Talk Talent To Me

Mothership's Director of Talent, Lauren Goodman, and Recruiter, Juno Cheng, join to discuss interview training, assessing for culture fit, and how to translate the 5 love languages into your employees' preferences for interpersonal communication.

Lesa explains how to build trust and productive relationships with engineering hiring managers, as well as the advantages recruiters at small companies have over larger ones.

Bao explains his non-standard career path in recruiting as well as his current recruitment marketing approach at Just Auto Insurance.

Abby joins to discuss recruitment career planning, shifting from an individual contributor role into management, and ingratiating yourself with hiring managers.

Alex explains how to help a candidate identify and work towards their career priorities, as well as how to make sure you don't lose out on compensation when you get to the offer stage.

Kelli Johnson discusses recruiter load balancing, the responsibilties recruiting ops at VSCO, and how VSCO handles compensation negotiation.

Miki Johnson co-founded employer branding creative studio JobPortraits, which helps companies devise and execute content strategies to engage with prospective employees. She explains how candidates are skeptical of current employer branding language, and how people value work based on three basic principles: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose.

Doreen discusses optimal outreach strategies, how to make remote workers feel like they're a part of the team, and how to approach the compensation conversation.

Ginny Cheng joins to discuss side hustles, career planning for recruiters, and how to identify what's important to you about your next role.

Kelly Kinnard's triumphant return to the pod features a discussion about why recruiters should specialize, as well as the best times to use retained search.