The pace of change in recruiting technology continues to accelerate, and with it come opportunities to improve hiring outcomes, streamline operational efficiency, and make much-needed improvements to the candidate experience. When you add in increasing volumes of applications driven by candidate use of AI and the differing wants and needs of a new generation entering the workforce, it becomes evident that we are on the brink of a profound transformation in recruiting processes.

So, what are the most forward-thinking companies already doing? My guest this week is Hollie Powell, Recruitment Business Partner at EDF. EDF is reinventing its recruiting process for early careers and improving the candidate experience by carefully balancing technology and automation with high-quality human interaction.

In the interview, we discuss:

The early careers strategy at EDF

Increasing volumes of applications through candidate use of AI

How EDF is evolving its recruiting process

The enormous benefits of effective video interviewing

Speeding up the process to improve the candidate experience

Ensuring high quality human interaction during the process

Using an organization wide strengths-based framework

Keeping up with changing candidate wants and needs

Planning for the skills shortages of the future

Consumer brand versus employer brand

How will early careers evolve in the coming years?

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