The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

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.

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

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

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!

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?   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.

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

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

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 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.

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  

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 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!

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

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.

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.

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)

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        

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)

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

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 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.

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. Deep integrations with 40+ ATS systems, including Bullhorn. Automatically matches and ranks every candidate with explainable AI. Automatically engages suitable candidates with human-like conversations via WhatsApp, SMS or email. Constantly updates your database with the latest candidate data. Popp provides support, asks screening questions, collects information, and schedules calls. Works in 50+ languages, with less bias, and greater consistency than human teams alone. Recruitment companies and talent teams are using Popp to place 25% more candidates 40X faster, with ROI averaging >10X.   "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 - Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Randstad/Philips North America   You can book a demo through their website at https://www.joinpopp.com/book-a-demo   or Contact their Founder and COO, James Cochrane-Dyet, directly at james@joinpopp.com

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.

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.

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 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:   Writing job descriptions Taking meeting notes Drafting candidate profiles Creating candidate write ups Updating your ATS   And basically any other admin task you shouldn't do!   And the best thing?   Carv is customized to fit your workflow and tone of voice to make sure the output is indistinguishable from yours!   Check out carv.com to learn more!

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: 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

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!

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:   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   The best bit?   GenAI isn't just a feature bolted on to an existing platform, It powers every single feature.   Out now | Learn More

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   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 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 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 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.

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.

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!

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.

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 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

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 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.