Talking Talent

Welcome to Episode 1 of Talking Talent.This weeks' episode covers the general term "Talent Acquisition" - What is it? What's the difference between Talent Acquisition & Recruitment? Is it just an alternative job title, or is there a different skillset, and expectation, between the two?Plus, Ben & Dale introduce themselves to you all.Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Talking Talent.This week we discuss the topic of Early Careers, and the effects it can have within the organisation. Dale has an in-depth experience of this in a previous role, so he shares his knowledge and explains the huge impact it has around the attraction and retention piece for an organisation.Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

We're Talking Talent with Paul Walsh, Senior Talent Partner for Burger King UK.Paul talks us through his career history, and the transition from agency recruitment where he first started his career, and moving into in-house recruitment. Paul discusses the difficulties, things he learned from agency that he still continues to do today. We also tackle the stigma that seems to still be apparent with the "i9n-house recruiters are just failed agency recruiters" which, as most of us know, is just not true.Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Talking Talent.This week, it's all about workplace environments and working patterns. since covid back in 2020, the Hybrid/work-from-home model was hugely popularised, allowing workers significantly more flexibility in the work/life balance, but also for an organisation to ensure operations continued to run smoothly. However, now covid is behind us, a lot more organisations seem to be slowly bringing workers back into the office 5 days a week. Is this the best solution? Does WFH or Hybrid still have it's appeals for both employer and employee? It's a contentious issue which strongly impacts the attraction of new staff for us recruiters.Make sure to follow us on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

We're Talking Talent with Paul James, Sales Director at HJUK.This week we speak with Paul James, who is uniquely placed within the Hospitality sector as the Sales director of job-board Hospitality Jobs UK. Paul gives us his viewpoints on how important job-boards still are in the market, the importance of Recruitment & TA teams to organisations and the cycles that appears to happen more often than not in the TA market. Paul gives us some great examples too of the new ways of attraction, with Social Media, specifically TikTok being a tool more and more organisations are harnessing.Be sure to visit HJUK's website if you're looking for a new role within the Hospitality sector:https://www.hospitalityjobsuk.com/Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Talking Talent.This week everything is AI. AI is baked into almost everything these days, but what actually is AI? AI at times is just a buzzword, but with software such as Co-Pilot, ChatGPT and similar, it can automate so many "medial" tasks for us recruiters, and streamline efficiencies. The bigger question that comes out of this though however is, how far can we go to utilise and harness AI before we go too far?Make sure to follow us on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

We're Talking Talent with Will Salisbury, HR Business Partner at 2gether Solutions.This week we speak with Will, who isn't a Recruiter, but a HRBP, giving us his take on Recruitment/TA, and it's importance and place within organisations. We dig deep into the differences between Recruitment and Talent Acquisition, the actual definition of the 'business partner' role, and the attitudes and stereotypes around HR.Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

Welcome to Episode 5 of Talking Talent.How important is candidate experience? We think it is critical for success in talent acquisition and recruitment. In so many different industries candidates are also customers, and if you give them a poor experience, they'll have a negative impression of the organisation and that can spread rapidly, especially with the power of social media too. But why are so many organisations lacking in this area, is it time, resources, understanding what candidates' expectations are? We tackle all of this in the episode this week.Make sure to follow us on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.

We're Talking Talent with Jose Rubio - Head of People at Spacemade!Jose is an experienced People Professional, making that transition from Recruiter to Head of People. He's had a fantastic experience throughout his career, with an incredible ability to self reflect and pinpoint the exact things that make him get out of bed in the morning. His unwavering drive and passion for excellence is unrivalled, and his confidence in his own ability, focus and determination is what makes him one of the best in the business. He discusses career opportunities, harnessing AI to make your job easier, and what it's like recruiting for organisations with openings nationwide.Please give us a follow over on Spotify, TikTok, Instagram & LinkedIn!__________Sponsored by Harri - The Employee Experience Platformwww.harri.comIn Association with A2H Solutions - Connecting Talent & Opportunity Seamlesslyhttps://a2hsolutions.com/Podcast powered by Talent Xchange.Produced by BenJam Media.