Coffee with a Recruiter

Paul Abercrombie is a Director of Talent Acquisition at Klaviyo. In this episode, we discuss:(01:58) intro to Paul and Klaviyo(04:10) Klaviyo culture and communities(09:00) thoughts on the current job market from a recruiter's POV(15:35) AI, new tech companies, thoughts on Metaview(22:00) new flexible working legislation

In this episode, I speak with Beth Nevins, the founder of developa.io. Developa is a people and talent consultancy that helps start-ups hire and develop the best talent. We discuss Beth's journey to becoming VP of People and Talent, starting developa, how developa helps start-ups and examples of projects she's delivered. This episode was recorded a while back, so do visit their website for a more up-to-date introduction. Enjoy!

Lilyana Kostadinova (Head of People Experience) from Radically Digital joins us to discuss culture at a people-driven consultancy:(00:20) Intro to Lilyana, career journey and joining Radically Digital(06:00) Radically's mission, growth, remote work(19:30) What makes Radically Digital a great place to work?(23:00) What type of person would thrive in your environment?(27:00) Diversity, onboarding and Benefits. Where can we go for more info?

Annie Jackson (Head of Talent Acquisition) from Cleo joins us to discuss life at a fast-growth, diverse tech company:(00:45) Intro to Annie, career and growing into a head of talent(01:30) Cleo's mission, products, history(04:00) What makes Cleo a great place to work?(09:00) Diversity at Cleo(13:00) What type of person would thrive in your environment?(16:00) What are the onboarding and Benefits? Where can we go for more info?

Danny Crook (Talent Acquisition Manager) from Kognity joins us to discuss life at an ed-tech company and what makes Kognity a unique workplace:(00:45) Intro to Danny, differences between the UK and Swedish workplace(06:50) Kognity's mission, products, history(11:30) What makes Kognity a great place to work?(23:35) What type of person would thrive in your environment?(28:00) What are the onboarding and Benefits? Where can we go for more info?Enjoy!

Zumar Dean joins me in discussing ChatGPT and the potential impact of AI on recruitment. We start with what ChatGPT is and then go into how to apply it for:(06:00) job intakes, job descriptions, bias in AI(15:10) sourcing, reach outs, LinkedIn posts, salary ranges, market mapping, boolean search(24:00) employer branding, writing blogs, career pages(29:00) assisting but not replacing recruiters and limitations of ChatGPT(34:30) candidates, students using ChatGPT to cheat?Some links:Coldfusion's video on ChatGPTHung Lee's podcast episode

Zumar Dean (Director of Talent - StackAdapt) joins me as a co-host on the podcast to discuss the job market, hiring freezes, layoffs and what recruiters can do during these moments.(1:20) Intro to Zum and StackAdapt(3:50) The UK/US labour market, hiring freezes and layoffs(9:15) What caused these layoffs, differences between the US and UK(18:30) What can recruiters do in these circumstances?I cite the following articles from Yahoo, Information Age and Forbes.Enjoy!

Kim Goddard is the Director of Talent at Point Nine; a venture capital fund focused on backing seed-stage B2B SaaS and B2B marketplace entrepreneurs anywhere in the world. Kim has a wealth of experience hiring across product and tech in Startups, ScaleUps and Multi-Nationals. He brings a unique and personal take on VC investment and hiring trends in this episode of the Coffee with a Recruiter Podcast.(00:38) Intro to Kim, hiring for early-stage startups and VCs(08:30) Stakeholder management, founders(14:20) VC hiring trends and how they make hiring decisions(23:30) Predicting growth and slowdowns in hiring(33:00) Tips for recruiters and being adaptable