# SocialTalent: The Only Platform Where Training Becomes Action > SocialTalent offers an Interview Intelligence and Hiring Training Platform with 1000\+ lessons, AI\-powered insights, and certification programs to build expert recruiters and confident hiring managers, reducing cost\-per\-hire and improving screening\. Generated by Yoast SEO v26.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [About us](https://www.socialtalent.com/about-us) - [Live Directory](https://www.socialtalent.com/live-directory) - [Security \& Compliance](https://www.socialtalent.com/security-and-compliance) - [Recruiting Training](https://www.socialtalent.com/recruiting-training) - [Interviewing Training](https://www.socialtalent.com/interviewing-training) ## Posts - [The Future of Hiring Has Arrived: Meet the New SocialTalent](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruiting/the-future-of-hiring-has-arrived-meet-the-new-socialtalent) - [Can You Defend Your AI Hiring Decisions? Explainability, Accountability, and Trust in Ethical AI Hiring](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruiting/ethical-ai-hiring-decisions): \You have probably experienced some version of this moment\. You contact a candidate to let them know they are not moving forward\. You have your notes ready\. You know what feedback you can share\. You are prepared for the usual reactions\. But this time the candidate pauses and asks: “Can you tell me more about \[…\]\ - [Tugba Åkesson on Values\-First Hiring and Culture at IKEA](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/socialtalent-news/values-first-hiring-at-ikea): \In this episode of Hiring Excellence, Johnny Campbell speaks with Tugba Åkesson, Vice President and Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Ingka Group \(IKEA\)\. Together, they explore how IKEA’s unique approach to hiring, rooted in values rather than transactions, has helped preserve the company’s culture as it scales to more than 31 markets and 574 \[…\]\ - [Interview Training That Actually Works: Why Most Programs Fail and How to Fix Them](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/interviewing/interview-training-that-actually-works-why-most-programs-fail-and-how-to-fix-them): \The goal of interview training isn’t to check a compliance box or fill seats in a conference room\. It’s to build a cadre of skilled interviewers who can consistently attract, identify and close great talent for your organization\. This requires treating interview training like any other business\-critical skill development: with clear objectives, proven methodologies, practical \[…\]\ - [Recruiters Love Their Job But Hate Their Day: Inside LinkedIn's Plan to Fix That](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/socialtalent-news/linkedin-hiring-assistant-recruiters-ai): \I attended LinkedIn’s Talent Connect annual conference in San Diego last week, where I interviewed Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn’s VP of Product\. We were talking about Hiring Assistant and the major updates they just announced, but the conversation took an unexpected turn when Hari shared an observation that’s stuck with me the whole flight home: “I’ve \[…\]\ ## Compare - [SocialTalent vs Metaview: Which Interview Intelligence Platform Is Right for You?](https://www.socialtalent.com/compare/socialtalent-vs-metaview) - [SocialTalent vs Aspect: Which Interview Intelligence Platform Is Right for You?](https://www.socialtalent.com/compare/socialtalent-vs-aspect) - [SocialTalent vs Brighthire: Which Interview Intelligence Platform Is Right for You?](https://www.socialtalent.com/compare/socialtalent-vs-brighthire) ## Courses - [How To Manage Hybrid Team Performance And Motivation](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/learning-path/how-to-manage-hybrid-team-performance-and-motivation): A common challenge for managers is keeping employees engaged and happy while also ensuring that work gets done\. In this Learning Path by Jason Lauritsen and Linda Jonas, learn how to achieve a healthy balance between care and accountability\. You will learn practical strategies that will help you boost productivity, and successfully address performance issues\. - [How To Network As A New Manager](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/learning-path/how-to-network-as-a-new-manager): Being a new manager can be lonely\. You spend all your time with your team, but you can’t necessarily talk to them about your challenges as a manager\. Especially since the Covid pandemic, our networks have all shrunk, as have our opportunities to practice real networking skills\. Your first task is to address this, and make networking a conscious action you take for your development and career\. Networking without an objective or goal is likely to be unfocused, undisciplined, and won’t get you anywhere\. Learn how to set goals for yourself around building a good network, and how to achieve those goals\. In this Learning Path, you'll learn from networking expert and founder of The Networking Institute, Kingsley Aikins, and his decades of experience in networking\. The practicalities of networking, our tendencies to shy away from meeting new people, how introversion is actually a strength in networking, and how to set a networking goal and routine for yourself as a new manager - [How To Build A Disability And Neuro\-Inclusive Hiring Process](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/learning-path/how-to-build-a-disability-and-neuro-inclusive-hiring-process): When you design for all, everyone benefits\. Accessibility and barriers to inclusion can be physical, cultural, and attitudinal\. Creating a disability and neuro\-friendly hiring process is essential to creating an inclusive hiring process\. By the end of this Learning Path, you will be able to: make adaptations for disabled and neuro\-diverse candidates, apply strategies for making the interview and assessment stages more accessible for all, and identify the cultural and attitudinal problems that many of these candidates face\. - [The Power of Story in Hiring](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/mission/the-power-of-story-in-hiring): In this mission, you’ll learn how to use story as your strongest tool in every candidate interaction\. You’ll explore how to talk about your team, your leadership style, and the opportunity in a way that feels honest, specific, and exciting\. You’ll also see how to frame your role, challenges, and vision so candidates quickly understand what makes working with you unique—and whether it’s the right next step for them\. - [The Hiring Manager's Storytelling Playbook](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/learning-path/the-hiring-managers-storytelling-playbook): Every great hire starts with a story\. In this Learning Path, you’ll learn how to tell the story of your team, your culture, and your opportunity in ways that feel authentic and inspiring\. You’ll discover how to build trust fast, spark real emotion, and help candidates see themselves thriving with you from the very first conversation\. ## Customer Stories - [WilsonHCG experiences its highest annual revenue growth to date](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/customer-stories/wilsonhcg) - [How Avanade created a culture of hiring and inclusion](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/customer-stories/how-avanade-created-a-culture-of-hiring-and-inclusion) - [How Engage2Excel built a culture of learning and development](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/customer-stories/how-engage2excel-built-a-culture-of-learning-and-development) - [How Nokia is elevating candidate, hiring manager, and TA experience](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/customer-stories/how-nokia-is-elevating-candidate-hiring-manager-and-ta-experience) - [KellyOCG: A Commitment to Learning Through a Decade\-Long Partnership with SocialTalent](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/customer-stories/kellyocg-a-commitment-to-learning-through-a-decade-long-partnership-with-socialtalent) ## E\-books - [The SocialTalent Guide To Hiring For Pharma](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/e-books/pharma-hiring-guide) - [The SocialTalent Guide To Negotiation](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/e-books/negotiation-guide) - [The Hiring Manager's Guide to Creating an Open Minded Culture](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/e-books/hiring-managers-guide-to-open-minded-hiring) - [Building a Culture of Hiring](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/e-books/building-a-culture-of-hiring): From championing internal mobility and boosting candidate experience, to the importance of employer brand, this e\-book will guide you through the best practices of creating a culture of hiring\. - [How Celonis hire critical talent 2x Faster](https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/e-books/celonis-critical-talent): In this white paper, SocialTalent speaks to Kevin Blair, VP of Talent Acquisition at Celonis, on how to maximize the value of your recruitment efforts, increasing the speed and quality of key hires by using Kevin’s Requisition Value Model\. ## Experts - [Karin Hurt \& David Dye](https://www.socialtalent.com/experts/karin-hurt-david-dye) - [Kingsley Aikins](https://www.socialtalent.com/experts/kingsley-aikins) - [Josef Kadlec](https://www.socialtalent.com/experts/josef-kadlec) - [Linda Jonas](https://www.socialtalent.com/experts/linda-jonas) - [Johnny Campbell](https://www.socialtalent.com/experts/johnny-campbell) ## Pillar Pages - [Interviewing 101: Best Practice Interview Techniques](https://www.socialtalent.com/interviewing/interviewing-best-practices) - [How to Build the Perfect Candidate Experience](https://www.socialtalent.com/interviewing/how-to-build-the-perfect-candidate-experience) - [How to Become a Talent Advisor](https://www.socialtalent.com/recruiting/how-to-become-a-talent-advisor) - [The 2025 Hiring Reality Check: Data\-Driven Answers to TA Leaders’ Top Questions](https://www.socialtalent.com/leadership/the-2025-hiring-reality-check-data-driven-answers-to-ta-leaders-top-questions) - [Talent Acquisition Strategy: Turn TA from Cost Center to Growth Driver](https://www.socialtalent.com/recruiting/talent-acquisition-strategy-turn-ta-from-cost-center-to-growth-driver) ## Podcasts - [Unlocking Untapped Talent: Inclusive Hiring with Marianne Haegeli](https://www.socialtalent.com/podcasts/unlocking-untapped-talent-inclusive-hiring-with-marianne-haegeli) - [Breaking Bias: Skills\-First Hiring for Inclusion with Kathryn Marie](https://www.socialtalent.com/podcasts/breaking-bias-skills-first-hiring-for-inclusion-with-kathryn-marie) ## Resource Hub - [Automation Anxiety: What’s Really Holding Back AI in High\-Volume Hiring?](https://www.socialtalent.com/st_resource_hub_post/automation-anxiety-whats-really-holding-back-ai-in-high-volume-hiring) - [What are the Benefits of Recruiting Training?](https://www.socialtalent.com/st_resource_hub_post/what-are-the-benefits-of-recruiting-training) - [Mastering the Art of Deliberate Practice for Recruiters \& Sourcers, with Glen Cathey](https://www.socialtalent.com/st_resource_hub_post/mastering-the-art-of-deliberate-practice-for-recruiters-sourcers-with-glen-cathey) - [Practicing Over Preaching: How Recruiters Are Really Upskilling with AI](https://www.socialtalent.com/st_resource_hub_post/practicing-over-preaching-how-recruiters-are-really-upskilling-with-ai) - [How to Automate High\-Volume Hiring with AI: Insights from SocialTalent Live](https://www.socialtalent.com/st_resource_hub_post/how-to-automate-high-volume-hiring-with-ai-insights-from-socialtalent-live) ## Use Cases - [Interviewer](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/use-case/interviewing-training-courses) - [Recruiter](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/use-case/recruitment-training-courses) - [Candidate](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/use-case/candidate) ## Topics - [Interviewing](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/st_pillar_topic/interviewing) - [Recruiting](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/st_pillar_topic/recruiting) - [Leadership](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/st_pillar_topic/leadership) ## Podcast Show - [Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell](https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/podcast-show/hiring-excellence-with-johnny-campbell) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.socialtalent.com/sitemap_index.xml)