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Recruitment Revealed

Recruitment Revealed

By Gary Berney

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Episode 2 - Words matter, so change your job descriptions

Recruitment RevealedAug 25, 2020

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Episode 20 - Buying HR tech - the do's, don't's and considerations

Episode 20 - Buying HR tech - the do's, don't's and considerations

It's hard to know how to choose the right HR/TA technology for your company especially when it's sometimes a big budgetary commitment with a major impact on lots of people and departments. 

John Hill, Director of Talent Acquisition Transformation at Korn Ferry, spends his days assessing technology providers to help meet the needs of the company and their clients. He imparts his years of experience to help you develop the best way to assess and take action on the right technology.

Take a listen!!

Mar 10, 202218:08
Episode 19 - The changing face of Talent Acquisition and of the Employee Experience

Episode 19 - The changing face of Talent Acquisition and of the Employee Experience

When you speak to industry expert Bill Boorman you always know you're going to look at talent acquisition challenges through a different lens. In this episode Bill not only gives insights in to today's hiring market but also carve's out where he sees the future focus on the candidate and employee experience.

Feb 09, 202225:17
Episode 18 - Recruitment Challenges. Learning from 2021 to deliver a more successful 2022

Episode 18 - Recruitment Challenges. Learning from 2021 to deliver a more successful 2022

I'm joined by TA leader Jacob Sten Madsen as he highlights what the Great resignation has meant for recruitment in 2021 and how taking those lessons and adding new ideas will help you deliver recruiting success in 2022.

Jan 18, 202219:40
Episode 17 - The unforeseen challenges of hybrid working

Episode 17 - The unforeseen challenges of hybrid working

Sir Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at the University of Manchester, provides some great insights into the positives and challenges of hybrid working and how companies really need to rethink some keys components in their organisational structure. A must listen for anyone wondering about the adjustments needed for a successful hybrid working model.

Oct 14, 202121:17
Episode 16 - Thinking deeply about the candidate journey

Episode 16 - Thinking deeply about the candidate journey

Tim Sanchez, Global head of Talent Acquisition at Millicom, shares his insights into developing the candidate journey from both an external and internal perspective, looking at the various stages and touch points that need to be considered to deliver a world class candidate experience.

Sep 21, 202122:29
Episode 15 - Employer Branding and EVP creation

Episode 15 - Employer Branding and EVP creation

VP of Global Relationships at Shaker Recruitment Marketing, Megan Tracy, provides fantastic insights into developing an employer brand, creating an employee value proposition and how to changes over the last year have really impacted on that process.

Jul 13, 202120:37
Episode 14 - Are you doing enough to attract and retain people from the LGBTQ community?

Episode 14 - Are you doing enough to attract and retain people from the LGBTQ community?

What do LGBTQ members look for in an employer? Can your interviews be more inclusive? is your onboarding up to scratch? and do you really have the right lens on the needs of LGBTQ employees to ensure you retain them? 

In this episode I chat to Laura Fagan CEO at LGBT Ireland to discuss the challenges members of the community face when looking for the right employers.

Jun 15, 202118:30
Episode 13 - Storytelling is not just for Employer branding

Episode 13 - Storytelling is not just for Employer branding

A fascinating chat to Jen Mulzer, Talent AcquisItion Director and children's author, who talks through the fundamentals of developing a compelling story, thinking more deeply about your audience and how you can use story telling throughout HR and not simply for employer branding.

May 25, 202117:28
Episode 12 - What should a TA leader do in the first 90 days on a new role?

Episode 12 - What should a TA leader do in the first 90 days on a new role?

In this episode TA leader, Richard Carsley, talks about the first 90 days of any new TA role. What should you focused on, how to identify issues, when to start the change process to deliver success and more. Listen in for great insights on how to make a difference.

Apr 21, 202120:08
Episode 11 - Why companies need to change the way they create job ads

Episode 11 - Why companies need to change the way they create job ads

Mitch Sullivan is a copy writing expert. He discusses the differences between what a job description should do and what a job ad should do. He also highlights the 4 main reasons why job ads are unsuccessful for many companies. If you or a colleague ever need to write a job ad, this is a must listen episode.

Mar 23, 202121:03
Episode 10 DE&I in Talent Acquisition

Episode 10 DE&I in Talent Acquisition

Marie Norman of Adobe has embarked on a new role of Director of Global Diversity Talent Acquisition. The goal of her team is the educating, empowering and enforcing of recruiting activities and programs with the aim of attracting and hiring talent across all backgrounds, experiences, ethnic groups and cultures. In this episode we catch up with her to understand more about her role and how to truly blend talent acquisition with diversity targets.

Feb 18, 202118:51
Episode 9 - Employee Branding - entrusting employees to bring authenticity to the candidate experience

Episode 9 - Employee Branding - entrusting employees to bring authenticity to the candidate experience

A great conversation with David Nottage from UK retailer Footasylum about their development of employee branding - what employee branding is, how to go about starting the process, how to identify employees to take part, what's involved in helping this type of branding grow and what safeguards need to be in place. David takes us through every aspect in a fascinating insight into utilising employee branding

Jan 27, 202120:08
Episode 8 - Insights from Gerry Crispin

Episode 8 - Insights from Gerry Crispin

In this episode well known US HR industry expert, Gerry Crispin, gives us his take on the learnings from 2020 and what to look out for in 2021.

Jan 06, 202121:36
Episode 7 - Volume Recruitment part 2

Episode 7 - Volume Recruitment part 2

Continuing our excellent chat with Elaine Davis, CHRO for Continuum Global Solutions, we discuss expanding the availability of talent, attrition rates,  streamlining hiring processes and Diversity and Inclusion during volume hiring, 

Nov 10, 202017:57
Episode 6 - All you need to know about Volume recruitment

Episode 6 - All you need to know about Volume recruitment

Elaine Davis, CHRO for Continuum Global Solutions provides fascinating insights into the challenges of volume recruiting. We talk speed v quality of hire, identifying potential candidates, quick fire assessments, adapting the hiring process during covid and has the call centre model changed forever.

Nov 10, 202017:47
Episode 5 - Part 2 of why understanding poker can help with your recruitment

Episode 5 - Part 2 of why understanding poker can help with your recruitment

More fun, great insights and plenty to think about in Part 2 of an interview with Scott Birkhead. Scott's deep knowledge of both recruitment and poker, will help you be more focused and successful in your recruitment process.

Oct 01, 202016:43
Episode 4 - Why recruiters should brush up on their poker techniques!

Episode 4 - Why recruiters should brush up on their poker techniques!

Part 1 in a 2 part interview with Scott Birkhead. Scott uses his 26 years of in-house and RPO recruitment, plus his love of poker to have some fun and show why all recruiters should be brushing up on their poker techniques for recruitment success.

Oct 01, 202017:44
Episode 3 - Talent acquisition now and 2021 in the US

Episode 3 - Talent acquisition now and 2021 in the US

Join host Gary Berney as he talks all things talent acquisition in the US with leading HR consultant Jo Weech. They talk tech, bias, BLM and much more!

Sep 09, 202017:10
Episode 2 - Words matter, so change your job descriptions

Episode 2 - Words matter, so change your job descriptions

A fascinating insight into how gender bias words have a massive impact on candidate applications. Lucia Farrance from Thames Water takes you through their journey of discovery. Job descriptions will never be the same!

Aug 25, 202017:14
Episode 1 - How to improve your candidate journey

Episode 1 - How to improve your candidate journey

Want to improve your candidate journey and careers website? Then take a listen to our guest Philip Adcock, commercial psychologist and author, as he reveals crucial tips in changing the way we engage candidates.

Aug 25, 202020:05