Ep 533: Engaging With Top Talent

Published: June 30, 2023, 7 p.m.

Despite months of layoffs and challenging economic news, engaging with top talent is still very hard. It's even harder if you are hiring for an employer with very little profile or brand awareness in your target talent markets.\n\nSo what strategies are employers using to engage with top talent, and what lessons can large enterprises learn from small and agile start-ups when it comes to storytelling and the effective use of tech stacks?\n\nMy guest this week is George Morriss, Head of Talent Acquisition at Lindus Health. George has vast experience in building hiring strategies for high-growth start-ups and has practical advice to share on how TA Leaders should respond to the disruption we see in the market.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nMarket recalibration\n\nWhy engaging with top talent is still so difficult\n\nRecruiting with no employer brand\n\nConsistency of storytelling\n\nThe balance between resonance and hyperbole\n\nTransparency in the hiring process\n\nCandidate experience as a point of difference\n\nHow to deal with an overwhelming choice of technology\n\nBuilding a tech stack with tools to solve specific challenges\n\nInterview training\n\nMinimizing the administrative burden on recruiters\n\nLessons from start-ups\n\nHow should TA leaders prepare themselves for the future?\n\n\nListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.