Listen "Ep 380: Transformational Hiring"
Episode Synopsis
Digital transformation is currently one of the fundamental drivers of talent strategy for many organizations. Ensuring your company has the right balance of skills is a complex task involving talent acquisition, L&D, retention, internal mobility and an effective HR and Recruiting tech stack.
So how are employers managing the complexity of all of this while prioritizing the employee experience?
My guest this week is Harm Otten, Executive Vice President Human Resources at DHL Global Forwarding & Freight. Harm has spent the last few years focusing on the talent aspect of digital transformation within his organization, putting recruiting technology at the heart of the strategy.
In the interview, we discuss:
Digitizing the HR organization
Improving the employee experience
Creating a job architecture and an internal career marketplace
Building an HR tech stack around a core systems
The advantages of using end to end recruiting technology
The impact of the pandemic on working practice
How digital transformation is changing skill requirements in a competitive market
The vital importance of EVP and being an attractive employer
Being applicant centric
Combing cultures after an acquisition
The future of recruiting
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So how are employers managing the complexity of all of this while prioritizing the employee experience?
My guest this week is Harm Otten, Executive Vice President Human Resources at DHL Global Forwarding & Freight. Harm has spent the last few years focusing on the talent aspect of digital transformation within his organization, putting recruiting technology at the heart of the strategy.
In the interview, we discuss:
Digitizing the HR organization
Improving the employee experience
Creating a job architecture and an internal career marketplace
Building an HR tech stack around a core systems
The advantages of using end to end recruiting technology
The impact of the pandemic on working practice
How digital transformation is changing skill requirements in a competitive market
The vital importance of EVP and being an attractive employer
Being applicant centric
Combing cultures after an acquisition
The future of recruiting
Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts
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