Ep 308: Unlocking Investment
Talent Acquisition has changed dramatically this year, and many employers are now finding that their TA tech stacks are not fit for purpose moving forward. However, in such an economically uncertain environment, unlocking the investment required to update technologies is a real challenge.\n\nSo what can talent acquisition leaders do to build compelling business cases for investment to develop their technology strategies for the future?\n\nMy guest this week is Tony de Graaf, Hiring Success Director EMEA at SmartRecruiters. As well as working on the technology vendor side of the industry, Tony has himself been a Talent acquisition leader and has some very valuable insights to share on building internal business cases for recruiting technology investment. \n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0The current state of the market\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0What are talent acquisition leaders focusing on for 2021\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0The need for investment when the willingness to invest is low\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Building business cases around transformation\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Savings and business outcomes\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Technology, sourcing, people and efficiency\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Identifying hidden costs and making savings via tech stack consolidation\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Converting process optimisation in cost savings\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0Why time to hire and cost per hire are not appropriate metrics to track\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0What with talent acquisition look like in 2 years\n\n\nSubscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts