In this episode Bas, Matthias and Oana discuss the month of August in the European TA landscape. We start talking about the weather and how that is changing the preferred location to work. The European North has discovered... heath... And we talk about adapting to a warmer world based on this article: https://laetitiaatwork.substack.com/p/what-futu…

In this case study narrator Bas van de Haterd tells you the case of hiring air traffic controllers and how they got to 160% increase in quality of hire, while lowering their requirements on education. By using technology to test all applicants they were able to better select candidates and they learned that educational success had very limited corr…

In this case study Bas van de Haterd tells you about an old award winning case from the Airport of Schiphol. It's about a recruitment marketing campaign actually from some years ago, but that still holds it's place. The excellence of this campaign was that is started with persona's, and really did what you are supposed to do with persona's, persona…

Talent Savvy presents case studies, short description of cases that we think are too good not to share. In this case study one where narrator Bas van de Haterd was personally involved, hiring in (very) niche communities. How do you know about them? (Spoiler: the people doing the job) How do you get involved with them? (Spoiler: you don't, others do…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Oana Iordachescu and Matthias Smeißer discuss the most important developments in the European Talent Acquisition market for July. These monthly wrap ups will look back at the most important developments around Europe that influence TA. In this episode we talk about - The new immigration laws in Germany, especially…

You co hosts this week are Bas van de Haterd, Marlies Farril and sofia Broberger. This week we talk review sites, like Glassdoor. How do we deal with it as recruiter? The article we reference is: https://www.careerfair.io/company-reviews We of course will not promote fake reviews, but how and who do you as to do a review? Hoe do you use it as a rev…

In this episode Oana and the new co host Martin Dangerfield review the year so far. What's going on in the world of talent acquisition? Is it doom and gloom? When do we expect things to change and how will they change?

In this episode Matthias and Alexa talk setting up TA teams when scaling up your company. What type of roles do you prioritize at what point?How many people do you need for jow many reqs?How do you report to senior management?

In this weeks episode Bas van de Haterd, Kelly Robinson and Marlies Farril talk about several things. Kelly starts with a few Linkedin tips he learned from a report by pager. Download the entire report here: https://paiger.co/linkedin-algorithm/ The topic we talk about is fixing staffing shortages and we talk about the award winning case by Schipho…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Oana Iordachescu and Matthias Schmeisser talk about generative AI and ChatGPT in particular and the expectations we have on new products that suppliers will come up with in the next 6 to 12 months. We'll be talking about what we expect from AI to change for TA. An episode that might actually be inspirational for m…

In this weeks podcast Kelly Robinson talks with Alex Churchill They talk about why internal recruiters are better than external one Why Employer branding is essential What AI will and will not do for recruiting The base for this weeks discussion is the Linkedin Talent Insights report 2023. The Linkedin talent insights report that's being discussed:…

In this episode Oana, Sofia and Michael talk about quality of hire The article Oana references https://directionallycorrectnews.substack.com/p/people-analytics-primer-quality-of

Since there is still lot of talk about a recession looming, we thought we'd reply an episode recorded last year in June when there was lots of talk about a recession as well and how should you as a recruiter handle this. In this weeks episode Bas is joined by Kelly and Sofia to talk about recruiting in a recession or downturn. First we'll talk abou…

This week we have a rerun from an earlier episode from august 2022. In this episode Bas, Olga and Matthias discuss strategic TA metrics. Olga has extensive knowledge of TA metrics from a corporate perspective, having lots of experience at companies like PepsiCo and NielsenIQ while Matthias has mainly worked at scale ups and start up, like Zalando a…

Scenario planning are answering the big 'what if' questions. It's not just the likely scenario, the most common what if's, but also highly unlikely. Only one company in the 1970's had scenario's on 'what if OPEC limits oil severely'. That was Shell, that profited from the crisis and became the worlds largest oil company. In TA we don't do enough sc…

In this weeks episode we try something new. Kelly interviews Jim Durbin, aka the Indeed whisperer. Jim trains people on using software, basically Linkedin and Indeed. Understanding Indeed saves you a lot of money in advertising. This episode is full packed with advise from a trainer on using Indeed, Linkedin and other 'recruiting software'. Connect…

This week we talk Strategic Recruitment and becoming a strategic department. The base for todays conversation is the newsletter by Kevin Wheeler: https://fotnews.futureoftalent.org/p/why-has-recruiting-been-hit-so-hard The podcast where Matt Alder with Kevin Wheeler we mention: https://recruitingfuture.com/2023/03/ep-505-accelerating-change/ We tal…

In this podcast Olga, Michael and Sofia talk about hybrid, remote and back to the office policies. Sofia works for a full office organisation and wouldn't want it any other way. Olga works full remote and wouldn't want it any other way. Michael works hybrid with 2 days a week in the office. The article mentioned in the podcast by Michael: https://h…

In this episode Bas, Olga and Dez talk about bias in algorithms. We talk about ChatGPT and the research about bias in their job descriptions. The Danish article we reference on bias in ChatGPT: https://bootstrapping.dk/ny-forskning-drop-chatgpt-hvis-i-bekymrer-jer-om-inklusion/?fbclid=IwAR3HGFVikzo1daoykxOLIippwmrCp7P5GWL-fZiEoGw4OS--gQXtlRrfi6I Th…

In this episode Matthias, Akbar and Sofia talk about Bias in hiring. They go through the entire proces from Intake meetings, sourcing of candidates, to selection and the hiring decision and talk how bias can creep in and what role there is for TA to combat this. The show is full of advice on how to combat bias on every stage of the recruitment proc…

In this episode Dez, Matthias and Bas talk about two CEO reports. Both mention talent and talent acquisition as top priorities for the C suite. We talk about the global leadership report https://www.dropbox.com/s/536o80740ss51fm/Global%20Leadership%20Forecast%202023.pdf and Forresters CEO report. https://www.forrester.com/bold/navigating-the-downtu…

In this episode Oana Iordachescu, Chantelle Jones and Marlies Farril talk about how layoffs are impacting overall recruitment practices. The base for the conversation is an article in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodberger/2023/01/24/layoffs-at-tech-giants-impacting-recruiting-practices/?sh=482e8be51f03 Are the current lay offs a result of …

In this episode of Talent Savvy Bas van de Haterd talks with Kelly Robinson and Matthias Schmeisser about what jobseekers really want and what companies can do about this, without having to involve lots of management or C suite executives. What jobseekers wish the employers knew is a massive research by Boston Consultancy Group. Over 90.000 people …

This week we talk about outreach messages. How do you reach out to candidates yo are sourcing? Bas van de Haterd is joined today by two expert sourcers, Sofia Broberger and Dez. S. Papp. We talk about what you should do, and shouldn't to. We talk about basing outreach messages on data, on how ChatGPT might effect the outreach messages. Sofia says a…

Today Bas, Sofia and Dez talk about Boomerang hires. In these times it might be a good idea to re-hire people that left. Bas has some examples of boomerang processes, alumni BBQ's and calling the regrettable hires within their probation period. And Sofia explains the law in Sweden is that if you fire some for 'not enough work' and you are hiring so…

Bas van de Haterd today is joined by Olga Smelova and Michael Delaney on referral hiring. It seems so many organisations are revamping their referral programs, so in this episode we share all our experiences with referral. We talk about the tools and processes you need to have in place before you can really support the referral proces. We talked ab…

In todays episode we're talking about Chat GPT. If you haven't tried it yet: play with it. https://chat.openai.com/auth/login What are our experiences? What can you use it for right now? Bas wrote a blog about it on Employer Branding in Dutch, without editing, Marco read it and says it's very human written. The blog: https://digitaal-werven.nl/empl…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Marco Dalmeijer and Marlies Farril will talk about two of the most important aspects for developers: working with great colleagues and development oppertunities. The episode is based on research by Otta that shows us that two of the three most important aspects for developers are working with great colleagues and …

The first show of 2023 is the second round of predictions for 2023. In this episode Steve Jacobs, Dez Papp and Matthias Schmeisser will predict 2023. Matthias predicts what technology will be the biggest hype to implement in the year. Steve predicts that tech candidates are becoming more risk averse, so traditional companies will have a better chan…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Akbar Karenga and Giles Symonds talk about apprenticeships and how they might be used to close the skills gap. We talk about the differences in government support for them, the UK has a paid scheme where companies get reimbursed for some of the costs, and how this actually seems to sometimes lead to bad outcomes f…

In this episode Akbar Karenga, Marlies Farril, Giles Symonds and Bas van de Haterd give their predictions for 2023. We'll be predicting and talking investment in tech and how that will influence the hiring market. We'll be predicting and talking salaries, and mainly salaries in tech and other sectors. We'll be predicting and talking the change of t…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Dez. S. Papp and Akbar Karenga look back at 2022. What did we see happening in the market? We saw people getting closer, the profession seems to be up skilling and coming closer. We talk about the actual rise of AI and becoming useful products for TA. AI creation tools have become useful for recruiters and that's …

Illness hit the Talent Savvy team this week, so no recording. Hence a rerun of an episode from almost a year ago that is still as relevant as ever: writing a good job ad. Bas, Sofia and Kelly discuss three statements concerning the Job advert. 1. It's an advert, not a description. What's the difference and what makes a great job ad? 2. Your job adv…

In todays show Bas van de Haterd, Kelly Robinson and Oana Iordachescu talk about the great retirement and how this effects the labor market and how we as recruiters could, or should, deal with this. The research this episode references is by the phoenix group: https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/2022-11/Phoenix-Insights-The-Gr…

In this special 50th episode the team of Talent Savvy shares the best advice we got and how it impacted our careers in Talent Acquisition. You'll be hearing the best career advice as a recruiter they've got from: Michael Delaney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldelaney1/ Sofia Broberger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiabroberger/ Giles Symonds:…

Bas van de Haterd, Dez Papp and Sofia Broberger talk about hiring entire teams at once. The recent lay offs might have great chances not just hiring a single good candidate, but an entire team. The reason for this podcast is a recent event Bas visited about hiring Polish IT people and one thing that the experts there said was that many Polish devel…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Matthias Schmeisser and Akbar Karenga are talking about the tech layoffs and hiring freezes in tech. It's not just the venture backed firms that are letting people go, it's also the hiring freezes at big tech that are influencing the market. The article we talk about in this episode is this piece on pragmatic engi…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Marlies Farril and Marco Dalmeijer talk about corporate careers websites. This episode is based on a research of the career websites of the 500 biggest employers of the Netherlands, by Digitaal-Werven, a brand founded by the host Bas van de Haterd The research report is downloadable here We talk about surprises in…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd, Kelly Robinson and Michael Delaney talk about what TA can learn from professional sports. For once there isn't an article to share as we discuss this based on talks we saw at conferences. Bas saw the Sport scientist of Soccer team PSV at Digitaal-Werven this year and Kelly remembered an inspiring talk by coach K f…

In todays episode episode Bas, Marlies and Steve talk about leveraging niche networks for recruitment. How niche can you get (the scientific forum for salt water membrane technology)? can you be part of a recruitment network and help other networks? What are do's and don't? What are successes we've had in leveraging niche network. The reason for th…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd is joined by Oana Iordachescu and Matthias Schmeißer talk one of the most boring aspects of Talent Acquisition, but one of the most interesting from automation perspective: scheduling. Oana is in a high volume sector, having over 200.000 interviews a year while Matthias has implemented tools both in higher volume, …

Bas van de Haterd talks with Steve Jacobs and Oana Iordachescu on the talents and skills that a recruiter needs to stay good at their job. The article this podcast is based on is from the Kevin Wheeler's newsletter (that we highly recommend): https://fotnews.futureoftalent.org/p/the-six-recruiting-skills-you-need Oana actually asked her team even w…

This week Bas van de Haterd, Matthias Schmeißer and Dez s. Papp talk about how to become a talent advisor. The podcast is based on this article by John Vlastelica on becoming a talent advisor. https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-strategy/be-seen-as-talent-advisor-by-hiring-managers A talent advisor is a more strategic recruiter, so…

In todays episode we have a unique cross over podcast with the Recruiting Future Podcast with podcasting legend Matt Alder. We talk about a topic that's close to our hearts for ever, the candidate experience. The episode is based on this excellent article by kevin Grossman on ERE, that nothing really changed. https://www.ere.net/whats-new-and-fresh…

In this episode Marlies, Chantelle and Matthias talk about the artikel in the NY times: Boy Bossed of Sillicon Valley are on their way out and how this impacts TA. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/business/silicon-valley-boy-boss.html We're going from peace time CEO's to war time CEO's. We going from unlimited growth back by VC money to a proces …

Today Bas van de Haterd talks with Dez Papp and Kelly Robinson on the topic of the TA tech stack. How important is your TA tech stack for hiring the right recruiters? A recent poll said that the majority of recruiters and TA professionals, or at least the great ones that are a member of Recruiting Brainfood would reject a job at your organisation i…

In today's episode Bas van de Haterd talks with Oana Iordachescu and Giles Symonds on the subject of company culture and talent philosophy. The base for this episode is a newsletter by Recruitment legend Kevin Wheeler on this topic. https://fotnews.futureoftalent.org/p/whats-your-firms-culture-and-talent He talks about that your company culture nee…

In this episode Bas van de Haterd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/basvandehaterd/), Michael Delaney (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldelaney1/) and new co host Giles Symonds (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pharmaceuticalrecruitment/) talk about candidates who want to switch industries. In a McKinsey report it's mentioned that much of the great resigna…

In todays episode Bas talks to Olga and Steve on expanding your talent pool by hiring on aptitude in stead of resumes and previous experience. The discussion is based on the article in Inc magazine on Google's project manager training program that then puts them in work experience programs at Google as project managers. https://www.inc.com/kelly-ma…

In todays episode Bas, Sofia and Marlies talk about compensation and benefits. Not complaining about it as TA usually does, but talking about the things we can influence as TA professionals. The article that led to this podcast is a Substack newsletter bij Andre Nader who explains how equity compensation has fallen for the Faang / Maang companies a…