129: Disrupting the Status Quo & Prioritizing Candidate Experience ft. Darren Bush

In this episode, Sam interviews Darren Bush, the Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Ericsson, about the challenges (and opportunities!) in modern recruitment. They spend much of the discussion on the importance of improving the candidate experience, reducing candidate waiting time, and leveraging technology to enhance the recruitment process. Listen for tips on how to make candidate communications your strength and your differentiator.

Chapters:

00:00 – Podcast intro
02:48 – Meet Darren Bush: Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Ericsson
05:20 – The candidate experience dilemma: Why it matters now more than ever
13:38 – Measuring candidate wait time: A new metric to track
19:00 – Recruitment areas that must embrace change now
20:26 – Leveraging technology to streamline your recruitment process
27:34 – Latest recruitment technology trends to watch
36:36 – How influencers are shaping modern talent acquisition
45:56 – Final words of wisdom