Recruiting Excellence Blog

In this episode, we look at how Recruiting Metrics and KPIs can help organizations better understand and improve their recruiting performance and why it is important to distinguish between individual data points and truly strategic indicators. In this episode, we unpack: Metrics, Measures, and KPIs: How these terms differ and why understanding the distinction matters when evaluating recruiting per...

In this episode, we look at why  Candidate Experience has become a critical factor in recruiting success  and how companies can use it to stand out in an increasingly competitive labor market. In this episode, we unpack: Why Candidate Experience Matters:  How demographic change, talent scarcity, and changing candidate expectations are reshaping recruiting. More Than Benefits and Salary:  Why the a...

What if the biggest barrier to AI adoption is not the technology itself, but the fact that people still do not know which parts of their work are actually worth changing? In this episode, we dive into this piece from Johnny Campbell and explore a simple but important idea: AI capability does not become embedded because people attend a course. It becomes embedded when someone applies AI to a real t...

In this episode, we look at how  AI is already changing HR  and what organizations need to consider if they want to use it effectively and responsibly. In this episode, we unpack: Where AI Already Adds Value:  How AI supports recruiting, HR administration, learning, knowledge management, and other repetitive or time-consuming tasks. AI Accelerates Processes, Not Quality:  Why introducing AI into u...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 6: Would You Show This to the CEO Right Now? Episode Description: Are you tired of receiving reports, spreadsheets, or pipeline updates that are technically correct but leave you wondering, "What is the point of this?" In this sixth and final episode of our 6-piece TA Leadership Series: From Operational...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 5: Never Accept Only a Problem Episode Description: Are you tired of your recruiters escalating every minor hurdle to your desk, leaving you to solve operational bottlenecks like slow stakeholder feedback or thin candidate pipelines while they wait for your instructions? In this fifth episode of our 6-piece TA Lea...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 4: Stop Owning Every Change Project Yourself Episode Description: Are you tired of owning the rollout of every new sourcing strategy, ATS optimisation, or referral program redesign yourself, only to wonder why your recruiters continue to act as task-driven operational executors? In this fourth episode of our 6-pie...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 3: Stop Having the Strategic Conversations for your Recruiters Episode Description: Are you a TA leader who gets invited to all the high-level business planning meetings, while your recruiters remain stuck in a cycle of endless vacancy intake forms and transactional updates? In this third episode of our 6-part TA...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 2: Make Your Recruiters the Kings and Queens of Their Domain Episode Description: Are you tired of telling your recruiters they "own" their business areas, only to require your approval the moment they need to handle a difficult stakeholder, make a prioritization choice, or change their sourcing approach...

TA Leadership Series: From Operational Recruiter to Strategic Talent Advisor Episode 1: You Cannot Train Someone Into Becoming a Talent Advisor Episode Description: Are you tired of investing in stakeholder management, business acumen, and structured intake training, only to see your recruiters return to the same operational habits on Tuesday morning? In this premier episode of our 6-piece TA Lead...

In this episode, we look at how Recruiting Analytics helps Talent Acquisition teams understand what works, where candidates drop out, and which activities actually create impact. In this episode, we unpack: From Gut Feeling to Evidence: Why recruiting decisions need a stronger data foundation and where Recruiting Analytics comes into play. Connecting the Data: How combining ATS data, career site a...

In this episode, we dive deep into Johnny Campbell’s powerful framework: the Talent Advisor Triad of Capacity, Capability, and Contract . While talent acquisition has chased the elusive "advisor" title for fifteen years, scale is still far off. We discuss why having the skills (capability) and the AI-driven time (capacity) will ultimately fail if your underlying contract with the busines...

Are we actually building strategic "Talent Advisors," or are we just automating transactional work to create a vacuum? In this episode, we dive deep into Johnny Campbell’s powerful framework: the Talent Advisor Triad of Capacity, Capability, and Contract . While talent acquisition has chased the elusive "advisor" title for fifteen years, scale is still far off. We discuss why h...

In this episode, we explore  why the traditional agency model may no longer fit the world of work we’re moving into . Inspired by Dave Hazlehurst’s article  Why We Built Agentic People , we unpack a problem many organisations are struggling with: the growing disconnect between business strategy, employer brand, leadership messaging and the everyday employee experience. As businesses face pressure...

A foreign phone prefix. A career gap. The wrong job title. An unfamiliar university. None of these automatically tell you whether someone can perform in a role. Yet recruiters still use signals like these to screen people out before their actual potential is ever assessed. In this episode, we unpack a heated discussion that started with one recruiter claiming candidates should be rejected if their...

Welcome back to another Deep Dive! In this episode, we unpack insights from Matt Alder’s article to explore why strategic foresight is Talent Acquisition's (TA) secret weapon . We break down exactly what strategic foresight is—hint: it’s not about predicting the future! Instead, we discuss how TA leaders can use methods like scenario planning, trend analysis, and backcasting to create a clear...

AI in Talent Acquisition is not dangerous because of token cost. It is dangerous when TA teams buy tools they cannot audit. In this episode, we discuss the real risk behind AI-enabled recruitment software: black-box matching scores, unclear candidate ranking, and tools that influence hiring decisions without showing the exact input, reasoning, and output behind each result. For TA leaders buying o...

This is a deep dive into one of the most misunderstood narratives around AI and the future of work. Based on an article by Matt Alder, this episode challenges the common fear that artificial intelligence will take our jobs, and instead reframes the real issue: many of the jobs we do today shouldn’t exist in their current form. We explore how decades of inefficient processes, outdated workflows, an...

This is a deep dive into candidate evaluation, what it really takes to identify the right talent beyond the resume. Based on an article written by Sarah Molaiepour from Jobylon , this episode explores the methods, processes, and best practices that help organizations make smarter hiring decisions. We break down what candidate evaluation actually means in today’s hiring landscape, where AI-assisted...

In this episode you will explore how to adopt a smart approach to AI and automation in talent acquisition. Based on the article “The Smart Approach to AI and Automation in Talent Acquisition” from the Recruiting Excellence Foundation, we discuss how to select the right tools, integrate them into hiring processes, maintain human judgment, and ensure ethical and effective deployment. Ideal for TA le...

In this episode you will explore why generalists in talent acquisition face thinning air and what it means for the future of hiring. Based on the article “Thin Air for Generalists in Talent Acquisition” from the Recruiting Excellence Foundation you’ll learn about the growing gap between specialist hiring demands and generalist capabilities, how that impacts TA outcomes and what you can do to evolv...

In this episode you will learn how to master recruitment capacity so you deliver the right person at exactly the right time. Drawing on insights from the article “Mastering Recruitment Capacity to Deliver the Right Person, Exactly on Time” from the Recruiting Excellence Foundation, we explore how to map hiring workload, align recruiter and hiring manager bandwidth, forecast talent supply, and avoi...

In this episode you will discover how succession planning and workforce planning combine to elevate your talent strategy. Based on the article “Succession Planning: Workforce Planning on Steroids” from the Recruiting Excellence Foundation we explore how organisations can prepare for key role transitions, align workforce capability with future business needs, and build internal talent pipelines tha...

In this episode we explore why talent acquisition teams will always struggle until they stop reporting cost-per-hire as the dominant metric. Based on the article “Why Talent Acquisition Will Always Lose Until They Stop Reporting Cost per Hire” from the Recruiting Excellence Foundation, we unpack the limits of cost-based KPIs and show how to shift to quality and impact metrics that align hiring wit...

In this episode we go inside the hiring engine at MHP, a Porsche company, to explore their “Bento Box” model, a real-world example of scaling structured competency-based hiring. We discuss how role profiles, core competencies, candidate journey design, and hiring manager alignment come together to support consistent and high-quality talent decisions. If you lead TA, HR, or recruitment operations a...