Blue Monday edition ?? Answers to your 2024 problems inside (kind of)??
Arctic Shores
Helping disruptive TA leaders navigate a new era of recruitment with task-based assessments
It's Blue Monday. You're back at your desk. You're maybe two weeks in... and you already feel like you're drowning.
And you've got a lot of big problems to solve this year... ??
From figuring out how to navigate candidate use of GenAI to re-evaluating the skills you need to select for, to convincing your hiring managers they're going to need to do things differently.
That's without even thinking about the fact that your inbox is overflowing and your boss read 5 articles over Christmas that they wanted your thoughts on last week that you still haven't even opened ??
Sound familiar??
Make yourself a cup of tea, take a breath, and grab a pen ?
We've rounded up the big questions you need to be asking yourself this year and the resources you might want to save for later to help you figure them out.?
So while may be the most depressing day of the year,?we're hoping to make it a little easier and show you that having all the answers right now isn't an issue... There's still time.
How do I get my team to embrace the good bits of GenAI? ??
?? In this video explainer from The Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing, they’ve created a back-to-basics introduction to AI, ‘AI, Explained: Why It’s Different This Time’ . In just 13 minutes, you’ll have an understanding of what Generative AI is and where to get started.
?? ‘AI can do your homework, now what?’ . This VOX video explores the rapid rise of ChatGPT use in education asking if GenAI use should be deterred, detected, or redesigned. It's at comforting to know we're not the only ones figuring it out, and offers some interesting perspectives you might not have thought of before...??
?? Last year we published The Ultimate Guide to Generative AI in Talent Acquisition . The resource is specifically designed for TA Teams and offers a comprehensive crash course, curating insights from over 50 sources to bring you a summary of the most valuable use cases, hacks, and plugins. You won't want to miss it.?
What are the risks I need to be ready to navigate and how do I do it?? ??
In the video below?? Senior Data Scientist, Jasper Wolf, unpacks the results of a scientific study on ChatGPT’s capabilities and a survey of more than 2,000 students and recent graduates on their adoption and attitudes towards GenAI.
He dives into the research methodology used to test ChatGPT vs Verbal Reasoning Tests, Aptitude Tests, Personality Assessments, and Task-based Assessments, and what his team found about where it can outperform the average human candidate vs where it can’t.?
Plus, he gives his predictions on what this means for the future of skills-based hiring.??
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Can I (and should I) even try and stop candidates from 'cheating'? ??
This is the hot topic of the moment. And it’s also a divisive one that isn't going anywhere soon.?
To help you navigate candidate use of GenAI and decide whether to Deter, Detect, or Design selection differently, we’ve put together this handy guide. ?
It's designed to help you and your team identify how to...
Full of short, snappy, and practical insight, it's a perfect lunchtime read ??
Is now my window to push through a new approach to skills-based hiring? Where the heck do I start? ??
For today’s recruiters, the challenges are well-documented. Skills shortages. Difficulty achieving diversity targets despite significant effort. Reducing time and cost to hire.
The list goes on.?
And that was before candidate use of GenAI flipped talent acquisition on its head –– driving up the volume of seemingly personalised and high-quality applications, but down the quality of candidates at interview or assessment centres as candidates’ authentic qualities are revealed.?
Today, there’s one solution TA teams are hailing as the answer to all of these challenges. Skills-based hiring . But the challenge is, everyone has a different definition of what skills-based hiring actually means. And if you and your peers aren’t aligned on what it means, how are you supposed to implement it???
To make life easier for you, we’ve crawled 10s of resources and definitions to give you our perspective. Check out our guide to what skills-based hiring is and where it can make the biggest impact >>> ?
Plus, we've?created a hand-held guide on everything from how to shift internal mindsets to how to re-write your job descriptions, download our free playbook on CV-less hiring here >>>
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Stay tuned, stay excited, and remember - we’re here to keep you up to date with all the latest developments in TA as they happen.
Here's to making 2024 a year to remember ??
3 Nuggets of Wisdom ??
?? According to a study by TonerGiant , almost half of Brits surveyed would not even consider applying for a job requiring full-time office work. The new study reveals a whole host of stats on the WFH climate in the UK, including how 59% of Brits feel more productive at home, compared to just 17% who feel more productive in the office.
?? In this podcast from McKinsey , they explore how AI effectively enhances, rather than replaces, human performance. Resistance to AI in the workplace? It's real. But the episode offers strategies to overcome it.??
??Investor Cathie Wood discusses the unique and unparalleled moment in tech history we find ourselves in, marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms. Exploring the role of AI in reshaping economic paradigms, she predicts a surge in global GDP growth and productivity, underscoring the need for businesses and investors to adapt to keep up.