The Job Hunt: Built to Harvest Data, not People?
The Job Hunt: Built to Harvest Data, not People?  
Podcast: Ruined By The Internet? | Uncovering the human cost of our digital world
Published On: Sat Aug 30 2025
Description: It was once a very human-centric process. But has the internet transformed looking for work into an automated, opaque, and intensely competitive digital gauntlet - where algorithms screen you out before a human ever reads your name?We're joined by Edan Haddock - Global Head of Talent and People Experience at Movember - who works at the meeting point of human connection and hiring technology, and is exactly the right person to ask about what happens if recruitment becomes a purely digital process.Welcome to Ruined By The Internet? - the show where we examine how technology is shaping modern life - whether we want it to or not.Follow or subscribe to never miss the next investigation - new episodes regularly.Visit us: https://www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/Help us investigate ourselves: https://www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/survey/Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/rbtishowIn this episode we investigate how AI and automation have reshaped the recruitment process from both sides, examine the ethical implications of algorithmic hiring and the biases it encodes, explore what it takes to maintain genuine human connection in a virtualised hiring environment, and ask whether the future of recruitment will be more human than ever - or less.00:00 - Introduction to Movember and Edan's role in talent and people experience03:07 - The evolution of talent acquisition: how technology changed everything05:20 - The impact of digital communication on interviews and what gets lost08:12 - Building genuine human connections in a digitalised hiring process10:55 - The application process: quality versus quantity and who wins13:21 - The biggest misconceptions in talent acquisition today15:49 - The role of AI in recruitment: where it helps and where it doesn't18:34 - The AI arms race in hiring: candidates versus algorithms22:47 - Addressing bias in AI recruitment: can it ever be truly fair?26:56 - How AI can enhance rather than replace the candidate experience32:36 - Practical strategies for candidates trying to stand out in a digital pile35:09 - Creative approaches in recruitment that cut through the noise37:16 - The future of job searching and recruitment: more human or less?Guest links - Edan HaddockPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/edan-haddock-total-talent/id1833735442