The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

Automation is Eating Recruitment! 10 Tips for What Talent Acquisition & HR Should Be Doing NOW   The robots aren't coming - they're already here. AI sourcing, automated screening, chatbot scheduling, and predictive analytics are devouring the recruitment tasks we used to own.   So what should recruiters be doing now?   This isn't a eulogy for recruiting. It's a battle plan for the talent professionals ready to evolve.   In this high-energy session, we're breaking down: • Which recruitment tasks to automate immediately (and which to protect at all costs) • How to reposition yourself as a strategic advisor when AI handles the sourcing • The "automation audit" every TA team should run this quarter • Why candidate relationship building is your new competitive moat • How to upskill your team for a hybrid human-AI workflow • The metrics that matter when bots handle volume and you handle value • Red flags that your automation is alienating top talent • Building the business case for tech investment (with numbers executives actually care about) • Future-proofing your career: skills that w on't be automated by 2026 • The one automation mistake that's costing you your best candidates right now This is tactical, zero-fluff intel for TA leaders who refuse to be outpaced by their own tools.   TA leaders, HR directors, and recruitment innovators - register now. We're Friday 17th April, 2pm BST / 9am EST. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'   Ep374 is supported by Maki   At Maki, we help organisations like BNP Paribas, PwC, Booking.com, Nestlé, and H&M transform hiring with AI agents for screening, interviewing, and assessment. By combining automation, behavioural science, and data, Maki enables talent teams to hire faster, fairer, and smarter.   Our global partnership with H&M saved 250 000 recruiter hours, cut time-to-hire by 4×, and reduced turnover by 22 %, delivering $85 M ROI. Beyond automation, we’re building a continuous reinforcement system where every recruiter judgment and employee outcome makes our AI agents smarter; creating a unique data moat in HR.   Learn more: makipeople.com

How to Hire in Korea in 2026   Korea's talent market is at an inflection point. With the world's lowest birth rate, a fiercely competitive corporate culture, and a government aggressively courting foreign investment, 2026 presents both unprecedented hiring challenges and massive opportunities. The Seoul-centric, degree-obsessed, seniority-driven playbook is crumbling. A new generation of talent is rewriting the rules. Are your hiring strategies ready for the shift?   In this essential briefing, we're covering: • The "Great Resignation" Korean edition: why young professionals are job-hopping faster than ever • Visa evolution: the E-7, F-2, and digital nomad pathways reshaping eligibility • Beyond the SKY universities: where to find overlooked high-performers • English proficiency reality check: when it matters, when it doesn't, and how to test for it • Startup vs. chaebol talent psychology: two completely different candidate profiles • Remote work and hybrid models: legal frameworks vs. cultural resistance • Compensation structures: understanding the bonus culture and hidden expectations • Gender and diversity hiring: navigating Korea's evolving workplace dynamics • Local platform mastery: LinkedIn, JobKorea, Saramin, and the channels actually converting • Employer branding in a market where company reputation is everything This is boots-on-the-ground intelligence from recruiters who've placed talent from Gangnam to Pangyo to Busan.   Global TA leaders, Korea market entrants, and APAC expansion strategists—register now. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register for this show by clicking on the green button 'Save My Spot'

Candidates prefer AI Interviews? Candidate Experience for Different Demographic Cohorts   AI interviewing isn't the future - it's the now.   From one-way video screens to conversational chatbots, candidates are increasingly meeting algorithms before they meet humans. But here's what nobody's asking: does a Gen Z grad feel the same way about a bot interviewer as a mid-career professional?   Does a neurodivergent candidate experience relief or anxiety? Are underrepresented groups finding equity -or erasure - in automated screening?   We're diving deep into the demographic divide nobody's measuring.   In this session, we'll unpack: • Do younger candidates actually prefer AI screens, or is that a myth? • How do gender differences show up in AI interview comfort levels? • What do candidates with disabilities really think about voice-analysis tools? • Are multilingual candidates disadvantaged by English-first AI systems? • Does AI reduce bias for candidates of color—or encode new barriers? • How do socioeconomic backgrounds shape "digital interview readiness"? • What makes veterans trust (or distrust) algorithmic evaluation? • Are remote rural candidates leveling up or getting left behind? • How do parenting status and career gaps interact with AI screening? • Which demographics are quietly dropping out of your AI funnel?   Recruiters, HR leaders, TA innovators - this one's for you We're with Kevin Grossman, Oana Iordachescu, Yaz Dalal and friends, on Friday 10th April, 2pm GMT / 7 am PT / 3pm CET. Follow the channel here (recommended) and register on 'Save my Spot' for reserve your spot.   Episode 372 is sponsored by Joveo   As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world’s largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget.   Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo’s AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire. For more information about Joveo’s award-winning platform and solutions, visit www.joveo.com.

Ep371 is sponsored by our friends Pin.   Join Pin and our recruiting industry experts for a live conversation on “How AI is Reshaping Sourcing in 2026.” We’ll explore how leading teams are moving beyond experimentation and turning AI into a true competitive advantage.   In this session, we’ll cover:   - How AI is changing the role of the sourcer - What automation should (and shouldn’t) replace - Emerging tools and workflows defining 2026 H- ow to balance efficiency with authenticity in candidate engagement   Whether you’re a people leader, recruiter, or TA innovator, you’ll walk away with practical insights you can apply immediately.   Save your spot and join us live to learn what the future of sourcing really looks like — and how to stay ahead of it.   We're on Weds 1st April, 10am PT / 1pm ET. Follow the channel here (recommended) and click on green button 'Save my Spot' to register for this show.

AI Sourcing Agents in the Enterprise: Live demo!   Following on from Archer's phenomenal success, it's time to catch up with CEO Mark Chaffey on what happens when a feature becomes a product, and that product turns into the main thing. Archer is the AI sourcing agent which has not only enabled hackajob to expand beyond the talent market place model but also expand scope beyond tech domain also.   The stats are staggering:   In its first 90 days:   🏹 35,000 double opt-in introductions between jobseekers and employers   🏹 15% of these connections are for non-tech roles in areas such as Sales & Finance   🏹 20:1 first-stage-to-hire conversion — 15x better than the industry average   🏹 1,500+ fraudulent candidates blocked before reaching hiring processes   🏹 60% are first-time applicants you’d never have found through active channels   Let's hear from Mark on what the future of recruitment technology looks like when enterprise customers have an always on 24/7, multi-domain, multi-lingual recruiter working for them, within existing workflow. In fact, why don't we live demo and see Archer in action as enterprise customers would see it?   We're on Tuesday 31st March, 4pm BST / 11am ET / 8am PT.   Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended)       Ep370 is sponsored by our friends hackajob   AI agents for job seekers and employers—making hiring easier, faster and fairer.