Attracting Talent and the Impact of an Impending Recession with Mervyn Dinnen

Our returning guest today is Mervyn Dinnen, analyst, influencer, author, and commentator on HR, Talent and WorkTech trends. Based in London, UK, he partners with HR and Recruitment technology businesses to create thought leadership reports that document the emerging trends impacting the hiring, retention, development and engagement of talent. Mervyn is an International Keynote Speaker and for the last several years has been recognized as a Top 100 Global Influencer in HR Technology, and has been identified as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Talent & HR Professionals in the UK for 2022. His second co-authored book, Digital Talent, was published in March 2022.Questions Include: Given a possible recession, what are your predictions for the labor market in the UK and elsewhere in 2023? Your latest book is called 'Digital Talent'. How do you define that and what are the key traits that 'digital talent' exhibits?You write about the importance of the 'Digital Talent experience'. At a time when the 'Great Resignation' has highlighted to most businesses why they need to improve the overall employee experience, what would you say are the key areas they need to focus on to achieve that?You recently gave a presentation at Recfest about the importance of personalization in the candidate and employee experience. How do you see this evolving?You recently partnered with Recruitee - with input from partners at Checkr, Inc. Bryq & Equalture - to take a closer look at Unbiased Hiring and how we can build more diverse recruitment teams. What were the findings and how do we eliminate bias from the hiring process to help build a diverse workforce?Earlier in the year, you were involved in research into corporate wellbeing initiatives. How well do you think businesses support their employees' wellbeing? What are some of the best approaches/interventions that you've seen?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc.Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events