HR Interviews Playlist

We discuss the challenges of incorporating data into hiring , how that impacts recruiters and what’s doing with Talview’s roadmap.

After over two years of unprecedented disruption, it has become evident that things have changed forever. However, many employers are still attempting to stick with the talent acquisition and employee experience strategies they had before the pandemic. So what are the dangers of behaving as if nothing has changed, and how should companies now set their strategies for the long term?My guest this week is Amanda Black, Director of Inclusive Search at Good Works Consulting. Amanda has wide-ranging experience in talent acquisition and DE&I and has some expert insights to share on the long term impact of The Great Resignation.In the interview, we discuss:A disrupted talent marketShifts in the employer/employee modelRevealing inequalities in the systemPermanently changed expectationsLong term solutions and The Great OpportunityHow successful employers are shifting their employee experienceModelling and demonstrating valuesAre companies taking DE&I seriously?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

We talk with Shay David about the labor market, automation and the changes in store for business,

The challenges of 2022 are causing many organisations to think very differently about talent. The employers who are getting it right are looking holistically at talent acquisition, development, retention and attrition to create the opportunity to build a talent dense organisation.So what does this look like in practice, and how can your company get there?My guest this week is Taylor Roa, Director of Talent at Wistia. Wistia is a growing technology company with an incredible culture and a big focus on talent density. They also use video as their superpower to showcase their unique employer brand.In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges at WistiaMeaningful work and culture versus cash and compromiseUsing video to represent the company culture authentically.Making a competitive advantage of putting people firstBecoming a talent dense organisationWhy retention is not about trapping peopleBeing a business that it is good to be fromHow the pandemic has changed workAdvice on getting more from video in employer brandingA defining decade in the future of workA full transcript will appear here shortly.Listen to this podcast on Apple. 

We talk about the past and future of on-demand, virtual coaching.

What's your favorite brick-related song? (She's a) "Brick House? "Another Brick in the Wall"? Maybe Ben Folds' simply titled "Brick"? Anyway, startup Bryq is hoping they'll be your new favorite "brick." Don't worry, we'll cover the name and URL - among lots of other things - on Firing Squad when CEO and co-founder Markellos Diorinos enters the pit to take on HR's most dangerous podcast. Diorinos says his company is "a unicorn-to-be." Oh, really? Well, we'll be the judge of that.

So what are Recruiters getting paid?Greenwich.HR collects real-time data on jobs from 59 countries around the world. Their advanced analytics will inform supply and demand across any industry sector. Cary Sparrow, CEO of Greenwich.HR surprised us with what is really happening in terms of demand for Recruiters and pay rates.We hear so much about wage inflation, but it's not happening here in Canada. Find out the truth vs what is just clickbait headlines for the top 20 highest demand jobs.  And of course, our favourite question on disruption in HR/Talent Acquisition, the answer may surprise you too!

Coming down from the high of the recent iCIMS acquisition of CandidateID, former CEO Adam Gordon of CandidateID and Mike Wilczak, chief product & development officer at iCIMS, join Chad & Cheese for the "morning-after" recap of the deal. Included are tips for startups who want to be acquired, whether it's better to buy or build your next feature set, and what the future looks like for iCIMS and CandidateID customers alike.

With a growing number of use cases, people analytics continues to develop both in sophistication and the amount of value it drives for employers. However, despite the quantum leap in recruiting technology we've seen in the last few years, I still feel that talent acquisition is significantly lagging behind where it should be in terms of data and analytics. My guest this week is Vic Akosile, an HR Strategy Consultant at Humananalytics. Vic is a highly experienced people analytics specialist. He gives us an excellent overview of what is going on in the space and what talent acquisition leaders need to consider if they want to develop their data and analytics capability.In the interview, we discuss:The evolution of People AnalyticsCutting edge use casesIncreasing digital interactions mean increasing amounts of data.People Analytics in talent acquisitionHow to develop more sophistication in People AnalyticsWhat trends is technology drivingUsing sentiment and network analysis to help with retentionWhere is People Analytics going in the future?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

Skuid CEO Ryan Niemann talks about the impact of low-code development on HR and technology.