For episode 16 of the Recruitment Intelligence Podcast, we invited on the man who kicked it all off; Walter Speirs, COO and Founder of Solutions Driven. The topic? Candidate care. Because, when Walter founded Solutions Driven 24 years ago, he did so thinking of the candidate. While we don’t collect CVs or work on behalf of prospective employees, we believe treating them well is why we’re still going two decades on. Throughout his time at Solutions Driven, Walter has been instrumental in ensuring candidates’ welfare is continually thought of, developing the 6F methodology to guarantee the right ..read more

This time (over) a year ago, we launched a brand new category - Recruitment Process Intelligence.  RPI was created to provide businesses with intelligence throughout the recruitment process and guarantee delivery of the right hire, first time, every time.  A year later and a year wiser, we grabbed CEO Gavin Speirs and sat down to revisit that podcast. We wanted to find out if our original goals had stood up to the test of both time and world-altering events that altered the job market completely.  In this podcast we look at:  How the definition of RPI has changed over t ..read more

In the latest episode of The Recruitment Intelligence podcast, we catch up with Solutions Driven's CEO, Gavin Speirs, to discuss the current shortage in recruiters and internal talent teams, what's going on with candidate behaviour, and what businesses can do to reduce the effects of this shortage.  ..read more

In the latest episode of The Recruitment Intelligence podcast, we catch up with Solutions Driven's new Chief Diversity Officer Salma El-Wardany to talk about our recent Diversity Promise & Pledge announcement and how we plan to bring that to life to benefit our employees, clients and peers ..read more

In Episode 011 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie explore the key insights and intelligence that have the ability to hugely impact your recruitment strategy and end results. Gavin also shares for the first time via screenshare ==> https://www.solutionsdriven.com/how-data-intelligence-delivers-the-critical-insights-you-need-to-optimise-your-future-hiring-strategy <== the typical insights and intelligence we gather at Solutions Driven which helps us to guarantee delivery of the right hire, first time and every time for our ..read more

In Episode 010 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast, our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie dive deep into the world of 'Executive Search' recruitment to look at how this process traditionally works and why it's now time for a change. ✔ We take a journey back in time to look at the 'old way' in which executive recruitment was - and still is - carried out...(unfortunately many recruiters are still using this outdated approach) ✔ Why there's been a significant increase in recent months in executive level recruitment... ✔ How the process for hiring executive level talent ..read more

In Episode 009 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast, we have not one, not two, but 3 huge announcements from Solutions Driven that will completely change the face of the recruitment industry. Our CEO Gavin Speirs and Head of Marketing Robert Gillespie sit down to have a conversation about our new category - Recruitment Process Intelligence™ and what it means for the recruitment sector. We look at the shifts that have taken place in the recruitment industry over the last few years and the problem with the current recruitment models that have made Recruitment Process Intelligence™ an excitin ..read more

Welcome to Episode # 8 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast my name is Robert Gillespie and in today’s episode I’m talking candidate engagement with Danny Biello, our Delivery Operations Leader here at Solutions Driven.  A key skill for any recruiter or hiring manager to master is how they engage a candidate throughout the hiring process…and Danny is a master at this!  There’s so many factors that go into a company’s final decision on whether they’ve found the dream candidate or not. But not every company has a documented process in place to identify if the candidate sees your c ..read more

Welcome to Episode #007 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast and in today’s episode I’m sharing a special conversation I had with Keith Palmer from our Talent Delivery Team and Gerry Park, one of our Global Key Account Leads to talk all things Talent Mapping and Talent Pipelining.  So, if you need some tips and advice on how to find the best talent for your company no matter where they are in the world, or maybe you want start building a talent pool in advance of future recruitment plans, or you need to get some intelligence into how your competitors are attracting top talent in your ..read more

Welcome to Episode # 6 of The Recruitment Intelligence Podcast, in today’s episode we take you inside our private virtual network of amazing leaders from the world of Talent Acquisition and HR who are working at some of the biggest companies on the planet.  We share some of the key highlights and takeaways from these meetings so far - including some of the common challenges and roadblocks they’re all facing right now. This episode takes you behind the scenes and let's you listen in on the real conversations from the world of recruitment right now ..read more