In this episode, we do our deepest dive yet into the fascinating field of segmented recruiting marketing.To explore this topic in detail, we are joined by Victoria Myers, the Global Lead for Talent Attraction at Amdocs. Victoria chose a career in the talent space because of her passion for helping people, and that passion hasn’t waned one bit. During our conversation, Victoria explains Amdocs’ forward-thinking, long-term approach to talent attraction and acquisition and how they are bringing it to life through their newly-developed AI-driven talent marketplace. After listening, you’ll understand the difference between talent attraction and talent acquisition, what a successful proactive sourcing model looks like, and why you should always try to do work that you love!

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• Victoria’s approach to time management. 

• Where her career began and the journey she took to get to where she is today.

• What inspired her to get into full-time recruiting. 

• Why she chose corporate recruiting over agency recruiting.

• What her day-to-day work consists of as the leader of Amdocs’ Talent Attraction team. 

• Features of Amdocs’ new AI-driven talent marketplace. 

• The difference between talent attraction and talent acquisition.

• How Victoria and her team create warm leads for the Amdocs recruiting team. 

• Characteristics of the Amdocs company culture. 

• Metrics Victoria and her team use to measure the success of their talent attraction system. 

• The journey of Amdocs’ first hire through their new system.

• How Amdocs categorizes potential hires. 

• The importance of providing comprehensive feedback to employees. 

• Automated systems that Amdocs is planning to roll out in the coming months. 

• The two different branches of Amdocs’ long-term proactive sourcing model. 

• The role of the talent strategy leaders in Victoria’s team. 

• Victoria’s top piece of career advice. 

 

Tweetables:

 

“While I was good at sales, I loved recruiting. I loved helping people find a job [and] feeling like I was doing something positive in someone's life.” — @Victoria_rcrtr [0:05:37]

 

“At the end of the day, the best experience in the world is giving someone an offer and them saying, ‘Yes, I accept.’ That is rewarding work right there!” — @Victoria_rcrtr [0:08:10]

 

“It takes typically seven to nine instances of engagement with your brand before it becomes more recognized or before someone will take an action.” — @Victoria_rcrtr [0:14:47]

 

“Work is work. But when it can be something that you enjoy and that you love, it becomes less work.” — @Victoria_rcrtr [0:30:33]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Victoria Myers on LinkedIn

Victoria Myers on Twitter

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