{"podcast":{"title":"Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?","slug":"recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313","podcast_index_feed_id":503313,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/recruitingfuture","website_url":"http://recruitingfuture.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d397482e-c6a7-11ea-8766-d3ae6f5bcdc7/image/1983-Recruiting-Future-Apple-Podcast-Sponsor.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matt Alder","episode_count":882,"summary":"Talent acquisition is undergoing unprecedented disruption as AI, economic uncertainty, and the ever-shortening lifespan of skills radically reshape recruiting. On Recruiting Future, Matt Alder explores this evolving landscape, using insightful interviews with transformational TA practitioners and forward-thinking experts to spark your imagination and provide the insights you need to shape the future of talent acquisition in your organization. Each episode explores topics such as AI, recruiting automation, recruitment marketing, employer branding, skills-based hiring, assessment, candidate experience, DEI, internal mobility, and the transformation of TA teams. Recruiting Future is an essential resource for everyone involved in hiring. Matt Alder is a globally respected talent acquisition futurist, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience exploring what’s next in recruiting. Renowned for his expertise in strategic foresight and technology trends, Matt provides a unique perspective that empowers leaders to navigate disruption. His deep industry knowledge and ability to spark meaningful conversations make Recruiting Future a must-listen for talent acquisition and HR profes…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T12:17:52.426667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 776: Designing Hiring For Humans","slug":"ep-776-designing-hiring-for-humans","published_at":"2026-03-13T23:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313/ep-776-designing-hiring-for-humans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313","url":"https://recruitingfuture.com","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN6514549247.mp3?updated=1773443427","summary":"Hiring processes are full of design choices that nobody ever questions. Requirements that sound reasonable but aren't defined. Formats that have stayed the same for decades. Onboarding systems built for one type of learner. Talented people are being screened out, not because they can't do the job, but because of how the process itself is designed. These aren't people failures; they're design failures that quietly exclude the people organisations most need. So how do we actually design hiring in a way that works for everyone? My guest this week is Theo Smith, author of the new book Designed for Humans: Rethinking Work in the Age of AI. In our conversation, he shares practical ways to spot and fix the system design flaws hiding in plain sight across the hiring process. In the interview, we discuss: Why people aren't always the problem The hidden barriers in job ads Probation periods as red flags Why structured interviews still fail How people mask gaps at work AI is accelerating flawed system design. Onboarding as a critical failure point Designing workplaces for humans Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow this podcast on Spotify.","meta_description":"Hiring processes are full of design choices that nobody ever questions. Requirements that sound reasonable but aren't defined. Formats that have stayed th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313/episodes/ep-776-designing-hiring-for-humans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/recruiting-future-with-matt-alder-what-s-next-for-talent-acquisition-hr-hiring-503313/ep-776-designing-hiring-for-humans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}