Click IQ Academy Podcast

In this episode, Alan Walker talks to Kasia Tang, about the secret to building high-performing recruitment teams.

They talked about:-

• Why having the right team in place is the essence of recruiting success
• The risks of getting recruitment team building wrong
• How aiming for a diversity of thought, background and experience can bring huge advantages
• Why hiring people you feel uncomfortable working is a good thing
• Solving...

In this episode, Alan Walker talks to Mohammed Baig of VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) on how he has overcome the challenges of being asked to hire over 4,000 volunteers per year.

They talked about:-

• How introducing modern recruitment tactics have made a significant difference
• Why being more data-driven and technology-savvy has led to considerable improvements
• Talent nurturing and community building making a huge differe...

In this episode, Alan Walker talks to Akbar Karenga on why recruiters should act more like marketers if they want to be successful.

They talked about:-

• His time managing 16 hiring managers across 16 countries globally - and why embracing cultural differences was key to doing it well
• How lesser-known brands can compete
• The need for recruitment to behave more like other functions if they want to secure c-suite buy-in
• Busin...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Theo Smith about Neurodiversity in hiring and employment.

They talked about:-

• Why being a champion of neurodiversity is important to him
• His journey of exploration is going on, and how this has been driven by finding out he himself is neurodiverse
• That 15% of the population think differently and are neurodiverse
• What he's doing to be an advocate for neurodiversity
• Some of the in...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Liz Dowling about hiring in a hyper-growth start-up.

They talked about:

• What defines a "hyper-growth" start-up and the challenges recruiters face in these type of businesses
• How understanding the company's strategy, vision and roadmap is the first step towards moving from being reactive to proactive
• Successful TA teams building out a hiring roadmap that aligns to the busine...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Phil Catcheside about the candidate market segmentation project he is leading at Network Rail

They talked about...

• Who Phil is, and what it is he does
• What market segmentation is, why it's important and the decisions it can drive
• Why this project is so relevant for an organisation like Network Rail
• How he has managed the project
• Executive buy-in
• What external support he brought ...

Alan Walker speaks to Yodel's Head of Resourcing Ben Gledhill, on how he is transforming hiring in their business.

We heard

• About his role as Head of Resourcing at Yodel
• How he has revolutionised driver recruitment and candidate experience via ChatBots
• Why the challenge of a large transformation project attracted him
• Where to start with a transformation project
• Why quick wins are important, but the long term goal should ...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Gary Manning of Touch Surgery about life as a recruiter in a fast-growing startup, some of the challenges and his advice as to how to overcome them.

They talked about...

• Gary's time with King, and his new role with Touch Surgery
• The unique people challenges startups face, and how adjusting to startup life can be a challenging experience
• Why knowing who you are, your values and commun...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Jim Stroud of Click IQ on a whole heap of stuff - the majority of it related to hiring, much of it about AI, some of it about his shoes (or lack of).

We heard:

• Why he sheds his shoes when presenting (think Die Hard)
• How Bank of America increasing their minimum wage may have some unintended consequences
• What IBM's ability to predict whether someone is leaving - via AI - means for empl...

 In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Helen Durkin of Indeed on the subject of Employer Branding.

We heard:

• Some of the specific challenges Indeed face
• How getting support internally is vital
• The crossover between employer and corporate brand
• How to build awareness in new markets
• Why listening to feedback - internally and externally - is essential
• Why developing employee ambassadors/advocates is vital, and how t...

In this episode, Alan Walker speaks with Kirstie Kelly on the subject of wellbeing in the workplace.

We heard:

• What this wellbeing "stuff" is all about
• Who is responsible for wellbeing (employee or employer?)
• The commercial reasons why wellbeing is important
• The costs to the economy of poor mental health and wellbeing
• How a company can tell whether they're providing an environment that enables wellbeing
• How an indivi...

Chris Stewart and Alan Walker discuss content, career sites and social media – and how they all play a part in a highly effective recruitment marketing strategy.

In this conversation with Chris we discussed:

Where recruitment teams should start, when starting to produce content.

Why creating content doesn’t need to be difficult, or expensive.

The power of video content, as the medium of choice when trying to drive engagement with g...

Tom Baker and Alan Walker talk about where an organisation should start with their employer brand strategy.

How to bring it to life; which colleagues to partner with; measuring the effectiveness of your employer brand strategy – and the importance of purpose.

In this interview with Tom, we learnt:-

Where an organisation needs to start with their employer brand strategy

The role of the employee value proposition (EVP) ...

Emma Neary and Alan Walker talk direct sourcing, and how candidate experience plays a big part in this. They discussed what an organisation needs to do to move towards a direct sourcing model, the important things to be mindful of, and some of the quick wins that can accelerate this approach.

In this conversation with Emma we discussed:

The key things that need to change to move towards a direct sourcing model.

How to move...

Andy Curlewis and Alan Walker discuss why marketing is an essential part of any modern recruiters toolkit; some specific tactics and techniques; and how to measure the effectiveness of a recruitment marketing strategy.

In this conversation with Andy we discussed:

Why marketing is an important skill for recruiters.

The difference between talent pipelining, talent pools and talent communities.

Whether building talent pipelines is the...

Katrina Collier and Alan Walker discussing everything from technology through employer brand – but centred on the need for both recruiters and hiring organisations to be more human and authentic, and for them to put candidate experience at the heart of everything they do.

In this conversation with Katrina we discussed:

How recruiters who use technology to spam will eventually be replaced by technology.

What a recruiter can do to po...

Caroline Evans and Alan Walker discuss how some of the techniques used in consumer marketing can be equally successful in recruitment marketing – and why those two things are so similar.

In this interview, we learnt:-

How the techniques used in non-recruitment B2C marketing can be used in recruitment marketing

Personas – what they are, and how they are used to inform a B2C marketing strategy

How personas can be used in recruitment ...