Hiring Has Changed: What HR Leaders Need to Know

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Hiring Has Changed: What HR Leaders Need to Know About AI, Attitude and Scaling Teams

Maria Prishlyak is Head of HR at MiFinity, a global fintech providing secure and compliant payment solutions, with offices in Belfast, Malta and Dublin. Maria started her HR career in Amazon’s 24/7 fulfilment centres, supporting sites of 800 to 5,000 employees, before moving to microchip company Maxim Integrated. She joined MiFinity as its first HR hire and has helped the business grow by 47%, building its people function and employer brand from the ground up.

In this episode you’ll learn:

✅ How candidates are using AI in applications and interviews, and how MiFinity trains hiring managers to spot it

✅ Why honesty in an interview matters more than knowing every answer

✅ How to hire for attitude and aptitude over a perfect CV, and why some of MiFinity’s best hires came from hospitality

✅ What HR leaders should be doing now to prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive

✅ Why you need clear, written hiring processes before a hiring sprint, not during one

✅ How a role request form aligns hiring managers and sets new hires up for success

The takeaway

Hiring has changed. Candidates can now produce a polished CV and rehearsed interview answers in minutes, so the real test is honesty, attitude and a willingness to learn. Maria’s advice is to stop expecting perfection and start looking for progression: people who have moved forward in whatever career they’ve had, and who are open about what they don’t yet know.

For teams that are scaling, the foundations matter just as much. Clear processes, a role request form for every hire and managers who are ready for the EU Pay Transparency Directive all protect the candidate experience when hiring speeds up. This episode is a must-listen for talent leaders, HR directors and founders hiring in fast-growing tech and fintech businesses.