In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost sits down with Niamh Geraghty, Head of People at Strata, to discuss how AI is changing recruitment, why specialist talent shortages continue to challenge employers, and what companies need to do differently to attract and hire great people.
Drawing on leadership experience at Google, Procore and now Strata, Niamh shares practical insights into building hiring strategies that prioritise people over processes, and why the future of recruitment should focus on human connection instead of simply improving efficiency.
In this episode you’ll learn:
✅ Why engineering and construction talent shortages continue to grow
✅ How AI has created an “arms race” between recruiters and candidates
✅ Why today’s recruitment technology isn’t solving the right problem
✅ How Strata is widening its talent pool through apprenticeships, graduate programmes and international hiring
✅ Lessons from helping build Google’s Dublin team during its early growth
✅ The hiring practices Google used to maintain quality while scaling globally
✅ Why structured interviews and consistent assessment produce better hiring decisions
Whether you’re a CEO, HR leader, recruiter or hiring manager, this conversation offers practical ideas for building stronger hiring processes in today’s changing talent market.
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