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Welcome to today's episode of The HR L&D Podcast! We're joined by Steve Yardley, Managing Director of JGA Recruitment, a specialist HR recruitment firm. Steve brings years of experience in HR recruiting and will share insights into the shifts and turns in the HR landscape.

Steve has been with JGA recruitment since it launched way back in 2008 and during his career he has placed 1000’s of HR related positions all over the globe across every sector and every level of the market!

Today I dive into his experience and insights to understand how the world of HR has evolved, what the current HR talent landscape looks like, as well as the trends and innovations that are impacting the world of HR and people management.

Key Learnings

• Embrace Failure: Failure is essential for innovation and growth. Being open to failure allows HR to push boundaries and drive progress.
• Evolving HR Roles: HR has shifted from personnel management to people management, focusing more on employee development and well-being.
• Core Values in Recruitment: Core values like collaboration, consistency, and care are vital for building strong client and candidate relationships and ensuring effective recruitment.
• Technology and Remote Work: Adopting HR technology and managing remote/hybrid work models are crucial for efficiency and employee engagement.
• Future Workforce Planning: Addressing skills gaps and focusing on continuous training and up-skilling are essential for preparing the future workforce and ensuring long-term success.

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Of course, if you are an HR or L&D professional listening to this podcast and you have an HR, HRIS or L&D related vacancy that you would love some specialist HR recruitment support with – please also get in touch with me! I would love to help show you what a great HR recruitment experience feels like! You can reach out to me directly at nick@jgarecruitment.com or give me a call – 01727800377.

Thanks for listening folks – I look forward to bringing you the next episode of the HR L&D Podcast real soon!

(00:00) Preview

(01:37) Introducing Steve Yardley

(03:52) Evolution of HR Roles 

(07:17) Core Values in Recruitment 

(10:20) Impact of Technology in HR  

(12:40) HR in 2024

(18:34) Addressing Skills Gap in Workforces

(25:00) Navigating HR Transformations in 2024

(33:03) The Rise of Remote and Hybrid Work 

(37:26) Finding Global Talent and EOR Solutions

(55:50) Dissecting Candidate Experience and CV Writing 

(01:02:07) The Importance of Client and Candidate Relationships 

(01:04:31) Empathy in Leadership