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How we Hire with Martin Neerland

The Hiring Execution Gap: The overlooked challenge holding teams back

  • Friday, June 13, 2025 1:00 PM (CEST)
  • Duration: 45 Minutes
  • Location: Online
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About the episode

Great hiring should be structured, data-driven, and backed by research. But in reality, it often looks very different.

We call this disconnect the Hiring Execution Gap, and the bigger the gap, the less impact hiring has on business results. But don't worry – we know how to close it!

Join us for the next episode of How We Hire, where Linnea Bywall sits down with Martin Neerland, our new Country Manager for Norway. Martin has extensive experience in high-growth tech, talent strategy, and business operations,  giving him a fresh view on how to fix this gap and the great benefits that follow.

In this episode, we'll cover:
  • What the hiring execution gap *really* looks like – and how to close it
  • The biggest blockers TA teams face when driving change
  • How the hiring landscape is shifting – and what that means for talent leader
  • Martin's blueprint for bringing structure, speed, and fairness into hiring

Whether you're a talent leader, hiring manager, or just passionate about people and performance, this episode will give you a glimpse into the future of hiring from one of Norway's sharpest minds.

And don't forget to bring your questions for the Q&A! 💬

Martin-Neerland
Guest of the day: Martin Neerland

Martin Neerland combines his strategic leadership background with extensive expertise in HR and talent development. After a decade working across recruitment, HR tech, and leadership in complex environments, he's now on a mission helping organisations make better hiring decisions. 

As Country Manager Norway at Alva Labs, he's passionate about bringing structure and precision to hiring through research-backed assessments and structured processes. Drawing from his experience leading HR teams and working with executives, Martin brings a unique approach to building people strategies that align culture with commercial goals.

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Hosted by: Linnea Bywall

Linnea Bywall is a licensed psychologist with 12 years of experience in recruitment and people development. Over the past six years at Alva Labs, she has built the People department from scratch, initially as Head of People and now as COO. Alongside this, she has also helped numerous HR teams improve their hiring practises.

Linnea was recently listed as one of the most inspiring women in tech by TechRound and was featured as one of the 22 Innovative HR Leaders to follow in 2022 by the AIHR Academy to Innovate HR. She also serves on the advisory board of HR Föreningen in Sweden.