The Psychology of Redundancy: Mental Health Tips for Recruiters Affected Big Tech Winter + Economies close to recession....means redundancies for many members of our community. It's incredible that we are back here again, after the first wave of layoffs in 2019/2020, but here we are. What has been missing from the discourse is the psychological impact of redundancy, especially on the suddenness it has been happening! We are going to explore: - Loss of identity - Loss of relationships & social network - Change of pattern of behaviours - Lack of closure - Dangers of negativity as basis of forward relationships - Survivor bias for those who stay - Appropriate distance with former colleagues, bosses and reports. It's going to the fascinating conversation, with recruiters who have psychology backgrounds, have experienced redundancy before in the past, and are currently in the middle of redundancy today. We're with Linnea Bywall, Head of People, (Alva Labs), Kristian Bright, Recruitment Lead (Rooser), Octav Buzoianu, Lead Tech Recruiter (Snyk) & Katrina Zlateva-Bowles, Founder (PeopleHealers) Ep182 is sponsored by our buddies Metaview With the recent hiring slow down, quality of hire is the top priority for high-performing companies. Metaview gives you visibility into your interviews so you can identify and fix problems, and make more confident hiring decisions. With Metaview's recording and transcription, you can capture and replay what actually happened in interviews. Get unprecedented insight into metrics around rigor and consistency to ensure you’re keeping quality of interviews—and quality of hire—high. Join us for a live 30-minute demo on Tuesday, December 6th where our Co-founder & CEO, Siadhal Magos, will share how Metaview's latest features enable you to supercharge quality of hire. Reserve your spot here! (And as a thank you for attending, lunch is on us with an UberEats gift card.)

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