What if the biggest mistake we’re making with AI in talent acquisition is using it to make an outdated model work faster?

In this episode of The Future of Hiring, I’m joined by longtime friend, CHRO and board member Joanne Ferris for a wide-ranging conversation about what talent acquisition needs to become as we head toward 2030.

We explore why TA leaders need to move beyond time-to-hire and cost-per-hire and start speaking the language of business strategy, capability and value creation. We dig into where AI and automation should take over, where human judgment still matters, and why organizations should stop asking “Who do we need to hire?” and start asking “What work needs to be done?”

Jo also shares her thinking on capability pools, fractional talent, internal mobility, quality of hire, the idea of a human capital P&L, and what CEOs and boards should really be asking their talent leaders.

And, naturally, we fire up the DeLorean, head to 2030 and discover that the future of talent may involve fewer silos, more connected ecosystems, and apparently, a lot more Crocs.

A smart, provocative and occasionally irreverent conversation about building talent acquisition for where business is going, rather than where it’s been.

Apologies as I’m still working on balancing the sound quality and learning to be a better host!

AI isn’t just changing how we hire. It’s reshaping careers, skills and the workforce itself.

In this episode of The Future of Hiring, I sit down with Simon Kho, founder of KhoLabs, to explore what happens when the traditional rules of talent acquisition no longer quite fit.

We discuss why TA needs to move faster, how AI is changing the role of recruiters and candidates, whether we’re removing the first rung of the career ladder, and why the traditional talent pyramid may be giving way to something very different.

Somewhere along the way, the pyramid becomes a diamond, the diamond becomes an obelisk, and talent acquisition starts to sound suspiciously like an advanced geometry class.

We also explore the rise of the “career web,” the durable human skills that become more valuable alongside AI, and why this moment represents a real opportunity for talent acquisition to help shape the future of work rather than simply react to it.

It's a candid conversation about what we need to start changing today to build the workforce of 2030 and beyond.

More candidates. More AI. More noise. But are we actually getting better at hiring?

In this episode of The Future of Hiring: Conversations Powered by Radancy, I’m joined by Sven Elbert, Head of Analyst Services at Fosway Group, and Benjamin Gillman, SVP of Hiring Solutions at Radancy, to explore how AI is reshaping talent acquisition.

We discuss why hiring is shifting from volume to quality and signal, the growing importance of screening and talent pools, where AI can genuinely create value, and why the future of recruiting may begin long before a requisition ever opens.

It’s a conversation about moving from reactive recruiting to a more intelligent, proactive and human approach to finding talent.