Holly Bond

AI doesn't have, and I'm not against AI, I use ChatGPT all the time, but it doesn't have empathy and emotional intelligence. So if I, and I always think back to myself, I didn't have my degree. It never stopped me from being headhunted. It never stopped me from doing any job. I was a headhunter and didn't have my degree. And I was interviewing people that were much more well-educated than I was.

AI doesn't have, and I'm not against AI, I use ChatGPT all the time, but it doesn't have empathy and emotional intelligence. So if I, and I always think back to myself, I didn't have my degree. It never stopped me from being headhunted. It never stopped me from doing any job. I was a headhunter and didn't have my degree. And I was interviewing people that were much more well-educated than I was.

And that's why if you put in the Boolean search for your AI tool, they would never have picked me up. I would have slipped through the cracks. You need to have a human eye. And if you only look to use AI to source individuals, you are going to miss some of the most incredibly talented people for this role. So... We understand and respond to emotions, right?

And that's why if you put in the Boolean search for your AI tool, they would never have picked me up. I would have slipped through the cracks. You need to have a human eye. And if you only look to use AI to source individuals, you are going to miss some of the most incredibly talented people for this role. So... We understand and respond to emotions, right?

And we have years of nuanced understanding. So we have this intuition that has developed as we have those trips around the sun. But AI relies on data patterns and they will miss that. There's also so many gray areas. Human beings are meant to navigate complex dilemmas and work in the gray area, but an AI can't.

And we have years of nuanced understanding. So we have this intuition that has developed as we have those trips around the sun. But AI relies on data patterns and they will miss that. There's also so many gray areas. Human beings are meant to navigate complex dilemmas and work in the gray area, but an AI can't.

When I look at a role, when we, I shouldn't say I, when we look at a role, we will say, what adjacent careers would this person have had that, and I'm going to use think outside the box, like thinking outside the box, where else could this person be? Instead of we're looking for a senior director of finance, Where else could they be? Senior director of marketing in the ocean tech sector.

When I look at a role, when we, I shouldn't say I, when we look at a role, we will say, what adjacent careers would this person have had that, and I'm going to use think outside the box, like thinking outside the box, where else could this person be? Instead of we're looking for a senior director of finance, Where else could they be? Senior director of marketing in the ocean tech sector.

But where else could they be? Could they be in the agricultural sector? Thinking outside the box and offering creative solutions that go beyond any algorithms. And then to me, the reason why you get into recruiting or the reason why you get into doing podcasts like yours is the personal connection. Building a personal relationship is uniquely human. You can inspire people.

But where else could they be? Could they be in the agricultural sector? Thinking outside the box and offering creative solutions that go beyond any algorithms. And then to me, the reason why you get into recruiting or the reason why you get into doing podcasts like yours is the personal connection. Building a personal relationship is uniquely human. You can inspire people.

You can transform people. You can change the trajectory of their life because you care that AI cannot. So AI to me and to my group, it should be used to make us more efficient so that we can spend more time on personal connection. That's what we're using AI for. more time with people. And you have to be a job seeker in an AI-driven market, right? So you need to know how to balance both now.

You can transform people. You can change the trajectory of their life because you care that AI cannot. So AI to me and to my group, it should be used to make us more efficient so that we can spend more time on personal connection. That's what we're using AI for. more time with people. And you have to be a job seeker in an AI-driven market, right? So you need to know how to balance both now.

It's really back when I was a recruiter, I would put a job in the paper and then come into work in the morning and I'd have resumes on the fax, like people would fax their resumes in. It's so funny how things have changed, isn't it? Half the people listening don't even know what a fax machine is. I think it's not funny. So one of the things that we do at Fastest is building your network.

It's really back when I was a recruiter, I would put a job in the paper and then come into work in the morning and I'd have resumes on the fax, like people would fax their resumes in. It's so funny how things have changed, isn't it? Half the people listening don't even know what a fax machine is. I think it's not funny. So one of the things that we do at Fastest is building your network.

It doesn't matter where you are in the world. It doesn't matter who you are. Your personal connections are invaluable. There's the old fashioned, I always think the middle-aged white man standing with your suit and tie and your drink and that kind of networking. Younger people don't want that anymore. I don't want that anymore. And those men don't want it anymore.

It doesn't matter where you are in the world. It doesn't matter who you are. Your personal connections are invaluable. There's the old fashioned, I always think the middle-aged white man standing with your suit and tie and your drink and that kind of networking. Younger people don't want that anymore. I don't want that anymore. And those men don't want it anymore.

So we have networking events that we've created where people, A, learn how to network, especially through COVID. Those skills have declined. And younger people who went to university and graduated through COVID, they didn't really learn how to do that. So showing them that networking is an art form and that it's an easy one, but it's an art form.

So we have networking events that we've created where people, A, learn how to network, especially through COVID. Those skills have declined. And younger people who went to university and graduated through COVID, they didn't really learn how to do that. So showing them that networking is an art form and that it's an easy one, but it's an art form.

And it's something that you need to devote time every week to. and do it in a genuine way. Because personal connections, they are invaluable. You have to attend... What is your favorite industry? Attend those industry events. Go to the webinars. Put your camera on. Networking groups to build those relationships and get insights into the job opportunities.

And it's something that you need to devote time every week to. and do it in a genuine way. Because personal connections, they are invaluable. You have to attend... What is your favorite industry? Attend those industry events. Go to the webinars. Put your camera on. Networking groups to build those relationships and get insights into the job opportunities.