In Hire Ground Issue 2, we dig into the challenges reshaping recruitment – from economic uncertainty to bias, burnout, and broken systems – and spotlight the leaders finding smarter, fairer ways forward.
This issue unpacks real data on bias in hiring, shares lessons from the NHS and BT on scaling recruitment without losing humanity, and explores why now is exactly the time to keep investing in people.
From radical ideas to practical action, it’s packed with insights for HR and talent leaders who believe better hiring builds better businesses.
Because recruitment should work better for everyone – not just the few.
Contents
3 A year on – how has bias in recruitment changed? Exploring how candidate perceptions of bias have shifted and what the data says about fairness in hiring.
8 Why the economic crisis is not the time to stop recruiting. Neil Armstrong on why long-term growth depends on continuing to hire through uncertainty.
10 Five ways to radically shake up recruitment. Dean Sadler shares five powerful mindset shifts to build fairer, smarter recruitment.
14 The View – Quantity and quality: how to smash recruitment at scale. BT Group’s Matthew Howe on how to hire thousands of people each year without losing the human touch.
17 Moving from agency to in-house recruiter – top 10 questions to ask yourself. Practical insights from recruiters who’ve made the switch, on what to expect and how to thrive.
19 Hiring in healthcare – an impossible task? Not with the right sidekick. How HCRG Care Group transformed their hiring with Tribepad — achieving faster, fairer, better recruitment.
