What lessons would you share from 2025 based on your professional experience?
AI didn’t fix bad hiring, it just made the gaps more obvious. The teams that invested in recruiter and hiring manager capability massively outperformed the ones that just bought more tech.
How do you see the role of employer branding as part of your recruitment strategy in 2026?
Employer branding in 2026 is less about attraction and more about alignment. It sets expectations early so you spend less time selling and more time hiring the right people.
What tools and technologies do you use to support employer branding, and how do you measure its impact?
Whatever the tools, consistency and alignment are the most important factors. Impact is measured in quality of applicants, conversion rates, and how quickly candidates and hiring managers say “yes”.
How do you shape the candidate experience at every stage of recruitment, from application to onboarding?
Consistency is everything. The story told by the job ad, the recruiter, the hiring manager, and the onboarding experience has to match or trust collapses fast.
What do you consider to be the biggest challenge in recruitment in 2026, and how are you preparing for it?
Signal versus noise. When everyone looks good on paper, decision quality becomes the differentiator, so we’re heavily focused on interview quality, assessment, and hiring manager capability.
What are you preparing for recruiTECH 2026?
Less hype, more honesty. Practical examples of what actually works in modern hiring, where AI genuinely helps, and where humans still make or break the outcome.
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