This Week in Talent: Want to attract, grow, and keep top talent? Internal talent mapping is the secret weapon you’re probably not using enough. It uncovers skills gaps, fuels career growth, and turns high performers into future leaders—while keeping your best people engaged. Ready to make talent mapping your ultimate game-changer? Let’s dive in!
Say goodbye to the unsustainable ‘doing more with less’ mindset in 2025. Discover practical strategies for talent leaders to prioritise, empower teams, and achieve sustainable success while fostering innovation and well-being. Want to know more? Read on.
This Week in Talent: Tash Gawne wants you to discover the transformative benefits of competency-based development plans. Learn how Globird’s EVP rebrand empowers employees with clear career paths, actionable goals, and tailored feedback to drive growth and organisational success. Plus, explore tips on aligning employee development with business goals for a thriving workplace in 2025.
Discover how Marrin-Boyd Andrews (MBA) captivated us at ATC2024 with a masterclass in AI prompting. Learn his game-changing strategies, from crafting effective prompts to leveraging AI for talent acquisition. Uncover practical tips, avoid common pitfalls, and explore how AI is transforming the recruitment landscape. Missed the session? Don’t miss this recap!
Kevin Wheeler, Talent Futurist tells us the story of Amelia Grant, a talent acquisition leader, who revamped her recruitment process to tackle the rise of AI-generated applications. Learn innovative strategies to ensure candidate authenticity, from AI-resistant application questions to real-time skill assessments and behavioral interviews with a twist. A must-read for modern recruiters navigating the age of AI.
This Week in Talent: Explore insights on refining your Employee Value Proposition (EVP), building your personal brand, and lessons from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour with Tash. Learn strategies to align your EVP with innovation, connect with your audience, and uncover your unique strengths for personal and professional growth.
Discover how workplace initiatives like Movember drive conversations about men’s health and wellbeing. Learn how organisations use creativity to raise awareness and foster a supportive culture. Explore inspiring success stories, tips for engaging teams, and the long-term impact of fostering health-positive workplaces. Join the movement to create lasting change for men’s health.
Struggling with “black hole” job applications? Discover insights from Paul Martin, Director & Co-Founder of Therefore Talent where CX experts explored how Customer Experience (CX) principles can transform recruitment and reduce candidate frustration.
Paul highlights the power of closing job ads after 7 days, a data-driven approach that boosts hiring efficiency and candidate satisfaction. Learn how a CX-focused 7-day ad strategy, inspired by industry data, improves applicant experiences, streamlines processes, and helps talent teams maintain a positive brand image.
Curious about how to give your talent acquisition strategy a fresh edge? In our ATC2024 recap of Aurelio Tedesco’s insightful session on revitalising the TAS brand, we learnt Aurelio’s innovative approach is helping businesses redefine their employer branding, attract top talent, and stand out in an increasingly competitive landscape. If you’re looking to energise your recruitment efforts and tap into the future of TA, this recap is a must-read!
This Week in Talent: ATC2024 has come and gone, and Jamie Holder is wrapping things up for us while it’s still fresh in our minds. From the rise of AI in recruitment to Kevin Wheeler’s provocative predictions, there’s plenty to dive into. Spoiler: AI isn’t here to replace you, but it will make you better—if you embrace it. Want to revolutionise your hiring process? Skills-based hiring, predictive analytics, and personalisation are where it’s at. Plus, some serious fangirling over Kevin. If you missed ATC2024, don’t worry—this recap will get you up to speed.
The Conference, The Insights, The Future: Key Takeaways from ATC2024
And just like that, ATC2024 has come and gone. The agenda was jam packed with the good stuff and frankly I have no idea how to incorporate it into a short and pithy blog – so hold on to your skirts, there is some serious learning to be had….
AI was a hot topic at ATC 2024, with a clear message: AI and automation are meant to enhance, not replace TA roles (looking at you, ScottyAI – but bygones #IYKYK). Automating repetitive tasks like resume screening and interview scheduling will free up recruiters to focus on relationship-building and personalised engagement.
To stay competitive, TA teams should embrace AI-driven tools. If you missed MBA’s masterclass on using ChatGPT for sourcing, you need to find someone that went, pin them down and don’t let them go until you have absorbed the witchcraft that kept a room full of TA people stunned and silent!
We know data analytics is critical for strategic recruitment, now tech is finally catching up to help us! If you don’t already, start collecting and interpreting recruitment data to predict hiring needs, optimise sourcing channels, and improve candidate experiences. Predictive analytics can help us stay ahead of hiring demands by anticipating workforce needs. I have personally used ChatGPT to analyse 3-years of recruitment data and identify the top 10 things I need to solution for. AI will never be worse than it is now, so get your head around and get it working for you. Think smarter, not harder.
We know this, we are recruiters. But we get busy and we can prioritise the wrong things – candidate experience should not be one of them. ATC speakers stressed the importance of personalised, seamless interactions throughout the hiring process. Candidates want more than just a job offer—they want a positive experience at every stage, from application to onboarding. Check out the ATC Vendor list, do some research and start thinking big (and small) about what you could do differently. I suggest you start from scratch with a blank page, without reference to your current recruitment process.
A growing trend in TA is skills-based hiring, which focuses on a candidate’s competencies rather than their credentials. This approach broadens the talent pool by considering those without traditional qualifications but with the right skills. As work evolves, so too must hiring processes. Learn about implementing skills-based hiring here. Planning is critical here, don’t just jump in. Find partners to work with you and be prepared to be in it for the long-haul.
The verdict is out on this… But he is bloody brilliant. And based on the amount of fan-girling around him on Tuesday (I might have photo-bombed one or two photos #sorrynotsorry) – he’s probably someone to listen to when he lays out the 8 stages of recruiter evolution and tells us exactly what is coming next. Needless to say, Talent Acquisition Excellence has kit my Kindle!
Final Thoughts
ATC 2024 provided valuable insights, mind-boggling new information and the opportunity to connect with our talented peers. With a focus on AI, data, candidate experience, and skills-based hiring – where will you start?
My key takeaway from ATC? It doesn’t matter where you start, just start!
Things that caught my attention this week:
Have a watch of Kevin’s 2024 Fearless Forecast and be prepared to be slightly terrified. Once you have recovered, think about how you can be agile in your career moving forward.
A few pictures are already up and there’s a few key takeaways to think about from a few sessions. Can you see yourself in the crowd?
Caveat: I’ve just started playing with this after MBA’s session. Using your data offline hopefully keeps the data protection nightmares away. Craft, Refine, and Template away.
