The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep376 - We're Going To Do An OpenClaw Install

We're Going To Do An OpenClaw Install (Live Demo)

 

Meet OpenClaw - the open-source AI that's been the sensation of the year so far. Imagine an actual 24/7 AI Agents that does the work for your automatically. Can it work for real world recruiting?

 

We're not just talking about it - we're showing you.

 

In this live demo session, watch us tackle:

 

• How fast can you spin up a custom application workflow from scratch?

• Native integrations: does it play nice with your existing HRIS and assessment tools?

• Compliance and data privacy: where does OpenClaw stand on GDPR and security?

• Custom reporting: can you build the dashboard your executives actually want?

• API flexibility: how deep can technical teams customise the backend?

• Cost reality check: where are the hidden expenses vs. proprietary platforms?

 

We're pressure-testing Openclaw in real time—no slides, no sales pitch, just raw functionality and honest verdicts.

 

Recruiters, HR tech leads, and TA innovators—this demo is for you. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register for the show by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'

 

Episode 369 is sponsored by Juicebox

 

PeopleGPT is the leading outbound recruiting platform built on Generative AI. Find talent across 30+ data sources, get interactive Talent Insights, and reach out with personalized AI email campaigns.

Key features include:

• 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 5000+ companies including Scale AI, Mindbloom, and Patreon. Free trial available. Try Juicebox today

Brainfood Live on Air Ep385 - Screening at Scale Metaview Applicant Review Live Demo

Your recruiters are drowning. 474 applications per role. 385% volume increase since 2022. And your screening process still relies on humans reading resumes one by one. The maths doesn't work anymore - yet quality can't slip. Metaview has built something different: an Applicant Screener that doesn't just automate rejection emails, but actually understands candidate fit at scale.

 

In this session, CEO Siadhal Magos goes live with the product - no slides, no case studies, just the actual interface processing real applicant volumes. Watch how AI-native screening handles the flood without washing away the human judgment that makes great hires. If your team is spending Sundays catching up on application review, this is the demo that changes your next quarter.

 

We're on Thursday 23rd April, 5pm BST. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be notified whenever we go live.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep375 - How to Hire in Japan in 2026

How to Hire in Japan in 2026

 

Japan's talent landscape is shifting fast—and foreign employers are scrambling to catch up. With accelerating demographic decline, evolving work culture norms, and new government visa reforms, 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for recruitment in the world's third-largest economy. The old playbook - post on Daijob, hire a bilingual coordinator, hope for the best - isn't just outdated. It's expensive.

Whether you're scaling your Japan presence or hiring remotely from abroad, you need intel that matches the market's velocity.

 

In this essential briefing, we're covering:

• Which visa categories are expanding (and which are tightening) in 2026

• The rise of "side job" culture: how moonlighting rules unlock hidden talent pools

• Beyond Tokyo: where to find undervalued talent in Osaka, Fukuoka, and satellite cities

• English-first hiring: realistic expectations vs. localization requirements

• Employer branding that actually resonates with Gen Z Japanese professionals

• Compensation benchmarks: when "competitive" means something different here

• The remote work negotiation: what's legally possible vs. culturally acceptable

• Partnering with Japanese staffing firms: red flags and power moves

• Compliance landmines: labor law updates every foreign HR lead must know

• Building retention in a market where lifetime employment is dead—but loyalty still matters

This is ground-level intelligence from operators who've scaled teams across Tokyo, Kyoto, and beyond.

 

Global TA leaders, expansion strategists, and Japan-market entrants - register now. The window for building competitive advantage in Japan is narrowing as talent scarcity intensifies. This session gives you the 2026-specific playbook to hire smarter, faster, and more locally than your competitors. Don't enter this market blind.

 

Follow the channel here (recommended) and register for the show by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep374 - Automation is Eating Recruiting (And What Recruiters Should be Doing Now)

Automation is Eating Recruitment! 10 Tips for What Talent Acquisition & HR Should Be Doing NOW

 

The robots aren't coming - they're already here. AI sourcing, automated screening, chatbot scheduling, and predictive analytics are devouring the recruitment tasks we used to own.

 

So what should recruiters be doing now?

 

This isn't a eulogy for recruiting. It's a battle plan for the talent professionals ready to evolve.

 

In this high-energy session, we're breaking down:

• Which recruitment tasks to automate immediately (and which to protect at all costs)

• How to reposition yourself as a strategic advisor when AI handles the sourcing

• The "automation audit" every TA team should run this quarter

• Why candidate relationship building is your new competitive moat

• How to upskill your team for a hybrid human-AI workflow

• The metrics that matter when bots handle volume and you handle value

• Red flags that your automation is alienating top talent

• Building the business case for tech investment (with numbers executives actually care about)

• Future-proofing your career: skills that w on't be automated by 2026

• The one automation mistake that's costing you your best candidates right now

This is tactical, zero-fluff intel for TA leaders who refuse to be outpaced by their own tools.

 

TA leaders, HR directors, and recruitment innovators - register now. We're Friday 17th April, 2pm BST / 9am EST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'

 

Ep374 is supported by Maki

 

At Maki, we help organisations like BNP Paribas, PwC, Booking.com, Nestlé, and H&M transform hiring with AI agents for screening, interviewing, and assessment.

By combining automation, behavioural science, and data, Maki enables talent teams to hire faster, fairer, and smarter.

 

Our global partnership with H&M saved 250 000 recruiter hours, cut time-to-hire by 4×, and reduced turnover by 22 %, delivering $85 M ROI.

Beyond automation, we’re building a continuous reinforcement system where every recruiter judgment and employee outcome makes our AI agents smarter; creating a unique data moat in HR.

 

Learn more: makipeople.com

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep373 - How to Hire in Korea in 2026

How to Hire in Korea in 2026

 

Korea's talent market is at an inflection point. With the world's lowest birth rate, a fiercely competitive corporate culture, and a government aggressively courting foreign investment, 2026 presents both unprecedented hiring challenges and massive opportunities. The Seoul-centric, degree-obsessed, seniority-driven playbook is crumbling. A new generation of talent is rewriting the rules.

Are your hiring strategies ready for the shift?

 

In this essential briefing, we're covering:

• The "Great Resignation" Korean edition: why young professionals are job-hopping faster than ever

• Visa evolution: the E-7, F-2, and digital nomad pathways reshaping eligibility

• Beyond the SKY universities: where to find overlooked high-performers

• English proficiency reality check: when it matters, when it doesn't, and how to test for it

• Startup vs. chaebol talent psychology: two completely different candidate profiles

• Remote work and hybrid models: legal frameworks vs. cultural resistance

• Compensation structures: understanding the bonus culture and hidden expectations

• Gender and diversity hiring: navigating Korea's evolving workplace dynamics

• Local platform mastery: LinkedIn, JobKorea, Saramin, and the channels actually converting

• Employer branding in a market where company reputation is everything

This is boots-on-the-ground intelligence from recruiters who've placed talent from Gangnam to Pangyo to Busan.

 

Global TA leaders, Korea market entrants, and APAC expansion strategists—register now. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register for this show by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep372 - Do Candidates Really Prefer AI Interviewers?

Candidates prefer AI Interviews? Candidate Experience for Different Demographic Cohorts

 

AI interviewing isn't the future - it's the now.

 

From one-way video screens to conversational chatbots, candidates are increasingly meeting algorithms before they meet humans. But here's what nobody's asking: does a Gen Z grad feel the same way about a bot interviewer as a mid-career professional?

 

Does a neurodivergent candidate experience relief or anxiety? Are underrepresented groups finding equity -or erasure - in automated screening?

 

We're diving deep into the demographic divide nobody's measuring.

 

In this session, we'll unpack:

• Do younger candidates actually prefer AI screens, or is that a myth?

• How do gender differences show up in AI interview comfort levels?

• What do candidates with disabilities really think about voice-analysis tools?

• Are multilingual candidates disadvantaged by English-first AI systems?

• Does AI reduce bias for candidates of color—or encode new barriers?

• How do socioeconomic backgrounds shape "digital interview readiness"?

• What makes veterans trust (or distrust) algorithmic evaluation?

• Are remote rural candidates leveling up or getting left behind?

• How do parenting status and career gaps interact with AI screening?

• Which demographics are quietly dropping out of your AI funnel?

 

Recruiters, HR leaders, TA innovators - this one's for you We're with Kevin Grossman, Oana Iordachescu, Yaz Dalal and friends, on Friday 10th April, 2pm GMT / 7 am PT / 3pm CET. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register on 'Save my Spot' for reserve your spot.

 

Episode 372 is sponsored by Joveo

 

As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget.

 

Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo’s AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire.

For more information about Joveo’s award-winning platform and solutions, visit www.joveo.com.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep371 - How AI is Reshaping Sourcing

Ep371 is sponsored by our friends Pin.

 

Join Pin and our recruiting industry experts for a live conversation on “How AI is Reshaping Sourcing in 2026.” We’ll explore how leading teams are moving beyond experimentation and turning AI into a true competitive advantage.

 

In this session, we’ll cover:

 

- How AI is changing the role of the sourcer

- What automation should (and shouldn’t) replace

- Emerging tools and workflows defining 2026

H- ow to balance efficiency with authenticity in candidate engagement

 

Whether you’re a people leader, recruiter, or TA innovator, you’ll walk away with practical insights you can apply immediately.

 

Save your spot and join us live to learn what the future of sourcing really looks like — and how to stay ahead of it.

 

We're on Weds 1st April, 10am PT / 1pm ET. Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on green button 'Save my Spot' to register for this show.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep370 - AI Sourcing Agents & AI Job Search Agents - Archer Live Demo

AI Sourcing Agents in the Enterprise: Live demo!

 

Following on from Archer's phenomenal success, it's time to catch up with CEO Mark Chaffey on what happens when a feature becomes a product, and that product turns into the main thing. Archer is the AI sourcing agent which has not only enabled hackajob to expand beyond the talent market place model but also expand scope beyond tech domain also.

 

The stats are staggering:

 

In its first 90 days:

 

🏹 35,000 double opt-in introductions between jobseekers and employers

 

🏹 15% of these connections are for non-tech roles in areas such as Sales & Finance

 

🏹 20:1 first-stage-to-hire conversion — 15x better than the industry average

 

🏹 1,500+ fraudulent candidates blocked before reaching hiring processes

 

🏹 60% are first-time applicants you’d never have found through active channels

 

Let's hear from Mark on what the future of recruitment technology looks like when enterprise customers have an always on 24/7, multi-domain, multi-lingual recruiter working for them, within existing workflow. In fact, why don't we live demo and see Archer in action as enterprise customers would see it?

 

We're on Tuesday 31st March, 4pm BST / 11am ET / 8am PT.

 

Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended)

 

 

 

Ep370 is sponsored by our friends hackajob

 

AI agents for job seekers and employers—making hiring easier, faster and fairer.

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep369 - Optimising Your Recruiter Workflow with AI - Real Examples

OPTIMISING YOUR RECRUITER WORKFLOW WITH AI - EXAMPLES!

 

AI is transforming recruitment at lightning speed. Recruiters who embrace it are filling roles faster, delivering better candidate experiences, and outperforming competitors stuck in manual processes. Yet many professionals hesitate - not because they doubt AI's potential, but because they lack concrete, real-world examples of how to implement it effectively. This livestream bridges that gap with actionable demonstrations you can apply immediately!

 

What You'll Learn:

 

- Getting started with Workflow automations

- Finding a single manual process is currently repeats

- Asking AI to help you identify those instances!

- Real live demo from experts!

 

Mastering techniques isn't going to happen in one episode of Brainfood Live, but getting people started isn't beyond us. This isn't just about working smarter - it's about future-proofing your career. Recruiters who integrate AI into their workflow consistently exceed KPIs, become indispensable strategic partners to hiring managers, and command higher salaries in an increasingly competitive market. Meanwhile, those who delay risk being outpaced by tech-savvy colleagues and automated alternatives. Join us to transform your daily workflow, elevate your professional value, and secure your position at the forefront of modern recruitment.

 

We're on Friday 27th March, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended)

 

 

Episode 369 is sponsored by Juicebox

 

PeopleGPT is the leading outbound recruiting platform built on Generative AI. Find talent across 30+ data sources, get interactive Talent Insights, and reach out with personalized AI email campaigns.

 

Key features include:

• 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 5000+ companies including Scale AI, Mindbloom, and Patreon. Free trial available. Try Juicebox today

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep368 - LinkedIn Content Intelligence Q1 2026

LINKEDIN CONTENT INTELLIGENCE REPORT Q1 2026

 

The LinkedIn newsfeed has completely changed how professional content gets seen and shared — and old posting playbooks are now obsolete. In “LinkedIn Content Intelligence Report Q1 2026”, we’ll break down how LinkedIn’s evolving algorithm prioritises relevance, meaning, and audience interest — not just likes and vanity metrics — and what this means for creators and marketers focused on real visibility and real engagement. Real data, real trends, real tactical takeaways.

 

What we’ll cover:

 

• The New Distribution Logic: LinkedIn now prioritises deep, meaningful engagement and professional relevance over broad viral reach, reshaping who sees your posts and why.
• Interest-Based Feed Signals: The feed is increasingly driven by topical relevance and user interest, not just network connections or follower count.
• Engagement Quality Over Quantity: Simple likes matter far less than sustained conversations and comments that signal real value.
• Post Formats That Win Now: Text, thought leadership, and content sparking discussion are outperforming generic posts — and tactics like saves and comments now carry disproportionate weight.
• Semantic Content Signals: LinkedIn’s new 360Brew AI reads meaning and topical authority, rewarding posts that speak clearly to a defined audience.
• Saturation and Signal Noise: More posts and noise mean generic content gets buried — creators must craft specificity and relevance to break through.
• Profile + Content Alignment: Your profile and the themes you post about now act together as signals to the algorithm — misalignment can suppress reach.

 

Every creator has wondered, why isn’t this getting seen anymore? The answer isn’t a mystery - the algorithm has shifted fundamentally. This livestream will turn complex technical changes into actionable strategy, outlining where visibility is going, what LinkedIn actually rewards, and how you can reclaim reach and influence on the platform. Whether you’re a content creator, marketer, or brand strategist, this session will give you the context and tactics to adapt and win in 2026.

 

 

We're on Friday 20th March, 2pm GMT. Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended)

 

 

 

Episode 368 is sponsored by Maki

 

At Maki, we help organisations like BNP Paribas, PwC, Booking.com, Nestlé, and H&M transform hiring with AI agents for screening, interviewing, and assessment.

 

By combining automation, behavioural science, and data, Maki enables talent teams to hire faster, fairer, and smarter.

 

Our global partnership with H&M saved 250 000 recruiter hours, cut time-to-hire by 4×, and reduced turnover by 22 %, delivering $85 M ROI.

 

Beyond automation, we’re building a continuous reinforcement system where every recruiter judgment and employee outcome makes our AI agents smarter; creating a unique data moat in HR.

 

Learn more: makipeople.com