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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 26 MIN

Solving the recruitment problem

from The Media Mentor

This week we look at how the recruitment process can be improved. How do we stop it feeling like an abyss when you send out applications? How do we make it feel more human? Are CVs and cover letters the only way to vet candidates?Euan McNair is Aegon UK’s Talent Acquisition, Employer Brand & Inclusion Director and he discusses how the company recently recognised a need to overhaul its hiring process and made some major changes. It's led to a whole new approach to the hiring process and now Aegon is recruiting more efficiently and from a wider pool of talent.Listen to find out what it put in place to achieve this.If you find the recruitment process a challenge and want advice about how to have more success, find out more about The Media Mentor here: https://www.themediamentor.info/servicesThere you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there's a WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb1iknl8fewtgb5bPU0XIf you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.For all the latest job listings head here.To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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