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TikTok for recruitment and employer brand with Ashley Herd

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:26:31 GMT

Ashley is the mastermind behind Manager Method (dot com), and specialises in content on HR, the future of work, recruitment, candidate experience, and much more. Her short, snappy videos have garnered 1.9 million likes and 112.1k followers on TikTok – so you know she knows her stuff. On this episode, Ashley offers practical tips to HR leaders who want to understand and tap into the huge recruitment and brand building opportunity in TikTok. You’ll learn how to get started, how to produce TikTok friendly content, how to reach Gen Z, and much more.

Navigating the bright future of ethical Ai with Shea Brown

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 03:24:26 GMT

When it comes to recruitment – and perhaps in general – Ai is one of the most misunderstood and unfairly maligned technologies humans have ever created.

Sapia takes its approach to ethical Ai seriously. It’s why we’re talking to Shea Brown, who’s a renowned Ai ethicist, as well as the CEO and founder at BABL AI. In this ep, you’ll learn:

Why not all Ai systems are fundamentally biased
How you create an ethics framework for an Ai system
How to vet Ai tech providers
Why (and how) any one person or team can place an ethical framework on something with moral implications, and
How HR leaders can navigate the use of Ai in hiring.

Getting smarter with HR tech with Rich Lewis-Jones

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:32:49 GMT

Rich Lewis-Jones is SmartRecruiters' Director of APAC. He’s a super interesting guy with a wealth of knowledge on HR tech and recruitment. This episode is particularly timely, because Sapia and SmartRecruiters have just minted a brand-new partnership, based on the integration of our Smart Interviewer with the SmartRecruiters marketplace. Everything’s just super smart over here.

We talked with Rich about his passions: People, process, technology, transformation. You’ll want to pay close attention particularly if you’re starting to look into improving the sophistication of your HR tech, because Rich has some helpful pointers.

Cracking the quality of hire code with Madeline Laurano

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:12:57 GMT

Ask any HR leader or recruiter: Quality of hire is the holy grail stat of recruitment. But it's also tragically misunderstood. Is it about speed to productivity? Is it about work output? Over what period of time do you analyze an employee on quality? What does 'quality' even mean, and can you even benchmark it?

Many people have many answers, but none have cracked the code. In this episode with Madeline Laurano (Chief Analyst, Aptitude Research), learn how to measure quality of hire, why structured interviews matter, and much more.

Transforming candidate experience with Steve Gard

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:37:38 GMT

Do you like being ghosted? Nobody does of course, which is why Steve Gard started the Circle Back Initiative (dot com), a joint movement of employers who have vowed to get back to every single candidate they interview. When he’s not being the HR equivalent of Batman, Steve is a recruitment veteran and has some helpful tips to share on candidate experience, implementing the right HR technology, and why you should avoid breakfast meetings at all costs.

Expert tips to win at hiring and candidate experience with Kim Seeling Smith

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:09:55 GMT

Nate Hewitt is joined by Kim Seeling Smith, renowned speaker and CEO at Ignite Global (dot com). Kim is a veteran recruiter and expert on leadership, talent acquisition, and change management.

Kim offers HR leaders actionable tips on improving hiring and candidate experience. Learn how to streamline processes, succeed without competitive ad budgets, make your organization stand out through storytelling, empower people leaders, and much more.

How industrial organizational psychologists can lead change in recruitment with Matthew Malter Cohen

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:30:31 GMT

Ai! Oooh, scary! Well, not for the world's forward-thinking industrial organizational psychologists. The belief in Ai is there, but it can be hard to know where to start.

Barb Hyman is joined by Matt Malter Cohen, Head of Recruiting and Selection Analytics at Capital One, to discuss the future of Ai in recruitment, and how industrial org psychs can lead effective change with this revolutionary tool. Matt has a PHD in Neuroscience, a Masters in Psychology, and around two decades’ expertise in behavioral assessment, artificial intelligence and prediction.

The HR leader's guide to practical Ai ethics with Matthew Newman

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:22:24 GMT

For HR leaders, navigating and understanding the world of ethical Ai is not always easy. On this episode, we're joined by Matthew Newman (TechInnocens), world-leading expert on the organisational application of Ai ethics. Matthew explains how HR leaders and companies can benefit from the insight of an AI ethicist, what companies are getting wrong with regards to Ai, the risks of an insufficient ethical focus, and how we can learn to better trust Ai technology for recruitment.