HR Interviews Playlist

In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak with Dr. Olomara Uwedimo. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is an empowerment coach, business development & growth strategist and CEO of Melanin & Medicine. In less than 12 months, she built Melanin & Medicine into a successful, multi-six-figure company that provides support, strategy & skills to help Black women physicians pivot into purpose-led careers & businesses & live more fulfilled & integrated lives. As a career transition strategist, she provides women with culturally-informed strategies and systems to reduce burnout, achieve personal and professional fulfillment, rediscover their purpose and ultimately, achieve their vision for life, withoutstruggle or sacrifice. Prior to founding Melanin, & Medicine, Dr. Uwemedimo worked as a board-certified pediatrician for over 15 years and professor for over a decade, mentoring women in medicine to live more fulfilled lives. Her career has been defined by a passion for social justice, an advocate andresearcher committed to health equity for both patients and providers. She has worked as a global physician across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and theCaribbean. She also is CEO and founder of Strong Children Wellness, an innovative family practice that addresses both unmet health and social needs for families in New York City.Dr. Uwemedimo is an expert in purpose-led entrepreneurship, career transition, navigating workplace racism and health equity for Black womenin healthcare,. Her work has been featured in several media outlets including People.com, NBC News, Medscape, Essence.com, Newsweek, Crain’s,Politico, Reuters, and NPR. Enjoy!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

Have you read SmartRecruiters' "Diversity Hiring Report"? aka The path to Hell is paved with good intentions...Ya' should, even if it is a little depressing. Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston joins the podcast and discusses the results of surveying over 400 employers about diversity recruiting. Needless to say, we have a long way to go. Fifty percent of organizations have NO PLAN on diversity. Maybe we could start there. The good news: Lots of room for improvement.

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We often talk about evolution in talent acquisition. That has always seemed appropriate in an area where the pace of change has been relatively slow compared to other areas of the corporation. However, what we are seeing now is much more like a revolution as talent shortages, changing business priorities, and rapid technological advancement send shock waves through the industry.So what does talent acquisition transformation now look like, and how are employers moving at pace to keep up with the changing landscape.My guest this week is Yasar Ahmad, Global VP of Talent at HelloFresh. Yasar is only six months into his role but has quickly embarked on an ambitious recruiting transformation strategy that is already showing tangible results.In the interview, we discuss:Talent acquisition challenges at Hello FreshRecruiting maturityFrom 1.0 to 4.0 and beyondInvestment from senior leadershipDriving a vision based on candidate experiencePutting talent intelligence at the coreHiring and retaining recruiters by communicating a long strategy and building a sense of purposeThe transformation roadmapThe role of technologyAutomationTurning candidates into customersHiring in 24 hoursSustainability in recruitingListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Video remains one of the hottest technologies around when it comes to recruiting, and one company, Turazo, approaches it in a whole new way, bringing brand ambassadors and "culture-carrying employees" into the mix. Sound complicated? It kinda is. See if founder and CEO Pete Cipollone can survive the Firing Squad.

We've been talking continuously about challenging talent markets on this podcast since March. However, we've not so far mentioned the one specific skill shortage which is affecting everyone. The pressure on many employers to scale up their talent acquisition functions is immense, but hiring experienced recruiters has arguably never been tougher.So what can companies do to attract and retain experienced recruiter talent while also building capacity and capability?My guest this week is Amy Schultz, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Canva. Canva has been scaling up at speed over the last few years, and Amy has some very valuable perspectives and experiences to share.In the interview, we discuss:The recruiting landscape at CanvaThe current challenges recruiting recruiters when talent supply is even tighter than it is for software engineersPerceptions of talent acquisition within organisationsAttracting and retaining experienced recruitersInvesting in developing skills to build rather than just buy-inNew sources of recruiting talentRaising up and celebrating the profession.Work, craft and impactBuilding peeks rather than fixing potholesHumans and technologyThe broadening scope of talent acquisition teamsWhat should TA leaders be focusing on in 2022Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Although I've tended to work with very large enterprise businesses as a consultant, I've always been fascinated by startups and the lessons larger, more established companies can learn from them. Although the actual execution will always be different, I think there are some real insights around how smaller, more agile companies think about talent, candidate experience, and recruiting technology. My guest this week is is Ben Butler, Head of People at Dublin based tech startup Evervault. Ben has worked for startup and scale-up companies on both sides of the Atlantic. He has a really fresh approach to talent and some great insights to share. In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges in technologyThe power of a strong value propositionCutting through the noiseBuilding effective outreach and automating follow upHow do you keep great people?Building culture while scalingDemocratising informationBuild speed into a tech stack for competitive advantageThe future of recruitingListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

For many years I've been reading about the work UK retailer Timpson does to hire ex-offenders and other marginalised groups. What they do is a win win win situation. It's a win for the ex-offenders who get a job, it's a win for society as employment is a crucial part of breaking the re-offending cycle, and it's a win for Timpson as they get access to a large talent pool.Now more than ever, employers need to be challenging traditional policies and beliefs to think differently about hiring. With that in mind, I'm absolutely delighted to welcome Darren Burns, Timpson's National Recruitment Manager and Head of The Timpson foundation, to the show. As well as running Timpson's own ex-offender hiring initiatives, Darren also advisors other companies looking to do the same, and he has some unique experience and advice to shareIn the interview, we discuss:The work of The Timpson FoundationTimpson's motivations behind recruiting ex-offendersBreaking the re-offending cycleWorking with prisons in the recruiting processThe benefits of employing ex-offendersAdvice to other employersAccelerator prisons and prison reformWhat's next for TimpsonListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Angela Hood, CEO and founder of This Way Global who is in the Google Accelerator program. No half hearted efforts allowed. We talked about what it takes to be brought along in this program and it's nothing short of incredible. Are gaps in employment a good reason to pass over a candidate or is that bias? After reading the first 100 resumes can anyone really be expected to read another 100? Its pretty bad when you think most candidates apply for the wrong job. Fear not, TWG has created what we knew someone would eventually build and then took it a step further and made integration a snap. Remember you heard it here first! The future has arrived

What exactly is High Volume Hiring? Is high volume different than a gig? Do I need a different system or will my ATS adapt?Why are applicants dropping out at such a high rate? ... and much much more... Cheese takes a nap and Madeline Laurano, Founder of Aptitude Research steps up to the mic to talk about her newest High Volume Hiring research. Quit rates are at an all-time high, 4.4m quit last month alone, and nearly a third of women have left or are contemplating leaving the workforce - reported by McKinsey. Let's face it the workforce, almost in its entirety, is just exhausted.What's Talent Acquisition supposed to do? Listen...