Recruitment Reimagined-Podcast
Recruitment is evolving, and we're here to decode it.
Join us as we explore AI, leadership, and the future of hiring with insights from industry experts and thought leaders. Hosted by Talence Online, Recruitment Reimagined dives deep into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the talent landscape.
Featuring renowned guests and real-world strategies, this podcast is designed for forward-thinking recruitment professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve.
Episode 1
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Toby Remond
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, industry strategist and thought leader Ian Knowlson unpacks how AI is reshaping the recruitment industry. Joined by guest Toby Raymond, Ian delves into the evolving landscape of talent acquisition, exploring how automation and AI-driven efficiencies enhance productivity while reinforcing the critical role of human interaction in hiring decisions.
With his deep expertise in recruitment transformation, Ian discusses how AI can shift recruitment from process-driven mechanics to a people-first strategy, allowing recruiters to focus on relationship-building and strategic talent placement. The conversation highlights why recruitment leaders must embrace AI - not to replace the human touch, but to amplify their impact in a competitive market.
May 2025
Episode 2
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Toby Remond
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, recruitment industry expert Ian Knowlson explores how AI is driving profitability and efficiency in recruitment businesses. Joined by guest Toby Remond, Ian delves into the practical applications of AI-powered automation—shedding light on AI "agents" that streamline repetitive tasks while keeping recruiters focused on relationship-building and strategic hiring.
The conversation highlights how AI augmentation, rather than full automation, is the key to staying competitive. Ian breaks down the future of AI-driven recruitment, touching on CRM integration, personalized outreach, and tech adoption trends that recruitment leaders must embrace to stay ahead.
May 2025
Episode 3
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Toby Remond
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, industry leader and recruitment strategist Ian Knowlson leads a powerful discussion on the intersection of AI and human skills in recruitment. Joined by guest Toby Remond, Ian explores how AI-driven efficiencies are transforming talent acquisition while reinforcing the importance of emotional intelligence, relationship-building, and strategic leadership.
The conversation covers how recruiters can integrate AI without losing the fundamental human aspects of hiring - persuasion, adaptability, and candidate engagement. Ian emphasizes that AI is a tool for recruiters, not a replacement, and dives into how recruitment leaders can navigate evolving business environments while leveraging AI to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
May 2025
Episode 4
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Toby Remond
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, renowned recruitment strategist and industry thought leader Ian Knowlson leads an insightful discussion on how AI is transforming recruitment. Joined by guest Toby Remond, Ian explores the evolution of AI-powered tech stacks, the strategic implementation of automation, and how recruitment leaders can leverage AI without losing the essential human touch.
With decades of experience shaping the recruitment industry, Ian breaks down why AI is an enabler - not a replacement - for recruiters. The conversation covers the shift from traditional recruitment methods to AI-enhanced workflows, touching on CRM enrichment, personalized outreach, and automation strategies that improve efficiency without sacrificing relationships.
May 2025
Episode 5
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Simon Bucknell
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, industry leader Ian Knowlson hosts an insightful discussion with Simon Bucknell, founder of Ambers, as they explore the evolving recruitment landscape and AI’s growing role in enhancing productivity. Marking 22 years since Simon founded his recruitment firm, the conversation reflects on how technology has transformed recruitment over the decades - and where it’s headed next.
Simon shares his personal journey of integrating AI into recruitment, particularly in tech and engineering sectors, highlighting how AI tools are helping professionals refine their personal branding, streamline CV formatting, and remove hiring biases. He discusses AI’s future in automating screening processes, predicting workforce trends, and reshaping how recruiters engage with candidates. Ian and Simon also delve into the concept of constant reinvention in recruitment, emphasizing that businesses must evolve every few years - if not months - to stay ahead in the industry.
May 2025
Episode 6
Featuring industry experts Ian Knowlson and Ade McCormack
In this episode of Recruitment Reimagined, industry strategist Ian Knowlson hosts a compelling conversation with leadership expert Ade McCormack. Ade, a renowned keynote speaker and advisor on digital transformation, shares his insights on how leadership must evolve in the age of AI and rapid technological disruption.
The discussion explores the shift from traditional hierarchical leadership structures to a more decentralized, adaptive model - where decision-making happens at every level, not just in boardrooms. Ade emphasizes the importance of trust, agility, and resilience, advocating for organizations to build distributed leadership frameworks that can respond dynamically to uncertainty.
The episode also touches on AI's impact on recruitment, discussing how businesses must balance automation with a human-centric approach. Ade warns against rigid business models, arguing that companies should develop multiple operating models to avoid existential failure in an era of constant change.
May 2025
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Simon Bucknell
Founder & Tech Director
Ian has given the leadership team at EMBS real clarity of thought. Through his coaching and training sessions he has been able to elevate the leadership team and our employees to the next level.
As a result we've seen a significant uplift in revenue. Ian has also helped us to create a vision for the business that will see us work towards 'hyper growth' in the next 12 to 18 months. For us engaging Ian and the wider team has been a game changer!
I've worked with Ian in two different organisations after being impressed by listening to him speaking in 2015 at a recruitment conference.
Finding a coach you can work with is a really personal thing. They've got to 'get' you, and be able to hold a mirror up to the behaviours that are holding you back, without causing offence to your inner chimp. It's a fine art.
From my perspective as a coachee, he's patient and methodical and I find him to be challenging in an appropriate manner. Over time we've worked up a relationship where we can take shortcuts to the place we need to be on a range of situational business topics.
He's well-educated in the field of organisational psychology and draws upon this during practice in a way that's approachable at different levels of knowledge.
He's well respected by many of my peers for the value he provides to their career progression and capability as managers/leaders.
Highly recommended.
I've known Ian for approximately 3 years now and having been impressed with his style of group coaching and training sessions he'd delivered to our wider business group, I hired Ian to help coach me and assist taking my business to the next level. Ian is a fantastic mentor, trainer and coach. He has not only been instrumental in helping me put a 3 year business plan together but extremely engaging and inspiring as an individual which has helped me achieve much more than I had anticipated from a personal development point of view. If you run your own business and feel you need some direction in implementing growth plans or even manage a team and need some coaching around your approach and personal development, Ian is your man and I couldn't recommend him highly enough.
Gareth Carpenter
Executive Director
I have had the benefit of Ian's leadership coaching for the past year - coinciding with taking on a larger role, managing a complex business comprising multiple teams, and navigating the unique work environment posed by Covid-19. Ian has helped me navigate multiple strategic and tactical challenges through a combination of deep understanding of the recruitment industry, working through a range of leadership concepts and most importantly providing a trust-based forum based on his understanding of me as a professional and as a person. I have had the benefit of Ian's leadership coaching for the past year - coinciding with taking on a larger role, managing a complex business comprising multiple teams, and navigating the unique work environment posed by Covid-19. Ian has helped me navigate multiple strategic and tactical challenges through a combination of deep understanding of the recruitment industry, working through a range of leadership concepts and most importantly providing a trust-based forum based on his understanding of me as a professional and as a person.
Richard Pedreschi
Executive Director
We have worked with Ian for over 2 years now across our Global business and he has provided some amazing sessions on how to grow your business, managing teams, and even how to manage managers which has been a great help to me personally. Along with training Ian has supported and helped me on a personal level on his own personal time showing he how much he values everyone he works with, the door is always open.
Ian has always been incredible professional and extremely warm and easy individual to approach while being very direct, honest, and clear in his advice. Coming from Director level positions within the Recruitment industry he can provide some real-life truths and learns which for me was the standout difference between himself and other trainers I have worked with in the past.
James Doyle
Founder
Ian delivers our future leaders training and development/executive coaching and has been integral in that hugely important next wave, who we can grow the business around. Helping them with robust techniques for motivation, time management, man managing and efficiencies.
His teachings are used daily and account for a large part of how we culturally manage our teams. This appointment has been massively successful and all the managers like/relish his time with them each month.
Given his experience he has also been influential in visioning sessions at Director level and how we drive the business forward generally. I truly believe he is passionate about our success on all levels and to have someone of his pedigree supporting us has been invaluable.
