Recruiting Future Feast #38


Recruiting Future Feast

Greetings from Edinburgh

Welcome to the weekly edition of Recruiting Future Feast, the newsletter from The Recruiting Future Podcast.

Recruiting Future helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Influence, Talent, and Technology.

Are You Fitt For The Future?

I've been absolutely delighted by the response to the launch of my FITT Assessment for TA Leaders. So far, over 100 people have taken it, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

To recap, FITT is the framework I've created by analysing over 700 episodes of Recruiting to discover what the most effective TA Leaders have in common. The key pillars are Foresight, Influence, Talent & Technology, and this week, I launched an assessment to help TA Leaders and aspiring TA Leaders benchmark themselves.

It only takes 5 minutes to complete the assessment, and it also provides you with the next steps to help you grow as a leader.

Foresight

Although history never really repeats itself, it can sometimes give us valuable insights into the future.

Some of the most significant innovations in talent management and talent acquisition originated in the tech sector. From Edison’s revolutionary use of teamwork to Netflix’s principle of Talent Density, cutting-edge thinking about technology has often also involved cutting-edge thinking about talent.

What might the history of technology teach us about the future impact of AI on talent practices?

On Episode 713 I spoke to Jamie Dobson, CEO of Container Solutions and author of the book “Visionaries, Rebels and Machines,” on the history of technology. In our conversation, Jamie identified some of the talent innovations the tech sector has given us, shares how he applied some of this thinking to his own business, and discusses what the future might look like

Influence

The importance of data is universally recognized in TA, but the real opportunity lies in going beyond basic metrics and using data to shape business strategy. Forward-thinking TA leaders are moving beyond operational dashboards to connect hiring decisions with business outcomes like revenue generation and team performance.

My guest on Episode 717 was Leandro Cartelli, who has nearly 20 years of experience working in recruiting and talent acquisition. In our conversation, he shared his framework for evolving TA metrics through three maturity stages and explained how connecting recruiting data to business outcomes transforms organizational influence.

Talent

The adoption of skills-based hiring has never matched the amount of discussion and commentary that it generates. However, new data analysis from Talent Neuron, compiled specifically for Recruiting Future, suggests that things are now changing.

On Episode 718 I spoke to David Wilkins, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Talent Neuron, about the growth in skills-based hiring and its implications for TA and HR.

Technology

The AI transformation in recruiting presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant threats. It’s a complex situation where the same technology that promises to solve long-standing recruiting challenges is also creating new ones. The use of AI by candidates is driving up application numbers, and Gartner predicts that by 2028, one in four job applications will be fake or fraudulent.

On Episode 710, I spoke to Meredith Johnson, Chief Product Officer at Greenhouse. In our conversation, Meredith shares her insights on building ethical AI systems that enhance rather than replace human judgment. We discuss creating fraud detection capabilities that protect hiring quality and designing embedded AI experiences that maintain the transparency and trust that great hiring requires.

Sponsors

Recruiting Future would not be possible without the continued support of our fabulous sponsors.

A big shout out to SmartRecruiters and Hiring Branch for sponsoring the podcast during July


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Many Thanks

Matt

Matt Alder

Podcaster, Talent Acquisition Futurist, Speaker and Coach

The Recruiting Future Podcast, The Lighthouse, North Berwick, Scotland EH39 5PX
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