Get ready for hands-on learning and expert insight at the RecFest 2025 Workshop Area-your chance to roll up your sleeves and dive into the biggest challenges in Talent Acquisition today.
Workshops are free with your RecFest ticket, but space is limited and must be reserved in advance.
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🔧 Workshop: From Idea to Impact
Mapping Practical AI Use Cases for Talent Acquisition
AI is transforming the talent landscape—but knowing where to start is key. In this interactive session, Martyn Redstone, recruitment tech leader and founder of genAssess, will guide you through a practical framework to identify and apply high-impact AI opportunities across your hiring funnel.
Facilitator: Martyn Redstone, Founder @ genAssess & AI-in-Hiring Expert
🔍 Discover:
Where AI can add the most value in your recruitment process.🚀 Explore:
How to assess and prioritize AI use cases for your specific needs.📝 Takeaway:
A personalized roadmap to implement or scale AI confidently within your team.
🧠 Workshop: Mindset Makeover
Redefining Inclusive Hiring with Grit and Growth
This powerful session—led by James Fellowes and Chance Bleu-Montgomery of Bridge of Hope Careers—will challenge your thinking and equip you to drive deeper inclusion. Learn how resilience, lived experience, and grit-based hiring can transform recruitment outcomes.
Facilitators:
- James Fellowes, Founder @ Bridge of Hope Careers
- Chance Bleu-Montgomery, Partner Support Manager @ Bridge of Hope Careers
🔍 Discover:
Why hiring for grit over “culture fit” leads to lasting inclusion.🚀 Explore:
Tools like grit-based interview questions and inclusive rubrics.📝 Takeaway:
A new mindset, actionable tools, and greater empathy in your hiring approach.
🎙 Workshop: How to Be a Talent Acquisition Podcaster
Step behind the mic in this immersive workshop where TA meets audio storytelling. Whether you’re building employer brand or expanding your thought leadership, James Whitelock and Nitin Sharma will guide you through launching your own podcast—no prior experience required.
Facilitators:
- James Whitelock, MD @ ThinkinCircles & Host of The Marketing Rules Podcast
- Nitin Sharma, Founder @ Rectools.io & Host of RecTalk
🔍 Discover:
How podcasting can elevate your brand and voice in the TA space.🚀 Explore:
The tools, formats, and insider tips to get started.📝 Takeaway:
Your own recorded segment—and the confidence to keep going.