What every talent team gets wrong about candidate profiling with Steve Betts

from LEAP Listens · host Sara MacGregor and Roger Cayless

In this episode of LEAP Listens, Sara and Roger are joined by seasoned TA specialist Steve Betts to unpack a part of recruitment we rarely talk about candidate profiling.From outdated job specs to one-click apply chaos, Steve explores how hiring teams can go beyond the CV to truly understand who they’re looking for and how to find them. He shares why profiles need to evolve with the role, how to build them in partnership with hiring managers, and why too many filters (or too few) could be costing you the best talent.LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency. Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

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