HR Interviews Playlist

In this episode, we start the conversation with a little bit of current events and the ongoing trauma. We share resources for this episode on our Instagram page.Then we get to dig in with Savina Perez, who is the Chief Customer Officer and co-founder of Hone, the all-in-one talent development platform for modern teams delivering live learning at scale to enable behavior change, human connection, and continuous development.Prior to founding Hone, Savina led growth marketing and operationsat several venture-backed B2B tech companies based in New York City and San Francisco including Curalate, Incapsula, and Smartling, and has deep expertise in all aspects of B2B growth, sales and marketing. Most recently, Savina was VP of Marketing at CultureIQ (acq: ParkerGale Capital), a culture management platform for the enterprise market. Savina is passionate about amplifying the impact of the world’s next generation of leaders, DEIB initiatives, and supporting her team and customer base to bring it all together.Savina’s areas of expertise include building high-growth organizations and equitable access to learning, entrepreneurship, and management development. She and her family live in Brooklyn, NY. Savina is a graduate of Boston University.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

Oh, how we’ve missed in-person events. Being at Unleash in Vegas last week, rubbing elbows and sharing smiles after nearly 3 years was such a joy. That’s why we had to get the guy who made it all happen on the show. Unleash’s Marc Coleman joins the boys for a review of the conference, its brightest highlights and unexpected surprises. Then we dive into the Paris show, coming in October, and get a sneak peek into what to expect … other than wine, cheese, snails and all that other French stuff. Enjoy, and we’ll see you in October. 

Coding bootcamps are gaining in popularity. The combination of rising in remote learning, a serious talent crunch for coders, and a lack of confidence in the current educational system have been like gas on a fire. That's why Chad & Cheese brought on Liliana Monge, co-founder and CEO of Sabio Coding Bootcamp out of Los Angeles (but quickly going national). We discuss the changing demographics of remote learning, how Monge's business differentiates itself from the competition and why the hell there aren't more corporations sponsoring this kind of education!Oh yeah, and how much does this stuff cost anyway?

We look at what employers are most concerned about, the consequences of employee burnout and the dynamics of PTO.

Hidden data may be critical to a business by giving people access to information they need to be more effective.

The one theme that has come over very clearly in the conversations I've had with talent acquisition professionals in the last 12 months is the relationship between speed and quality in the hiring process.Speed is currently a competitive advantage which means many employers are focusing intensely on speeding up their hiring process. However, quality of experience and quality of hire are still critical, so how do you speed up talent acquisition and improve quality at the same time.Earlier this year, Mervyn Dinnen and I joined forces with the team at Metaview to work on a piece of research to see if we could answer this question. We spoke to employers who are successfully improving both speed and the quality of the talent acquisition to distil the mindset, strategies and tactics they are using to solve this complex challenge.We recently published the results in a whitepaper, and I'm delighted to welcome Germaine Yokoyama-Heiliger to the show to discuss the findings. Germaine is a People Experience and Operations consultant who was previously Chief People Officer at several high growth tech companies. She was one of the people we interviewed during the research, and she has some very valuable perspectives to share.In the interview, we discuss:The current state of the market and the background to the researchCan you increase speed and improve quality at the same time?How difficult is it to overhaul the recruiting process?Being ready to hire and running a great processThe importance of talent managementTalent intelligence and dataBeing transparent and legitimatePartnering with leadershipHuman to human interactionUsing technology to understand what works, what doesn't work and what training is neededWhat does the future look likeDownload the full report hereListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Empowering your team with flexibility and choice just got a whole lot easier. That's the promise of startup Philly-based Lluna, who offers flexibility and choice for employees ... whatever the hell that means. Can founder and CEO Jess Podgajny explain all that jibber-jabber and survive the Firing Squad? Gotta listen to find out.

Diversity in hiring is a critical issue for all employers, but many are still struggling with it. So who is doing it well, and how much of a role can recruiting technology play in diversifying talent pools.My guest this week is Shaun Daly, Head of Resourcing at The Open University. Over the last few years, The Open University has been increasing the diversity of its organisation by rethinking how it does hiring, building an inclusive employer brand and deploying point solution technology which helps to enable these strategies.In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges at The Open UniversityOperating with legacy systemsDeveloping a compelling employer brandAnonymous recruiting and diverse interview panelsMaking the candidate experience more engagingRecruitment marketing automationOnline eventsTalent pool segmentationFuture innovationsListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear here shortly.

This is part two of my mini-series on personalization. So to recap, I feel very strongly that personalization is the new Megatrend in Talent Acquisition. Offering personalized recruitment marketing, candidate journies, assessments, feedback, onboarding, and communication will be critical objectives for employers over the next few years. Candidates are demanding it, the technology is here to facilitate it, and the amount of friction that will get removed from recruiting processes will be a win for candidates, recruiters and hiring managers.So what is possible, and how are employers dealing with the practicalities of personalization in talent acquisition?A few weeks ago, the awesome team at Paradox invited me to speak and record some interviews at their client board event in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paradox is a technology that is really driving the progress of personalization. It was very insightful to talk to some of their clients about the need for personalization in their TA processes and the change journies they are taking their recruiters and hiring managers on to make personalization happen.In this second set of interviews from the event (check out Episode 435 if you want to hear the others), you'll hear from Derek Braun, Staffing and Recruiting Manager at GoWireless and Steffanie Chaviano, VP of Talent and Patient Access at Autism Learning Partners. Derek and Steffanie talk us through their experiences of using conversational AI to transform the effectiveness of their recruiting strategies. First up, though, is Adam Godson, Chief Product Officer at Paradox, talking about some of the psychology behind conversational interfaces.These are some of the topics you'll find discussed in this episode:Personalisation at scaleThe psychological elements of conversation designUsing conversation to drive processesConnect with people, not softwareHow technology is affecting recruiter career choicesHandling high volumes of applicant flow is an engaging way.The importance of being user friendly for hiring managersWhat does the future of talent acquisition look likeListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

We talk about how recruiting’s changed in recent years, and look at some dynamics of the workforce. .