How We Hire

The candidate experience is so much more than a candidate filling out a job application and going through the hiring steps. It's a psychological contract between the recruiter and the applicant, an exchange, a human interaction. But as employers, we too often forget this when we have our own checklists and evaluation criteria to run. How can you strike the balance between personalisation and structure? 

In this episode of How We Hire, our guest, Emelie Aronsson, an experienced recruiter in the financial services space, shares her journey and insights on the importance of mindset, authenticity, and communication in achieving success in recruiting and connecting with candidates. 

Key takeaways:

• Why cultural fit doesn't necessarily mean the right fit
• How to make candidates feel at ease during the interview process
• Why transparent communication is everything
• How to strike the balance between having structure in your hiring process and adapting to individual needs 

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If you're looking to recruit global talent for your organisation but don’t know where to start, look no further.

On this episode of How We hire, we speak to Natália van Herk. She is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Omron, a global leader in the field of automaton. With over 30,000 employees worldwide, Natalia has a few tricks up her sleeve on how to engage, recruit, and retain top international talent, and shares her secret sauce to nailing your international hiring game. 

Key takeaways:

• Effective strategies for identifying and attracting highly skilled professionals from abroad
• The right way to onboard global talent
• Tips and tricks on making relocation smooth sailing
• Why cultural awareness is crucial to empower the global talent you have today and in the future

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When companies grow, the recruitment function also grows. In the middle of this growth, steps may get missed; processes can‌ turn chaotic and unstructured. Throughout this change, how can you ensure your recruitment process stays consistent and scaleable, no matter your company’s growth level?

On this episode of How We Hire, Karin Bergström, Jobylon’s VP People & Culture, talks about her experience of scaling Jobylon’s people function from a 20-person team to over 50 employees. Karin is well-versed in scaling a company and building ‌a lasting people culture. She shares her take on the importance of fairness, transparency, flexibility, and behaviour when getting clear about your recruiting efforts. 

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How reliable are reference checks? That depends on how you conduct them. On this episode of How We Hire, we speak to Carl-Johan Holmberg, a researcher for Refapp, a digital reference-checking platform. Carl plays a vital role in improving reference checking and applying digital tools and science to make this often overlooked process more efficient and fair. In this episode, Carl shares his knowledge and insights on how to make reference checking a reliable, useful process for employers wishing to improve their hiring accuracy. 

Key takeaways:

• Should candidates nominate their referees? 
• Gender biases in reference checking and how to minimise this risk
• How to achieve structure with reference checking
• What questions to ask and which to avoid- when running a check

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Everyone can agree on a conceptual level that diversity and inclusion is important, but finding the why for your organisation is key if you’re going to enact lasting change.

On this episode of How We Hire, we speak to Purnima Sen ,Sparta’s Globe Chief People and Compliance Officer. Purnima shares her learnings on what it takes to truly commit to your DEI goals, and hire people for today’s contemporary times. 

Key takeaways:

• Why focusing only on culture fit might not be the best approach
• How to strike the balance between culture add-on and culture fit
• What inclusion with a purpose means in modern recruitment
• Tips and tricks on identifying gaps in your hiring process and closing it

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International talent can be a game-changer for your company, bringing in fresh perspectives, diverse skills, and a global outlook.

But tapping into this rich pool of potential isn't just about filling current vacancies.

It's about understanding the broader impact of hiring globally and the nuances of integrating international talent into your workforce. This is especially true when traditional hiring processes and cultural barriers can often overlook the unique strengths these individuals bring to the table.

In this episode of How We Hire, we're joined by Leo, the Commercial Excellence Manager at Just Arrived, a Swedish company dedicated to promoting equal employment opportunities for foreign-born talent. With a background in brand management and executive recruitment, Leo brings a wealth of knowledge in competence-based hiring.

Just Arrived not only assists in recruitment but also provides work permit assistance, tapping into the untapped potential of international talent. Leo's work is pivotal in enriching the workforce and building a more inclusive society.

If you've ever wondered how to leverage international talent to create a more dynamic and effective workplace, this episode is a must-listen.

Join us as Leo shares his experiences and best practises in hiring international talent, the challenges faced, and the profound impact of these hires on organisations and society at large. 

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Nailing your hiring strategy should be a company-wide commitment. But too often, there’s internal misalignment when it comes to who to hire and how to hire, which can spell trouble for a company’s talent acquisition goals. At worse, it can result in making poor hiring decisions, costing businesses thousands of dollars. 

On this episode of How We Hire, we speak to Volvo Car Mobility’s  Head of Talent Acquisition, Elise Remy. When Elise joined Volvo in 2018, she had to start from scratch and build a talent acquisition function. Fast forward to today, and Elise has helped acquire over 200 employees for Volvo. 

Elise shares her wealth of knowledge and experience of planning and executing a hiring strategy. From collaborating with stakeholders, to ensuring cross-organisational alignment, this episode is a must for anyone looking to pull off a stellar hiring strategy- one that’s loved by stakeholders and company strategic players alike..

Key takeaways:

• How to build a sustainable hiring strategy
• Tips on getting stakeholders onboard with your hiring plan
• How to continuously attract, develop and retain your talent for today and tomorrow
• Strategies for scaling your organisation during high-growth stage and beyond

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How do you know you've hired the right person? Naturally, you evaluate the person's performance. But performance is hard to measure. The feedback loop is long and often fragmented. Not to mention, performance is traditionally measured against key results—but what about the role of human behaviour? By tracking an employee's behavioral patterns and core characteristics, can you predict how well they'll perform on the job now and in the future?

On this episode of How We Hire, work performance expert and Licensed Psychologist Amanda Held, shares her insights on effectively measuring job performance. As StoryKit's People and Performance Manager, Amanda's strategic tips will give you a clear framework for successfully assessing your employees and reaching maximum hiring accuracy.

Key takeaways

• Why performance is so much more than measuring results
• Understanding human behaviour and how it drives job performance
• Tips on drawing conclusions from high-performers mentality
• Top strategies for ensuring a high level of hiring accuracy

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Hiring is really strange right now. Layoffs, the rise of generative AI, and internal instability at many companies have made many of us in the talent acquisition field feel insecure about where we’re heading. What can you do to navigate these changing times in recruitment?

On this episode of How We Hire, we speak to May Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer, an AI generative platform. May takes us on a journey of everything she’s learned and experienced about how AI impacts people & culture, the talent acquisition process, and DE&I, offering hope and inspiration for companies looking to upskill their workforce to meet the future of work now. 

Key takeaways:

• Why AI will never replace human insight or intelligent 
• How AI will reshape recruitment strategies
• Why AI is being more carefully monitored than social media
• AI and diversity hiring- the current landscape
• Tips for upskilling your workforce to meet the future of work head-on

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Whether you’re looking to hire contractors globally or open remote sites, having a hiring battle plan is a must. 

On this episode of How We Hire, senior tech recruiter Katya Kashai, shares her story of hiring remote talent from Asia to Europe and the Middle East. Based on her experiences and lessons, she offers practical insights for any company looking to expand, go remote, or simply hire handful of remote talent. Her biggest tip? Always start with deep market research.. 

Key takeaways:

• Why sourcing global talent is key in today’s interconnected world
• Pros and cons of hiring a remote contractor versus opening a physical site
• How to accommodate your hiring process to candidates from diverse backgrounds
• Best practice tips for kicking off a global recruitment strategy

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In the context of a talent shortage, an AI revolution, and tight hiring budgets, talent acquisition leaders face a new challenge: How to prove the value of talent to their businesses.

One area that’s gaining attention is internal mobility, where talent acquisition and talent management are no longer seen as separate functions. As companies approach talent more holistically, is it time to redefine how we view talent?

On this episode of How We Hire, we spoke to Sam Joukhadar, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at SEB. Sam recently spearheaded a highly successful internal mobility initiative that saw SEB’s fill rate jump from 20% to 28%. Sam shares his strategy for coping with the significant challenges around internal mobility and offers advice on how TA leaders can prove the value of their teams and win.

Key takeaways:

• Why internal mobility matters and how to include it in your talent strategy
• How to get buy-in from stakeholders and managers and turn internal mobility into an accepted process
• Step-by-step formula to shape your own internal recruitment process

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Candidate sourcing has become robotic. Mundane. Generic. But it doesn't have to be.

How can you reinvent the talent acquisition wheel and become a sourcing genius? 

In this episode of How We Hire, we talk to Per Tjernberg from PipeLabs.io, a talent acquisition engine helping companies acquire top talent. Per is passionate about talent sourcing and building a new standard for talent acquisition. We discuss why the HR cycle is broken, where the talent acquisition function needs to go, and how to reinvent talent sourcing. 

Key takeaways:

• Why the HR cycle is broken and how to fix it
• Common sourcing mistakes to avoid
• Tips to increase your candidate engagement rates
• How to leverage market research and tap into your empathy when sourcing talent
• How to build a creative talent acquisition strategy

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For decades, employers have used university degrees and years of experience as major requirements for hiring. But for many jobs, success depends more on skills, grit, and the ability to learn and take on new challenges rather than paper credentials. It comes down to potential.

On this episode of How We Hire, Jobylon’s CEO and co-founder, Ared Abedi, talks about how he realised the power of skills-based hiring early on, how the candidate experience relates to people and culture, and how he helped build a leading talent acquisition platform over twelve years. Tune in to hear about a HR tech founder’s personal insights into hiring talent for a purpose-driven brand journey.

Key takeaways:

• How to build a company foundation based on your people and culture
• Why the candidate experience is tied to your culture journey
• Tips on standing out as an employer and attracting great talent
• What recruitment KPIs to focus on-and how to enable your hiring managers

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Customer-first. That’s no longer an expectation but a norm that businesses are vying to build. Because without customer excellence, consumers can and will go elsewhere.

So how can you build a thriving customer success culture? It all boils down to developing a best-in-class CS team.

In this episode of How We Hire, Alva’s Head of Customer Success & Customer Support, Christopher Warren-Gash, shares his insights on the importance of emotional intelligence in Customer Success, why culture fit matters, and how to scale your CS team with evidence-based recruitment methods successfully. With practical tips and a step-by-step guide to hiring a stellar CS Manager, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to take their CS team to the next level.

Key takeaways:

• How to spot the CS quarterbacks for your team
• Your need-to-have-list when evaluating CS candidates
• How to tailor your recruitment process to the job description
• Setting the right goals and measuring impact in Customer Success
• Biggest learnings when it comes to hiring exceptional Customer Success Managers

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Demand for green skills is growing—but not enough people are taking care of green transformation. This has led to an overall skills shortage, whereby there’s a mismatch between business growth and available workforce.

How can employers hire for competencies in the green sector and shape a new labour market dynamic? 

On this episode of How We Hire, we invited Helene Hasselskog to talk about her expertise in hiring and retaining green talent across borders. Helene is Sweco’s Chief Human Resources Officer- a company focused on providing architecture and engineering consultancy services internationally, with a particular emphasis on green transformation. Tune in to pick up Helene’s best tips on addressing the green talent shortage.

Key takeaways:

• Breaking past the traditional recruitment model to hire for green transformation
• Why you should treat talent acquisition as an ecosystem
• How to account for DE&I when you’re in a rush to hire in a talent shortage
• Step-by-step approach to identifying core behaviours in candidates with specific skillsets

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In a rapidly changing world, it’s becoming harder for employers to guess how the roles in their business will evolve. Could hiring for skills over experience be the answer?

On this episode of How We Hire, Home of Recruitment’s recruiting expert and leader, Gabriella Huss, breaks down what competency-based hiring means, and how hiring for skills helps you develop talent long-term.

Key takeaways

• What competency-based recruitment is and why it’s the future
• How assessing personality traits and soft skills is critical to hiring success
• Tips on assessing candidates fairly and accurately
• How to create an effective competency framework

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One of the biggest mistakes TA teams make is neglecting the data when hiring people and over-focusing on hard skills when assessing talent. What can talent acquisition do to enable business and keep talent long-term?

On this episode of How We Hire, Talent Acquisition expert, Steve Jacobs, shares his best tactics for creating a flexible and agile talent acquisition strategy.

Key takeaways:

• How to make risk assessments to ensure you're hiring the right people
• Common mistakes talent acquisition make—and how to avoid them
• How skills-based hiring helps with talent retention and business growth
• Why the candidate experience holds all the answers

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Your interview process is the face of your business. It’s the first time candidates get a sense of who you are. Mess it up, and you risk candidates walking out of the recruitment process or ghosting you. How can you create a personalised interview process and win over candidates?

On this episode of How We Hire, Licensed Psychologist Alex Tidgård, talks about how to ask great interview questions and extract the responses you want from candidates. As Chief Product Officer and Founder of Asker Technologies, an AI-driven interview tool, Alex shares his best tips and strategies for running a candidate-centric interview process.

Key takeaways:

• Why interviews are so important to get right
• How to take care of candidates throughout the whole interview cycle
• Common interview pitfalls to avoid
• Easy hacks to ace interviews
• How to ask the right interview questions and evaluate responses

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One of the biggest challenges facing recruiters today is recruiting and retaining qualified tech talent. With the competition for tech talent so fierce, how can recruiters reel candidates in?

On this episode of How We Hire, we talk about the optimal process for hiring tech talent with Ants Tech Recruiter’s Talent Acquisition Manager and Competence Lead, Elisabeth Wehlin. Elisabeth has accumulated vast experience hiring tech talent and is actively involved in training teams to make better tech recruitment decisions. From sourcing hacks to the biggest do’s and dont’s in tech recruitment, learn Elisabeth’s secret recipe for hiring exceptional tech talent.

Key takeaways:

• Understanding current tech talent trends
• Why organisations should adapt their tech recruitment process to the candidate
• How to improve your candidate response rate
• Tips and tricks for hiring software engineers
• Sourcing hacks for finding tech superstars

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