Stopgap Talks
Stopgap Talks
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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 Hiring: Do You Really Need to Hire an AI Specialist?
AI is rapidly changing the workplace, but for businesses looking to adopt it, there’s a big question that often gets overlooked:
Do you actually need to hire an AI specialist, or do you need to build AI capability across the organisation first?
In this episode of Stopgap Talks, Claudine, Lead Consultant at Stopgap, is joined by Amira Yehia, Founder of OMNAI Marketing, to explore what businesses should consider before creating their next AI role.
Working with CEOs and senior leadership teams, Amira helps organisations build AI as a strategic organisational capability, rather than simply adopting a collection of disconnected tools. Together, they look beyond the AI hype to explore what genuine AI readiness looks like and where hiring fits into the picture.
In this episode, some of the things we discuss:
🎧 Why hiring a Head of AI shouldn’t necessarily be the first step
🎧 The foundations businesses need before investing in AI talent
🎧 How to identify whether you have a genuine AI skills gap
🎧 Whether AI should sit within Marketing, Technology, Operations or across the whole organisation
. . . and so much more!
For CEOs, founders, HR leaders, Marketing Directors and hiring managers considering their first AI hire, this is a practical conversation about building the right capability before adding another job title to the organisation chart.
Connect with our speakers –
Amira Yehia – Founder, OMNAI Marketing – LinkedIn | Website
Claudine Farrell – Lead Consultant, Stopgap Recruitment – LinkedIn | Stopgap
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Talent with a spark – www.stopgap.co.uk
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