Episode 72: 2025 Recruitment Roundup – Why human insight still matters in a tech-driven market
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and adaptations in recruitment for 2025, emphasizing the importance of human insight in a tech-driven market.
In the final Talking Recruitment podcast of the year Neil Carberry OBE, REC Chief Executive, is joined by Maxine Bligh, REC Chief Membership & Innovation Officer, to reflect on a challenging but pivotal year for recruitment. They explore what’s held hiring back in 2025, where confidence is starting to return, and how recruiters are adapting their business models, skills and use of technology to prepare for growth in 2026. The discussion covers market resilience, the growing importance of trusted client partnerships, the practical role of AI in improving productivity, and why recruiters will be central to navigating labour market change in the year ahead. Guest: Maxine Bligh, Chief Membership & Innovation Officer, REC
People in this episode
Host: Neil Carberry OBE
Guest: Maxine Bligh
Topics covered
- recruitment
- technology
- market resilience
- AI
- business models
- labour market change
Keywords
- recruitment
- human insight
- technology
- AI
- business growth
- labour market
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: REC
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