On this episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest is Cynthia Burkhardt, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Kimberly-Clark. Cynthia is not just recognized as a thought leader in the TA space but is also a global HR award winner. She has held top positions in giants like Adecco, Johnson & Johnson, and Philips. 

With over 20 years of experience working in the HR space, Cynthia has plenty of expertise to share in this conversation:

• Most common hiring mistakes made by recruiters
• How recruiters can work with hiring managers
• Key elements of recruitment marketing
• Best HR tools & practices
• Top advice from the expert herself

Episode Highlights:

• Narrow down the search: 

It is essential to narrow down the search during the hiring process to save time and effort.  

When recruiting for a particular role, you need to search for suitable candidates. Interviewing countless people will not only waste the company's time but will be inefficient as well.

• Prevent 'one size fits all' philosophy: 

To enhance the company's impact, you need to set different standards for different roles.

A graphic designer cannot perform the role of a software developer. Hence, you need to hire different people for different positions.

• Organize your talent acquisition properly: 

You cannot be everywhere and handle everything. Hence, you need to place your HR in the right place.

For example, you cannot find pulses in a hardware store. Similarly, you need to look in specific places for particular candidates.

• Form an internal talent intelligence team: 

The internal talent intelligence team consists of employees who look out for the labor market and continuously analyze the macroeconomics of the world. 

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast host: Abhash Kumar

About Springworks:
Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation that is building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement and retention.

The product stack from Springworks includes:
SpringVerify — B2B verification platform
EngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture
Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun and interactive games platform for remote/hybrid team-building
SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and
SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.