Stopgap Talks
Stopgap Talks
Podcast Description
The recruitment landscape is constantly evolving, and staying ahead in the fast-paced world of marketing, digital, and creative industries has never been more important. Stopgap Talks is here to help.Brought to you by the expert recruitment consultants at Stopgap, this podcast is your go-to resource for insights, advice, and real-world strategies to support both marketing professionals and hiring managers alike. Whether you're looking to take the next step in your career or build a standout team, we’re bringing you expert conversations, practical tips, and the latest industry trends to help you navigate the ever-changing job market.Join us for honest, engaging discussions that go beyond the job boards, covering everything from hiring best practices to personal career growth—all with a fresh and informed perspective from the UK’s leading marketing, digital, and creative recruitment specialists.
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The podcast covers a range of significant topics within the marketing, digital, and creative industries, including hiring trends for 2025, the importance of diversity and inclusion in recruitment, the evolution of remote work, creating an excellent candidate experience, and recruitment strategies for charities. For example, episodes dissect trends such as how AI impacts recruitment and share strategies for fostering inclusivity in hiring practices.
The recruitment landscape is constantly evolving, and staying ahead in the fast-paced world of marketing, digital, and creative industries has never been more important. Stopgap Talks is here to help.
Brought to you by the expert recruitment consultants at Stopgap, this podcast is your go-to resource for insights, advice, and real-world strategies to support both marketing professionals and hiring managers alike. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your career or build a standout team, we’re bringing you expert conversations, practical tips, and the latest industry trends to help you navigate the ever-changing job market.
Join us for honest, engaging discussions that go beyond the job boards, covering everything from hiring best practices to personal career growth—all with a fresh and informed perspective from the UK’s leading marketing, digital, and creative recruitment specialists.
AI is transforming recruitment — but what does that actually mean for the people looking for jobs?
From AI-powered CV screening and automated communication to AI-assisted interviews, candidates are already experiencing a very different recruitment journey. But alongside the potential for greater speed, personalisation and accessibility come new questions around trust, fairness and whether candidates are becoming less visible in an increasingly automated process.
In this episode of Stopgap Talks, Sarah Windsor is joined by Sarah Pieters, Founder of HeyMinty!, for a candid conversation about the human side of AI in recruitment.
Together, they explore what candidates are excited about, what they’re worried about, and how marketers and other professionals can stay relevant as AI becomes increasingly embedded in the hiring process.
In this episode, some of the things we’ll discuss:
- What candidates really think and feel about AI in recruitment
- The growing tension between recruitment efficiency and human interaction
- How AI is already changing CV screening, communication and interviewing
- Whether AI could make recruitment fairer and more accessible
- The skills candidates will need to stay relevant in an AI-shaped job market
- Why human skills, judgement and personal connection may become more valuable—not less
- How candidates can use AI to support their own job search and career development
- Whether AI is ultimately making recruitment better or worse
- What candidates should expect from employers as AI becomes more embedded in hiring
- Where Sarah thinks recruitment is heading next—and what we shouldn’t lose along the way
It’s a thoughtful conversation for anyone navigating the job market, hiring people, or trying to understand what the future of recruitment really looks like.
Connect with our speakers
- Sarah Pieters Founder, HeyMinty!
- Sarah WindsorPrincipal Consultant, Stopgap
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