The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

HOW TO HIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2026 Friends, I am back in South Africa, in one of my favourite cities for one of my favourite conferences, Recruiters Unite! As has become tradition, we're going to do a Brainfood Live on the day the event, to speak to local South African recruiter ...  Show more

THE AI IN HIRING REPORT 2026 AI now shapes how candidates are discovered, evaluated, progressed, and hired. What began as productivity tooling has become a decision-making layer across the hiring funnel, influencing speed, fairness, quality, and outcomes at scale. As adoption acc ...  Show more

FROM TALENT ACQUISITION TO TALENT OPERATIONS is a forward-looking show for TA leaders who can feel the function changing - but need clarity on what it is becoming. We’ll examine the rise of talent operations as a distinct capability, driven by automation across scheduling, screen ...  Show more

REDUCTION IN FORCE: HOW TO LEAD DURING CRISIS! This show focuses on the practical reality of TA downsizing, told by leaders who have already been through it. Not theory. Not platitudes. Real decisions, real mistakes, and hard-won lessons. We explore how leaders decide when reduct ...  Show more

THE STATE OF TALENT INTELLIGENCE 2026 As we barrel through the year 2026, labour markets are being redefined by emerging technologies, shifting skills demand, and data-driven workforce strategies. Organisations worldwide are adopting sophisticated talent intelligence tools to for ...  Show more