Ep 698: From AI Anxiety to AI Advantage

Ep 698: From AI Anxiety to AI Advantage

Author: Evergreen Podcasts April 26, 2025 Duration: 29:50
AI adoption is still slow in talent acquisition. Employers are experimenting with AI for tactical tasks while missing its transformative potential. This gap between tentative experimentation and strategic implementation stems from multiple challenges, including ethical concerns, a lack of training and awareness, overblown vendor claims, and anxiety about what AI means for job security. So, how can talent leaders shift from automation anxiety to augmentation advantage, transforming their teams from tactical processors to talent advisors? My guest this week is Matt Burney, Senior Strategic Advisor at Indeed. Matt has deep expertise in recruitment technology and workforce trends and explains how AI can elevate recruiters' roles rather than diminishing or eliminating them. In the interview, we discuss: The current state of AI in recruiting Why organizations remain trapped in tactical AI implementations Understanding the root causes of automation anxiety Asking better questions, not just getting faster answers Automation versus Augmentation Why efficiency needs to be about proving value, not replacing people The role of AI in skills-based thinking Why training, education, and greater awareness are vital What does the future of work look like? Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow this podcast on Spotify.

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Ep 673: The Route To Skills-Based Hiring [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:11
The move towards skills-based strategies in organizations is still a big topic. This is unsurprising, as the advantages are significant. Skills-based thinking solves critical business challenges by better aligning talent…
Embracing Upskilling and Micro-Learning w/ Darnell Hill [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:50
From the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Darnell Hill, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at AAA Mountain West Group, joins The Chad & Cheese to discuss the company's transformation and his insights into the HR lands…
Ep 672: Are Career Sites Evolving Quickly Enough? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:43
Career Sites still play a central role in talent acquisition, but are they evolving quickly enough? With many employers still working in career site redevelopment cycles that take years rather than months, are they keepi…
Ep 671: Balancing AI & The Human Touch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:02
Frontline hiring is more competitive than ever, with speed and efficiency now critical for success. However, the challenge doesn't stop at making the hiring process faster; employers also need to stand out from their com…
HR Trends and AI Risks: Keith Sonderling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:23
Onstage at Outsolve's HR Gumbo Conference in New Orleans, Keith Sonderling, the former Commissioner of the EEOC, joins Chad & Cheese to discuss major trends in employment discrimination and the evolving role of AI in HR.…
Ep 670: Jeff Taylor: Rethinking Hiring for the AI Age [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:31
It feels like Recruiting has come a long way since the days of help-wanted ads in newspapers, but are we genuinely innovating or just consistently repackaging outdated ways of doing things? For well over a century, versi…
Europe: Sex Workers, AI, and Start-Ups [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:00
In this hilarious installment of The Chad & Cheese Podcast Does Europe, Lieven joins the boys as they embark on a wild ride through Europe, sharing tales of cultural faux pas and giving shout-outs that'll make you spit o…
Ep 669: How L'Oréal Group is Using AI To Evolve Talent Acquisition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:08
With 1.5 million applications each year, L'Oréal Group's talent acquisition team faces challenges on a scale most organizations would never experience. Managing this volume while ensuring a high-quality candidate experie…
Ep 668: Strategic Budgeting For TA Leaders [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:58
Budgeting has long been challenging for talent acquisition teams, but the stakes have never been higher in today's volatile economic environment. Many TA leaders find themselves stuck in a cycle of defending past decisio…
Mastering Recruitment with Gerry Crispin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:11
Gerry Crispin crashes into the Chad & Cheese podcast live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA. With a cool 53 years in recruiting under his belt, Gerry takes us through his career, where he picked up a few nuggets…