What happens when you remove CVs from the hiring process? In our season 2 supercut, our leaders debate bias, volume, video, AI, and what truly helps candidates stand out. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why CVs feel both essential and outdated for modern hiring teamsHow video, portfolios, and short‑form content change candidate evaluationWhere AI‑guided screening is improving fairness and scalabilityWhat candidates really worry about when asked for extra materials (like Looms)The growing ex...
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What happens when you remove CVs from the hiring process? In our season 2 supercut, our leaders debate bias, volume, video, AI, and what truly helps candidates stand out. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why CVs feel both essential and outdated for modern hiring teamsHow video, portfolios, and short‑form content change candidate evaluationWhere AI‑guided screening is improving fairness and scalabilityWhat candidates really worry about when asked for extra materials (like Looms)The growing ex...
Experience Doesn't Always Equal Competence - David Hiford (Episode 8)
Looks Good on Paper
18 minutes
5 months ago
Experience Doesn't Always Equal Competence - David Hiford (Episode 8)
David Hiford, Lead Talent Acquisition at Hitachi Rail, challenges the dangerous assumption that experience always equals competence. With nearly four years in recruitment across New Zealand and the UK, David has witnessed firsthand how companies miss out on exceptional talent by refusing to consider career switchers, from engineers becoming project managers to military personnel transitioning to civilian roles. In this episode, David reveals the hidden conformity bias that's creating homogeno...
Looks Good on Paper
What happens when you remove CVs from the hiring process? In our season 2 supercut, our leaders debate bias, volume, video, AI, and what truly helps candidates stand out. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why CVs feel both essential and outdated for modern hiring teamsHow video, portfolios, and short‑form content change candidate evaluationWhere AI‑guided screening is improving fairness and scalabilityWhat candidates really worry about when asked for extra materials (like Looms)The growing ex...
