HR Interviews Playlist

Believe it or not, a lot of ad agencies that don't target recruitment do recruiting marketing work. One such agency is Point to Point out of beautiful Cleveland, and we invited CEO Megan Kacvinsky on the show to talk about a recent campaign they did for Ferguson to help attract more young folks to a trade profession. The social media of choice to get in front of this audience?Gotta listen to find out!

We talk about candidates, employees and their behavior during the Great Resignation.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee chat with Joseph Ifiegbu about futbol, dream jobs and the tool he co-founded that can help HR teams by analyzing their data, eqtble.Prior to eqtble, he garnered extensive experience in the field of analytics. Most recently, as the head of HR Technology at Snap, he implemented best practices for systems architecture and built the foundation and strategy for HR analytics. While leading WeWork’s People Analytics team, he built out the team to support over 15,000 employees and help improve employee engagement and satisfaction.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

Recruiting automation via conversational AI is proving to be an effective way to help solve some of the unique challenges in today's talent markets. But how are employers actually using it, what benefits are they getting, and how do they manage the balance between humans and machines.My guest this week is Victor Gaines, Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Aveanna Healthcare. Aveanna has been using automation technology to vastly increase efficiencies in its recruiting process. Victor has some exceptional advice and insights to share on choosing and implementing technology, as well as some fascinating thoughts around the future of recruiting.In the interview, we discuss:Talent acquisition challenges in the home care marketWorking at scale when speed is a critical issueThe role of technology in creating internal and external efficienciesBuilding an engaging candidate experience with automationBeing people firstBalancing technology and humansAdvice to TA leaders on evaluating and buying technologyWhat to look for in vendor partnersScreening people in rather than ruling them outThe future of recruitingListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Digital transformation is currently one of the fundamental drivers of talent strategy for many organizations. Ensuring your company has the right balance of skills is a complex task involving talent acquisition, L&D, retention, internal mobility and an effective HR and Recruiting tech stack.So how are employers managing the complexity of all of this while prioritizing the employee experience?My guest this week is Harm Otten, Executive Vice President Human Resources at DHL Global Forwarding & Freight. Harm has spent the last few years focusing on the talent aspect of digital transformation within his organization, putting recruiting technology at the heart of the strategy.In the interview, we discuss:Digitizing the HR organizationImproving the employee experienceCreating a job architecture and an internal career marketplaceBuilding an HR tech stack around a core systemsThe advantages of using end to end recruiting technologyThe impact of the pandemic on working practiceHow digital transformation is changing skill requirements in a competitive marketThe vital importance of EVP and being an attractive employerBeing applicant centricCombing cultures after an acquisitionThe future of recruitingListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts

The boys welcome Namely CEO Larry Dunivan to the show to talk industry history, leadership, issues of diversity and inclusion, as well as a growth strategy and whether or not an IPO is in the offing.  It's rare to find a CEO who has worked from the bottom to the very top of the HR software industry ladder. It's even rarer for a CEO to have industry experience combined with the ability to understand software, systems, sales, marketing, and infrastructure since before the days of mainstream internet adoption. Larry Dunivan is that rare CEO.  Corporate leaders, wannabe leaders, DEI proclaimers, and every HR and recruiting industry vendor should have this interview on a continuous loop. You're welcome!

Our favourite Scots! Adam Gordon joins The Recruitment Flex. Adam's knowledge and passion on recruitment marketing shines through in this episode. Adam shares how CandidateID plans to spend to spend their latest round of funding. Why is North America slower to adopt recruitment technology then UK and Europe? How can organisations help recruiters come up for air. Onboarding new employees, who should own it? Is being a recruiter the most stressful job in the world? (Hint: it's not) Plus we find out what a utility kilt is!

Strivr CEO Derek Belch discusses how VR learning works and where it’s going.

As our working lives become ever more focused on digital screens and devices, how can employers ensure that they support their employees' mental wellness? Also, with the growth of digital tracking and surveillance in work technology, how can HR step up to defend cultures and long term productivity by ensuring people are treated as humans and not machines. My guest this week is Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, founder of Consciously Digital. Anastasia writes, speaks and coaches extensively around the impact of devices on wellbeing and the challenges around the use of technology at work. In the interview, we discuss:Screens, devices and mental healthEstablishing boundaries and regaining balanceHow employers can helpProductivity and deep workDigital presenteeism Tracking and surveillanceWhy HR needs to step upWhat would an ideal world look likeListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.

Keeping employees is as difficult as attracting employees at the moment, and, as ever, it is particularly tough in the tech sector. The relationship between employees and employers is changing, and shared values are a vital part of this.My guest this week is Michel Visser, VP People Success & Enablement at software company Unit4. Unit4 are taking a holistic values driven approach to recruitment and retention. It is also a strategy based on innovation and experimentation, and Michel has some extremely valuable perspectives to share.In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges in techTalent on the moveMaking work more than transactionalTaking a holistic view of employee successBeing innovative with compensation and benefitsMeaning versus tokenismUsing core values as a compassDemonstrating values through candidate experienceWhat is the future of work?Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.