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A regular podcast featuring the leading thinkers from across the recruitment and business world
Meet our host, Neil Carberry
Neil Carberry was appointed as Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in June 2018 having been managing director at the Confederation of British Industry, leading the CBI’s work on the labour market, skills, energy and infrastructure. In 1999, Neil began his career in recruitment working for executive search firm Fraser Watson before doing a post-graduate degree in Human Resources at the London School of Economics and joining the CBI in 2004. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a Fellow of the RSA. He is a member of the council of the conciliation service ACAS and a former member of the Low Pay Commission, which recommends UK minimum wages. A three-time nominee to the SIA staffing100 in Europe, he is also on the board of the World Employment Confederation, Total People and a primary academy trust in Oxfordshire. Neil is an RFU qualified rugby coach and is one of the 8000 co-owners who made Heart of Midlothian the UK’s biggest fan-owned football club.
*The views expressed by guests on the REC's Talking Recruitment podcast are not those of the REC and reflect the individual's personal opinions.
Welcome to our 2024 series
Episode 32: Is Tech and AI going to take over the recruitment industry?
Guest speaker:
- Miles Beckwith, Assistant Director at the Department for Business and Trade
In this episode, Neil Carberry, REC Chief Executive, talks to Miles Beckwith, Assistant Director at the Department for Business and Trade. They discuss the importance and impact of technology on recruitment and professional services.
In this episode, we discuss:
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Why the Government sees professional services firms like recruiters as a priority to the UK economy l
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The potential of AI in the recruitment sector
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The Professional Services AI Skills Pilot and why Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced it
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How listeners can take part in the Professional Services AI Skills Pilot.
Enjoying our podcasts? Why not join Neil's live webinar to discuss the big issues affecting our industry?
View our 2024 schedule of Neil's Talking Recruitment webinars and book your place early.
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