We’ve heard it all before. Digital transformation of staffing will change frontline recruiting. But recruiters still face the same enduring challenges, such as scarce, unreliable talent; last-minute client requests; advanced tech that doesn’t help at crunch time. When will real change occur and what will the new recruiting function look like?
In this provocative session, we argue that the new and emerging staffing technologies will lead recruiters to evolve into several new, distinct, specialized functions within the technology-forward staffing company, leading to exciting career opportunities for the staffing professional of the future.
Learning objectives:
- Understand how artificial intelligence (including ChatGPT), mobile technology, and digital transformation will create distinct high-value specialist roles in recruiting
- Recognize the tipping point: lessons learned from other industries
- Identify the critical skills necessary for moving into high-value recruiting roles
- Learn what steps can be taken today to prepare for the roles of the future
The question of whether to buy tech from third-party vendors or build it in-house sparks many debates, including those around cost, efficiency, and scalability. When faced with this decision, it can be difficult for firms to identify all the critical considerations and potential consequences of each approach. This session demystifies the build vs. buy decision process from the perspective of staffing leaders and industry experts.
Learning objectives:
- Define the key factors in determining the best approach to creating your firm’s optimal tech stack
- Conduct an audit of your own business needs (and constraints) to be considered before deciding to build or buy
- Identify key technology components and understand how they integrate with one another
- Implement the best approach for your business based on your team, budget, and business goals
ChatGPT and other generative AI tools present exciting opportunities for workplace productivity, collaboration, and innovation. However, the use of these emerging technologies can create significant legal risk for staffing firms and their employees. In this session, Jason B. Klimpl and Jim Paretti will provide guidance to help attendees understand and mitigate certain legal issues associated with the use of AI tools in the workplace. For instance, they will address:
- How staffing firms and their employees may currently (or soon) be using AI tools for work purposes
- Legal risks associated with these emerging technologies, such as concerns with bias and discrimination, intellectual property, confidentiality, and privacy
- Mitigating risks through the implementation and design of proper policies, training, and other key safeguards
Walk away with actionable and practical advice that you can immediately use to improve your staffing firm’s productivity and risk prevention strategies.
Why You Should Double Down on Digital Differentiation
Bullhorn’s latest annual Global Recruitment Insights and Data (GRID) survey revealed that 4,000 global recruitment agencies cite the talent shortage as their top challenge and talent acquisition as their top priority. Add to that the idea that 90% of talent wish finding jobs through recruitment agencies was more streamlined. What will separate winning agencies from the competition? The combination of transformative technology and the human touch.
How can your tech stack play a key role in helping you stand out from the competition and better serve your clients? And how can you build an engagement strategy with a focus on personalization and scalability? In this session, Bullhorn’s Jeff Neumann will share why digital differentiation should be your team’s primary focus when it comes to overall tech strategy, and how the top staffing firms are making it happen in 2023.
Learning objectives:
- Understand how your technology strategy compares with that of high-growth staffing firms
- Use technology to enhance your firm’s value proposition and increase your competitive advantage
- Identify new ways to use technology to win and retain clients
- Identify new ways to use technology to engage talent
Candidate Sourcing Strategy: Actionable Talent Finding Strategies
Identifying qualified candidates quickly and filling jobs is essential to your bottom line. It may seem obvious, but proactively sourcing candidates and making your jobs (and your brand) discoverable requires a focused strategy. Especially in a candidate-driven market, a solid proactive sourcing strategy enables you to enjoy a stacked pipeline regardless of the time of year or current candidate economy. Finding great candidates isn’t easy. In this session, participants will dig through today’s top strategic practices and recruitment technology integrations that elevate a staffing firm’s sourcing return, such as
- Social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook
- Your own database (CRM/ATS)
- Job boards
- Inbound website traffic and discoverability
- Automation for sourcing
Don’t miss this always-popular Staffing World tech solutions roundup—your chance to get expert views from some of the staffing industry’s top tech experts on the latest tools for client and candidate attraction as well as engagement, recruitment, retention, and back-office operations. You’ll learn about the newest tech solutions that address the industry’s most pressing challenges through rapid-fire presentations showcasing these solutions (some of which you can later explore in the expo hall). You’ll leave this session with the insights you need to make the right technology decisions to optimize your operations and drive your business.
Learning objectives:
- Identify emerging technologies that could have an impact on your bottom line
- Understand the tech ecosystem in greater detail to make smarter tech investments
- Develop a list of potential services or software to explore