As marketers in an SME or larger business, we will probably have dealings with the head of operations, but what exactly do they do?

Joining me this week is Si Bor, Founder at Embedded Ops.Si talks me through his years of experience as an Ops Director with several big name recruitment agencies. He details the duties and responsibilities of Operations and how they are key to growth for any scaling Recruitment agency.

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AI has touch points with lots of our marketing activity but how could it support the way we build, design and interact with websites?

Talking to me this week is Peter Guirguis, CEO at SwiftPress Support.

Peter discusses how he sees AI shaping the future of WordPress websites and how AI can influence web and landing page design.

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What will the effect of AI be on talent acquisition and talent acquisition teams and is it the next shift in recruitment?

Joining me this week is the ubiquitous Bill Boorman, founder of the Tru conferences and advisor to many rec tech companies.

Bill talks me through his career in recruitment, his views on the TA space and the effect of emerging technologies on the TA market.

Bill finally takes me through how he set up his charity for the homeless in Northampton.

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This is Part 2 of my episodes recorded live from Recfest UK 2024. I had the chance to speak with some great guests from the world of talent acquisition and Talent Tech. I hope you enjoy...again

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This is Part 1 of 2 episodes recorded live from Recfest UK 2024. I had the chance to speak with some great guests from the world of talent acquisition and Talent Tech. I hope you enjoy.

The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill

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This is a special episode, recorded live from The IHR Employer Branding Conference 2024, recorded on 3rd July 2024 in London.

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Like recruitment, Talent Acquisition has had a difficult 2024 with many redundancies and teams being reduced in size.

Joining James this week is Sean Allen, co-founder of The Talent Community.

Sean discusses the state of the Talent Acquisition space at the moment and how the recent economic and market changes have affected the TA community. Sean also discusses The Talent Community a network for TA, recruiters and vendors of which he is a founder member.

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Assessments vs skills-based assessments vs interviews What is the difference and is one any better than the other?

Discussing this with me is Stephane Rivard, CEO at HiringBranch

Stephane takes me through the differences between all 3, when is one more appropriate than the other, their advantages and disadvantages and the future of skills-based assessments.
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