HR Interviews Playlist

Another top-notch interview from our time at iCIMS Inspire in the spring. This one features Vanessa Burnaby, VP of Global TA at Avalara, a cloud-based tax compliance solution to handle every transaction in the world. Previously, Vanessa also served at Workday and SAP as a talent acquisition leader. She has been efficiently scaling and building strong teams, most recently, through recruitment automation, the ability to streamline processes and scale, primarily through focusing on strong analytics strategies. We don’t spend a lot of time interviewing TA pros with such a deep competency of the job and the industry, so this one is a must-listen.

This week Serge sans Shelley interviews one of our favourite person in the industry Caitlin MacGregor CEO of Plum.ioTry your own Plum profile: https://use.plum.io/profile-recruitmentflex We cover a lot!Plum's recognition as a leader in the industry, highlighted in an article in The New York Times, signifies the impact and importance of their work.Changing Recruitment Landscape: Employees are no longer compelled to stay in one job for years to show loyalty. The labor market has changed, and individuals are more willing to leave for better opportunities.The importance of change management in adopting new approaches to talent management and skill-based hiring was mentioned, as well as the need for leadership support in driving these changes.Bias in recruitment, highlighting the role of objective data in mitigating bias and making more informed decisions.The challenges of de-risking hiring decisions and the role of referrals in the process.

Live from UNLEASH America in the Workhuman booth, Sean Christian, senior employer brand & recruitment strategist at Discount Tire, and former Air Force recruiter, joins Chad & Cheese for a lively discussion … like, two military dudes talkin' sh!t kinda lively. Aside from the Air Force vs. Army talk, Sean drops knowledge bombs around quality vs. quantity of job boards, how metrics are the only thing that matters and how to earn a seat at the table.More:Sean Christian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanpchristian/Workhuman - www.workhuman.comUNLEASH America - www.unleash.ai

Joonko developed a hiring platform focused on DEI, employed dozens of people, and raised $38 million. Now it’s gone.

The potential impact of AI on Talent Acquisition is 2023's biggest talking point, but what impact will these new technologies have on relationship-driven hiring at the top of organizations? Will AI disrupt executive search or just provide a better toolset? At the same time, how are the next generation of leaders thinking about their careers as we move further into an AI-driven future?My guest this week is Bill Hogenauer, a Partner at JM Search. Bill specializes in placing C-Level Technology executives, and it was great to get his insights into the current state and likely future direction of Executive Search.In the interview, we discuss:The current market for tech talentHow market conditions are fueling innovationHow has Executive Search evolved since the pandemic?The importance of hyperspecializationUsing technology to develop relationshipsPartnerships, not transactionsThe impact of AIAutomating and streamliningHow do you identify value creation and impact potential?How is the next generation of leaders approaching their careersWhat will the balance between humans and machines look like in recruitingListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, Katee and Jackye sit down with Beth Ridley. Beth is a corporate executive turned organizational transformation consultant, speaker, author and CEO of Ridley Consulting Group. Beth combines 25 years of global leadership and management consulting experience with expertise in diversity and inclusion and positive psychology to help organizations transform their workplace culture. Beth’s work is featured in national publications and she frequently delivers keynotes and workshops at events around the world.Beth holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Virginia, an MA in International Relations from Tufts University and an MBA from Columbia University. Beth has lived in London, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Bangkok and now resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband and three children.To buy her online resources, click here: https://ridleyconsultants.com/products/If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel!We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveafWe create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

We first met Steph and the Hiring Branch at the Unleash America in Las Vegas. They hosted a bunch of HR podcasters from every corner of the globe, right in the heart of the iconic High Roller!A pioneering force in the Canadian HR tech landscape, they took note of a simple yet significant truth: people don't like interviews. This realization sparked a desire to challenge the status quo and to reimagine the conventional hiring process.Tracing their roots back to training for soft skills in call centres, the evolution of Hiring Branch was organic. Their expertise naturally extended to evaluating these same soft skills in a hiring context, thus creating a unique niche in the industry.In a world where a single company can receive a staggering 300,000 applicants annually, one can't help but wonder: how do you sift through this multitude to identify who possesses the crucial soft skills, such as a knack for sales?Comparing the soft skills of applicants against those of model employees, enabling them to evaluate the presence of mirrored skills among job seekers. This novel approach has proved to be an efficient way to uncover potential talent in the vast sea of candidates.

Shifting demographics combined with the digitalization of all aspects of life are transforming the nature of work. This is forcing companies to rethink how they design jobs and recruit, develop, and engage employees. Live from UNLEASH America in Las Vegas, Dr. Steven Hunt joins Chad & Cheese to discuss his new book. In Talent Tectonics: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations, and Reimagining the Employee Experience, Dr. Hunt explains how technology is changing the purpose of work and why creating effective employee experiences is critical to building organizations that can thrive in a world of accelerating change and growing skill shortages. It’s a must-listen for anyone navigating the ebbs and flows of managing a global workforce. Enjoy and get smarter in the process.More:Dr. Steven Hunt - www.linkedin.com/in/steventhunt/The Book - https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Tectonics-Navigating-Organizations-Reimagining/dp/1119885183

Despite months of layoffs and challenging economic news, engaging with top talent is still very hard. It's even harder if you are hiring for an employer with very little profile or brand awareness in your target talent markets.So what strategies are employers using to engage with top talent, and what lessons can large enterprises learn from small and agile start-ups when it comes to storytelling and the effective use of tech stacks?My guest this week is George Morriss, Head of Talent Acquisition at Lindus Health. George has vast experience in building hiring strategies for high-growth start-ups and has practical advice to share on how TA Leaders should respond to the disruption we see in the market.In the interview, we discuss:Market recalibrationWhy engaging with top talent is still so difficultRecruiting with no employer brandConsistency of storytellingThe balance between resonance and hyperboleTransparency in the hiring processCandidate experience as a point of differenceHow to deal with an overwhelming choice of technologyBuilding a tech stack with tools to solve specific challengesInterview trainingMinimizing the administrative burden on recruitersLessons from start-upsHow should TA leaders prepare themselves for the future?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Benefit Sculptor CEO Erick Kuhni talks about data, Covid’s impact on benefits and understanding employees’ needs.