Don't tell me an email drip campaign is the way. We got to be smarter than that ;-)

We're going to be gathering together experts in online relationship building, including the awesome Vanessa Raath, who has built a community of recruiters across South Africa, Rosie Sherry, Community Manager at Indie Hackers and the ever awesome Allyn Bailey at Intel.

Don't miss this one folks - register on the green button on the top right, and follow the channel here (recommended) for future updates.

Ep83 is supported by our buddies at Workable. Hire better, hire faster, with Workable. Free 15 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep82 - Recruiting KPI's for the Pandemic Era w/Marisa Bryan & Andrea Marston

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:22:03 +0200

How do we measure Recruitment performance in 2020?

Our historical data can now only provide us with a guideline rather than a benchmark on what good performance looks like; we know that the game has changed, in some respects, in fundamental ways. and we need to get on with the business of translating that change into something we can quantify and measure.

What are the new Recruiting KPI's? What are the new numbers we need to care about?

- Time to Hire
- Applicants to Hire
- Quality of Hire
- Diversity at shortlist
- Recruiter NPS
- and more

Marisa Bryan, Head of Operations at Scede and Andrea Marston (EMEA VP of Talent Acquisition, VMware) will be joining

Friday 23rd October, 12.00pm GMT

Don't miss this - click on the green button on the top right to register and follow the channel here (recommended) for updates

Episode 82 is supported by our buddies at CVCheck

CVCheck is a leading provider of background screening services, conducting more than 300,000 checks every year for businesses, government organisations and individuals in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide. To validate your candidates credentials more efficiently –request a demo from CVCheck today.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep81 - What Tech Recruiting Looks Like Post Covid-19 w/ Manjuri Sinha (OLX), Alla Pavlova (Miro) & Katy Peichert (The Workshop)

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:26:28 +0200

How has 2020 changed Tech Recruiting?

Amongst the hardest challenges in the recruiting business, hiring in-demand software developers, designers and data scientists was consistently popular topic over the past decade.

How has Covid-19 changed this?

We will learn about

Employer branding for tech talent
Changing candidate demands from employers
The near mandatory provision of flexible working
Changes in the core metrics of recruiting - has time to hire reduced?
Sources of talent - what has happened to tech job vacancy / advertising?
D&I in tech - how, what are we doing about this, since Covid-19 hit.

Manjuri Sinha, Global Head of Tech Recruiting at OLX and Alla Pavlova, Tech Recruiter at Miro, will be joining the debate. Pedro Oliveira from Future Works steps in as co-host

Ep81 is sponsored by our buddies at PASS. PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep80 - The Ultimate Guide to Video & Livestreaming Tech for Recruiters w/ Josef Kadlec

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:00:37 +0200

One thing that Covid-19 and lockdown has taught us that there are new communication channels which recruiters truly need to embrace.

Email + telephone - whilst still important - are yesterday's communication tech, being first supplemented by chat, video and livestream, before being supplanted by them.

It's time we all upgraded our game in how to communicate the covid era. Jose Kadlec - author of the wildly popular Covid Proof Virtual Trainer, is our special guest today on will help us run through the technology & set up options for provide the best possible experience for both us, as the communicator / creator and for them, the audience and the recipient.

You will learn about

Best Webcams
Lighting techniques / hacks
Shoot with mobile or via laptop
Best Mic's
Video options for live synchronoous chat, for broadcast, for video notes and the rest.

This is it folks - in 1 hour we are going to cover all you need to know to upgrade your video set up.

Episode 80 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.

VideoMyJob is an award-winning video platform used by teams to create authentic video content that attracts talent and engages employees. Up your recruitment marketing game today - here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep79 - Alternative Career Paths for Recruiters

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:29:04 +0200

How transferrable are your recruiter skills?

There is no question that flexibility in career path is smart thinking for anyone in any line of work right now, and us recruiters are no exception.

Today's show we will be exploring the career paths which recruiters can explore. Helping us do it? Will be a line up of recruiters who have made the move to

- Software vendor

- Online investigator / Online researcher

- HR

- Marketing

- Programming

- Entrepreneurship

This is going to be a lesson for us on a) what really are your transferrable skills and b) what steps you need to take to maintain career agility.

Episode 79 is sponsored by our buddies at Codility - the evidence-based platform that helps hiring teams predict the real-life skills of their developer candidates, remotely and at scale.

Request a demo to see why Slack, Microsoft, and Tesla choose Codility.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep78 - Recruiting Trends: The Next 12 Months with Sarah Brennan and Kevin Wheeler

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:53:50 +0200

Heading into the final quarter, I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an incredible year

The global pandemic has acted like universal accelerant to the underlying trends like remote working, alternative workforce, income inequality, social inequality, political unrest and the rest.

Our industry, in recruiting & HR, as seen at the forefront of these changes; and we now may be given an early glimpse as to what the short term post pandemic future might look like.

What are the underlying Recruitment Trends that we are going to see manifest over the next 12 months?

We will be examining:

Candidate communications
Authenticity in employer branding
Optionality and the candidate demand for choice
Flexibility and employee agency
Sourcing over advertising
Work trials over assessments
Short term before Long term

All this and more, in Brainfood Live On Air. Leading industry analysts Sarah Brennan and Kevin Wheeler will be joining us to help us talk through the topic

Ep78 is supported by our buddies at Workable. Hire better, hire faster, with Workable. Free 15 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep77 - Culture Fit is Bullsh1t with Jess Hayes and Nico Blier-Silvestri

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:35:54 +0200

5 years ago, hiring for 'culture fit' was the thing all the cool companies were doing.

But hiring for 'fit' of any kind fell into the criticism of reinforcing in-group bias, creating homogeneity and further disadvantaging already disadvantaged groups.

Where is the conversation now? Is culture fit truly in the dustbin of recruiting history, or can the concept of hiring for people who are inherently compatible with business operations something we recruiters still need to do?

Lets talk

- what do we mean by 'cultural fit'

- can the concept be recovered?

- what framework to use to capture multi-culturalism within a company culture?

- can we capture dynamism and change when assessing culture?

Ep77 is sponsored by our buddies at Platypus. Platypus are a game changing cultural & team analysis platform. If you want to understand how you company really operates, book a demo with the team here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep76 - De-biasing the Interview: Best Practice w/ Lorne Epstein, Christine Ng & Markellos Diorinos

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:31:15 +0200

Unconscious bias is now at least a topic that we are conscious of!

But what to do about it is another matter.

As recruiters in the business of hiring the best people we can for the businesses we work for, reducing the degree of unconscious bias at every stage of the recruiting process is a critical measure of how well we are doing our jobs.

But how? What are the techniques to reduce bias that we are normally not even aware of?

Good job we have Unconscious bias trainer, recruitment leader, and podcast legend, Lorne Epstein will be joining us as special guest to help us talk through it. Christine Ng from the Financial Times dropping in also

Must listen for anyone involved in candidate assessment

Episode 76 is sponsored by our buddies at Bryq. Bryq blindly screens candidates by matching skills and personality to job and company requirements, eliminating bias and boosting Diversity & Inclusion. Sign up for the 14 day free trial here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep75 - Making the Business Case for Budget during Covid-19 w/ Lisa Scales & Jerome Ternynck

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:21:05 +0200

How do you make the business case for more budget during times of Covid-19?

Moving the against the market is often the toughest, yet smartest thing that companies can do; leaders are made through being able to see the opportunity amid the emergency. The question is: what are the tactics & techniques to get there?

In this episode of Brainfood Live On Air, you will learn

how to speak the language of the CEO / CFO, not the language of HR / TA
how to align your department with the calendar of the CEO
how to overcome common objections
how to communicate your spending, at the same time when you have to be cutting elsewhere
the importance of external profile for internal success

Lisa Scales steps up as co-host and Jerome Ternynck joins are specialist guest to help us think through the challenges

Ep75 is sponsored by our buddies at SmartRecruiters. Download SmartRecruiters free white paper on How to get budget for business transformation here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep74 - Recruiting Lessons from the Remote First with Mark Deubel (Elastic) and Anastasia Pshegodskaya (Gitlab)

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:03:34 +0200

As companies experiment with the complexity of hybrid remote working styles, the pressure to simplify by adopting remote or onsite only approach will continue to build.

What can we learn from companies which have never had a central location? Distributed companies are nothing new but their early experimentation in this new way of working can give insight to all those thinking or struggling to make the transition.

Learn about

Different flavours of remote
Importance of asynchronous communication
Loss of management control (good thing)
Importance of digitising communication
Hiring for remote only business
Cool tools to use
What to look for when hiring for 'remote ready' employee
Accessibility & D&I - are we removing on hurdle only to erect another?

With Mark Deubel from Elastic and Anastasia Pshegodskaya from Gitlab

Episode 74 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.

VideoMyJob is an award-winning video platform used by teams to create authentic video content that attracts talent and engages employees. Up your recruitment marketing game today - here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep73 - The Beauty Bias

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:05:59 +0200

Perhaps one subconscious human bias we can all have experience of is....'the beauty bias'.

Good looking people - regardless of gender identity - on balance get better treatment than people not so well blessed with good looks. From career progression, performance assessment, even moral character, the good looking ones amongst us have it good. Or do they?

What is the beauty bias - and is it myth?
What is the impact of remote working?
What is the impact of undiagnosed bias?
How can you mitigate bias if you like video interviewing?
Are men and women subject to the same bias?
Can the beauty bias backfire?

It's a controversial topic folks, but one we are not afraid to grasp.

We're joined by Erin Mathew (Maxar Technologies) and Petar Vujosevic (GapJumpers) & Charlotte Johns (Wellcome Trust)

Episode 72 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at PASS.

PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.

Grab 30 day free trial at PASS here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep72 - Job Seeking... as a Head of TA w/ Chad Horn and Lyndsey Shankland

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:36:48 +0200

What is the job search and candidate experience like for Heads of TA at the moment?

The moment is of course dominated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the necessary public health response and the cratering of the global economy as a consequence.

Job search has never been easy, but perhaps now more than ever the challenge is acute.

We are speaking to Heads of TA who are themselves on the job search to canvass their opinions on

candidate experience
employer branding
candidate assessment
hiring manager attitude
competition for roles
mental health / mental well being
side projects
alt career paths

If you're in recruitment and find yourself in job seeking mode, this episode of Brainfood Live is a must attend.

Episode 72 of Brainfood Live On Air is sponsored by our buddies SmartRecruiters. SmartRecruiters is the Hiring Success company - their best-in-class Talent Acquisition Suite powers the success of recruiting teams in Ubisoft, Allegis, LinkedIn and many more. Get a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep71 - How to become the Indispensable Recruiter with Neil Carberry

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:18:51 +0200

There has never been a more important time to be strategically valuable to your customers.

If you are a recruiter or a recruitment business owner and you're thinking about how you can secure your share of what looks to be a shrinking market for recruitment, it is vital that you move away from the 'supplier' mindset and into one of 'strategic partner'.

- What are the steps required to making this transition?

- What do clients want / need from a recruitment supplier, other than candidates

- 360 or 180 degree cycle recruiting focus

- What services now vs what services then?

All this and more, as we discuss recruitment agencies and how they need to move upstream.

Special Guest providing special knowledge is Recruitment & Employment Confederation CEO, Neil Carberry,

Episode 71 is supported by our buddies at CVCheck

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep70 - Automation Recipes Recruiters Really Need To Know

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:51:56 +0200

The best recruiters are those who are most efficient with their time. Modern tech has given us the opportunity to automate a lot of time intensive, repetitive work freeing us to move up the value chain to business.

Our focus in this week's Brainfood Live On Air will be examining the opportunities to automate at different stages of the hiring funnel, including actual examples of automation by experts in the field of recruiting efficiency.

Joined by the smartest recruiters currently operating at the coalface, these weeks special guests are Sofia Broberger, Marcel van der Meer and Adam Chambers.

Friday 31st July, 3.30pm BST - follow the channel (here) recommended and click on the green button on the top right to save your seat for this event (limited to 250)

Ep70 is sponsored by our buddies at Workable. More than an Applicant Tracking System, Workable’s Recruiting Software improves the way teams find, evaluate and hire candidates. Thinking of switching ATS? Grab the free 15 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep69 - Practical Tips to Diversify Your Talent Pool w/ Jelmer Koppelmans, Christine Ng, Katrina Kibben & Andrew Gadomski

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:00:53 +0200

Diversifying our workforce starts with diversify our talent pools.

What are the techniques which deliver actual results?

In this week's Brainfood Live On Air, we are going to be discussing practical ideas to get better diversity outcomes from job ads, sourcing, assessment, process engineering and the rest.

We'll be joined by Recruitment Marketing expert Jelmer Kopplemans, Copy Writing Extraordinaire Katrina Kibbben and lead recruiter & diversity recruiter, Christine Ng from the Financial Times.

Not one to miss folks!

Ep69 is sponsored by our buddies at Workable. More than an Applicant Tracking System, Workable’s Recruiting Software improves the way teams find, evaluate and hire candidates. Thinking of switching ATS? Grab the free 15 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep68 - How To Be a Great Interviewer w/ Charlotte Mutsaerts

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:13:17 +0200

What are the best questions to really get to know someone?

I asked this question (very meta) on LinkedIn last month and it spawned. a whole avalanche of amazing responses, many of which I hope to share with you all in this show.

As recruiters & HR people, we are often asking people questions - at interview, at briefing meetings, at disciplinaries, at performance reviews.

Do we know what are the best questions to ask, in order to get the real and not canned responses?

This is the topic of this episode of Brainfood Live On Air. Joined by Behavioural Scientist turned Recruiter Charlotte Mutsaerts, we'll be learning about what and how to ask the best questions.

Episode 68 is supported by our buddies at CVCheck

Brainfood Live On Air Ep67 - Upgrade Your LinkedIn Game with Andy Foote

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:51:36 +0200

Andy Foote - author of the amazing LinkedInsights blog - and a leading authority on how to get better on LinkedIn is going to come on screen and deliver a custom presentation and Q&A on how to up your LinkedIn Game.

Expect:

Latest product / feature updates from Q2
Audience / Follower growth tips
Boosting post view count
LinkedIn Company page optimisation
Community management
Newsfeed Algorithm

And make sure to follow the channel (recommended)

Episode 67 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Indorse. Want to host your own online Hackathon for Hiring? Click here and request a demo today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep66 - Politics in the Workplace w/ Jim Stroud & Kate Bischoff

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:28:08 +0200

Politics in the Workplace is a tough topic which most folks try to avoid; isn't there actually a saying to that effect?

And yet, as social tensions rise throughout the world, it is increasingly obvious that we cannot compartmentalise our professional from our political selves.

Which brings a set of challenges for HR / TA which we may be ill equipped or trained to handle.

In this episode, we are going to grasp the nettle. What should the people function do when the political beliefs of one employee contravene the political beliefs of another?

Episode 66 is supported by our buddies at CVCheck

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep65 - Game Changer - Future of Recruitment Agencies in the ear of Covid-19 with Mark Dorman, CEO of SThree

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:29:19 +0200

SThree are the 1.258 billion GBP revenue staffing business - and one of the most well known businesses in the space.

If you're in recruiting, you're going to know SThree!

Who better than CEO Mark Dorman to take us through the evolution of the business and what is coming next for staffing agencies in the post Covid-19 era?

Here about

Balance between Contract / Permanent businesses
Future of RPO / BPO
How distributed working impacts the organisation of recruitment companies
Future of the solo trader
And more

Tune in to hear from one of the captains of the industry.

Episode 65 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at PASS.

PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.

Grab 30 day free trial at PASS here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep64 - Massive Volume Applicants w/ Bas van de Haterd, Ben Gledhill & Modiar Kamps

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:18:59 +0200

One of the second order effects of a default to 'remote first' culture is a massively expanded pool of available candidates. After all, once you take off the location requirements, the world becomes your market.

Combined with worldwide economic retrenchment, we will shockingly have a labour market entirely the reverse of what was the case 3 months ago - candidate & applicant rich.

What to do when you have too many candidates?

What assessment tools do we need to use to control applicant flow?

What happens to candidate experience when there are so many candidates?

What types of assessment should employers lean on?

Should recruiters shift from acquisition experts to assessment experts?

We're with Bas van de Haterd, Ben Gledhill & (hopefully!) Modiara Kamps

Episode 64 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Indorse. Want to host an online Hackathon? Click here and request a demo today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep63 - Virtualisation of On-boarding with Charu Malhotra and Oana Iordaschescu

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:42:53 +0200

Is the 'new normal' here yet?

We are certainly beginning to see glimpses of it.

Whilst some employers have frozen hiring in anticipation of a return to normalcy which may never happen, others have forged ahead with new processes fit for the remote first / remote only world.

Questions we will seek to answer:

How do you hire and onboard new candidates, having never met them in person?

What happens to candidate experience when everything is fully remote?

How do we do employer branding?

What communications channels work best in a distributed context?

How to design a remote on boarding process which works?

We'll be joined by Charu Malhotra, Employer Branding Leader, Oana Iordachescu, Senior Talent Acquisition Lead at Zalando, and Adam

Episode 63 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.

VideoMyJob is an award-winning recruitment video production app used by top companies to create their own branded videos in-house. Up for your employer branding game today - request a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep62 - Sourcing with the Grandmaster - An Audience with Glen Cathey

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:12:35 +0200

Know who Glen Cathey is?

If you're a sourcer, you really should, because Glen played a pivotal role in defining the discipline as being different from the traditional recruiter, and in doing so opened the way for much greater diversity of people and skillsets to enter the recruitment industry.

Glen is making is debut on Brainfood Live in this episode, and you can expect that we'll be discussing

Future of Sourcing in a candidate rich world
Sourcing vs Recruiting - time to bend back toward each other?
Sourcers born or made?
Avenues of learning & personal development as a sourcer
Sourcing for the hidden
Sourcing for the intangible

Episode 62 is supported by our buddies at Seen By Indeed.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep61 - Levelling Up Your Sourcing Capability with Katharine Robinson and David Galley

Fri, 29 May 2020 17:35:27 +0200

Every business wants to improve their ability to directly source premium candidates.

This need has become even more acute during Covid-19, as talent attraction techniques inevitably leads to a flood of often unsuitable candidates.

Being able to target, identify and engage the highly skilled, in-demand is itself a highly skilled, in-demand skill!

I'll be speaking with Sourcer & Sourcing Training extraordinaires David Galley and Katharine Robinson on how best to upskill your existing recruiters to become expert sourcers themselves.

- How to train sourcing skills?

- What are the best techniques to use?

- What sources are best to learn from?

- Which are the strongest communities to belong to?

All this and more, in another unmissable episode of Brainfood Live On Air.

Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on the green button to register for this show

Episode 61 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Stack Overflow Talent. Talk to developers where they already want to be - on the tech world's most popular Q&A site. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep60 - Bad Video is Bad Business with Louise Triance, Ben Dowse, Jo Lockwood & Stephen O'Donnell

Fri, 22 May 2020 16:25:30 +0200

With a change to scheduled programming, we are going to be talking why BAD VIDEO IS BAD BUSINESS on Brainfood Live On Air Ep60!

Lets face it folks - not only are we doing too many video calls, too many of these are a terrible experience, mainly due to correctable mistakes that we routinely make which makes the experience harder than it should be for the viewers & participants.

I AM NO DIFFERENT!

Even though I had done 60 of these webinars, it still took me some time to understand basic sh1t like 'place your camera higher' so people can see more than just your head.

I'm gathering together a load of video con experts to tell us how it is done. This is an act of altruism - lets elevate our collective video game.

Episode 60 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.

VideoMyJob is an award-winning recruitment video production app used by top companies to create their own branded videos in-house. Up for your employer branding game today - request a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep59 - Why Recruiter Communities Should Be Core To Your Strategy with Fanny Comba, James Osborne & Emma Mirrington

Fri, 15 May 2020 16:25:38 +0200

The growth of recruiter communities has been one of the great developments in the industry, particularly over the past decade.

Now in the Covid world, community has never been more important for people in the people business.

DBR, RL100, HROS, Growth Hacking Recruiters, Trumunity - which are the best communities to belong to, and what makes them good?

Fanny Comba and I will get the admins and managers of these groups on screen and see what insights they can share on what makes their community great. We'll be joined by two of the pioneers of the recruiter community space, James Osborne (TRN) and Emma Mirrington (the FIRM).

Not one to miss folks - follow the channel here (recommended), and click the green button above to save your spot.

Episode 58 is supported by our buddies at Seen By Indeed.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep58 - Made Redundant? Actions Recruiters Need To Take Right NOW

Fri, 08 May 2020 19:46:01 +0200

Job and income insecurity has become real for us in the recruitment industry. It's now everyone's problem as hiring freezes continue, investment plans cut back and growth plans go into reverse. What should recruiters be doing right now?

This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air this Friday - we're doing a special webinar focusing for the first time ON US.

- Key Resources for Recruiters during Covid-19
- Communities to connect with
- Network building strategies
- LinkedIn polish up
- Do you have a website / get yourself a website
- Content creation - time to tell your story & why?

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep57 - How Top TA Teams Are Retooling for the Post Covid World with John Vlastelica

Fri, 01 May 2020 19:25:26 +0200

The end of 'hyper growth' has given TA teams an unprecedented opportunity to do something which they never previously had the time to do - to review, remove & renew inherited process.

The world renowned recruiting expert, John Vlastelica, will be giving us 1 hour of his time to impart insights on what world class Talent Acquisition teams are doing in times of hiring standstill.

This show is going to be about

- process

- mindset

- culture

- tools

- skills

Can't miss, with one of the best in the business.

Follow the channel here (recommended), and click on the green button to save your seat.

Episode 57 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at PASS.

PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.

Grab 30 day free trial at PASS here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep56 - NEW - LinkedIn Changes in 2020 with Andy Foote & Victoria Rush

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:38:06 +0200

In a change to scheduled programming, we've got an awesome surprise for you: its Andy Foote, founder of LinkedIn Insights coaching business, with his annual update on all the important changes to LinkedIn in 2020.

You can't miss this folks - full presentation on screen share with the legend himself.

Episode 56 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Stack Overflow Talent. Talk to developers where they already want to be - on the tech world's most popular Q&A site. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep55 - Pushing the Reset Button on D&I with Luke Davis, Torin Ellis & Julie Ann Sowash

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:06:38 +0200

It is become clear that Covid-19 will be a world changing event.

Economies, political systems, values, social behaviours, workplace culture - all are poised to be radically altered by a pandemic which has devastated the planet.

With new realities of the post-Covid world beginning to emerge, what opportunities do we have to creating better systems than the ones that went before. If the world is going to reset, lets make sure we can reset to a better way of doing things.

Industry legends Torin Ellis & Julie Ann Sowash will be joining the show with cohost Luke Davis to talk us through what it might look like if we could reset on D&I.

- What do we keep / what we do throw away?

- What are the challenges of wiping the slate clean?

- What are the intractable issues in D&I that might be swept away if we started again?

Episode 55 of Brainfood Live On Air is jointly supported by our friends at BAME Recruitment & Diversifying.io If you are looking to diversify your talent pool, get in touch with either or both of these two businesses for a free consultation. BAME Recruitment here, Diversify.io here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep54 - How to Organise an Online Hackathon

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:30:23 +0200

Covid-19 has enforced the radical virtualisation of the recruitment process. Events which previously were in-person have now shifted online and there is a scramble for tools and techniques on how to do it.

This episode we are going to explore one of these techniques - the Online Hiring Hackathon,

I'll be joined by recruiting pioneer Eva Zils, whose HR Hackathon in 2016 was one of the first true hackathons in our industry.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep53 - Mental Health for Recruiters During Lockdown w/ Garry Turner, Helen Amery & Zuzana Tarclova

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:06:54 +0200

Mental health has never been a more important topic, especially in the light of the shocking phase shift we have all experienced during this enduring pandemic.

We all need to learn to recognise the symptoms of stress behaviour - in our colleagues, as well as a amongst ourselves.. Importantly, as we adjust to our new realities, we need to quickly learn strategies for dealing with mental health challenges that we are likely to need in today and tomorrow.

I'll be joined by creator of Value Through Vulnerability podcast host Garry Turner, Leadership Coach Helen Amery & Integrative Psychotherapist Zuzana Tarcalova

Episode 53 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Applied. If you are serious about de-biasing your recruiting, you need to take a look at Applied's unique diversity & inclusion recruiting tools. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep52 - Sourcing Shortcuts - Best tools & extensions with Jonathan Kidder

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:01:27 +0100

The most popular content categories in Recruiting Brainfood every week are 'SOURCING' and 'COOL TOOLS'.

That tells me one thing: recruiters are always looking for a edge to get to the best candidates more effectively. Who better than the Wizard Sourcer himself - Jonathan Kidder Tech Recruiter at Amazon - to help us navigate the world of chrome extensions, free tools, sourcing channels and the rest. Must watch for anyone who is interested in improving their sourcing game

We're on at Friday 27th March, 3.,30pm GMT / 09.30 CST

Episode 52 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Stack Overflow Talent. Talk to developers where they already want to be - on the tech world's most popular Q&A site. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep51 - How to build a Differentiated Employer Brand w/ Chris Wray, Head of Recruitment Strategy at Sainsbury's

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:15:08 +0100

How do you build a differentiated employer brand?

When your employer already is a famous B2C brand, what steps do you need to take to position your company as an employer of choice, especially if you need to attract the highly skilled, in-demand tech talent to a non-tech brand?

This is the topic of Brainfood Live On Air, Ep51. We will be joined by Chris Wray, Head of Recruitment Strategy at Sainsburys

Episode 51 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.VideoMyJob is an award-winning recruitment video production app used by top companies to create their own branded videos in-house. Up for your employer branding game today - request a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep50 - Internal Mobility w/ Andrew Gadomski & Katrina Hutchinson-O-Neill

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:17:11 +0100

Do your company run an Internal Mobility programme?

Chances are it does. and equal chances are, that it is NOT running effectively.

Even the best employers frequently lose their top talent to competitors, rather than have staff transfer internally to other positions in the business.

Why does this happen? And how do we fix it?

This is the topic of Ep50 of Brainfood Live On Air.

I'll be joined by industry experts Andrew Gadomski and Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill who will help us uncover the real reasons behind the failure of Internal Mobility and what steps you can take to fix it.

Episode 50 is supported by our buddies at EASYRECRUE. - the single platform to manage the talent lifecycle, from job application to career development. Take the first step towards optimising your TA strategy by registering for a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep49 - Open Hiring No CV, No Interview w/ Robin Schooling & Gerry Crispin

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:44:34 +0100

Have you heard of Open Hiring?

It's a radical method of recruiting which does away entirely with CV and Interview - and indeed, any other form of assessment - and simply hires people for jobs if they want them.

Crazy eh?

But some companies have experimented with it and they swear that it works better than any other method. And if they are right, what does that mean for our industry? Has it all been a lie? What if 'randomised' hiring like this could produce a more effective workforce? It would certainly improve diversity, which we all convinced is the key to high performing teams.

We're talking about this, and assessment methods, in Ep49 of Brainfood Live. I'll be joined by recruiting legends Robin Schooling and Gerry Crispin who will help us guide through the conversation.

Also with bonus segment on COVID-19 and impact on recruiting with Lars Schmidt

Episode 49 is supported by our buddies at PASS. If you plan on doing some radical hiring, you probably still want to do a decent background check.PASS is the one stop shop for all the checks you need to do. Claim your free 30 day trial here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep48 - How to develop a Sourcers Mentality w/ Aaron Lintz

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:25:44 +0100

Brainfood Live is back with a focus on Sourcing Mentality - with one of the world's best to help guide us through it - Aaron Lintz, Recruitment Leader at Thoughtworks, with additional guests Guillaume Alexandre and Katherine Robinson

- What is the state of sourcing today?

- How important is sourcing amongst all the other responsibilities a recruiter has to perform?

- Have we hit 'peak sourcing'

- How do we source for intangibles?

- How do we source for soft skills?

- How do we source for diversity?

- And most importantly, how to develop a sourcers mentality?

Awesome conversation with 3 of the best sourcers on the planet - make sure to give this a listen

Episode 48 is supported by our buddies at Seen By Indeed. Hiring for tech talent? Talk to thousands of qualified candidates today - contact Seen By Indeed here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep47 - Mainstreaming D&I - A Brainfood How-To with Joanne Lockwood & Neil Morrison

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:16:33 +0100

As the conversation in D&I matures from diversity to inclusion, this show is a timely primer for the elements recruiters need to bake into their recruiting approach in order to support the building of truly inclusive workplace culture.

I'm joined by D&I expert Joanne Lockwood, to explore the recruiter challenges of creating a truly inclusive workplace culture.

You will learn about:

1. 3 x Layers of Diversity Framework

2. Inclusion is an active term

3. Privilege - can we use the term inclusively?

4. Intersectionality

5. Role of the Incumbent for change

6. Relationship between Identity & Idea

7. How to truly include everyone in the debate

Must listen for anyone interested in D&I - give it a listen

Episode 47 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Applied. If you are serious about de-biasing your recruiting, you need to take a look at Applied's unique diversity & inclusion recruiting tools. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep46 - Recruitment Marketing Benchmarks Report with Chris Forman

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:37:43 +0100

Do you want to know how well your job ads are doing?

Appcast - recently acquired for $70 million by StepStone, are one of the few businesses who might be able to give us the numbers.

They are publishing their annual report on job application metrics and Brainfood Live has none other than CEO Christian Forman as special guest to talk us through the show.

Must attend webinar for anyone spending budget on job ads and employer branding.

- What is the behaviour of the modern job applicant?

- How does applicant behaviour differ across industry segments?

- What is the regional variability of job applicant metrics?

- How do you know you job ad is going well?

- What is the future of programmatic job advertising?

- Any opinion on what Facebook / Google are going to do?

Episode 46 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies atUncubed- tech recruiters, community for tech recruiters and genuinely awesome newsletter - get it all from Uncubed here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep45 - How to Write Copy Candidates Want To Read with Katrina Kibben and Mitch Sullivan

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:31:35 +0100

Job Descriptions: is there a more reviled document in the our business?

Hard to think of a document which is held is less esteem than any other by nearly every stakeholder involved - the Hiring manager, the recruiter and not least - the candidate.

Why are they are so bad? Why do we still need them? And more importantly, how could be do better with them?

This is the topic of Ep45 of Brainfood Live On Air - how to write Authentic Job descriptions that Candidates Want to Read with ace writer and consultant, Katrina Kibben.

You will learn

how to find your 'voice'
how to write as you speak
how to structure a JD that flows
how to tell the salient points
how to write tight and compelling copy

Episode 45 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.VideoMyJob is an award-winning recruitment video production app used by top companies to create their own branded videos in-house. Up for your employer branding game today - request a demo here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep44 pt2 - Assessing Coders - A Brainfood How To with Amy Miller

Sat, 01 Feb 2020 06:53:41 +0100

How do you assess software engineers?

One of the toughest challenges in tech recruiting is how usually non-tech people (tech recruiters) can effectively assess software engineers.

All the signals are bad...

Resume / CV ....self reported document, easy to game
Brand name previous employers.....'must be good because she worked at Google'
Phone screen....irrelevant testing, using a medium that engineers don't often use
Face to face interview....rote pitching of questions, looking for bingo buzzword answers.
Tech-to-tech interviews.....many critiques of the whiteboard
Coding challenge....how can recruiters interpret the results?

It's a conundrum which is annoying to recruiters and candidates alike. So what is the best practice for recruiters who want to credibly assess an engineers suitability for a role they are hiring for?

This is the topic of Ep44 of Brainfood Live On Air; I'll be joined by tech sourcing legend Amy Miller formerly of Google and now at Amazon Lab126 , who is going to help me unpack the challenge and together work through some options we might consider.

Episode 44 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Codility. Improve your tech hiring efforts with online technical skills assessments to identify the strongest developer hires. Check out more information here.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep43 - How to message software engineers w_Erin Mathew

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:46:43 +0100

Can't find Software Developers? Or is it that the ones you DO find don't want to talk with you?

In a world that is way too noisy, no one gets hit harder with messaging spam that the highly skilled, in-demand. In our world, that's usually someone in tech - a developer, a designer, a data scientist.

And yet, someone has to initiate the conversation.

Listen in to a super conversation with Erin Mathew, ace tech sourcer at Space Tech company, Maxar Technologies, who will share her know-how on :

- how to make first contact

- what channel is best to use

- message composition

- when to 'ask for the order'

- why not to ask for referrals

- how to handle the seemingly inevitable 'no'

We'll also be joined by ex-techie. now tech recruiter Mark Deubel (Elastic) and UK Country Lead of Stack Overflow, Anton Boner, who will be bringing in some benchmark data on response rates

Episode 43 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Stack Overflow Talent. Talk to developers where they already want to be - on the tech world's most popular Q&A site. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep42, Social Good for Hiring Success with Jerome Ternynck

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:37:10 +0100

Jerome Ternynck, CEO of SmartRecruiters, joins us for a 1 to 1 interview special. One of the preeminent figures in recruitment and recruitment technology over the past 20 years, Jerome will share his thoughts on entrepreneurship, building recruitment technology businesses whilst launching events and social initiatives.

You will learn about

Impact of recruitment technology over the past 20 years
Move from SMB to Enterprise
Difference between companies who make tech work & those who don't
The future of ATS / CRM
Data privacy and implications for recruiter behaviour
Product roadmap for SmartRecruiters ATS
Hiring Success - what to look forward to
Recruiters / HR social responsibility for the greater good.

Rare opportunity to learn from one of the key influencers in the recruitment industry

Episode 42 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at SmartRecruiters.

SmartRecruiters signature event - Hiring Success20 - is on 11-12th February at the Marriot Marquis. This is a unique conference marrying the twin themes of recruiting operational excellence with the social responsibility recruiters & HR have for wider society.

Register for your tickets here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep41: MUST HAVE RECRUITER SKILLS for the 2020's w/ Kevin Blair

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:18:29 +0100

Recruiters: how do you plan to gain competitive advantage in 2020's?

In fast moving industry, we need to be on top of our game for the year ahead. But time is the constant resource and we have to prioritise.

What skills recruiters need to develop, and which ones we might need to let go in 2020?

Brainfood Live is back with Season 2, Ep41 to discuss this crucial topic for the years ahead. Adam Gordon will be back and we'll be joined by Kevin Blair, Global VP of TA at IBM.

We'll be covering:

Sourcing
Engagement
Employer branding
Analytics
Tools usage
Audience

Episode 41 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at PASS.

PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process.

Grab a free 1 month trial with PASS here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep40, Facebook Ads for Recruiting, w/ Fanny Comba, Jelmer Zuidema, Jelmer Koeppalmans and Andrew Bryce

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:49:37 +0100

Have you used Facebook Ads for Recruiting?

I know I haven't but I probably should, as Facebook remains by far the largest, engaged and most important social network on the planet. A report from Hootsuite, shared on Recruiting Brainfood last week, showed us that there are THIRTEEN paid social options on Facebook.

We're going to use this week's Brainfood Live ON Air to talk about each one - what are they, when to use them and how to get the best results from them.

With Fanny Comba, Jelmer Zuidema, Jelmer Koeppalmans and Andrew Bryce

Brainfood Live On Air, Ep39 - We Have To Talk Brexit w/ Dr Sarah Lieberman

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:35:35 +0100

There was never any chance that we could get to the end of 2019 and not do at least one show covering Brexit.

Whether you voted Leave or Remain or whether you are now Leave or Remain (or something else), all of us might find common ground in accepting that it's likely to be a profound change in the UK economic, regulatory, cultural and political environments.

It's time to forecast the scenarios and get some expert advice on how to prepare for the various futures that will become clear in only a few more weeks.

Adam and I are joined this week by regulatory expert and academic Sarah Lieberman in a 1 hour special.

Don't miss this - follow the channel here (recommended)

Register for the show here

Brainfood Live On Air, Ep38 - Tech Related Job Displacement with Rob McCargow & Yvette Cameron

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 19:14:33 +0100

Do you worry about the impact of AI & Automation?

The answer should be 'damn right' because these foundational technological trends are sure to have pervasive impact on all the work we do. The question is

- which sectors most affected?

- which populations most exposed?

- how / when will impact be felt?

- and what can we recruiters do to ensure OUR roles are not dis-intermediated by more efficient software and less bias robots.

This topic is way too big for Adam Gordon and I to handle by ourselves, so we've enrolled some experts in the field to help us think through the problem.

- Rob McCargow, Director of AI at PwC

- Yvette Cameron, Principal Analyst at NextGen Insights

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep37, TruTibute & the Value of Community w/ Piret Luts, Shannon Pritchett, Jamie Leonard & Bill Boorman

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:54:14 +0100

This week sees the final end of Tru - one of the seminal event series in the recruiting industry.

We're going to take a look at what Tru has meant over the past 10 years, pay tribute to the man in the hat Bill Boorman, as well discuss the value of recruiter communities.

Adam Gordon and I will be joined by three great community leaders

- Jamie Leonard, Founder of The Recruitment Events Co & RL100

- Piret Luts, Head of TA at Nortal and Founder of Recruitment Thursday

- Shannon Pritchett, MD at CareerXRoads

Follow the channel here (recommended)

Register for the show here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep36, How to make Employer Brand Stick w/ James Ellis & Elena Valentine

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:24:38 +0100

How to make your employer brand stick?

Turns out - you don't

Real Employer Branding is about discovering what is true about the work in your business and exposing that truth the outside world, warts and all.

Fascinating conversation with James Ellis and Elena Valentine which segued into ethnography, anthropology, design thinking, film and media, authenticity vs diversity, Fox News and the rest.

Must watch / listen for anyone interested in the state of recruitment in 2019

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep35, Live from Kiev, with Denis Dinkevich and Andrei Stetsenko

Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:33:25 +0200

Brainfood Live On Air from Kiev, #truKiev. Fascinating chat with Ukrainian recruitment hero's Denis Dinkevich and Andrei Stetsenko on the conditions on recruiting in Ukraine. We're talking Skype as a CRM, Telegram as a Slack competitor, impact of IT outsourcing on IT recruiter practice and the fragmented nature of IM.

Brainfood Live On Air, Ep34 - Live from Melbourne, Aus w/ Omer Molad, Lauren Sharp, Ross Clennett & Adam Walker

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:35:51 +0200

"Magnificent Melbourne" - the cultural capital of Australia - and some might say, the real capital of the country (sorry Sydneysiders - take it up with your cousins in Victoria ;-))

I'm with Vervoe CEO Omer Molad, TAPOD's Lauren Sharp, Deloitte Head of APAC Consulting Adam Walker and the one and only Ross Clennett, as we talk Brainfood, D&I, hiring in Melbourne and hiring in Australia.

It's a brilliant conversation with some brilliant Aussies

Brainfood Live On Air, Live from Sydney w/ Laura Johnson, Rich Lewis-Jones, Mark Mansour & Michael Delaney

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 05:53:55 +0200

Live from Sydney: we're talking agency recruiters, Brits abroad, call aversion culture, the importance of relationships and the unique rectech eco-system in Australia

- Laura Johnson (PASS Technologies)

- Rich Lewis-Jones (SmartRecruiters)

- Mark Mansour (Servian)

- Michael Delaney (Barhead Solutions)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep32, Live from Perth, WA w/ Stan Rolfe, Dani Tamati, Jon Bowker & Nicole La Gallia

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:12:55 +0200

Perth: one of the most remote big city metropolises anywhere: how does recruiting work over here? Is it all mining & water management?

Brainfood Live is Live from Perth this Friday, where I'll be joined by 3 local experts who are going show tell us what the challenges are in hiring for roles based in Western Australia.

- Stan Rolfe
- Jon Bowker & Nicole La Gallia
- Dani Tamati

Fascinating conversation about fifo, aboriginal employment, contingent workforce, workforce automation and the continued role of the skilled recruiter

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep31- Live from Hong Kong with Daxtra Technologies & Dr Richard Claydon

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 03:56:12 +0200

We're live from Hong Kong with the great team at Daxtra - CV parsing tech, and perhaps one of the first 'workforce automation' technologies to change the recruitment industry.

Featuring cameo's from my cousin Stephen Li, dialling from the UK, we were also joined by Behavioural Scientist Dr Richard Claydon for a discussion on collaboration vs connection work

It was great discussion in the chaos that is Hong Kong

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep30, Live from Yerevan, with Ach Petrosyan, Tigran Sloyan and Meruzhan Danielyan

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 08:32:14 +0200

On the eve of the Independence Day for Republic of Armenia, my buddies at Meetall and I held a meetup at PicsArts HQ for 100+ recruiters from the local scene at Yerevan.

With Ach Petrosyan, Tech Recruiter at Meetall, Tigran Sloyan CEO at CodeSignal and Meruzhan Danielyan CEO at Teamable.

Brainfood Live On Air, Ep29 - Future Proof Your Employer Brand w/ Bill Boorman and Bryan Chaney

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:26:56 +0200

The Future of Employer Branding is the topic of this week's Brainfood Live. And we have invoked the help of an incredible trio guests to help us talk through challenges of Future EB.

Learn from recruitment luminaries like:

Bryan Chaney, Director of Global Employer Brand at Indeed
James Ellis, Director of Employer Brand at Universum
Bill Boorman, Recruiting legend, truConference founder and Stand up Comedian

We're on at Friday 13th, 4pm BST

Join the debate and follow the channel here (recommended)

And register to watch the livestream here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep28, Miniblogging on LinkedIn w/ Mitch Sullivan & Kasia Tang

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:01:22 +0200

It's pretty clear that LinkedIn can also be an amazing channel for getting your content seen by the audience you care about.

I know it's been an important channel in growing the Recruiting Brainfood community, up to the 16,300+ opt in subscribers to date

Some people are really great at this 'mini blogging' format and I'm delighted to make it the topic of this week's Brainfood Live On Air

We'll be covering

Status Updates vs LinkedIn Articles
Posting frequency - how much is too much?
What to do do with 1400 characters
Content generation engine
Links + Images + Videos in post
Hierarchy of engagement events (Comments vs Share vs Like)
Newsfeed algorithm and how it works

We'll be joined by

Mitch Sullivan (51st best blogger on LinkedIn)
Kasia Tang, trainer / community builder / LinkedIn poster hero.

If you ever wondered about how to get more views on your content on LinkedIn, this is the show to tune into.

Friday 4pm BST, 30th August.

Follow the channel here (recommended)

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep27, Blue Collar Recruitment w/ Ben Gledhill & Tim Sackett

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:13:09 +0200

We're talking How to Hire for the Blue Collar with Tim Sackett and Ben GledHill

Questions we are going to try and answer:

Difference between hiring white vs blue collar workers
Impact of location of hiring
Recruitment best practice
No CV / No resume - no problem?
Communication channels for hiring
Where is the tech in hiring for the hour?

It's a brilliant show with some intriguing insights, from referral programmes, automated scheduling and SMS techniques.

Follow the channel here (recommended)

And watch the show here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep26, How To Create A Great Recruiting Podcast

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:52:58 +0200

Are you running a recruiting podcast?

If you're not, you're probably thinking about doing so.

In the era of multi-screen, endless notifications and permanent distraction, audio only is turning out to be an exceptional way to connect with your audience

We are doing a special Brainfood Live On this Friday with the stars of the recruiting podcast firmanent

Adam is away (thank goodness), so I will be joined by folks who will need no introduction:

- Matt Alder of the Recruiting Future Podcast
- Lars Schmidt of 21st Century HR
- Laurie Ruettimann of Let's Fix Work
- Chad Sowash & Joel Cheesman of The Chad n Cheese Show.

There's never been a better line up of recruiting podcast masters.

Don't miss this - follow the channel here (recommended) and register for the show here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep25, Video in Recruiter, with Maury Hanigan, Erin Douglas & Mark Lundgren

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:01:05 +0200

How do you use video in recruiting?

As an industry culture first dominated by phone and then email, we recruiters can be awfully slow in adopting new ways to interact with candidates and clients.

Here's some usse Cases of Video Tech

- Enriched job descriptions

- Enhanced outreach messaging

- Authentic employer branding

- Video messages rather than Audio only voicemail

- Asynch video interview

- And more

Adam and I will be examining Video in Tech this week, along with reviewing last week's brainfood and the chat in the fb group. We'll be joined by experts in video Maury Hanigan, Nicolas Mirail and Mark Lundgren.

Follow the channel here (recommended)

Brainfood Live On Air Ep24, HR Conferencing vs HR Reality with Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:20:41 +0200

In honour of this amazing post by Robin Schooling, we are running a special debate show on Brainfood Live this Friday 2nd August.

I'm embedded in the HR conference scene and generally am massive supporter of the idea of in-person industry events. But is there a gap between the rhetoric and reality when it comes to the ideas presented on stage at conferences?

Questions we are going to explore:

- What explains the gap between saying vs doing?

- How much is true vs how much is exaggerated?

- What stops delegates from applying their learning?

- Is survivor bias a problem in HR talks?

- Biggest mistakes, lets confess

Adam and I will be tackling these issues, along with reviewing last week's brainfood and the chat in the fb group.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep23, Programmatic What? w/ Rene Bolier, Steven Rothberg and Leah Daniels

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:19:56 +0200

What is programmatic advertising?

When do you need to use it?

HOW do you use it?

and Why should you use it?

It's the recruitment technology that has been so hot in this last few weeks, as leading players Appcast, Perengo and ClickIQ get acquired by recruitment giants Stepstone, TMP Worldwide and Indeed respectively.

And yet we in TA know far too little nothing about it, so this week's show will be all about Programmatic Job advertising, in particular how to use it. Adam Gordon and I are joined by Rene Bolier, CEO of OnRecruit, Steven Rothberg, Founder at CollegeRecruiter and Leah Daniels, GM at Appcast

If you like the show, please give us a positive rating and remember to subscribe!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep22, Employee Infinity Loop with Coby Schneider of Intel Corp

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 20:43:18 +0200

Do you know what the 'Employee Infinity Loop' is?

Forget about 'candidate experience' or even 'employee experience'

How about the lifetime nurturing of relationships with people who will work with, now and in future. Think Alumni / Boomerang hiring on steroids.

This is the topic of today's Brainfood Live On Air - how to nurture and retain the relationships with people who might and have worked with your business.

Coby Schneider from Intel Corp joins us to share knowledge on they do the 'Employee Infinity Loop'

We're live at 4pm BST

Follow the channel here (recommended)

And register for the show here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep21, Early Career Hiring w/ Euan Blair, Sophie Adelman, Steven Rothberg, Chris Garinger and Rowena Bach

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:37:38 +0200

How to become the employer of choice for early career talent?

- How to make your employer attractive to early stage talent

- What do young people want?

- Generational stereotypes - yes or no?

- Common mistakes employers make when hiring for early stage

- Assessment of potential vs experience

With:

- Euan Blair & Sophie Adelman, Co-founders of WhiteHat
- Chris Garinger, Snr University Recruiter for Internship Authority
- Steven Rothberg, Founder at College Recruiter
- Rowena Bach, Early Careers Strategy Director at TMP Worldwide

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep20, Live from Lisbon at Landing Fest, w/ Pedro Oliveira - Crowdcast

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:55:51 +0200

Special podcast from Lisbon, live at Landing Fest with Pedro Oliveira (Landing Jobs), Ana Gaspar (Volkswagen), Ana Tavares (Pipedrive) and Alvaro Rojas (IronHack).

We cover:

- Future of online tech marketplaces
- Inbound vs Outbound comms
- Anti-recruiter countermeasures by Developers - how devs are responding to Recruiter spam
- Importance of community & eco-system in hiring devs
- Waterfall vs Agile in recruiting mindset
- Culture in a blended team
- Future of Lisbon as a tech hub
- Bullfighting and best bars in Portugal

Audio track taken from Crowdcast Livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/brainfood-live-on-air-ep20

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep19, Mary Meekers Internet Trends Report 2019 in Review

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:31:33 +0200

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep19, Mary Meekers Internet Trends Report 2019 in Review.

Adam Gordon and I go through Meeker's 333 page monster slide deck on Internet trends.

We're talking

- Online advertising
- E-commerce
- Privacy & Adtech
- Image vs text communications
- and much more.

60 mins of fizzy chat on a topic which matters to us all. Give it a blast folks, I run out of steam at the end, so will do Pt2 on this at a later stage!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep17, AI in Recruiting, Pt2

Fri, 31 May 2019 20:38:30 +0200

AI in Recruiting, Pt 2

Where is AI going to have the most impact in the work recruiters do? How do we define the learning models? How does it all apply to hiring and ......how do we get ahead of the inevitable change?

Adam Gordon and I are joined by:

Megan Butler, Research Analyst at CogX
John Sumser, Research Analyst at HRExaminer
Vineet Vashishta, Data Scientist at PocketRecruiter
Dr Nathan Mondragon, Chief Industrial Psychologist at HireVue

To discuss all this and more. Chaotic 1 hour chat ensues - enjoy!

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep16, How to Hire on Reddit, w/ Erin Mathew

Fri, 10 May 2019 21:11:14 +0200

Reddit is the 8th most visited website on the planet, with over 300 million MAU's.

Here Erin Mathew, Wim Dammans, Jiri Herodek and Stan Wasowicz discuss

1. How to ID candidates
2. How to engage / message
3. How to build authentic credibility
4. How to bring inbound notice to your hiring efforts.
5. How to learn the ‘rules of the road’
6. How to be a productive and valued member of the community

It's a great conversation with smart folks in the recruiting business

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep15, How to get a public speaking gig w/ Jamie Leonard

Fri, 03 May 2019 21:15:28 +0200

Is it a good idea to do public speaking?

There's pro's and cons but if you're in the business of getting the attention of your audience, there's no better way that getting up on stage and talking about it.

Adam and I speak to the one and only Jamie Leonard, founder of The Recruitment Event's Co - to give insight on what he looks for when selecting who is going to be his keynote

Including Special Guest appearances from
- Teddy Dimitrova, Talent Manager, Mycujoo
- Dov Zavado, Sourcing at Expedia
- Sofia Broberger, Tech Recruiter at Bonnier Broadcasting

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep14, Inbound Marketing with Joe Mullings

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 12:03:20 +0200

Brainfood Live On Air is now also a podcast!

Audio track of Ep14, with special guest Joe Mullings of the Mullings Group, talking Inbound marketing as the only way to scale.

We will be talking:

future of recruitment agencies
media + recruiting
storytelling (and how to do it)
quality vs quantity
inbound vs outbound
top tips in inbound marketing for the modern recruiter

Fantastic conversation with a modern master of the method. If you're thinking 'wouldn't it be great to have customers / candidates come to you?', you need to listen to this show.