Talent Acquisition Leaders Podcast - Recruiting, Staffing, Human Resources

In this episode of the Talent Acquisition Leaders podcast, host Ryan Dull connects with Eran Arbel, Assistant Director of Leadership & Talent Acquisition Management at Florida International University, to talk about his long career in recruiting and organizational development. After getting his start with large public sector organizations, Eran finds himself back at his alma mater, FIU, and he tells Ryan about some of the unique and interesting challenges he faces as a university recruiter, for example, how he often has to develop employees who are also students/customers of the organization. Eran has found that developing supervisors and giving them tools to develop their students/employees is key to having successful relationships and a thriving organization. In recruiting new talent, he believes that making human connections is critical to attracting and keeping the best talent for the role and the university as a whole. He also offers some interesting insights that come with being an internal recruiter, including being able to develop people more effectively because he is connected to the entire organization, not just the person he is trying to help. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting & Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

In this episode of the Talent Acquisition Leaders podcast, host Ryan Dull sits down with Aryeh Lehrer, VP of Talent Management & Acquisition at Comcast. He discusses his career and how he and his company are adapting to the massive changes that are occurring in the talent acquisition space. Aryeh believes that in today’s environment you have to look at more than just external recruiting. He focuses on his company’s talent management strategy and development of their internal employees, succession planning, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives that they have. He says that there is a real balancing act between working within the efficiency and speed that is present in today’s hiring space and still taking the time to do proper diligence and assess candidates in the right way to make sure they are a fit for the role. Aryeh closes with his advice to people breaking into the profession, which is, “test, test, test, pilot, pilot, pilot.” In other words, keep assessing your processes and decisions, and don’t be afraid to evolve in your thinking and change course if it is the right thing to do. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

On this episode of Talent Acquisition Leaders podcast, your host Ryan Dull of SageMark HR interviews Robin Linn, Senior Director, Creative Talent Acquisition of Activision | Blizzard | King. Robin dives into his career in the recruitment industry, especially his current role recruiting in the animation and gaming industry. Having grown up in the shadow of Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, animation has always been a part of Robin’s life, despite his early career as a banker. A lucky break as a sculptor put him on the path to where he is today, as a leader in animation and gaming recruiting. Robin talks about the changing landscape in recruiting with all the technological advancements in the world today—not just in the way animators and game developers work, but in the way the connected world and social media have opened the world up to recruiters like him who used to be limited to the pool of artists found in the Los Angeles area. Robin believes technology also pulls back the curtain on certain recruitment practices, forcing the industry to operate in a more transparent, accountable, and human fashion. These are all changes in the industry that he finds refreshing. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

Denise Bonder, VP of Talent Acquisition at Spring Education Group, joins host Ryan Dull of SageMark HR on this episode of the Talent Acquisition Leaders podcast. She talks about her career and the new and ever-changing challenges she sees in recruiting and hiring talent in today’s world. Denise has had an interesting career path including stops at the Wonderful Company (Fiji Water), where she built a recruiting program from the ground up, Beach Body, and Aramark. She dives into her position at Spring Education Group, where she is responsible for staffing the company’s brick and mortar K-12 locations as well as over 200 brick and mortar preschools along with their online school. She tells us about some of the unique challenges that face professional recruiters in the education space. Denise continues by explaining how they are changing their processes to be more seamless, and less paper-driven and time consuming for potential candidates. As she points out, teachers are hard to find and recruiters have to work hard and work smart to attract top talent. She closes this episode with her advice to rising talent acquisition professionals, which is to maintain your focus and block out the noise that comes with the job. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com www.sagemarkhr.com @ryan-dull @denisebonder Spring Education Group

In this episode of the TA Leaders podcast, we have a great discussion with Lisa Starin, Director of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management at Baylor Scott & White Health. Lisa is currently serving in a dual role. She leads the talent acquisition team of 22 members. She also serves as the interim talent management director in charge of a new performance management framework and platform for 50,000+ employees. Interestingly, Lisa started her career in a hybrid role as office support and an associate recruiter. But she took the opportunity to become a full-fledged recruiter as soon as it became available. She shares the “old school” recruiting method she mainly used at the beginning of her career, and why she wouldn’t change anything about her early days. Lisa spent about 17 years at UnitedHealth Group as a recruiter, recruiting manager, and a few other roles. She’s spent most of her career in what she calls “the business of people” and “being able to match careers with unique talent.” In her current role, Lisa and her team hire approximately 12,000 – 13,000 people per year. She shares how they’ve had interesting challenges in the healthcare industry in the middle of the pandemic. Lisa also talks about some of the biggest challenges and initiatives they’re working on moving forward, including some significant changes in workflows for specific roles and what they’re doing to help with internal mobility. Finally, Lisa shares what she sees for the future of talent acquisition. She mentions what she’s focused on improving to help with internal mobility at Baylor Scott & White Health, as well as some great insights into how all professionals should be approaching talent acquisition. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

In this episode of the TA Leaders podcast, Yana Kogan, VP of Talent Acquisition at Crum & Forster Insurance, sits down with us to share her TA career journey, expertise, and experience in advancing a talent acquisition strategy. Yana discusses centralizing the talent acquisition function during her time at Honeywell, and how her team made it work with new processes and procedures. She also covers the way they approached outsourcing some of their recruiting. By sharing her career path through TA, she provides some great insights for the next generation of TA leaders and what she sees coming for the industry in the future. She highlights the importance of diversity, both in hiring and in the talent pipeline, and how remote work will change recruiting in the coming years. Learn more about Sagemark HR and how it can help you identify the right HR tech stack for your business at SagemarkHR.com. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also delivering tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

In this episode of the TA Leaders podcast, we sit down with David Feldman. A 20-year talent acquisition veteran, David started as a recruiter for Aerotek and Citi. He advanced his career and spent 13 years as Global Director of Talent Acquisition at Monsanto and Bayer. He currently serves as the VP of Talent Acquisition at Emerson Automation Solutions and Corporate Functions. David views talent acquisition from a holistic and strategic perspective of how it truly affects and fits into a company’s growth plans. And he has a passion for the operations, data, and technology that make it all possible. Emerson Automation Solutions hires over 7,000 people per year across multiple countries and continents. The challenge was these teams used different processes, policies, and technologies throughout the company. David shares what it takes to bring together decentralized teams into one centralized function, including the milestones that helped them make progress even while meeting virtually through a global pandemic. David also shares what strategic role he sees talent acquisition playing in the future of his company’s growth, which turns out to be helpful for TA professionals in any industry. Finally, David lays out his “four puzzle pieces for successful talent acquisition” which helps TA professionals go beyond recruiting and become an essential part of a company’s growth plan. Mentioned in this episode: Emerson Automation Solutions To learn more about Sagemark HR and how we can help you assemble the right tech stack for your talent acquisition team, visit sagemarkhr.com. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also delivering tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

In this episode of the TA Leaders podcast, we sat down with TJ Kreuziger, a 20-year veteran of and currently Head of Global Talent Acquisition and Contingent Workforce Solutions at 3M. He shares a little bit about his career path, the company’s biggest TA priorities for the coming years, and how he thinks the discipline will evolve in the future. TJ didn’t set out to be a recruiter. He walks us through how he got his start at 3M and the experiences he had that eventually led to a talent acquisition role — including what he calls the best career development experience of his life. One of the things that keeps him interested in the world of recruiting is the combination of marketing/sales and back-office processes. But that also creates challenges, he reminds us, as he explores the balance between automation and personal connection. Other goals he’s working toward at 3M include improving workforce and leadership diversity as well as increasing process consistency across the globe. We wrap the episode with TJ’s advice to future talent acquisition professionals. Even seasoned TAs won’t want to miss it! To learn more about how Sagemark HR can help you assemble the best tech stack for your talent acquisition team, visit sagemarkhr.com. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also delivering tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

This episode of TA Leaders is a little bit different. While host Ryan Dull usually sits on the interviewer side of the table, this episode was recorded originally as an episode of Select Software Reviews. Their team was kind enough to let us include the audio of that episode for this edition of TA Leaders. In this episode, Ryan discusses his framework for helping organizations determine what HR technology they need and how they can optimize their budgets and workflows. The five areas he digs into with his clients are the delivery model, recruitment marketing spend, external partners and services, current technology in place, and process efficiency. Ryan goes on to dig deeper into managing talent acquisition budgets. For example, if you identify $200,000 in your budget that you can save, how do you reallocate it in a way that keeps it in your business unit? And how can you prioritize the most impactful things for your organization? There’s a lot of valuable information in there about how to optimize your budgets, where you might be wasting time and money, and how to think about HR technology purchasing. To learn more about Sagemark HR and how to make the HR tech purchasing process simpler, visit SagemarkHR.com. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also delivering tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com

In this episode of TA Leaders, Chad Melvin, Vice President of Talent Delivery and Enablement at Aflac, sits down with us to share his expertise and experience across more than two decades of talent acquisition experience. Chad discusses his career path up the ladder at Aflac, how he’s made strides by trying new organizational structures and technologies, and what he sees coming down the line for talent acquisition and human resources in general. One thing he mentions, in particular, is the decision to embed hiring managers within their business units so they have a better understanding of the true business needs. His reflections on the future of HR as well as on the technologies he uses provide insight for other talent acquisition leaders adapting to our digital future. Among some of his insights: mobile devices will keep increasing in importance, and artificial intelligence might just be the next big thing. He also shares his thoughts on building an employer brand and filling the talent pipeline. Learn more about how Sagemark HR can help you with your talent acquisition tech strategy at sagemarkhr.com. This episode is brought to you by SageMark HR. Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices, but also delivering tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there’s no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you’re interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com