Joining us in conversation today is Rick Jordan, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition over at DICK’S Sporting Goods. You’ll hear the story of how DICK’S was started and how Rick landed his current role with them with a background in hospitality and talent. DICK’S is a pandemic success story, and Rick tells us about the unexpected turn of events that resulted in the business thriving despite the restrictions. You’ll also hear about the exciting projects that DICK’S is working on at the moment, and why, in the current market, we need to think more like marketers and less like human resource people.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Meet today’s guest, Rick Jordan, with DICK’S Sporting Goods.
• The story of how DICK’S started in New York before opening corporate campus in Pittsburgh.
• Why Pittsburgh is called the Steel City and how it has evolved over the last 15 years.
• Rick’s background in hospitality and talent and how he ended up in his current role.
• Why nothing beats Resorts World Las Vegas.
• How DICK’S navigated the pandemic and what they are doing today to reach their goal of $15 million by 2025 (plus the role that talent plays).
• The natural upswing in interest in golf thanks to its natural social distancing.
• The new store where you can buy big brands: Going, Going, Gone! 
• DICK’S House of Sport stores that have opened in Rochester and Knoxville.
• Why brick and mortar stores are far from dead.
• The leaders that Rick works with across his company and their team dynamic.
• The role of the TA Focus Project Manager 
• Why we need to think more like marketers in the current market and less like HR people.
• The difference that having been funded to tell the story has made.
• Why Rick believes that the war on talent is over, and that talent won!
• Why people no longer settle for a job, but seek opportunities they are excited about.
• The mini war that is going on within HR talent and the power of investing in a strong team.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Rick Jordan on LinkedIn

DICK’S Sporting Goods

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