Podcast | CPO, Advania: Building adaptable early-career talent for the AI age

As AI reshapes the business case for entry-level hiring, Advania is continuing to invest in apprenticeships and early talent programmes designed to develop adaptable problem-solvers.

Across its UK operations, the technology company recruits apprentices into roles spanning technical support, HR, finance and sales. Its associate programmes also remove degree requirements, instead looking for evidence of candidates’ interest in technology before combining structured learning with mentoring, pastoral support and practical experience.

Fineren joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to discuss the economic pressures making youth recruitment more difficult, why employers need greater government support, and how organisations can prepare early-career talent to work alongside AI without allowing essential human skills to erode.