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The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast: Your weekly 60 minute dose of brilliant conversation about Recruiting & HR
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Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today.
- 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
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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
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Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
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
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
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
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Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
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
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
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
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.
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
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
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
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
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
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
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
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
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