This Week, In Recruiting - Issue 75

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Open Kitchen: Three Big Changes to Brainfood

Some big changes happening in Brainfood, which I am announcing to you here today.

It's been a pattern of growth that as each channel develops some success, it kind of gets too big as more stuff accrues to it, making the whole thing difficult to consume at one sitting. The approach so far has been to prune and replant the elements which have enough to survive on their own, in a different place, on a different platform. This Week, In Recruiting - where you reading this note right now - is itself an example of prune and replant; all the content here - What's Going On, Who Is Hiring, What's On Offer - was originally integrated into the Recruiting Brainfood Sunday newsletter, before we budded off a year and half ago for it to become it's own thing. We're now up to 22,000 subscribers here, which is pretty close to the 26,000 we have on RBF, and I hope you are getting value from one or either or maybe even both these newsletters.

The time has come to do it again; things are getting too big, and we need to prune and replant.

So some changes coming

1. Brainfood Baked Fresh

Viewers of Brainfood Live On Air, the Friday video livestream - will know that the structure of the show is in two parts - review of the Recruiting Brainfood newsletter, and then a panel discussion on a recruiting topic of the day. This has served us well for hundreds of episodes but the competition for time between the two elements has become more acute the more we do it, leading us to have to rush through Part 1 in order to give Part 2 enough time, and - to be strictly honest - generally failing to do that. So, we are going to separate the newsletter review into it's own show - Brainfood Baked Fresh!

This is happening every Monday lunchtime at 12.30pm BST, starting today - so you can register here on Crowdcast or attend the LinkedIn Event here. Brainfood Live continues as normal, only now 100% dedicated to the topic, and therefore giving our amazing expert guests more time on screen, something which I think both they and you deserve.

OGs will know that reviewing the newsletter topics was the original purpose of Brainfood Live, so its going to be more discursive and audience participatory. I need to find a way to get more people on screen if they want to comment, so this may end up a LinkedIn Audio Event, a Twitter Space, something on Discord. Right now though, it is Crowdcast + LinkedIn. Let me know what you think!

2. The Big Lists Are Back

These are crowdsourced google sheets which I had stopped maintaining due to Covid-19 changing the game for everyone. Well, now that that game has indeed changed for everyone, it's time for these lists to make a come back. Pretty straight forward how they work - they are an aggregate of what is out there per topic, and open for new additions to be added by you lot. My role is to QA any duplicates or erroneous entries, with the policy of allowing it as default, correct it later.

• Big List of In-Person Recruiting & HR Events to Attend in 2022-23
• Big List of Online Recruiter Communities to Join in 2022-23
• Big List of Places to Post Jobs (Global) in 2022-23
• Big List of Podcast of Recruiting Podcasts in 2022-23
• Big List of Women Speakers in Recruiting & HR in 2022-23
• What else needs a Big List?

Each of these lists are at different stages of data cleansing, and I am going to need your help on it. If you see something that isn't there that should be, add it to the bottom of the sheet. If is see something that is there but shouldn't be (defunct, no longer operating, wrong information etc), flag up the erroneous row in the tab for that purpose and I'll get someone to validate. I'll maintain these sheets so bookmark them and share them to whoever you think might get value from them.

3. Open Kitchen Moving To Substack

I haven't fully decided on this but I've noticed that TWIR itself is now getting too big! The Open Kitchen segment is something I enjoy to write, as it's the only original writing I do, but I am beginning to wonder whether this is an indulgence as it may be taking away from the original purpose of TWIR, which was to promote what you were doing. I have a feeling that most of us don't make it to the offers, the jobs, the events, the career moves, because Open Kitchen takes up so much time (avg reading time is around 10 minutes) to read, and we've all got jobs to do.

So if you like my essays on growth, managing a solo business, and unqualified observations on the state of recruitment, subscribe to it here. Chances are, this will come out on Thursday.

This Week, In Recruitment will stay as is - the Monday LinkedIn briefing on what is going on in industry everybody should be more aware of. This might open up more space for us to do other things here such as highlighting individuals, community appeals, vendor updates, changes in employment law etc, but it should actually be smaller and more consumable.

4. Provisional Schedule

Here's my thinking on the provisional schedule

I don't think it will actually mean more work, only that it gets spread out a little bit throughout the week. And obviously the community can now decide how they wish to connect with this content, dip in and out as you see fit. Most of it will just happen if you're already following me here, connected in some way on social network or have signed up to a newsletter or channel somewhere.

Prune and replant seems to have worked ok so far, so I hope it will continue to prove fruitful for us. What do you think? Let me know if comments below, if you have any thoughts on this!

Anyways, out of the kitchen, onto the lounge ??

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What's in the News?

Roleshare raise ￡1.2 Million Seed Round

Congratulations to Sophie Smallwood and all the team at Roleshare for closing seed funding for their innovative vision of creating a marketplace for 'fractional' work. Employers are behind the employees at this point, but platforms like Roleshare can help balance out the supply with the clear demand. Have a read of Sophie's comments here - one to keep an eye on.

RecruitLab raise €1.9 Million

The diversification of HR Tech has been one of the great things to witness of the past decade - more tech innovation, from different parts of Europe. RecruitLab have a video interview + ATS solution, which would seem to fit perfectly with solo founder / SME type businesses who need their first upgrade from Excel. That might actually include Recruiting Brainfood, as I need some sort of solution to manager guests panelists for Brainfood Live. Read about the fundraise here

Incredible Health Raise $80M Series B

Talent matching marketplaces are having a comeback, especially if they focus on previously neglected sectors where innovation in hiring was lagging. Mega raise by Incredible Health gives the company an opportunity to become the dominant way in which nurses get hired in the US. Read about it here

If you are a recruitment service provider or technology business and have any news to share,?comment below,?this is your application to get into next week's addition of This Week, In Recruiting. Make sure to @ mention me so that I see it

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What's On Offer?

TechMap are offering a 20% Summer Discount to all Brainfooders!

Get 20% off all training courses for tech recruiters, by using this code when you book a demo. Ruben Kostucki himself will be happy to speak with you, so just schedule in time directly into his calendly here

If you are a recruitment service provider or recruitment technology vendor have any exclusive offer for the community, comment below with your offer in order to be included in next week's edition of This Week, In Recruiting. Make sure to @ mention me so that I see it.

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What's Going On?

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep169 - How To Build A Recruitment Marketing Content Engine, Fri 26th Aug, 2pm BST / 9am EDT

Creating a content engine is not the same as creating content - it's about finding a way to make the production process consistently able to produce quality output. How do you do this? Got some experts for us who know how - Joel Lalgee, Lead Recruiter (Hirewell), Christina Robinson, MD (Green Umbrella), Clair Bush, VP of Marketing (Adway), as well as Adam Gordon, VP of Recruitment Marketing Automation, (iCIMS). Must attend folks - register here

Benefits and Employee Wellbeing in Distributed Work Setups, Tue 30th August, 1.00pm CEST

Two of my favourite people in the business are getting together for this lunch and learn on how to set up an Employee Benefits for a distributed team. A great deal of what we once considered benefits were tied to office location - what happens when there is no office? Sophie Theen, CPO (Boom) and Oliwia Schildt, Community Manager (Localyze) in conversation - register here

How Men vs Women Talk About Salary, Wed 31st August, 2pm BST / 3pm CEST

There are some universal truths I think we can broadly accept but sometimes they are difficult to articulate in a way which avoid unhelpful contention. We're going to give it a go with this webinar, talking about whether there is a difference in how men and women talk about compensation and what impact this has on the gender pay gap. With Henna Pryor, Author / Speaker / Exec Coach, Kimberley Jones, Senior Director, Talent (UC Irvine) and Virgile Raingeard, CEO of Figures. Register here

Sourcing Without LinkedIn: Part 2, Wed 31st August, 11.00am EDT / 4pm BST

No shame in being dependent on LinkedIn for sourcing, but as everyone else is doing the same searches on the same platforms, you will not achieve any competitive advantage by relying solely on it. I'm moderating a panel with super sourcers Erin Mathew, Senior Recruiter (PayPal), Alla Pavlova, Recruiter (Riot Games) and Aaron Friedman, Co-founder (Pana Partners) on other sourcing techniques and platforms you need to care about. Register on this today if candidate acquisition is something you need to know more about.

The Importance of Employer Brand in Volume Recruitment, Thu 1st Sept, 11am BST

Start of a 4 part series with our buddies at Crooton, where we focus on highlighting high volume hiring, a sector which has always been neglected by media despite being by far greater significant employer than the more high profile tech sector. We kick off with talking about Employer Branding for High Volume, with Rowan Marriott, Head of Resourcing at Cygnet HealthCare. Register here

#truAustralia, 14 Sept, Sydney, Australia

I miss #tru events - they offer something truly unique in our industry, they are almost always the most compelling places to make connections and have great conversation. Glad to see it back down under where tru founder and recruitment legend himself Bill Boorman is operating as master of ceremonies. Great opportunity folks, so Sydneysiders if you have not yet got yourself out to an event this year, this is the one to get to - register here

Circular Community Meetup Madrid, 15 Sept, Paseo de la Chopera, 14 (Matadero - Casa del Lector, Nave Ironhack) 28045 Madrid, Espa?a, 28045Madrid, Spain

Excited to be visiting Spain again, this time to a city which I really plan to get to know better. We're in Madrid next month for a meet up, food and drinks, plus a panel which I'm moderating with local recruitment heroes Mona Pankel, Team Lead Talent Acquisition at Personio, José Ramón Perez, Chief People & Culture Officer at Mercadona Tech and Justyna Adamczyk, Head of People at Sketch. Don't miss this folks - register here

Inhouse Recruitment Live London, Tue 27 Sept, Business Design Centre, London, N1 0QH

In-House Recruiment Live is back in the Design Centre in London, and I'm delighted to be supporting the crew, hosting one of the stages all day. Going to be great to chat with and introduce the likes of Amelia Sordell, CEO (Klowt) and Tom Pattison, Employer Brand Manager (Checkout.com). Register here

If you have an event, webinar or podcast going on next week and want it featured on next week's newsletter,?comment below?with the link and event details. Don't forget to @ mention me so that I see it

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Who's Hiring?

Talent Partner (Japan), Join Talent, Remote Global

Startup Tech Recruiter, LevelUp Ventures, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Senior Talent Sourcer, Tech & Product (F/M/D), Delivery Hero, Berlin, Germany

Senior Tech & Product Recruiter (all genders), Delivery Hero, Berlin, Germany

Latin America Payroll Director, JLL, Chicago, IL, USA

Payroll Tax Analyst, JLL, Chicago, IL, USA

Talent Acquisition Partner - Germany & Austria, Novo Nordisk, Mainz, Germany

Regional Recruitment Partner, SYSTEMIQ, Sao Paulo, Brazil

In-house TA / Recruiter - Pan European, Pax8, Zwolle, Netherlands

International Talent Acquisition Specialist, Everlight Radiology, London, UK

If you want to get your job featured, post jobs on the Brainfood Jobs Job Board?here

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Who's Moving?

Ryan Broad joins Brainlabs as Global Talent Acquisition Lead, having previously led TA at organisations such as GroupM and Just Eat Takeaway.com, as well as senior roles at Vodafone, Shazam, AMS and Burberry. Some people have got some really great blue chip experience. Might need to do Brainfood Live on these super achievers - does it all just slow down for you at some point? ??

Lars Christian Elvenes joins PwC as Manager, People & Organisation, having worked the last decade in the events and community space. Great to meet Lars Christian last time I was in Oslo, hopefully I will get the opportunity to revisit Norway in the not-too-distant future. Good luck hombre!

Mark Jenkins joins Product Madness as Talent Acquisition Operations Manager, having spent time in leadership roles at the likes of Yapily, Ocado and Anchor Hanover. RL100 accelerator programme alumnus - some quality education and mentorship support there.

Finally, some significant promotions to celebrate - Aurelien Arnoux promoted to Global Talent Acquisition Lead at MessageBird, Ben Slater who goes up to SVP of Marketing at Beamery, Laura Spyrou promoted to Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at Waters Corporation, Manny Serrata to Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at ThoughtSpot and last but certainly not least, Franz Gilbert, who becomes Managing Director, Human Capital Ecosystem and Alliances at Deloitte - congratulations all!

If you have made a senior exec appointment to your business,?and feel the wider community needs to know about it,?comment below?with the details and see it featured in next weeks issue.?Don't forget to @ mention me in it so that I see it

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What Are You Doing?

Steve Usher launches his new business - Wonder. Few people in our industry get design thinking as much as Steve, and his focus on delivering that knowledge to customers who care about (candidate / employee) experience first will have smart employers on alert. Good luck Steve, lets chat about this soon!

If you are doing something new,?comment below?with what it is and share a link to where you want people to go. Don't forget to @ mention me in it so that I see it

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End Notes

I've noticed that 1-2-1 meetings are very different to crowd events, which are different again to small group events. My 1-2-1 tend to be intense yet relaxed, the crowd scenes are intense, great fun but expensive in terms of energy, whilst the small group events tend to involve quite a bit of partying and late nights (rare).

Wonder if anyone else has experienced this pattern? Might do more research on it.

Hung