HR Interviews Playlist

DE&I remains a major priority for employers, but progress is slow and sometimes completely stuck. So how should companies be thinking about diversity, and what practical actions can they take to build and benefit from teams of difference?My guest this week is writer, broadcaster and consultant Simon Fanshawe. Simon is a well known figure in the UK and has recently published an excellent book, "The Power of Difference". He advocates that progress comes when employers move away from the jargon around DE&I and genuinely understand how building a diverse workforce will drive their specific business objectives. In the interview, we discuss:The human question of diversity and what does it actually mean.The power of combining differenceThe dangers of conformity and the imposition of rulesBuilding teams of differenceUsing data to understand what is happening and whyUnderstanding specific diversity business casesThe virtuous circle of selectionIs unconscious bias training actually helpful?Redesigning the recruiting process to challenge assumptionsThe most accurate predictor of future successMaking employee resource groups more effectiveListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcription will appear here shortly.

Live at the HR tech 2022 conference, our guest Robin Schooling (VP of Growth and Innovation at Cielo) speaks with Mark Feffer about rethinking compensation for up-skilled employees, and how to transition your organization into a learning oriented environment.We're bringing everything back to our roots at this HR Tech conference. Companies are reenforcing their core offerings, and it seems sticking to what they're good at is the best way to shine. Products and organizations are trying to stay their course and make sure they're the best product for a specific goal, instead of trying to be the "all in one" solution that does everything in mediocre fashion.Buy, Build, or Borrow...the age old question.Borrowing skills will never go away, because it's always going to be the most efficient and quick way to solve a unique problem you'll only encounter a few times. Buying skills is difficult, as talent is scarce nowadays. Growing skills might just be the best solution in today's market. Who would have thought that growth platforms and LMS's have become a reasonable alternative to hiring platforms?The only issue is having to rethink titling and compensation for these up-skilled workers. Most companies want to grow their employees from within, but that comes with the added challenge of letting these blossoming employees shine in the manner that they deserve. Internal growth comes with more financial overhead than just the training process; you need to be comfortable with compensating these individuals more for their newly acquired skillset.Getting to a point where learning is acknowledged as an important organizational goal takes a lot of restructuring. Business leaders, upper management, and the company culture all need to be on the same page so that identifying internal growth opportunities is seamless enough to even attempt it. Propping up your employees is no easy task if you never have done it before, but with the right effort and mindset any organization that puts in the effort can get there.We would like to extend a warm thank you to our friends at Fuel50 for sponsoring this podcast!

A volatile talent acquisition market and the immense disruption we are seeing to traditional ways of working our driving significant changes in employer branding strategies. Culture, EVP, and employer brand marketing are going through a period of intense evolution, and it is essential to understand what's happening in this space.My guest this week is Charu Malhotra, Global Head of Talent Branding and Recruitment Marketing at PA Consulting. In our wide ranging conversation recorded at UNLEASH World in Paris, we discussed some of the current issues in employer branding, culture, and retention.In the interview, we discuss:The impact of external forces on talent acquisitionBuilding inclusive workplaces when workforces are increasingly remoteProximity bias in hybrid workingHow do you create, manage and flex a cultureEmbedding values in high-performance culturesHow does employer branding work on an international scaleFocused segmentation and a constant heartbeat of contentEmployer brand and retentionThe importance of assessment technologyChanging the balance between internal mobility and external attractionReimagining EVP projects as nimble and responsive instead of one size fits all.Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.A full transcription will appear here shortly.

Recorded at HRTech we welcomed Dave Deitering, GM HR & Immigration from Mitratech.Mitratech is waiting with their hand stretched out towards us in recruitment. If you’re with an organization who is recruiting internationally, you may already know the I9 is a tricky process, one wrong field checked off can turn into penalties and fines. Dave takes us through the history of Mitratech and how they take the I9 compliance off your hands and maneuver their way through the maze of governmental requirements. The last 2 years, they have added to their HR services lines with TalentReef and AssureHire. Listen to where the exciting world of legal compliance is headed.

To say Indeed has made changes this year would be a gross understatement.Here's a roundup:1) changes to bid optimizer,2) changes to their resume reward system3) alterations to Geo and Title expansionsAnd to say some people are unhappy with the changes is also an understatement. That's why we invited Jim Durbin, the man Indeed calls "The Indeed Whisperer" to the podcast to get to the bottom of what's going on at the world's most popular job site.

With recruiting challenges so acute and talent acquisition technology developing at such a great pace, tech stack adoption and transformation strategies are critical for many employers.So what are the key issues, and how are talent acquisition teams specializing and evolving to exploit new technologies and methodologies?My guest this week is Samantha Ramsay, Head of Experienced Hire UK&I at EY. I caught up with her a couple of weeks ago at UNLEASH World in Paris, where she was delivering a presentation about Tech Transformation.In the interview, we discuss:Current challenges in talent acquisitionDriving change in recruitingAsking five whys to get to the root cause of the problemBuilding stakeholder consensusWhat makes a great vendor/employer partnershipTalent intelligenceUsing CRMs in the right wayDeveloping specialist skills within TA functionsBuilding long term engagement and affinity with talent poolsWhat does the future look like?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

If you attended UNLEASH in Paris earlier this month, you know what a must-attend event it is.If you didn’t attend, well, we’d better see you there next year. Marc Coleman, the man behind the conference, sat down with Chad & Cheese for a rundown of the highlights, as well as preview the show in Vegas next spring. 

We joke about VONQ sounding like an STD our "roommate" caught in college, as well as saying their executive teams look like the bad guys from the Bruce Willis classic Die Hard, but truth be told, they're a company making waves in the employment space. That's why we recently sat down with CEO Arno Schäfer to dig into what's going on at the company. Turns out they're doing some really interesting things, like private labeling their tech so applicant tracking systems can make even more money.What a world, amirite!?!?!Enjoy this one, live from UNLEASHworld in Paris.

One of the most encouraging aspects of our changing world work has been the number of employers actively seeking to recruit neurodiverse talent. However, it is estimated that 15-20% of the world's population is neurodivergent, and there is still a vast amount of work to do to ensure that our workplaces are inclusive for all and that employers benefit from supporting everyone to work to their full potential. My guest this week is Genie Love, an Executive Function Coach who works with neurodiverse professionals to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. In our conversation, she offers many practical insights into how employers can support their people at work.In the interview, we discuss:Understanding the unique strengths of neurodivergent peopleTime, attention, decision making, and organizationEnergy levels and strategies for deep workHow can employers be more inclusive?Re-imagining job descriptions and interviewsThe power of thinking differently Subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts