Listen "Ep 730: Is Recruitment Marketing Stuck In A Rut?"
Episode Synopsis
Jobseeker behavior is changing with Gen AI and social media becoming ever stronger forces of influencers in career choices. However, a lot of recruitment marketing activity is failing to keep up with employers stuck in a rut and not casting the net wide enough or in the right way.
Shockingly, many TA teams still lack basic visibility into their recruitment marketing metrics and can't prove ROI to their CFOs. While candidates increasingly use ChatGPT for job searches, few employers have optimized their content for AI discovery, and many career sites still remain conversion killers.
So what should employers be doing, and how can they prepare for 2026?
My guest this week is Neil Costa, Founder and CEO of HireClix. In our conversation, Neil reveals the stark reality of where most organizations actually are with their recruitment marketing efforts and offers some valuable advice on how they should be moving forward.
In the interview, we discuss:
The current challenges in recruitment marketing
How employers need to stand out and appeal to a multigenerational audience
Overreliance on Indeed and LinkedIn
The role of search and social
AI optimisation
Getting a competitive talent advantage
Keeping marketing momentum with reduced budgets
The vital importance of metrics and ROI
The importance of authenticity
Dynamic personalization and the role of career sites
What does the future look like
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Shockingly, many TA teams still lack basic visibility into their recruitment marketing metrics and can't prove ROI to their CFOs. While candidates increasingly use ChatGPT for job searches, few employers have optimized their content for AI discovery, and many career sites still remain conversion killers.
So what should employers be doing, and how can they prepare for 2026?
My guest this week is Neil Costa, Founder and CEO of HireClix. In our conversation, Neil reveals the stark reality of where most organizations actually are with their recruitment marketing efforts and offers some valuable advice on how they should be moving forward.
In the interview, we discuss:
The current challenges in recruitment marketing
How employers need to stand out and appeal to a multigenerational audience
Overreliance on Indeed and LinkedIn
The role of search and social
AI optimisation
Getting a competitive talent advantage
Keeping marketing momentum with reduced budgets
The vital importance of metrics and ROI
The importance of authenticity
Dynamic personalization and the role of career sites
What does the future look like
Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Follow this podcast on Spotify.
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