Show Notes
In this episode, Edan Haddock challenges one of the biggest assumptions in Talent Acquisition. What if hiring isn’t a process to optimise… but a product to build? Most Talent teams are still operating like service desks. Taking briefs, filling roles, and measuring speed all while calling it strategy. But in a world shaped by AI, shifting candidate expectations, and constant organisational change, that model is starting to break. Edan explores what it really means to apply product thinking to ...
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