Trust in Recruitment. The System Needs an Overhaul. | Batje's Take #13 | HUMHR Career Insights

Trust in Recruitment. The System Needs an Overhaul. | Batje's Take #13 | HUMHR Career Insights

I posted a reel about 172 job applications and 3 responses. The comments did not say "wow." They said "me too." Person after person. Different country. Different industry. Same silence. When that many people recognise themselves in one experience, you are not looking at a bad day. You are looking at a broken system. In this Batje's Take, I dig into the trust that has broken down between those who are hiring and those who are being hired — and what it will actually take to fix it. What I cover: * Why the ATS is not an efficiency tool. It is a silence machine. * Is AI interviewing innovation, or is it the same problem at a higher speed? * The difference between using AI to prepare for an interview and using AI during one. One is smart. One is misrepresentation. * What the Readiness Room at HUMHR is built on. * What a real recruitment overhaul looks like. If you have been screened out, ghosted, or went through a full process and heard nothing — this one is for you. And if you work in HR or talent acquisition — this one is especially for you. Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Visit humhr.org to book a conversation or join the Readiness Room.

Be a Pioneer. Be a Weed. | Lizz Mhangami | HUMHR Career Insights

Be a Pioneer. Be a weed. Weeds survive where other plants cannot. Dandelions are food. Being a weed is not a consolation — it is a strategy. In Part 2, Elizabeth Mhangami goes deeper on what it really means to build a career on your own terms: entrepreneurship as a mindset, the donor consulting model that works without a pocket of donors, why return-to-office mandates are a career equity issue, and the self-worth conversation that changed everything. What we cover in Part 2: * Why letting the jobs go might be the best career move you ever make * What Elizabeth actually does as a donor consultant — it is not a pocket full of donors * The weed metaphor that will change how you think about your career * Why return-to-office is a career equity issue, not just a preference * "If you need to see me to consider me for a promotion, there is a misalignment there already" * No one treats you worse than you treat yourself — the inner critic work * The coaching turning point: cortisol, inflammation, and finally trusting what you were seeing Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow HUMHR on Instagram: @humhr2021 | humhr.org

: AI, ATS and the Hiring System: Was It Ever Built for Us? | Lizz Mhangami

She sent 172 job applications. Got 3 responses. Not because she wasn't qualified — but because the AI screening systems never read her CV.   In this episode, Elizabeth Mhangami (Principal Consultant, NDISU) joins Batje Chibafa in studio to talk about what is really happening in hiring — the ATS arms race, who AI was designed for, and whether the tools shaping the job market were ever built for the Global South.   What we cover in Part 1: * Why personalising AI tools quietly takes credit away from your own work * The 172-application job search story that predicted today's hiring landscape * ATS, AI, and the arms race: first we used AI to beat ATS — now we need AI to beat AI * Why grant funding and hiring share the same broken trust problem * How Elizabeth uses ChatGPT as a strategy consultant, not a shortcut * Data centres, Zimbabwe's lithium, and the real ethics of technology * Hazel's question from South Africa: does any of this AI actually work for the Global South? Follow HUMHR on Instagram: @humhr2021 | humhr.org

Batje’s Take #12 | The Career Operating System Nobody Talks About

What keeps you grounded when the title disappears? In this deeply reflective episode of Batje’s Take, Batje Chibafa unpacks one of the most powerful themes from her conversation with humanitarian leader Rudo Kayombo, faith as an operating system, not a performance. From leading humanitarian work across 18 countries to navigating life after executive leadership, Rudo’s story explores what happens when identity is no longer tied to position, status, or a paycheck. Batje reflects on: * Why leadership does not require pretending to know everything * The danger of building careers on image instead of rootedness * What career transitions reveal about identity * Why saying “I don’t know” can actually strengthen leadership * The importance of succession planning and building leaders beneath you * How faith, purpose, and being grounded can shape long-term career decisions This episode is especially relevant for professionals navigating transition, leadership pressure, uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention. If you are currently in a season of change, this conversation may give language to what you are feeling and remind you that your worth is bigger than your title. 🎙️ Listen to the full two-part conversation with Rudo Kayombo on HUMHR Career Insights. 📌 Connect with Batje Chibafa on Linkedin 📌 Follow HUMHR Career Insights for more conversations on careers, leadership, entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven work. #CareerTransitions #Leadership #FaithAndWork #HumanitarianCareers #CareerCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #HUMHR #BatjesTake #PurposeDrivenLeadership #NGOCareers #WomenInLeadership #CareerGrowth #PersonalDevelopment

Rudo Kayombo - Leaving Corporate at 56 (Part 2)

She left Africa Vice President at Habitat for Humanity and the most overwhelming feeling, she says, was relief. This is Part 2 of Batje Chibafa's conversation with Rudo Kayombo. If you missed Part 1, start there. We walked through the twenty-five-year humanitarian career, the lawyer years, the saying-yes-in-tears moment, and the faith thread that pulled her from World Vision Zimbabwe to World Vision Uganda to ONE Campaign to Habitat for Humanity. Part 2 is the building arc. The first week after she stopped being VP. The cousin's message that broke her open. Why she moved back to Harare and chose a cottage over a Prado. The Fahari Women's Fund. The mentee who paid her back fifty thousand shillings. Why she calls herself a dinosaur for ChatGPT. And the single piece of counsel she leaves for every senior leader sitting at the exit door. If you are mid-pivot, this conversation is for you. MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM PART 2 "The most overwhelming feeling was relief." "Do not be comfortable being the one chief." "Do not be deceived. What a man sows, he will reap." ABOUT THE GUEST Rudo Kayombo is the Founder of Fahari Kubwinya Splendour. Find her on LinkedIn: Rudo Kayombo | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudo-kayombo-7a7975159/] WATCH THE FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE [https://youtube.com/@humhr3715?si=dSLW89_3J30tIDiY] 🔗 CONNECT & SUPPORT 🎙️ Patreon:   / humhrcareer   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmVXdTNzcTQyd2xRd1l4X0xJbW1zeFliU0FVQXxBQ3Jtc0tsb2NabnBBcDZVb01ET0g3bWl1LS1meEpEUHJaMjVuTzhxckgwMUdmaEt4MDc4VW1aSlBMQWJjRElEdUxjc1lVemVTZFk4dTlQOXdaTm1nY0Vlcy1sekxDNERkbXlzRUtKTUZqZHNEOExnNlpqX3ZXSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fc%2FHUMHRCareer&v=UPqfgj8ES70] 🎧 Podcast (Apple/Spotify): https://batje.podbean.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3hHVzEzZ3FPVC1oMGpnMXIwRWdOZUd4ZERfQXxBQ3Jtc0ttRG9fWjBWR2I5MlA4SHl6WTd5NzR4dXJCc3kweWpmSTFjRjdvWGxtMkhSRWVobnRlX3dUZGZVS1F0ZUtiOUd3b3dHXy1WTzhpWkpRUC05bzVJZkNZbFlKQ2otOGdnRTdXVmQ4VW5oVVFvbk43Zl81bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbatje.podbean.com%2F&v=UPqfgj8ES70] 🌍 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/humhr [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnpycVcyeXIyY1laMGVFRWpRQzVrWnZVNXczZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsTkNjTGRfRkFOR1ZacWp3WVlMOU5hQV91ekFSUHZnLWJlWnREZGpmWmZZLXNLd2pWSFBRWWFscmNZWXRDSFN3U1QxdjNSa0FHbWxCNC1SWXN0czVfZzJSYzN5WUFVXzU0X1FZX2FFVmVyNVpBY3M5Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fhumhr&v=UPqfgj8ES70] 💼 Batje on LinkedIn:   / batjechibafa   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHpURzRXT2Z3cEtudnp4NTU4Z2JrM3JYUTdRUXxBQ3Jtc0trSC1zekdMNkFlel9TX3VvVmJuc0JUNmRJdlBCVE5KVW9HencwNUl1bmY4X1FOVFZhdVd3MThLYll1RTRKYUFodkl0eGc0UmZ2US1fRkM0RDZ3M2hoNFNUM2t1eW1iWTRzNzhBVUtIMnJXZjF5eXZYaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fbatjechibafa&v=UPqfgj8ES70] 🏢 HUMHR LinkedIn:   / humhr   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUhVajdGSjZYVzJkVDgydTVIclQya2RpdGUzd3xBQ3Jtc0tucW5NZ05pYjBMRFdkeXVxSEh0bG02TkhyVUx1ZTNIUTBRc29ibS0yUlg2RFVkbWpxd3pCYW9xRUNFdTJVcV9nRmhyVWRzOWFsR0lfZVV1Y0l2VG82WWdOZi1xdWczVzUzNXZ1SGlLZVlaUHlXUlhKRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhumhr&v=UPqfgj8ES70] If this episode resonated, three things help us grow. Subscribe. Rate. Share with one person sitting at a transition. Until next Tuesday. Stay inspired.