NEW JOB AS A RECRUITMENT LEADER: THE 100 DAY PLAN   We know that it continues to be a tough market out there, but I am heartened to see more than few of my close contacts secure new positions lately. Not only do we hope that this is the beginning of a mini-bounce back for the TA job market, but it is also an ideal opportunity to speak to the newly hired and figure out what the best approach might be to ensure you get off to a running start!   - How long is the honeymoon period? - What is the best approach to most efficiently conduct the discovery process? - Inheriting a team, what ar ..read more

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 Steve Bartel, CEO of Gem.   - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - In what ways does being an engineer help you as a tech CEO? - In what was does it hinder you? - What aspects of being a CEO have you discovered to be a strength? - What areas do you think are not your strongest as CEO? - 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 ..read more

HOW TO ETHICALLY IMPLEMENT AI INTO TALENT ACQUISITION   One of the factors slowing down AI Adoption is justifiable concern on the ethics of AI. How do we ensure that we are not exacerbating bias, privileging one demographic over another and treating human beings as lesser than the machines?   It's been great to see software vendors take the lead in trying find a path forward. A superb how-to guide from our friends Willo was featured in Recruiting Brainfood Issue 399 (free to download, no gate here) and it covered the practical steps required to move from idea to practice.   We a ..read more

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 the CEO of one the new wave of AI-native tech startups which are transforming enterprise recruitment, Sam Dhesi   - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - What are the strengths of a founder coming into a new domain? - How did you assemble the founding team? - What protocols do you have when you disagree? - If I could ask a former colleague of yours to describe your management style, what would they say? - Can you describe w ..read more

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 Dina Bay, CEO of PitchMe. I do believe this is the first time we have had a Founders Focus with the fellow Alumni of St Andrews University - a moment to celebrate!   - When did you realise you were going to set up a company? - What was the biggest difference between the world's of research, corporate and startup? - What skills do you think you have as CEO? - What areas do you think are not your strongest as CEO? - If I could ask a former collea ..read more

SKILL BASED HIRING: A CONVERSATION WITH JOHNNY CAMPBELL   One of the first people to really break down to task and activity level was Johnny Campbell. As CEO of market leading hiring training company SocialTalent, his taxonomy of the skills required by a recruiter to perform in their work remains a canonical artefact in the world of talent acquisition to this day.   This is why I was excited to get a DM from Johnny on the topic of Skill Based Hiring - in particular, why we might have cause to pause in our charge to implement a concept which requires greater understanding, definition ..read more

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today.   I'm delighted to be speaking to the one and only Roderick Smyth - serial entrepreneur with multiple exits and now the founder and CEO of Glyde Talent - the AI powered recruitment platform which enables recruiters to source and screen at scale.   - What has changed in product development over the past 20 years? - Can you describe the history of recruitment tech solutions in this time? - As a tech orientated CEO, what advantages do you think you have over n ..read more

HOW TO SELECT AND IMPLEMENT AN ATS: A MASTERCLASS   There will come a point in every Talent Acquisition professionals career where you will have to make a decision on which ATS to use. Likely to be the most significant technology decision you'll ever make, it is also - outside of payroll - likely to be the biggest ticket investment that you'll ever have responsibility for also. So how exactly are you meant to go about making such a big decision a success?   - Top 10 things to consider when choosing an ATS - What is the business requirement - Who are the users? - What are you currentl ..read more

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 Barb Hyman, CEO of Sapia. I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Barb for a coffee in Shoreditch earlier this year and I'm delighted to be able to reconnect with her on her founder story and what exactly made her embark on the journey of recruitment technology entrepreneurship   - When did you realise you had to do Sapia? - Were you always thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? - From a UX POV, what are the main differences in being a CE ..read more

FUTURE OF JOB BOARDS & JOB ADVERTISING (PART DEUX)   The best Brainfood Lives always leave more to be said. Ep254 set new standards for intellectual horsepower, as we discussed GenAI impact on the future of job boards and job advertising. We had such great feedback that we had to bring the crew back to follow up, this time taking things a step further with an examination of 'agentic AI'   - How are job boards responding to AI agents? - What demands are employers making of job boards? - At what point do job boards recognise the risk that employers will no longer advertise jobs ..read more