Recently I was recording a video for HR The Real Deal’s series of VODs (Videos On Demand), and Human Capital Europe, where the interviewer, Anne-Marie Andric, asked me about Spotify’s People Strategy. It was great to be able to explain the strategy as a complete package. The work that the entire HR team at Spotify […]
We all know the limitations that the Global Covid-19 pandemic has had on various HR practices at companies around the world and initiatives from our Campus Recruitment efforts are no different. In March we started thinking about the implications for our Summer Internship program, when 150 hopeful interns would join the band, in anticipation of […]
Blog post by Johan Sellgren, HR Business Partner together with Anders Winberg, Talent Acquisition Team Lead The previous post on this blog explained the thinking behind our recent Talent Acquisition reorganization. With this post, we want to follow up and share some more context and insight into what this has meant for the HR teams in […]
As this is my first blog post with Spotify HR, let me start with a brief introduction of myself. I’m Jon Singel and I joined the band in December 2018 to lead Talent Acquisition (TA), having spent the previous five years in the same capacity for one of the fastest-growing energy efficiency firms based out […]
On love and relocation to Sweden The Spotify workforce is diverse and global. It happens a lot that the perfect match between candidate and position spans across continents. So people move to new places, which is fun and developing… for the person that moved for a new exciting job. But what about their loved ones? […]
The world of talent data is opening up Most companies measure at least some aspects of their talent acquisition activities. The number of hires made, time to hire, or conversion rates between different steps in the recruitment process. We do that at Spotify, and then some. But that’s just our own data, and we also […]
How to manage complexity and uncertainty Often when people want to sell me a Talent Acquisition system or product, they explain to me how easy it will make my job going forward. There seems to be a lot of holy grails on the market. Concepts that are simple yet powerful. Systems that will solve all […]
Three changes that made a difference to how we do HBCU student outreach A year ago, we shared the news of our first conference for students who are attending Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU). The conference we named The Opening Act || HBCU Conference is back for an encore. This year, we came to the […]
A heart-first approach to student outreach When we launched our U.S. student outreach & campus recruiting strategy in Summer 2016, I remember combing through the multitudes of data, school reports and rankings, market analysis on what the best approach would be for a tech company. This school had this specific course or that institution yielded […]
There is a clear correlation between the level of talent on your Talent Acquisition team and the level of talent in your company. So if you believe that talent will be an important differentiator for your business in the future, building a very strong Talent Acquisition department should be a top priority. These are some […]