AI in Talent Acquisition, Talent Sourcing Analytics, & More: Talk Talent to Me May '23 Recap

Catch up on the May 2023 episodes of Hired’s Talk Talent to Me podcast featuring recruiting and talent acquisition leadership who share strategies, techniques, and trends shaping the recruitment industry. 

1. AI in talent acquisition with Justin Ghio, Director of Talent Sourcing at Activision Blizzard
2. Talent sourcing and people analytics with Shally Steckerl, Global Head of Talent Sourcing and People Analytics at LTK 
3. Hiring and building a successful team with Erica Maureen Carder, Head of Talent Lifecycle at Wellthy

1. Justin Ghio, Director of Talent Sourcing at Activision Blizzard

AI is taking every industry by storm and tech recruiting is no exception. Justin encourages talent professionals to view AI in recruitment as a tool to enhance productivity and hiring processes. He explains everything he knows about AI in the talent sphere, why it is misunderstood, and how to make it work for you. Read this blog to dive deeper into the episode.

“AI can’t do everything from start to finish for me. What it can do is give me 10 options to look at faster than I can think through one option.”

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2. Shally Steckerl, Global Head of Talent Sourcing and People Analytics at LTK 

Shally shares why we need to find talent-sourcing tools other than LinkedIn, the importance of balancing application friction, and how to optimize the applications coming in (especially when it’s free to apply). He tells us why he considers the interview set-up to be the first marker of recruitment success – and why recruitment success should not only be based on the number of hires.

“You want to reduce friction so that you’re not making it inordinately awkward and difficult to apply but you also don’t want to reduce friction to a point where people can indiscriminately apply. There’s that fine balance.”

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3. Erica Maureen Carder, Head of Talent Lifecycle at Wellthy

For Erica, finding the right kind of employees – ones prone to growth and seeking out challenges – is fundamental to success. She talks about why this individual attitude is the number one thing she looks for in prospective hires. She also shares what makes for capable employees and why there are no perfect candidates out there.

“If you have employees that are stagnant, guess what? They are not going to be engaged.”

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