65 [#ATC2025 Live] – In Conversation with Trevor Vas

06/11/2025 10 min
65 [#ATC2025 Live] – In Conversation with Trevor Vas

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A special VMJPod series – live from ATC 2025! We sit down with industry leaders to go beyond the buzz and discuss what AI really means for talent teams. Series co-hosted by VideoMy Founder and CEO, David Maccioca and TaPod's Craig Watson. _______We talk to Trevor Vas, industry expert and ATC co-founder, to explore how AI is accelerating the evolution of recruitment into strategic partnership. Trevor shares how he used AI back in 2023 to analyse why an insurance company couldn't fill a data scientist role, demonstrating how AI could compare value propositions and provide market intelligence that talent professionals previously lacked. What was cutting-edge then has become standard practice today, marking the rapid shift in how the industry approaches talent challenges.We discuss that while everyone says they hate repetitive work and want to be more strategic, there's often a hidden fear of actually making that transition and why if talent professionals want to truly earn "a seat at the table," they need to bring their own chair.Looking ahead to ATC 2026, Trevor floats an idea: bringing strategic hiring managers into workshops where talent professionals can practice having advisory conversations in a safe environment, bridging the gap between high-level concepts and practical, in-the-weeds implementation.Key Topics:01:00 – The talent advisory concept: From face value acceptance to real-world adoption02:30 – 2023 case study: Using AI to solve a data scientist hiring problem03:40 – The mindset shift: From AI fear to AI partnership over just 12 months04:40 – The hidden fear: Why some people prefer transactional safety over strategic work05:50 – "If you want a seat at the table, bring your own chair"06:40 – Generational differences in AI adoption and resistance to change07:20 – Why job transformation can be as significant as life's biggest changes08:20 – ATC 2026 preview? Workshops with hiring managers to practice strategic conversations09:20 – Bridging the gap between birds-eye view and practical implementationIf you want to learn more about activating your employer brand strategy and EVP then you can check out podcast.videomyjob.com for a library of industry perspectives and how-tos. Now, if you’re ready to level up your activation strategy then you need an employee story video platform and that’s what we do! Go to videomyjob.com/demo to book a walkthrough with one of our video specialists or click on the pricing page to learn about our new 60-day pilot program. Lastly, we’d love for you to help us spread the word about the VMJPod to attract new experts and practitioners to share their activation strategies, so please take a screenshot and post it on LinkedIn, don’t forget to tag us at VideoMyJob, we are so grateful when you do that!