The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

Job Descriptions: is there a more reviled document in the our business? Hard to think of a document which is held is less esteem than any other by nearly every stakeholder involved - the Hiring manager, the recruiter and not least - the candidate. Why are they are so bad? Why do we still need them? And more importantly, how could be do better with them? This is the topic of Ep45 of Brainfood Live On Air - how to write Authentic Job descriptions that Candidates Want to Read with ace writer and consultant, Katrina Kibben. You will learn how to find your 'voice' how to write as you speak how to structure a JD that flows how to tell the salient points how to write tight and compelling copy Episode 45 is supported by our buddies at VideoMyJob.VideoMyJob is an award-winning recruitment video production app used by top companies to create their own branded videos in-house. Up for your employer branding game today - request a demo here

How do you assess software engineers? One of the toughest challenges in tech recruiting is how usually non-tech people (tech recruiters) can effectively assess software engineers. All the signals are bad... Resume / CV ....self reported document, easy to game Brand name previous employers.....'must be good because she worked at Google' Phone screen....irrelevant testing, using a medium that engineers don't often use Face to face interview....rote pitching of questions, looking for bingo buzzword answers. Tech-to-tech interviews.....many critiques of the whiteboard Coding challenge....how can recruiters interpret the results? It's a conundrum which is annoying to recruiters and candidates alike. So what is the best practice for recruiters who want to credibly assess an engineers suitability for a role they are hiring for? This is the topic of Ep44 of Brainfood Live On Air; I'll be joined by tech sourcing legend Amy Miller formerly of Google and now at Amazon Lab126 , who is going to help me unpack the challenge and together work through some options we might consider. Episode 44 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Codility. Improve your tech hiring efforts with online technical skills assessments to identify the strongest developer hires. Check out more information here.

Can't find Software Developers? Or is it that the ones you DO find don't want to talk with you? In a world that is way too noisy, no one gets hit harder with messaging spam that the highly skilled, in-demand. In our world, that's usually someone in tech - a developer, a designer, a data scientist. And yet, someone has to initiate the conversation. Listen in to a super conversation with Erin Mathew, ace tech sourcer at Space Tech company, Maxar Technologies, who will share her know-how on : - how to make first contact - what channel is best to use - message composition - when to 'ask for the order' - why not to ask for referrals - how to handle the seemingly inevitable 'no' We'll also be joined by ex-techie. now tech recruiter Mark Deubel (Elastic) and UK Country Lead of Stack Overflow, Anton Boner, who will be bringing in some benchmark data on response rates Episode 43 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at Stack Overflow Talent. Talk to developers where they already want to be - on the tech world's most popular Q&A site. Contact a member of the team for more information here

Jerome Ternynck, CEO of SmartRecruiters, joins us for a 1 to 1 interview special. One of the preeminent figures in recruitment and recruitment technology over the past 20 years, Jerome will share his thoughts on entrepreneurship, building recruitment technology businesses whilst launching events and social initiatives. You will learn about Impact of recruitment technology over the past 20 years Move from SMB to Enterprise Difference between companies who make tech work & those who don't The future of ATS / CRM Data privacy and implications for recruiter behaviour Product roadmap for SmartRecruiters ATS Hiring Success - what to look forward to Recruiters / HR social responsibility for the greater good. Rare opportunity to learn from one of the key influencers in the recruitment industry Episode 42 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at SmartRecruiters. SmartRecruiters signature event - Hiring Success20 - is on 11-12th February at the Marriot Marquis. This is a unique conference marrying the twin themes of recruiting operational excellence with the social responsibility recruiters & HR have for wider society. Register for your tickets here

Recruiters: how do you plan to gain competitive advantage in 2020's? In fast moving industry, we need to be on top of our game for the year ahead. But time is the constant resource and we have to prioritise. What skills recruiters need to develop, and which ones we might need to let go in 2020? Brainfood Live is back with Season 2, Ep41 to discuss this crucial topic for the years ahead. Adam Gordon will be back and we'll be joined by Kevin Blair, Global VP of TA at IBM. We'll be covering: Sourcing Engagement Employer branding Analytics Tools usage Audience Episode 41 of Brainfood Live On Air is supported by our buddies at PASS. PASS make background checking, simple centralising background screening in one location for a faster, fully compliant and more cost-effective process. Grab a free 1 month trial with PASS here

Have you used Facebook Ads for Recruiting? I know I haven't but I probably should, as Facebook remains by far the largest, engaged and most important social network on the planet. A report from Hootsuite, shared on Recruiting Brainfood last week, showed us that there are THIRTEEN paid social options on Facebook. We're going to use this week's Brainfood Live ON Air to talk about each one - what are they, when to use them and how to get the best results from them. With Fanny Comba, Jelmer Zuidema, Jelmer Koeppalmans and Andrew Bryce

There was never any chance that we could get to the end of 2019 and not do at least one show covering Brexit. Whether you voted Leave or Remain or whether you are now Leave or Remain (or something else), all of us might find common ground in accepting that it's likely to be a profound change in the UK economic, regulatory, cultural and political environments. It's time to forecast the scenarios and get some expert advice on how to prepare for the various futures that will become clear in only a few more weeks. Adam and I are joined this week by regulatory expert and academic Sarah Lieberman in a 1 hour special. Don't miss this - follow the channel here (recommended) Register for the show here

Do you worry about the impact of AI & Automation? The answer should be 'damn right' because these foundational technological trends are sure to have pervasive impact on all the work we do. The question is - which sectors most affected? - which populations most exposed? - how / when will impact be felt? - and what can we recruiters do to ensure OUR roles are not dis-intermediated by more efficient software and less bias robots. This topic is way too big for Adam Gordon and I to handle by ourselves, so we've enrolled some experts in the field to help us think through the problem. - Rob McCargow, Director of AI at PwC - Yvette Cameron, Principal Analyst at NextGen Insights

This week sees the final end of Tru - one of the seminal event series in the recruiting industry. We're going to take a look at what Tru has meant over the past 10 years, pay tribute to the man in the hat Bill Boorman, as well discuss the value of recruiter communities. Adam Gordon and I will be joined by three great community leaders - Jamie Leonard, Founder of The Recruitment Events Co & RL100 - Piret Luts, Head of TA at Nortal and Founder of Recruitment Thursday - Shannon Pritchett, MD at CareerXRoads Follow the channel here (recommended) Register for the show here

How to make your employer brand stick? Turns out - you don't Real Employer Branding is about discovering what is true about the work in your business and exposing that truth the outside world, warts and all. Fascinating conversation with James Ellis and Elena Valentine which segued into ethnography, anthropology, design thinking, film and media, authenticity vs diversity, Fox News and the rest. Must watch / listen for anyone interested in the state of recruitment in 2019

Brainfood Live On Air from Kiev, #truKiev. Fascinating chat with Ukrainian recruitment hero's Denis Dinkevich and Andrei Stetsenko on the conditions on recruiting in Ukraine. We're talking Skype as a CRM, Telegram as a Slack competitor, impact of IT outsourcing on IT recruiter practice and the fragmented nature of IM.

"Magnificent Melbourne" - the cultural capital of Australia - and some might say, the real capital of the country (sorry Sydneysiders - take it up with your cousins in Victoria ;-)) I'm with Vervoe CEO Omer Molad, TAPOD's Lauren Sharp, Deloitte Head of APAC Consulting Adam Walker and the one and only Ross Clennett, as we talk Brainfood, D&I, hiring in Melbourne and hiring in Australia. It's a brilliant conversation with some brilliant Aussies

Live from Sydney: we're talking agency recruiters, Brits abroad, call aversion culture, the importance of relationships and the unique rectech eco-system in Australia w/ - Laura Johnson (PASS Technologies) - Rich Lewis-Jones (SmartRecruiters) - Mark Mansour (Servian) - Michael Delaney (Barhead Solutions)

Perth: one of the most remote big city metropolises anywhere: how does recruiting work over here? Is it all mining & water management? Brainfood Live is Live from Perth this Friday, where I'll be joined by 3 local experts who are going show tell us what the challenges are in hiring for roles based in Western Australia. - Stan Rolfe - Jon Bowker & Nicole La Gallia - Dani Tamati Fascinating conversation about fifo, aboriginal employment, contingent workforce, workforce automation and the continued role of the skilled recruiter

We're live from Hong Kong with the great team at Daxtra - CV parsing tech, and perhaps one of the first 'workforce automation' technologies to change the recruitment industry. Featuring cameo's from my cousin Stephen Li, dialling from the UK, we were also joined by Behavioural Scientist Dr Richard Claydon for a discussion on collaboration vs connection work It was great discussion in the chaos that is Hong Kong

On the eve of the Independence Day for Republic of Armenia, my buddies at Meetall and I held a meetup at PicsArts HQ for 100+ recruiters from the local scene at Yerevan. With Ach Petrosyan, Tech Recruiter at Meetall, Tigran Sloyan CEO at CodeSignal and Meruzhan Danielyan CEO at Teamable.

The Future of Employer Branding is the topic of this week's Brainfood Live. And we have invoked the help of an incredible trio guests to help us talk through challenges of Future EB. Learn from recruitment luminaries like: Bryan Chaney, Director of Global Employer Brand at Indeed James Ellis, Director of Employer Brand at Universum Bill Boorman, Recruiting legend, truConference founder and Stand up Comedian We're on at Friday 13th, 4pm BST Join the debate and follow the channel here (recommended) And register to watch the livestream here

It's pretty clear that LinkedIn can also be an amazing channel for getting your content seen by the audience you care about. I know it's been an important channel in growing the Recruiting Brainfood community, up to the 16,300+ opt in subscribers to date Some people are really great at this 'mini blogging' format and I'm delighted to make it the topic of this week's Brainfood Live On Air We'll be covering Status Updates vs LinkedIn Articles Posting frequency - how much is too much? What to do do with 1400 characters Content generation engine Links + Images + Videos in post Hierarchy of engagement events (Comments vs Share vs Like) Newsfeed algorithm and how it works We'll be joined by Mitch Sullivan (51st best blogger on LinkedIn) Kasia Tang, trainer / community builder / LinkedIn poster hero. If you ever wondered about how to get more views on your content on LinkedIn, this is the show to tune into. Friday 4pm BST, 30th August. Follow the channel here (recommended) Register for the show here

We're talking How to Hire for the Blue Collar with Tim Sackett and Ben GledHill Questions we are going to try and answer: Difference between hiring white vs blue collar workers Impact of location of hiring Recruitment best practice No CV / No resume - no problem? Communication channels for hiring Where is the tech in hiring for the hour? It's a brilliant show with some intriguing insights, from referral programmes, automated scheduling and SMS techniques. Follow the channel here (recommended) And watch the show here

Are you running a recruiting podcast? If you're not, you're probably thinking about doing so. In the era of multi-screen, endless notifications and permanent distraction, audio only is turning out to be an exceptional way to connect with your audience We are doing a special Brainfood Live On this Friday with the stars of the recruiting podcast firmanent Adam is away (thank goodness), so I will be joined by folks who will need no introduction: - Matt Alder of the Recruiting Future Podcast - Lars Schmidt of 21st Century HR - Laurie Ruettimann of Let's Fix Work - Chad Sowash & Joel Cheesman of The Chad n Cheese Show. There's never been a better line up of recruiting podcast masters. Don't miss this - follow the channel here (recommended) and register for the show here

How do you use video in recruiting? As an industry culture first dominated by phone and then email, we recruiters can be awfully slow in adopting new ways to interact with candidates and clients. Here's some usse Cases of Video Tech - Enriched job descriptions - Enhanced outreach messaging - Authentic employer branding - Video messages rather than Audio only voicemail - Asynch video interview - And more Adam and I will be examining Video in Tech this week, along with reviewing last week's brainfood and the chat in the fb group. We'll be joined by experts in video Maury Hanigan, Nicolas Mirail and Mark Lundgren. Follow the channel here (recommended)

In honour of this amazing post by Robin Schooling, we are running a special debate show on Brainfood Live this Friday 2nd August. I'm embedded in the HR conference scene and generally am massive supporter of the idea of in-person industry events. But is there a gap between the rhetoric and reality when it comes to the ideas presented on stage at conferences? Questions we are going to explore: - What explains the gap between saying vs doing? - How much is true vs how much is exaggerated? - What stops delegates from applying their learning? - Is survivor bias a problem in HR talks? - Biggest mistakes, lets confess Adam and I will be tackling these issues, along with reviewing last week's brainfood and the chat in the fb group.

What is programmatic advertising? When do you need to use it? HOW do you use it? and Why should you use it? It's the recruitment technology that has been so hot in this last few weeks, as leading players Appcast, Perengo and ClickIQ get acquired by recruitment giants Stepstone, TMP Worldwide and Indeed respectively. And yet we in TA know far too little nothing about it, so this week's show will be all about Programmatic Job advertising, in particular how to use it. Adam Gordon and I are joined by Rene Bolier, CEO of OnRecruit, Steven Rothberg, Founder at CollegeRecruiter and Leah Daniels, GM at Appcast If you like the show, please give us a positive rating and remember to subscribe!

Do you know what the 'Employee Infinity Loop' is? Forget about 'candidate experience' or even 'employee experience' How about the lifetime nurturing of relationships with people who will work with, now and in future. Think Alumni / Boomerang hiring on steroids. This is the topic of today's Brainfood Live On Air - how to nurture and retain the relationships with people who might and have worked with your business. Coby Schneider from Intel Corp joins us to share knowledge on they do the 'Employee Infinity Loop' We're live at 4pm BST Follow the channel here (recommended) And register for the show here

How to become the employer of choice for early career talent? - How to make your employer attractive to early stage talent - What do young people want? - Generational stereotypes - yes or no? - Common mistakes employers make when hiring for early stage - Assessment of potential vs experience With: - Euan Blair & Sophie Adelman, Co-founders of WhiteHat - Chris Garinger, Snr University Recruiter for Internship Authority - Steven Rothberg, Founder at College Recruiter - Rowena Bach, Early Careers Strategy Director at TMP Worldwide

Special podcast from Lisbon, live at Landing Fest with Pedro Oliveira (Landing Jobs), Ana Gaspar (Volkswagen), Ana Tavares (Pipedrive) and Alvaro Rojas (IronHack). We cover: - Future of online tech marketplaces - Inbound vs Outbound comms - Anti-recruiter countermeasures by Developers - how devs are responding to Recruiter spam - Importance of community & eco-system in hiring devs - Waterfall vs Agile in recruiting mindset - Culture in a blended team - Future of Lisbon as a tech hub - Bullfighting and best bars in Portugal Audio track taken from Crowdcast Livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/brainfood-live-on-air-ep20

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep19, Mary Meekers Internet Trends Report 2019 in Review. Adam Gordon and I go through Meeker's 333 page monster slide deck on Internet trends. We're talking - Online advertising - E-commerce - Privacy & Adtech - Image vs text communications - and much more. 60 mins of fizzy chat on a topic which matters to us all. Give it a blast folks, I run out of steam at the end, so will do Pt2 on this at a later stage!

AI in Recruiting, Pt 2 Where is AI going to have the most impact in the work recruiters do? How do we define the learning models? How does it all apply to hiring and ......how do we get ahead of the inevitable change? Adam Gordon and I are joined by: Megan Butler, Research Analyst at CogX John Sumser, Research Analyst at HRExaminer Vineet Vashishta, Data Scientist at PocketRecruiter Dr Nathan Mondragon, Chief Industrial Psychologist at HireVue To discuss all this and more. Chaotic 1 hour chat ensues - enjoy!

Reddit is the 8th most visited website on the planet, with over 300 million MAU's. Here Erin Mathew, Wim Dammans, Jiri Herodek and Stan Wasowicz discuss 1. How to ID candidates 2. How to engage / message 3. How to build authentic credibility 4. How to bring inbound notice to your hiring efforts. 5. How to learn the ‘rules of the road’ 6. How to be a productive and valued member of the community It's a great conversation with smart folks in the recruiting business

Is it a good idea to do public speaking? There's pro's and cons but if you're in the business of getting the attention of your audience, there's no better way that getting up on stage and talking about it. Adam and I speak to the one and only Jamie Leonard, founder of The Recruitment Event's Co - to give insight on what he looks for when selecting who is going to be his keynote Including Special Guest appearances from - Teddy Dimitrova, Talent Manager, Mycujoo - Dov Zavado, Sourcing at Expedia - Sofia Broberger, Tech Recruiter at Bonnier Broadcasting

Brainfood Live On Air is now also a podcast! Audio track of Ep14, with special guest Joe Mullings of the Mullings Group, talking Inbound marketing as the only way to scale. We will be talking: future of recruitment agencies media + recruiting storytelling (and how to do it) quality vs quantity inbound vs outbound top tips in inbound marketing for the modern recruiter Fantastic conversation with a modern master of the method. If you're thinking 'wouldn't it be great to have customers / candidates come to you?', you need to listen to this show. www.recruitingbrainfood.com