

Talk Talent To Me
Rob Stevenson: Recruiting, Employer Branding, and Career Growth Expert.
Starring recruiting leadership from everywhere under the talent acquisition sun, Talk Talent To Me is a fast-paced rough-and-tumble tour through the strategies, metrics, techniques, and trends shaping the recruitment industry. Brought to you by your pals at LHH.
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Jul 29, 2019 • 41min
Wayne Technologies Founder Mike "Batman" Cohen
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.

Jul 18, 2019 • 40min
Checkr VP of TA Arthur Yamamoto
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.

Jul 10, 2019 • 49min
Trifacta VP of HR Bianca McCann
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.

Jun 27, 2019 • 32min
Solvvy Head of Talent Cortlin Handly
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.

Jun 20, 2019 • 33min
NBC, Tumblr, and Squarespace Talent Leaders Discuss Employer Branding
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.

Jun 13, 2019 • 34min
sweetgreen Director of TA Greg Toroosian
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.

May 30, 2019 • 36min
Electronic Arts Senior Recruiter Joe Burridge
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

May 17, 2019 • 32min
Find My Profession Founder Mike Podesto
Mike Podesto joins to discuss his candidate-first agency, Find My Profession, and riffs on the merits of outbound vs. inbound recruiting.

May 10, 2019 • 34min
Sonder's Cassie Chao Runs Multi-Hire "Batch Day"
Sonder's Tech Recruiting Manager Cassie Chao explains the ins and outs of "Batch Day", a mass weekend interview campaign that resulted in multiple hires. Later, she explains how a candidate's motivations are related to their likelihood to accept an offer.

May 9, 2019 • 40min
Dave Delaney on Recruitment Career Pathing
Dave Delaney, former Director of Recruiting at Yext and current Recruiter at Cockroach Labs explains how to assess your own needs and motivations when making career moves.


