Using the Best of Tech and Human Touch to Solve Human Capital Challenges for Businesses in Africa with Paul Breloff

Episode 125 with Paul Breloff, Founder and CEO of Shortlist, which is building a better way to hire, combining the best of tech, data, and human touch to provide executive search and youth employment programming across Africa, India, and 20+ countries globally. Since its inception in 2016, Shortlist has collaborated with more than 900 companies and connected with over 1.5 million professionals.

Shortlist is focused on two core offerings:

(1) Shortlist Search: This service focuses on executive search for leading startups and impact organisations in Africa.

(2) Shortlist Futures: This initiative is dedicated to developing and implementing youth employment and apprenticeship programmes across Africa in partnership with donors, governments, enterprises, and educational institutions.

What We Discuss With Paul

• There are several talent and employment platforms available these days. What is Shortlist's value proposition?
• While tech and data play an important role in how the platform operates, how would you describe the human touch in your work?
• How important is partnership with regards to the service that you offer?
• Can you give us examples of the solutions that you are providing to some of the employment challenges that are faced in Africa?
• Where do you see Africa's staffing and recruiting space in 5 years?

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