talent

How you can tear down the ‘paper ceiling’ and uncover new talent

https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/how-look-past-backgrounds-and-pedigrees-find-untapped-talent/2464071 The diversity algorithm spat out its teams for the week. She looked at the message, decoding the coloured key. Her blue had become slightly more purple as her child had started school. A touch more green after she’d picked up the guitar again. She’d always be in the blues… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #215

Google is using AI to better detect searches from people in crisis https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/30/23001468/google-search-ai-mum-personal-crisis-information I remember when we started recruiting online. We were laughably amateur. Of course They thought we were being so clever – spotting relevant words and conversations. Getting in there, engaging, talking and… recruiting. But it was so… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #142

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/utmost-support-future-talent-during-pandemic/1699162 The networks were rough. Gangs patrolled the feeds, claiming territory, defending their corners. Things got nasty very quickly. Resources were scarce. Opportunities few and far between. Everyone knew someone who had been caught up in something. A skirmish or a full on battle. Since The Collapse, the feeds were… Read the rest