Talent Experience Live

Episode Notes Halloween brings ghosts and monsters, but the scariest things in HR right now show up on a Monday morning. Fake candidates slip through interviews, and recruiters are burning out on manual work. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, Devin Foster counts down the seven biggest nightmares facing talent leaders in 2026. He rates each one on a Fear Factor scale and walks through how...

Episode Notes HR Tech in Las Vegas is where the industry shows off what it has been building, and nearly every booth in the expo hall is talking about AI agents. The harder question for talent leaders is which of those agents will actually change how their teams hire, move, and keep people. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, we’re coming to you from the HR Tech showroom floor to share what...

Episode Notes IAMPHENOM Europe heads to Paris this November, and the agenda is built around one question every HR leader in Europe is asking: How do you put AI agents to work and stay compliant with the EU AI Act? With 30+ speakers and 25+ sessions, there’s a lot to plan around. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, we walk through the agenda theme by theme, covering everything from agentic A...

Episode Notes ** For Phenom customers, two programs sit right on the login screen and are easy to overlook. Phenom Community is an always-on hub for learning, connecting, and getting answers. Phenom Phans is the loyalty program that rewards customers for engagement they're already doing. Together, they're meant to make being a Phenom customer more valuable, not more work. In this episode of Talent...

Episode Notes ** Most HRIT teams are running platforms capable of far more than what's currently switched on. Getting a specific read on that difference is harder than it should be, and it's not something vendors tend to volunteer. On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we get into what the gap costs, why the fix is rarely the one teams expect, and the step most organizations skip before they...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we dig into a question a lot of HR leaders are sitting with right now: not just who's performing, but what people can actually do and how fast they can grow. We're joined by Ankur Gupta of PossibleWorks to talk about what it takes to make skills visible without adding another system for employees to log into, and why traditional performance...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we explore two new Phenom AI agents for the employee experience: Career Coach and Profile Builder. Most people build their profile once at onboarding, then let it go stale because they think in experiences, not structured skills. These agents close that gap. Employees describe their work in plain language, and the AI extracts the right skill...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we look at why talent organizations have more data than ever and still can't answer basic business questions in real time. TA leaders walk into executive meetings unprepared, People Analytics teams field endless one-off report requests, and hiring problems that are actually data visibility problems keep getting misdiagnosed. We get into why...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we talk with Royal Bank of Canada's Gemma May, Operations Analyst, and Tonya Carroll, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Programs, about how they moved from manual trackers and handwritten notes to a structured events strategy. Our guests share how they design events that serve both early talent and experienced professionals without ru...

Episode Notes ** The US is out of the World Cup, but eight teams are still alive, and each one plays like a specific HR function. France builds talent pipelines at a scale nobody else can match. Morocco converts every chance it gets. Spain won't shoot until every requirement is confirmed. Norway is banking its whole season on one transformational hire. Call it talent strategy with a scoreboard. On...

Episode Notes AI-generated resumes, deepfake video interviews, proxy candidates, duplicate applications — candidate fraud has evolved, and most recruiting teams aren't ready for the fight. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, Devin Foster and Joanna Keel are declaring independence from candidate fraud. They'll break down exactly how AI is being weaponized against the hiring pipeline, and wha...

Episode Notes **More than $200 billion in pharma revenue is at risk from patent expirations through 2030, and TA teams are caught in the middle. Reducing legacy field forces, staffing specialty launches, and opening reshored plants often happen at the same time, on systems that weren't built for any of it. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, we break down three of the highest-pressure hirin...

Episode Notes Between 2025 and 2026, identity fraud detection jumped from a non-issue to a top-five priority for CHROs — a signal that hiring risk has changed in ways most organizations aren't prepared for. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, Amit Fernandes from Checkr, Inc. breaks down the three core types of hiring fraud: interview fraud, identity-related fraud, and candidate misrepresent...

Episode Notes Measuring the impact of recruitment marketing has never been more complex or more consequential. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, Grant Smith, Global Recruitment Marketing Specialist at TD SYNNEX, breaks down the metrics that actually matter: from the numbers talent marketers track daily to the ROI story executives need to see. We also dig into what it takes to connect mark...

Episode Notes AI adoption in talent acquisition is easy to talk about. True AI maturity is something else entirely. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, SASR Workforce Solutions joins us to unpack their evolution from early automation to a more advanced, applied AI strategy that’s driving measurable hiring outcomes and elevating the candidate experience. Bradley Cooper, Jason Effinger, and B...

Episode Notes ** On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we close out the 6 Levels of Intelligence & Automation series with the most advanced stage: Level 5, Fully-Integrated Automation and Fully-Integrated Intelligence. At Level 5, AI is no longer a feature layered onto HR processes. It's the infrastructure those processes run on. Autonomous intelligence operates across the entire talent l...

Episode Notes Notes go here ** On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we get into a gap that's hard to ignore: 61% of HR leaders are deep into generative AI rollouts, yet 88% say they haven't seen real business value. The answer isn't more AI — it's self-service. When HR ops teams can't configure, test, or move without filing an IT ticket, no amount of technology closes the distance between in...

Episode Notes At Level 4, automation manages the majority of workflows and intelligence actively supports decision-making at scale. AI agents work alongside teams with speed, precision, and contextual awareness. This episode is part of a 6-part series exploring what mature, applied AI looks like in practice. This episode explores Level 4: High Automation and High Intelligence. You’re likely here i...

Episode Notes In this episode of Talent Experience Live (TXL), Devin Foster sits down with Kyle Forrest , Future of HR Leader at Deloitte , to explore how artificial intelligence is redefining the role of HR. As agentic AI begins planning, orchestrating, and executing workflows, HR teams are facing a pivotal moment: remain focused on traditional operations or evolve into architects of the future w...

Episode Notes IAMPHENOM is almost here, and this episode of Talent Experience Live sets the stage for what's ahead in Philadelphia! Building on two recent episodes — one focused on how to make the most of your conference experience and another taking listeners on a tour of the city itself — this episode brings it all together with a final look at what to expect from one of HR's most anticipated ev...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we continue the 6 Levels of Intelligence & Automation series by unpacking Level 3: Conditional Automation and Conditional Intelligence. At Level 3, things start to feel different. Automation handles most of the work within defined boundaries. Intelligence adapts based on context. Humans step in primarily for exceptions. For the first tim...

Episode Notes ** IAMPHENOM is more than a conference. It is an opportunity to step back, get aligned, and move your talent strategy forward with clarity. In this episode of Talent Experience Live, we break down what attendees can expect this year, from applied AI and industry-aligned breakout sessions to keynote moments and the community experiences that make it memorable. Get practical advice on...

Episode Notes On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we continue the 6 Levels of Intelligence & Automation series by unpacking Level 2: Partial Process Automation and Semi-Automated Intelligence. At Level 2, automation starts connecting steps. Entire processes begin to move with less human effort. Intelligence helps rank, score, and recommend. On paper, this looks like real progress. You'r...

Episode Notes ** On this episode of Talent Experience Live, we continue the 6 Levels of Intelligence & Automation for HR series by unpacking Level 1: Task-Level Automation and Assisted Intelligence. When teams move off Level 0, the first instinct is to automate what's repetitive and assist what's manual. Emails get triggered. Scheduling improves. Chatbots answer basic questions. Efficiency tic...

Episode Notes ** When pressure mounts to “use AI,” most HR and talent teams jump straight to tools. They automate a task here, add AI assistance there, and hope momentum follows. But without understanding where you actually are on the maturity curve, those efforts rarely compound. This episode kicks off a 6-part series exploring Phenom’s 6 Levels of Intelligence & Automation and the journey or...