HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources

Guest: Vicki Salemi, Career Expert, Monster In this episode, learn about more great hiring questions as well as what happened to the so-called great rehiring from Monster Career Expert Vicki Salemi. Starting next Monday, June 14th, we at the HR Daily Advisor’s will be conducting our Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Week (https://bit.ly/3oTuG7d). We will be offering a recruiting-oriented session on Monday through Thursday of next week, and there is a link to register in the description. We are also offering a unique piece of recruiting-oriented content each day, including the rest of this conversation next Thursday, June 17th on our “Faces of HR” (https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/category/faces-of-hr/) column. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

A recent McKinsey report found that 100 million workers across the globe will need to find new jobs by 2030. That comes to about 17 million Americans that will be transitioning to a new career. However, an Amazon-commissioned Accenture report found that 33 million low-income Americans could be upskilled for emerging jobs with the right training. For this reason, Amazon recently announced that they are committed to training 29 million people across the world for free for in-demand skills. I am pleased to have on the show today Maureen Lonergan, Director of Worldwide Training and Certifications at AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/). Maureen leads a team of builders committed to training the next generation of diverse cloud talent. Maureen empowers AWS customers, partners, and employees to gain the skills and knowledge needed to leverage the power of the AWS Cloud. Maureen launched AWS Training and Certification in 2012 with the vision of delivering new training and certification programs to meet learners where they are and to rapidly proliferate cloud skills. Her team has built a robust portfolio of flexible training offerings alongside an industry-leading certification program and continues to deliver innovative cloud learning opportunities. Education programs from Training and Certification—AWS Academy and AWS re/Start—are building a pipeline of cloud talent to meet the demands of the future. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Jessie LaJoie, People Operations Lead, Doodle What are the best interview questions? Any that get at the heart of who a candidate really is would qualify. But what about the worst? We get into both in today's episode with Jessie LaJoie, People Operations Lead, Doodle(https://doodle.com/en/) If you enjoy this episode, please consider checking in next Thursday, June 10th in our “Faces of HR” column (https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/category/faces-of-hr/) where I’ll share the rest of our conversation. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Dr. Kamila Sip, Senior Director of Neuroscience Research & Science Content Lead, NeuroLeadership Institute Burnout. We’ve all experienced it, and it’s been talked about a lot over the last year. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood or overlooked. Meanwhile, talking about it is only the beginning of what we can do to address the issue. In this episode, we discuss the signs of burnout, common misconceptions about what it is and how it works, and what can be done with a neuroscientist. Dr. Kamila Sip is the Senior Director of Neuroscience Research and the Science Content Lead for the NCI's Education Programs (https://neuroleadership.com/). At NLI, Kamila manages and oversees the implementation of science-based content into NLI’s solutions, ensuring rigorous scientific findings are translated in a digestible and actionable style while maintaining the integrity of the science behind them. Kamila is a neuroscientist with expertise in decision making, risk-taking, unconscious bias, feedback, habit formation, and change management. She lends her expertise to various types of work, from supporting consulting engagements to leading webinars and delivering talks. Kamila has delivered interactive keynotes and briefings on the science of leading smarter teams, behavior change at scale, and better hiring practices for Fortune 500 companies across finance, consumer electronics, pharma, and technology. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Naveen Bhateja, CHRO, Medidata Solutions Inc. Welcome back to HR Works Podcast’s 5-Minute Fridays. Today I am happy to share a few minutes of my recent interview with Naveen Bhateja, CHRO at Medidata Solutions (https://www.medidata.com/en/) as well as an HR tech advisor, investor, and board director. In this episode, we discuss why HR really should be included on boards of directors, among other things. If you enjoy this segment, consider reading the rest of the interview will be shared on the “Faces of HR” (https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/category/faces-of-hr/) column next Thursday, June 3rd. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guests: Harley Blakeman, Founder & CEO, Honest Jobs and Arthur Yamamoto, VP of Talent, Checkr, Inc. According to the World Prison Brief at PrisonStudies.org, the United States has the largest prison population in the world and the highest per capita incarceration rate. While we could discuss the ethics of such a system, today I’d rather discuss one of the consequences of this system: unhirable candidates among the formerly incarcerated. A job seeker’s incarceration becomes a matter of public record, except in certain specific cases, and comes up on even the most cursory background checks. While many have tried to make things fairer for these candidates, the truth is that the formerly incarcerated have serious difficulty landing jobs. In this episode we are going to explore why the perspective of not hiring the formerly incarcerated is misguided and results in the loss of potentially wonderful talent with two experts. Our first guest is Harley Blakeman, he is the Founder & CEO of Honest Jobs (https://www.honestjobs.co/), an organization dedicated to getting jobs for people that have been affected by the criminal justice system. We also have with us today Arthur Yamamoto, VP of Talent at Checkr (https://checkr.com/), Inc. an organization dedicated to giving every candidate a fair chance to work. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Carol Mackinlay, Chief People Officer, UserTesting If you are like me, you probably don't like change. It's an instinct for survival to keep on doing what works. Human Resources and that instinct are not particularly compatible. Change is the bread and butter of any HR role, and while that may put some like me outside of their comfort zone, it also invites personalities like that of today's guest. Today I am happy to share a few minutes of my recent interview with Carol Mackinlay, Chief People Officer at UserTesting (https://www.usertesting.com/). If you enjoy this episode, please consider checking in next Thursday, May 27th in our “Faces of HR” (https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/category/faces-of-hr/) column where I’ll share the rest of our conversation. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Samantha Hammock, SVP, Global Talent, Verizon This special episode of HR Works Podcast is available in video format here: https://bit.ly/3hrYk1K Last week I shared my first interview with people from Verizon to discuss their efforts to support professional women. This week I am pleased to release part two of that interview. Samantha Hammock, SVP, Global Talent, Verizon. We discuss the issue of women leaving the workplace in record numbers, how to stem the exodus, and how to bring them back into the workplace. Samantha, along with her peer Aimee Novak, also helped create Verizon's Women in Business program that they launched bringing together leading female business leaders in the space in a series of intimate video roundtables. They also launched a very recent effort known as The Women’s CoLab (https://www.verizon.com/about/womens-co-lab). This effort will bring together resources to succeed, both during the pandemic and beyond and in an increasingly digital world. Participants get access to trailblazing leaders, best-in-class development resources, and an array of tools to remain in the workplace and thrive. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq). Music: www.bensound.com

Guest: Nadia Vatalidis, Director of People, Remote.com In this episode of “HR Works 5-Minute Friday,” I’ll be sharing a portion of an interview I conducted a month or 2 ago with Nadia Vatalidis, the Director of People at Remote.com (https://remote.com/). We discuss, among other things, how essential iteration is for meeting the challenges of the pandemic and beyond. If you enjoy this segment, hop on over to the “Faces of HR” (https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2021/04/29/making-values-more-than-words-across-a-global-organization) column where I share the rest of the interview with Nadia. Finally, you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq).

Guest: Aimee Novak, Vice President of Business Sales at Verizon This special episode of HR Works Podcast is available in video format here: https://bit.ly/3eZgSTU As women continue to leave the workplace in record numbers, it is more important than ever for organizations to get a handle on the situation and do whatever they can to help. Today we are pleased to release the first of a two-part video interview with two executives from Verizon discussing their efforts to support professional women. In this interview, I wanted to better understand two of their efforts. The first is the Women in Business program that they launched bringing together leading female business leaders in the space in a series of intimate video roundtables. The second is a very recent effort known as The Women’s CoLab (https://www.verizon.com/about/womens-co-lab). This effort will bring together resources to succeed, both during the pandemic and beyond and in an increasingly digital world. Participants get access to trailblazing leaders, best-in-class development resources, and an array of tools to remain in the workplace and thrive. The first interview is with Aimee Novak, Vice President of Business Sales at Verizon. Aimee has been inspiring women and business owners nationwide when it comes to teaching them how to help grow their business and building their own personal advisory board. Remember you can always follow us on Twitter at @HRWorksPodcast (https://bit.ly/3l0dzP3), and we are also now available on Spotify (http://spoti.fi/3t8of13) and Audible (http://adbl.co/30uhdaq). Music: www.bensound.com