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Bringing case studies and stories to you on how people in our community are winning at Talent to inspire, motivate and educate.
Season 3 - 2024
Continuous Improvement in TA and Ops
With a background in TA operations and continuous improvement, Jenna Rundle talks to Zi and Andrea on what is continuous improvement in TA. They explore why it’s important, what it looks like and share some war stories of ATS changeovers and implementations and making the best of what you have in front of you.
If you are thinking of swapping out your ATS or HRIS, take a listen as you may not have to!
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Navigating the new world of TA
Join us for a candid conversation with Matt, an emerging leader who recently ventured into running his own TA Advisory practice.
In this episode, Matt shares his insights on the challenges and rewards of being his own boss, the freedom and flexibility it affords, and his plans to explore new opportunities in the coming year. From talent acquisition to carving out his own path in the industry, Matt provides valuable insights and inspiration for those thinking of doing it on their own or working in TA.
Tune in to gain valuable insights and practical tips from Matt's journey into the world of business ownership.
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Startups, Recruiting and The Future
Simone is engaged as a competitive talent solution consultant. Partnering with organisations she helps them achieve their full potential when it comes to talent. Simone's specialisms include Employer Brand, Employee Value Proposition and Talent Advisory.
Tune in to our latest episode on Spotify Podcast! Join us as we dive into the world of startups, tech recruiting, and the future with special guest Simone Strachan.
We had a brilliant conversation about:
- Exploring the transition from a corporate role to working for oneself: Challenges and joys.
- Observations on the evolution of tech recruiting during challenging times and insights into its future.
Don't miss out on insightful discussions and valuable insights!
Workplace Burnout Report - 2023
John Chan's mission is to transform work into a place that empower individuals to realise their whole potential, enabling them to take care of what’s important to them both at and outside of work. A strong advocate for ethical data driven cultures, John uses data analytics to uncover insights that inform strategic action, driving change to prepare individuals and organisations for the future of work.
We have invited him back to talk about the results of this year's 'The State of Burnout Report'
We talk about:
- The rates of burnout are increasing for women, but decreasing for men
- But having caring responsibilities is not a contributing factor to experiencing burnout.
- The comparison between those working in a time-reduced work model (i.e., 32 hrs) vs a more standard model (40+ hrs).
- Reasonably positive results for the time-reduced work model, but is reducing work time the reason for these positive results or the work they've done to get there?
- The link between burnout and loneliness
- And why we re not doing all we can to reduce that loneliness by coming out of our houses to join in with our communities.
Putting the HUMAN into HR
Martyn Redstone has always been fascinated by technology and geeks out over the newest tech, and will jump into the metaverse and have a 2-hour conversation with Alexa.
However, how humans interact with and use technology interests Martyn, that's why he fell in love with chatbots and conversational ai. What better way is there to interact with technology than chat? It's the most intuitive way to interact.
Martyn helps TA and People Leaders navigate the conversational and generative AI world.
Our major theme through this conversation was humanising tech to create a great human experience.
We had a brilliant conversation about:
- Job displacement is real and;
- Job creation is real
- Why our young children are more likely to be managing AI agents than people when they join the workforce
- Why HR should be leading the change and the future of work and be the changemaker
- People vs machines - what we need to think about in the future of work
- Chatbots - why are we not embracing them and how can they improve candidate experience
- Why there is no shortcut to good human experiences
- What are the future problems we are facing and how we can get investment to deliver what we need.
His Brilliant Career
Joel Broughton has been there and done that in TA across agencies, RPOs and in-house. We reflect on his career and his decision to move into a completely new role - that of a secondary teacher.
We look at
- Skills - and why TAs are like teachers
- Career changes and getting out of the way
- Finding your purpose and listening to yourself
- Tips for making big changes in your career
- Advice to those looking at the start of their careers
This was such a lovely conversation and as we start 2024 and many of us reflecting our our brilliant careers, take the time to listen to one of our favourite elder statesmen.
We will miss you in our day to day lives Joel and the world of education is lucky to have you!
Season 2 - 2023
I pledge never to recruit a unicorn…
What is the PnD Pledge? And why do we need it in TA right now?
Every job ad is written looking for people who are passionate and driven - we need to lose these words, so how do we set ourselves apart?
Join Andrea Kirby and ZiChuan Lim as they talk with Anthony Scholfield about:
> Attracting people into roles where the population is aging
> What is working in TA like in smaller markets like Perth & Adelaide?
> Challenges of pushing against the status quo. Do hiring managers must sign off advertising and attraction strategies? We say no!
> How has Anthony done so well in getting great performance on his job advertising on job boards?
> A golden nugget on how he ensures that his company's advertising is on point and standing out!
Read Anthony’s original post on this very topic.
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Hello? Anyone?
Join Andrea Kirby and ZiChuan Lim as they discuss with Mark Smith, Group Managing Director, people2people to find out from the dark side what is going on in the market from the world of agencies.
We discuss:
- Are agencies working as well as they could, given the pressures in the market
- What does Mark see as the future of recruitment
- How does he acquire and develop talent
- What does he think CPOs and Talent Acquisition should do to build capability?
- When will he take Andrea out to lunch?
And we find out that Zi was Mark’s third graduate and employee number 7 back in 2005. It’s a small world!
Further Information
Founding Director of people2people, Mark started the business in February 2005 with specialist consultants with networks in accounting and finance, technology, business support, government, executive, human resources, marketing & digital, property, and supply chain management.
Growing quickly, organically and through acquisition, people2people have offices throughout Australia, New Zealand, and London. Their services also extend beyond recruitment, with our HR Solutions team providing RPO, human resource consulting and outsourced payroll solutions.
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Exploding TA with AI
In this episode, we chat to Marrin-Boyd Andrews, the one-time DJ and now Global Talent Sourcing Manager at one of the world's FMCG leaders.
We chat about how the remit and perception of sourcing has changed over time (still a way to go!), learn about what Generative AI features Marrin-Boyd is using in his tech stack today and explore what conditions are required to enable a progressive and forward-thinking Talent Function (or company for that matter!)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI and ML algorithms are transforming the way sourcing is conducted.
These technologies enable automated candidate screening, resume parsing, and matching, significantly reducing manual effort and improving the accuracy of candidate selection. AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants also enhance candidate engagement and provide personalised experiences.
Marrin-Boyd (MBA) is experimenting and trialling many ideas with AI, Data Analytics and Predictive Modeling, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Automation and Robotics Process Automation.
MBA has turned his role into a strategic part of Talent Acquisition, where he partners with TA and HR on critical and future skills and identifies internal talent for opportunities.
Join us as we discuss how MBA is leveraging these technologies, what has worked, what is the Talent industry doing, what the future can be and will we all still have jobs?
There's too many choices! Assessing and buying tech
Tech is a great enabler and multiplier of effort.
No matter what part of the economic cycle, businesses are always looking to create efficiencies and increase productivity. The challenge for many organisations lies in selecting the right tech for their situation and level of maturity. Choosing the wrong tech can be costly and time-consuming and negatively impact your credibility.
In this episode of The A-Z of Talent, Andrea and ZiChuan talk to RefApp's co-owner David Näsström and discuss the challenges of buying and "being bought".
People often think that the onus is on the buyer to make the right decision, "caveat emptor". But the match between problem and solution isn't just the buyer's responsibility. Press the play button to listen and learn more!
Links that might be interesting also:
- RefApp interviewed a professor about the legal rights to do referencing: Defamation and reference checking: What recruiters in Australia need to know about liability and best practices
- Together with an Australian scientist (Ph.D Melissa A. Wheeler) RefApp are published in the journal "Psychology Today": Traditional Reference Checks Are Plagued With Bias
- RefApp's webinar series with Hung Lee: Refapp Webinar Series: Hiring for Potential and Performance
Startups, Job Boards and Business Cases.... oh my!
Josh Snow had an idea that he thought would transform the way we recruit using job boards. He was not a TA professional, indeed he was a finance guy but had worked a lot with TA. He also recruited a lot and decided to pursue that idea...
So, why did a Head of Finance at a major telco suddenly think "I want to do a TA Tech startup".
Josh shares with us his idea, where it worked and where it failed. He also shares some brilliant insights into being a hiring manager and how he worked as 'the finance guy' for the TA team and helped them build business cases for change with hard evidence and what you need to think about if you are planning a start up.
Geofencing - what is it?
Also known as 'employerfencing'. So what is it? It's something that many companies with workforces across multiple locations often have as part of their kit but have you also considered it to increase diversity or to brand yourself in the market in a sector you are not known for?
Join us as we talk with Jemma Jones, Senior Account Director and David Hoath, Commercial Director - Australia and New Zealand as they take us through some amazing case studies in healthcare, a recent Australian campaign looking for mechanical engineers and finishing off with how they created a campaign to improve the diversity of the City of London policeforce.
With Crooton’s unique Geo Fencing talent attraction Ad Technology you can efficiently target candidates you are looking to find.
