Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Show

HR has a human bandwidth problem. The demand for talent is skyrocketing at the same time companies struggle with unprecedented competition for labor. Unfortunately inefficiencies and task-intensive workloads overwhelm recruiters and HR, diverting them away from engaging top talent quickly and frequently - even when they come knocking. There simply aren't enough hours in the day or resources available to do what's needed to deliver a spectacular candidate experience. The solution is simple: Use HR tech to humanize recruitment. During this episode ConveyIQ CEO Danielle Weinblatt walks us through the critical human touch points of recruitment, identifies which ones can be automated and improved, freeing up humans to personalize and humanize the candidate experience.

When Dave Sanderson sat down on that plane 10 years ago, he had no clue that he was about to experience a "plane crash moment" that would alter his life forever. Prior to that day, Dave had no flight or rescue training. But his lifelong investment in personal development and a belief that you must lead yourself to lead others paid off. Dave was literally the last passenger off the plane that day and the first to realize it was time to pay it forward. You don't want to miss a minute of this episode when Dave shares his thoughts and life lessons learned during this life-changing experience and how that plane crash led him to a life of helping others learn to lead, succeed, and pay it forward.

Talent acquisition is at the tipping point. The way talent acquisition gets done should scare the SHIFT out of management. Recruiting is broken and for many companies, that means it's either game over or game on. The labor market looks nothing like it did 20 years ago. Heck, it's almost unrecognizable to what it was like just 5 years ago. And yet HR and TA still functions like it has for decades long gone. That's why we turned to our guest Tim Sackett, author of The Talent Fix and one of HR's favorite bloggers, for some answers and solutions. First of all, It's time for talent acquisition professionals to stop lying to themselves. The labor market has moved beyond post-and-pray job listings, and yet nearly 100% of companies still use this same-old-strategy to advertise job openings. And while HR technology is accelerating, it's often Finance and IT that drives the selection and owns the solution, not HR. That's nuts ...and bad for business. What do and your company need to do to fix your talent acquisition? Whether you aspire to become a top-notch recruiter or you have 30 years under your belt, don't miss this episode.

What good is a futurist if he can't predict? According to our guest Frank Diana, "prediction isn't my job." That seems to be a pretty odd thing for a futurist to say. But Frank's response unleashed a flood of ideas when he said "It's my job to help people rehearse for the future." Frank belongs to a growing community of thought leaders from all walks of life and backgrounds who are trying to help people make sense of a world of unknown unknowns. "Connecting the dots has never been so complicated." What does it take to rehearse for success when the future holds a world of unknown unknowns? Listen now.

The American Workplace is Broken. Eighty-three percent of workers say they're stressed about their jobs and 50 percent say it's interfering with their sleep. We can no longer expect our employees to compartmentalize their personal emotions and still show up to work at their very best. In fact, in this new age of HR, care for the whole employee should be the biggest goal. Leadership must change the way they manage and communicate with people. What is causing all this stress and disruption? For this episode, we called upon Lise Schwartz. She is an executive leadership coach who is passionate about helping individuals and organizations understand and drive change in both work and personal lives. Listen as Lise talks about how you can drive change in the workplace.

When you purchase a device and you need help learning how to use it, it's likely you tap your screen and search YouTube. When employees want to learn a new skill, they typically have to request time off or wait weeks or months for training. That's all about to change as eLearning companies are adapting to the the way workers want to learn, train, and reskill. Video is transforming learning management systems (LMS). Within the next 60 seconds, 3.5 million videos will be watched on YouTube. Many of those videos are how-to videos. Likewise, many organizations are opting to turn their LMS into a company YouTube. By offering micro-courses on everything from coding, how to build an Excel spreadsheet, increasing emotional intelligence or dealing with workplace sexual harassment, videos are transforming elearning, now a $35 Billion industry in North America. Listen to this episode with L&D insider Scott McKenzie from EJ4 share why video is a must for training, re-training and re-skilling workers and an essential ingredient for attracting and retaining top talent. Read more about Scott here. Check out EJ4.

The future came too soon for HR, according to HR veteran and one of HR's top bloggers Mike Haberman. He joined us just a few days after #SHRM19. Mike attended quite a few session on AI at the conference including mine (Ira S Wolfe) and offers his unique perspective. Mike was one of the 1st people in HR talking about artificial intelligence. Although "HR is catching up", he's dismayed by how many HR folks he sees struggling with HR technology and social media. His big take-away: many of the young people attending chose HR as a profession, instead of the accidental HR path that so many others took.

The demand for skilled workers is skyrocketing. Workers need new and better skills. Unfortunately education is tied with prisons and churches when it comes to innovation according to Noelle Kellich, Head of Teaching and Learning, and Henry Fairfax, Head of The Revolution School in Philadelphia, which just opened its doors in September. The goal: break the status quo and prepare students for the future of work in an interconnected world. Noelle and Henry helped develop a unique experiential curriculum from the ground up, where students learn algebra, trigonometry, physics, statistics, debate, oral and written communication, critical thinking, and social and legal systems—all by actively investigating and doing. For example, instead of memorizing facts and formulas in the classroom, students learn in the context of the real world: by participating in a study of Philadelphia traffic. Graduates will be able to creatively and confidently think through problems, not just recite facts. It's time to DREAMS big: Diversity, Resilience, Engineering, Arts, Math, and Science. Listen now as Noelle and Henry share the "secret sauce" for educating students and workers for a future world. Learn more about The Revolution School here.

Happy birthday Google for Jobs! It's been 2 years since you disrupted recruitment marketing forever. To "celebrate" Google recently announced another major algorithm update. This time mobile-first indexing goes into effect for all new websites...and it will gradually impact all websites. What does mobile-first mean to your company job listings, career sites, and job applications? How will it impact your job listing rankings and employment brand? Listen to SEO experts Cyrus Shepard (MOZ), Megan Boyd (Main Street ROI), and show host/recruitment marketing expert Ira Wolfe explain the impact of Google for Jobs, Mobile-First Indexing, and Google My Business on recruitment and share best practice tips for getting job listings and career sites ranked #1. FREE Resources: ebook Google My Business for Recruiters YouTube Our Guests: Cyrus Shepard Email cyrus at moz.com LinkedIN Twitter YouTube Megan Boyd Linkedin Twitter Website

50 years ago Alvin Toffler warned us about Future Shock, a time when "too much change in too short a period of time" would leave us overwhelmed, disconnected, and suffering from shattering stress and disorientation. Feeling the pain? According to trends-expert Daniel Levine, Future Shock is really here and now we're now experiencing the 1st After Shock. His solution: learn to embrace the trend of acceleration. How? You'll have to download and click play!