Talent Acquisition Today: Why Hiring Feels Harder and What Organisations Must Do Differently

Hiring has changed — but many recruitment approaches haven’t.In this episode of The People Podcast, Naseer Mohammed explores the realities of talent acquisition across all sectors, from charities and healthcare to hospitality, retail, and professional services.The conversation looks at why vacancies are staying open longer, why good candidates are dropping out of recruitment processes, and why organisations are struggling to attract the right talent — even when applications are coming in.This episode goes beyond surface-level fixes and focuses on what actually works in today’s labour market, including clearer role design, better recruitment processes, stronger employer branding, and more confident hiring decisions.Naseer also shares how Ethos of HR supports organisations to move from reactive hiring to more sustainable, strategic talent acquisition, and why Ethos has partnered with Hireful to support better recruitment processes and candidate experience.The episode closes with a look ahead to a special upcoming episode, where Naseer will be joined by Adrian McDonagh to dive deeper into the future of recruitment and hiring.