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February 14 · Issue #227 · View online
It's recruiting brainfood for the week ahead
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Brainfood Live, Ep97: How do we get DE&I out of HR, and into the business? Weāre speaking with non-HR business leaders who lead on DE&I in their organisations, and use talent types are going to pay attention to see what we can learn from them! š
Friday 19th Feb, 2pm UTC - register here (200 seat limit folks, 129 already gone)
Special thanks this week to: Alison Birch, John Rose, Kevin Green, Luca Cicatelli, Mark Edwards, Christian Madsen, EugĆØne van den Hemel, Simon Geere, Neil Carberry, Luciano Marucco, Colin Donnery, Gareth Jones, Steven Davis, Martyn Redstone, Joey NK Koksal, Bas van de Haterd, Elizabeth Murphy, James Osborne, Marco Hendrikse, Oonagh Clarke, Hannah Morgan, Garry Turner, Charu Malhotra, Steven Brand, Janine Owen, Michelle Mellor, Christian Buttrose, Andreea Lungulescu, Kasia Michalak, Jim Berrisford, Amanda Davies, Mark Blokhuis, Ebony Lawless-McCrea and Martin Poole - your public support of this newsletter keeps it free at point of consumption for everyone else - thank you!
Support the brainfood community? Share this link recruitingbrainfood.com on a LinkedIn status update and recommend to your recruiter / HR buddies to sign up. Thatās it! Cheers Hung
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Platypus
This weekās brainfood is sponsored by our buddies Platypus. Making company culture easy-to-understand, measurable and actionable. Platypus empowers organisations with relevant data to make smarter decisions on hiring and growing their culture. Itās next generation stuff folks, so book a demo with friendly member of the Platypus team, here
SPONSORS
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MetaHuman Creator
Gaming - concepts, technology and culture - is going to be one of the main drivers of change in how we do things in the post pandemic world, This weekās release by Unreal Engine of the ā MetaHumanā creator, democratises the creation of high fidelity, close-to-human characters - which, in a few short iterations, might become indistinguisable from the real thing. Relevant for brainfood across any number of intersections - candidate experience, engagement, employer branding. The future, as ever, is not going to wait for us to get comfortable with it. Have a read and make sure you watch the demo. H/T to brainfooder Bas van de Haterd for the share in the fb group. EMPLOYER BRANDING
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Hiring at GitLab
I stated in my review of remote, that Gitlab was crossover star of the 2020, blazing the way forward with its open source, remote only culture. Gitlab resources on remote working became the go-to for the rest of us, who suddenly had to transition to the new way of working. They continue to lead here by publishing their internal handbook that the current recruiting team at Gitlab uses to hire. Obviously must read folks. H/T to brainfooder Tris Revill for the share REMOTE WORKING
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All Stories Are Wrong, but Some Are Useful
Extraordinary post unpacking the power of story telling - why we need stories, how we emotionally commit to narratives with explanatory power, how we can struggle to change in spite of evidence to the contrary. Relevant to society at large and for our own internal reflections. On the practical side, useful techniques to use for employer branding, international communications and candidate engagement. Must read folks. ENGAGEMENT
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Compensation: Approaching Pay (a bit) Like Pricing
Creating a competitive, yet equitable compensation programme is one of the immediate challenges of the hire-from-anywhere, remote first world. Do you pay based on value of role or cost of living for the worker? What happens if an employee moves? Promising start to a series by brainfooder Jessica Hayes, who, as ever, comes at the challenge from non-conventional angles. Have a read
CULTURE
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X-Ray for US Profiles: Solved
Is there anyone on the planet who knows more about LinkedIn than brainfooder Irina Shamaeva? You are overconfident if you have your hand up because Irina proves it with a relentless consistency. Simple, yet invaluable discovery on how to isolate US based profiles by X-ray. Must read for the sourcers out there
SOURCING
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Has the Pandemic Transformed the Office Forever?
Remote, on-premise or hybrid? The story follows design consultancy R/GA as they progress through the options, wrestling with competing demands of convenience, collaboration and culture. Hybrid is the path most of us will follow, but will it be ultimately revealed as the cowards choice? Itās another must read folks. H/T brainfooder Jacob Sten Madsen for the share in the fb group
REMOTE WORKING
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Interviewing & Pattern Matching
Pattern matching at interview is basically like keyword matching on CV/ resume screen - a derided yet common practice in recruiting. This hiring manager accepts this claim, yet makes a reasonable defence of the practice. Got to be honestā¦.I found myself thinkingā¦ā¦the guy has a pointā¦. ASSESSMENT
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The Future Of Careers
Diversification of your revenue stream is the primary motivation behind the repurposing of the Brainfood Hall of Fame. So it is fair to say, Iām pretty much in alignment with OP on the prospects of the linear career path, and the rise of the portfolio worker. Have a read here, if you too want to find your Ikigai FUTURE OF WORK
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Can ChloƩ Valdary Sell Skeptics on DEI?
Are we doing DE&I all wrong? Fascinating cameo portrait of Chloe Valdary, a writer I had not encountered before, who argues that the experience of alienation is key driver behind why we have the impulse of making humans into other aliens. One for all of us to read. H/T to brainfooder Petar Vujosevic for the share D&I
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Building a Brand Ambassador Program Isnāt as Difficult as You Might Think
How do you get your employees to advocate for your company? Smart alec might say ābe so great that they will do it without askingā but that is usually unhelpful. Up steps brainfooder Alex Her with a some practical steps to incentivise your workforce. Worth sitting on this a little bit - maybe a good topic for a brainfood live at some point CULTURE
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LinkedInās Alternate Universe
The depravity of a platform where HR Managers are the rockstars speaks for itselfā¦..Ā š¤£ā¦you got love it. LinkedIn from the perspective of normal people i.e anyone not a recruiter, HR person or salesperson. Have a read - and you might never look at LinkedIn the same way again š EMPLOYER BRANDING
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'Rent-A-Person Who Does Nothing' in Tokyo Receives Endless Requests, Gratitude
Is Japan really quite strange, or this is just a Western fetish for exotica? Maybe a bit of both, but the stories of strangeness from Japan keep coming. Shoji Morimoto advertises himself as a person who can āeat and drink, and give simple feedback, but do nothing moreā - and heās inundated with work. Persistent zero economic growth, collapsing birthrate, Hikikomori ā¦.Japanās weirdness may merely be a jarring glimpse of a future we might all one day share. H/T brainfooder Bas van de Haterd for the share in the fb group
FUTURE OF WORK
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Brainfood Hall of Fame
We are talking about the future of work - good chance thatās going to include some component of portfolio work, with multiple streams of revenue. That includes us in Recruiting & HR, so if you havenāt already, you should sign up the Brainfood Hall of Fame - post your availability for work, find others who might want to collaborate on that work. Free to use for subscribers, so sign up here
The foodhall of fame is a repurposed public āthank youā to community contributors which we have now repurposed into a Craigslist for Recruiters. Sign up and set your bandwidth for new work for the week ahead
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If you are a brainfooder and have a job you would like to have featured in next weekās newsletter, reply to this email with a link to the job
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The Brainfood Tribune
Two long time friends and supporters of brainfood join the Brainfood Tribune this week. Clair Bush, VP of Marketing at ph.creative and Judith Nguyen Thanh, Head of People & Culture at Mitte. Both tell their personal stories by answering 20 Questions. Catch up on all the other member stories here
If you are a brainfooder, I invite you to share your story with the community. Email me atĀ [email protected]
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From Insurance Giant to Tech Platform: The Story of Ping An
I agree with Azeem - Ping An is the most interesting company youāve never heard of. How exactly does an insurance company transform itself into a tech platform? Through a unique and iconoclastic approach to company culture. PODCAST
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The End of Jobs: Recruiting in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
What is the future of recruiters in a world where AI does a lot of the work? Optimistic notes from pragmatic entrepreneurs here - great conversation to drop into - have a listen here
PODCAST
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Nand Kishore Chaudhary from Jaipur Rugs on Love, Collective Consciousness & Self-Management
Extraordinary interview between Lisa Gill and Nand Kishore Chaudhary - the founder of Ā founder of Jaipur Rugs, a company employing 40,000 weavers in 600 villages selling beautiful home made artisanal carpets in 40 countries. Must listen for anyone who cares about social justice, company culture and the future of work PODCAST
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HyperGrowth - How To Scale Fast &Well?
European tech company on a hyper growth trajectory? We got you. Hosting this panel with friends from N26, Taxfix & Wallapop on how do hyperscale - and still do it well? Register here folks Feb 18, 12 pm UTC, Online
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Three of a Kind - Acing Recruitment Collaboration
Another form of hyper scaling - this time the just-in-time recruitment of high volume manual workers. Iām delighted to be hosting this panel with Iceland Foods, Kallidus and PredictiveHire. RegisterĀ here
Feb 25, 11.00 am UTC, Online
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ToTalent Live 2021
Stoked to be announcing my collaboration with Martijn Hemminga and fine folks at ToTalent EU and Werf to bring you the inaugural ToTalent Live event next month. Diversity in Recruiting, Improving Quality of Hire and Leadership Coaching for Heads of TA. Honoured to be hosting all three half days - look forward to see you there. Register here
March 23/24/25, 1-4pm UTC, Online
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If you are an event organiser want to get featured in the newsletter, get in touch and give the community a deal. Email me [email protected]
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Itās the Lunar New Year so ęē¦§ē¼č²” and ę°å¹“åæ«ęØ! Itās also Valentines Day so I hope it is not inappropriate for me to send you all some extra ā¤ļø today. Cool stuff happening off world. This year will see not one, not two but three Earther missions to Mars. Last Monday, the UAE successfully deployed a Mars orbiter, becoming the first Arab and Muslim majority nation to achieve the feat. This was followed up two days later the Tianwen-1, the Chinese orbiter and lander, which will also attempt to deploy a rover to the surface of the Red planet later this spring. NASA coming up in a few short months - particularly exciting as the plan is to deploy a helicopter to Mars - the first aerial reconnaissance of another planet by the human race. This sort of stuff, well, it can only give us Amal. Have a great week everybody.Ā Hung
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