The Talent Fix: Future of Hiring and Recruitment Innovation

How is AI changing recruitment, and what role will recruiters play in the future?

In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost is joined by Steven Talbot, Co-Founder & CEO of Nebula, to discuss how AI is transforming recruitment, where it delivers the biggest productivity gains, and why human relationships remain at the heart of successful hiring.

The conversation explores how AI can automate repetitive tasks, improve sourcing accuracy, help organisations cut through hiring noise, and tackle the growing challenge of candidate fraud. Steven also shares why the most successful recruiters will be those who combine AI with trust, judgement and deep market knowledge.

In this episode:
How AI is reshaping recruitment workflows
Why great recruiters won't be replaced by AI
The growing challenge of candidate fraud
Using AI to improve sourcing and market mapping
Why trust and relationships still drive successful hiring
Finding signal through the noise in today's talent market

Whether you're a recruiter, HR leader or business owner, this episode offers practical insights into where recruitment is heading and how AI can be used to make better hiring decisions, without losing the human element.

Guest: Steven Talbot, Co-Founder & CEO, Nebula
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How is AI changing recruitment, and are we actually hiring better because of it?
In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost is joined by Niamh Geraghty, Head of People at Strata, to explore the future of hiring, the growing shortage of specialist talent, and why recruitment technology needs to be designed around people, not just efficiency.
Drawing on leadership experience at Google, Procore and Strata, Niamh shares practical lessons from scaling high-performing teams and explains why organisations need to rethink how they attract, assess and engage talent.
In this episode we discuss:
• Why engineering and construction talent shortages continue to grow
• How AI has changed recruitment for both employers and candidates
• The "spray and pray" application problem
• Why recruitment should prioritise human connection over automation
• How Strata is building long-term talent pipelines through graduates, apprenticeships and international hiring
• What companies can learn from Google's hiring process and culture
• How structured interviews lead to better hiring decisions
Whether you're a CEO, founder, HR leader, recruiter or hiring manager, this episode offers practical insights into building stronger hiring strategies in an increasingly AI-driven world.

About Niamh Geraghty
Niamh Geraghty is Head of People at Strata. She previously held senior HR leadership roles at Google and Procore, where she led people strategy, organisational development and employee relations across global teams.
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AI is reshaping recruitment faster than most companies can keep up, but it still can't replace the one thing that closes a great hire: relationships and judgment.
In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost sits down with David Hanrahan, Chief People Officer at SolarWinds, to unpack what's actually working in talent acquisition right now. David brings 20+ years of people leadership across Twitter, Zendesk, Eventbrite, Niantic, and SolarWinds to share what separates companies that hire well from those that don't.
They cover: the build vs. buy question on agentic AI tools, why executive search still matters for hard-to-fill roles, how to write job descriptions around "wild success," tackling recruiter-hiring manager misalignment, and the growing threat of candidate and recruiter fraud.
Essential listening for CPOs, CHROs, talent leaders, and anyone serious about building great teams.

Many growing companies think they have a hiring problem. In reality, they’re dealing with gaps in structure, compliance, and how they manage people as they scale.This conversation cuts through the noise and focuses on what’s actually working.What we cover:
Why many SMEs are still struggling with HR compliance
How technology is changing the way companies manage people
Where AI will (and won’t) make a real impact in HR
What high-performing companies do differently when hiring
Practical insights on leadership, culture, and retention

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Hiring doesn’t break overnight. It gets harder as companies scale.
In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost speaks with Laura Walsh, Director of People & Experience at Thinscale, about what’s actually changing in hiring today and what still matters.
From AI tools and CV screening to candidate experience, culture fit, and remote work, this conversation explores how modern hiring is evolving and where companies are getting it right and wrong.
They discuss:
How AI is shaping both sides of the hiring process

Why human judgement still plays a critical role

The challenges of maintaining candidate experience at scale

Hiring for curiosity, culture, and long-term fit

The shift towards output-based work and flexible environments

What scaling companies need to rethink in their hiring approach

If your business is growing and hiring is becoming more complex, this episode offers a practical look at what to focus on and what not to overcomplicate.