Talk Talent To Me

Matt joins to explain the crucial talent processes to get right early on,  how departments tend to face the same kinds of challenges despite serving very different functions, and how you can ensure the hiring rigor remains constant even when those early hires who illustrate those attributes aren’t the only ones in the interview process.

Former Director of Talent from the American Heart Association and Freeman Michael Goldberg explains how he knew it was time to form his own talent consultancy, the opportunities it’s brought, and his process of going into an org and taking stock of the talent processes, intake meetings, CRM, and longer term talent planning.

Mike "Batman" Cohen joins to discuss the PR problem recruiters have, the common problems he's training teams to address, and rattles off an impressive amount of the tools in his recruiting technology stack.

Arthur joins to discuss how to screen for a recruiter's ability to manage hiring managers, as well as how to teach people to give interview feedback that avoids unconscious bias.

Bianca McCann joins to discuss how she assesses career moves, including how to measure your own motivations and define for yourself what success means to you.

Solvvy Head of Talent, Cortlin Handly, explains how career progression isn't a pyramid so much as an hour glass, as well as the pros and cons of the talent consultant lifestyle.

NBC Universal's Director of Talent Acquisition Suzan Vulaj, Squarespace's Recruiting Marketing Manager Colleen Finnegan, and Tumblr's Chief of Staff Nicole Nadal discuss how to develop employer value prop, measure employer branding efforts, and how to take the pulse of your company's morale and values.

Greg Toroosian returns with a fancy new Director title and some great advice for how to make the jump from IC into leadership. Also, how to push back on those pesky hiring managers and build headcount from a need basis rather than a title basis. Rob is pleased with his new hot sauce.

Joe explains EA's internal app for candidates, Interview Sidekick, as well as why EA's UK division doesn't conduct full day on sites

Mike Podesto joins to discuss his candidate-first agency, Find My Profession, and riffs on the merits of outbound vs. inbound recruiting.