People At Work With The Chemistry Group

Businesses always complain about recruiters. 'We don't have faith in the recruiters', 'They're not bringing in the right people', and so on. Fair enough. Or is it? By trusting in a recruiter's mystical powers of selection, businesses routinely fail to communicate properly what they're looking for and then hold recruiters to account. Tom Quayle (head of Product) is joined by CEO and founder Roger Philby as they discuss the ins and outs of the recruitment process as we know it....

The discussion on whether men should take joint parental leave has recently been thrown into the spotlight by a couple of high-profile cases. Maybe most notable Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. Now granted he's not you every-day father BUT it does raise the question... will male employees now be more open to shared parental leave? This question isn't just limited to social networking leviathans. Here at Chemistry and across thousands of businesses around the world we're slowly adapting our work relationship to fit around modern day life. Today Amy King is Joined by Jess Tilley (a mother of one expecting her second child), Andrew Care (father of two) and Alasdair Scott (activist for equality and diversity in the workplace).

Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and Employee Attraction is the topic for our latest podcast. This week we're joined by HR and Recruitment Marketing expert Matt Alder.  We're honoured to welcome Matt (a regular podcaster on his own show) this week as we delve into the world of rewards and benefits that are received by employees in return for their performance at the workplace. Organizations generally develop an EVP to provide a consistent platform for employer brand communication and experience management. Are organisations getting this right? Who is struggling to embed a consistent measure of what they are really looking for into their attraction strategy and why? Join Matt and the Chemistry team while they discuss these big questions and shed light on the state of this important topic.

Novak Djokovic's comments on equal prize money in tennis sadly reflect the world of work. Amy King, Rohan Amin, Alasdair Scott and Madeleine Scott discuss the pay gap between men and women.

Getting businesses enthusiastic about HR and recruitment can sometimes be a challenge for organisations. This week Amy King and Gareth Jones discuss "how do we get businesses excited about HR". This podcast will be accompanied by our up and coming eBook on How to Hire the Best People.

Data Scientist Brent Clickard and Business Psychologist Sarah Deadman join podcast host Amy King to discuss the limitations of Psychometric tests. This podcast will be accompanied by our eBook on How to Hire the Best People.

The war for talent suggests that there is a tiny number of talented people in the world, and companies have to fight each other for them. But everyone knows that no two companies are the same, and what success looks like for one won't be the same for another. This week we're joined by Amy King, Gareth Jones and Roger Philby to discuss the war for talent. This podcast will be accompanied by our eBook on How to Hire the Best People - Coming Soon.

The opportunity around hiring young people is huge and, along with our eBook and upcoming blog posts, we want to share a podcast of Roger’s views on Hiring the Best Young People