Talent Savvy

In this episode Bas and Oana talk about TA tech. What are the most useful tools Oana has used in her extensive career? What offers most value? And what are tools Bas really doesn't like and don't add value?  Links to the news of the week: Oana's news:  - Better.com layoffs via Zoom: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/07/business/better-zoom-firing-employees/index.html - Foodpanda's layoffs:...

In today's podcast Bas, Sofia and Kelly discuss three statements concerning the Job advert.  1. It's an advert, not a description. What's the difference and what makes a great job ad?  2. Your job advert should not be the same on your corporate careers website as it is on external media. Or should it be?  3. You should change the content of your job at at least every six weeks if yo...

In this show Bas is joined bij Oana Iordachescu to discuss the pre selection proces and especially the use of tests as (one) of the very first steps in the proces.  The statements we discuss are: 1. Using a test early on in the process actually increases the candidate experience 2. In order to be as inclusive as possible, an organisation should allow the candidate to choose a test.  Bas...

In this show Bas is joined by Kelly Robinson from the USA and Sofia Broberger from Sweden in a discussion about corporate careers websites. Bas, who has been researching careers websites shares valuable insights from the best in class, Kelly shares interesting data on mobile applications and on the why and how to be great at Mobile and Sofia shares a personal story on why lowering the barrier to e...

In this show Bas is joined by Kelly Robinson from the USA and Sofia Broberger from Sweden in a discussion about using data and especially external data for recruitment decisions. We discuss the differences in perceptions for different countries on length of processes and interviews, based on external benchmark data and how this might correlate with labor laws. Kelly notices we are still having the...

In this Episode Bas is joined by his co hosts Sofia Broberger from Sweden and Akbar Karenga from the UK in a conversation about the candidate experience.  Next to an interesting discussion about when does the candidate experience start, at application or way before we dive into the most important aspects of the candidate experience. Communication and Speed of communication.  Topcis we di...

In this episode Bas van de Haterd is joined by Lucy Williams and Oana Iordachescu again. With their extensive experience leading TA teams both Lucy and Oana have great experiences to share on building TA teams. In Episode 3 we discuss the foundation of building a great team. In this episode we talk about the different roles in a TA team, if you need specific Sourcers, Employer Brand specialists, T...

In this episode Bas van de Haterd is joined by Lucy Williams and Oana Iordachescu. Both have extensive experience in leading TA teams. Lucy has been the head of Talent Acquisition for Visa in the Middle East, Africa and Central Europe for many years and is now the global head of TA at German scale up sennder. Oana has been in tech recruitment at Facebook in Dublin and was a TA team lead at Brainsp...

In this episode Bas van de Haterd and Kelly Robinson talk about optimizing your recruitment advertising. They talk about writing a job ad in stead of a job description, the importance of job titles, photography surrounding the job ad, mobile experiences and what to emphasize in the title and the text.  You can connect with the co hosts at: Bas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basvandehaterd/ Kell...

Talent Savvy aims to inspire listeners in both Europe and the USA and of course the rest of the world, with best practises and tips from both sides of the pond.  Bas van de Haterd and Kelly Robinson discuss ways organisations can get more applicants by increasing conversion on their corporate careers websites as well as open hiring initiatives.  You can connect with the co hosts at: Bas:...