Ep 455: Talent Rediscovery

08/26/22 • 28 min

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

Reaching out to past applicants about new roles has always been a challenge in talent acquisition. Poor technology, tight timescales and inflexible processes have often limited the effectiveness of talent rediscovery. However, AI is now starting to drive some change, and talent rediscovery is becoming an ever more effective strategy.

My guest this week is Mike Watson, Head of Customer Advocacy at Eightfold. Before he joined Eightfold, Mike was a long-time Head of Talent Acquisition, and, in our conversation, he shares his unique insights into the benefits and practical results of AI-driven talent rediscovery.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of the market and the effect on talent acquisition teams
The threat of losing recruiter intellectual property
Warm passive talent versus cold passive talent
What the ATS can't deliver
Driving ROI but reducing time to hire
Talent intelligence
Communication strategies and best practices
Which employers are doing talent rediscovery well
Where is the technology taking us next?

Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current state of the market and the effect on talent acquisition teams
The threat of losing recruiter intellectual property
Warm passive talent versus cold passive talent
What the ATS can't deliver
Driving ROI but reducing time to hire
Talent intelligence
Communication strategies and best practices
Which employers are doing talent rediscovery well
Where is the technology taking us next?

Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Previous Episode

Ep 454: Effective Employer Branding Strategies

To say that the talent acquisition market in the tech sector is complex and fast-changing at the moment would perhaps be a bit of an understatement. So how are big tech companies developing employer branding strategies that help them solve their shifting challenges, and what lessons can employers in other sectors learn from them?

My guest this week is Ashlee Gerow, Senior Manager, Employer Branding at Hubspot. I've always been a massive fan of Hubspot's sophisticated and innovative approach to talent acquisition and employer branding. Ashley is very open about their recruitment challenges and how a dynamic approach to employer branding is being used to address them.

In the interview, we discuss:

The current tech hiring market
How employer branding is being used to solve recruiting challenges at Hubspot
Developing a highly targeted strategy
Cutting through the noise
Advanced persona work
Is who you are externally authentic to who you are internally
Understanding where you are not converting and adapting accordingly
How the pandemic changed Hubspot's approach
Working with cross-functional teams and being deeply connected across the business
Making sure the EVP is consistent throughout the entire candidate journey
Using employee's stories to show, not tell
Employer Branding as a constant marketing machine
The role of data and technology
Moving quickly to adapt, sprint and change
The future of employer branding

Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Next Episode

Ep 456: Soft Skills

Work and jobs are changing, and the way companies select and hire people needs to keep up with this pace of change. We've always talked a lot about soft skills in talent acquisition, but what are they in the context of modern work, why are they important, and how can they be assessed?

My guest this week is Dr Alan Redman, Head of Science and Technology at Clevry. Alan is an expert in the definition, assessment and impact of soft skills and has some very valuable insights to share.

In the interview, we discuss: