TA Disruptors

TA Disruptors

Arctic Shores

Episodes 37
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Moderate
Since Nov 2023
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
20%
Hosting
feeds.acast.com

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About This Podcast

Talent acquisition is changing faster than it ever has before. ChatGPT and other GenAI tools are literally turning the selection process on its head. This podcast is designed for disruptive Talent Acquisition leaders who want to get ahead. For the innovators, the movers and shakers, and the TA leaders who will survive and thrive in this new era by moving quickly to future-proof their recruitment processes. Even when you’re feeling overworked and overwhelmed, we’ll help you keep up with the latest ideas from the industry’s brightest innovators and the freshest need-to-know data from new research. TA Disruptors has got you covered. 


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Recent Episodes

S5E4 How Aegon UK scrapped the CV and saved £2m+ in agency spend | With Euan McNair

Apr 29, 2026 1h

When Euan McNair joined Aegon UK in 2022, the organisation was spending £2.5 million a year on agency fees. Time to offer sat at 100 days. Every call centre hire came from competitors. And recruiter…

S5E3 How BDO redesigned their EC hiring programme for the AI era | With Jen Goldsmith and Helen Alkin

Apr 23, 2026 51m

Most TA leaders know their hiring process needs to evolve. Fewer know how to actually make that change happen inside a complex organisation. Especially when you're managing 30,000 applications a year…

S5E2 How to rip up the hiring rule book without breaking the law | With Husna Grimes

Apr 08, 2026 52m

0:00 - Opening clip0:44 - Introduction3:20 - Consent, lawful basis and DUAA: the UK foundations11:29 - Being auditable, transparent and defensible28:27 - Working with privacy and legal as…

S5E1 High volume, high stakes: building a retail hiring engine in the AI era | with Andrew Porter

Mar 26, 2026 53m

0:00 - Introduction2:47 - What high-volume, high-stakes hiring looks like at Entain16:34 - Defining and running a behaviour-based hiring engine across 2,400 shops36:00 - The results Entain saw40:39 -…

S4E9 Behind the scenes: How Google DeepMind uses AI in recruitment | With Becky Pradal-Rogers

Dec 03, 2025 52m

AI is speeding up recruitment, but can it replace the human touch? Not quite.Becky Pradal-Rogers, Head of Talent Acquisition at Google DeepMind, knows what it takes to hire the right people in a…

S4E8 Why Learning Agility is a key capability for candidates in the AI era | With Fiadhna McEvoy

Nov 13, 2025 38m

Is AI forcing a total rethink of what we hire for — and how we measure it? If skills now “expire” in a couple of years, what signal should TA teams use at the top of the funnel to predict who will…

S4E7 How Amazon are introducing automation and redefining candidate quality | With Cath Possamai

Sep 29, 2025 53m

Meet Cath Possamai, Amazon’s Talent Acquisition Director for EMEA, APJC and LATAM. With over 20 years in recruitment and talent management, Cath has worn almost every hat in the industry — from…

S4E6 How to cope with 2,400 applications for one role | With Jess Morgan

Sep 22, 2025 48m

Applications are skyrocketing, AI is shaking up hiring, and recruiters are navigating uncharted waters. So how do talent acquisition teams harness AI without losing the human touch? And can teams…

S4E5 This is why inclusion efforts fall short for neurodivergent candidates | With Theo Smith

Sep 15, 2025 44m

Is AI making the workplace more inclusive – could it really be the silver bullet for Neurodiverse talent? And what should Talent Acquisition be doing to ensure that they’re not accidentally failing…

S4E4 Strategic design: Randstad's new approach to performance, potential and diversity | Sam Schlimper

Sep 08, 2025 52m

AI is reshaping recruitment at every level. From graduate hiring to executive search. But while tools are evolving fast, the systems behind hiring haven’t kept pace.So how do you build a recruitment…

S4E3 How to turn sceptical hiring managers into advocates (using data) | With Angela Renfrew

Aug 26, 2025 38m

Meet Angela Renfrew, Director of Talent Acquisition and Early Careers at First Bus — and a practitioner who’s proving that recruitment transformation doesn’t start with shiny tech. It starts with…

S4E2 How to start thinking more strategically in TA | With Emi Beredugo

Aug 18, 2025 46m

AI is changing TA roles forever, but can this be a positive, especially as TA teams are being forced to do even more with less? Meet Emi Beredugo — a talent acquisition pro with over 18 years of…

S4E1 Standards, safeguards and snake oil: How to spot real value in AI hiring tools | With Alan Bourne

Aug 11, 2025 50m

Meet Alan Bourne, a trailblazer in talent assessment and organisational psychology, and someone with a refreshing take on the AI-driven challenges facing talent acquisition today. With a PhD in…

S3E6 AI and hiring: Why transparency matters for finding future talent and the candidate experience | Ellie Long, Rolls Royce

Mar 19, 2025 47m

You may have seen the big debate on LinkedIn - should we share interview questions with candidates beforehand?For Ellie Long, Global Head of Emerging Talent at Rolls-Royce, the answer is clear. While…

S3E5 HMRC had 800 applications for one role 😱 | How AI is disrupting talent acquisition and what to do about it with Siobhan Stericker

Feb 12, 2025 51m

Most employers now recognise that banning or detecting AI usage is more likely to damage diversity than help your process. But how exactly do you embrace AI? And how can you clearly communicate this…

S3E4 Embracing the AI-enabled candidate: Practical insights for Early Careers | with Shoosmiths’ Samantha Hope

Dec 13, 2024 46m

If you’ve been following discussions on LinkedIn or at recent conferences, you’ve likely heard about Shoosmiths — the UK’s fastest-growing national full-service law firm — and their innovative…

S3E3 Gen Z are using AI in your recruitment process — how companies should respond | with Shoshanna Davis and Holly Hobbs

Dec 06, 2024 43m

If you thought AI's impact on recruitment was limited to a few CVs and cover letters, think again. Gen Z candidates have access to more tools and learning resources than ever — and they’re using them…

S3E2 How to fix your AI vulnerabilities - Martyn Redstone unpacks why AI is a DDoS attack on recruitment... and what to do about it

Nov 29, 2024 51m

AI has brought about a DDoS attack on recruitment. What do we do about it? Martyn Redstone talks shifting power dynamics, assessing AI capability, and the cost of inaction.If your technical team…

S3E1 How 94% of fake AI exam submissions went undetected and passed a UK Psychology degree - Dr Scarfe and Dr Roesch discuss why ChatGPT needs to be taken seriously in Early Careers

Nov 21, 2024 38m

Since the COVID pandemic accelerated reliance on unsupervised ‘take-home exams’, the education system has found itself with a fundamental problem –– one which has only been exacerbated by the recent…

S2E10 What 3 million data points say we need to hire for and select in the era of the AI-enabled candidate – introducing Skill-enablers™

Oct 03, 2024 39m

There’s been a lot of debate recently about whether AI changes what we need to select for, to predict candidate success. But the reality is that most companies have needed to reframe how they select…

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