Talent Acquisition: Putting People First in the Age of AI

Good recruitment is a partnership, not a transaction. Discover how AI can automate tasks, freeing you to build the human relationships that truly matter.

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Navigating recent shifts in the tech hiring market

The tech hiring market has shifted from a boom to a more cautious phase, yet candidates retain power by prioritizing flexibility and transparency.

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How recent layoffs created a more balanced market

Recent industry layoffs have shifted the power dynamic, leading to more balanced, eye-level conversations between recruiters and candidates.

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Using AI to automate tasks and focus on people

AI tools can handle transactional tasks like note-taking and scheduling, freeing up recruiters to focus on building genuine partnerships with candidates.

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Why human interaction is still essential in recruiting

Despite AI's capabilities, candidates still prefer speaking with a person to be truly understood, highlighting the current limits of automation in recruitment.

#5about 8 minutes

The power of community in talent acquisition

Building professional communities creates a space for belonging and knowledge sharing, which is crucial for engaging with passive candidates and new talent.

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Moving beyond a one-size-fits-all hiring approach

Effective talent attraction requires personalizing communication and the employee value proposition (EVP) for different target audiences, such as junior versus senior talent.

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A preview of the talk "Stories from an Unsuccessful Recruiter"

The speaker gives a preview of his upcoming talk at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress, which will focus on learning from failures in his recruiting career.