Why recruiters should be looking at skills over ‘talent’ | Talent Matters Podcast
EP212 | The evolution of the recruitment industry and how stay on top in a recession | Dave talks to Dee Dee Doke 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2inebra0e3DFarBdPw8STx?si=z8bnH6SGR_OSFMtLKa3zsA 📖 https://wave-rs.co.uk/blog/dave-talks-to-dee-dee-doke-talent-matters-podcast/ -- The most recent guest on the Talent Matters podcast, Dee Dee Doke (Recruiter Magazines editor) insists that ‘talent’ is a subjective word and that recruiters and employers should place more of a focus on skills, something far more tangible. The reason we talk about ‘talent’ rather than ‘skills’ is likely because the latter is perceived as a boring word compared to the excitement that ‘talent’ conjures. However, skills should encompass so much more – capabilities, abilities, aptitude, knowing how to do something. It’s Dee Dee’s opinion that we don’t pay enough attention to that. ‘Talent’ doesn’t encapsulate what is needed adequately.
