A majority of the most talented people have terrible resumes. Why? Because they are busy making things happen!

Companies miss out on great people because they never make it past the resume screen. Automating the process and screening for buzzwords is just not an effective tool for finding the right people for your business. We are in the people business when we recruit. So, pick up the phone and judge based on your conversation and not the resume.

Today's Quote:

"Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it."

- Elizabeth Wurtzel

Show highlights:

What resumes are good for:

What is wrong with the resume:

 Alternate options to a resume:

Effective use of a resume and how to identify great people:

Anita Kanti is the Executive Talent Manager of Huawei Technologises. She is a global business partner and senior manager supporting executive leadership deliverables' for leadership talent acquisition needs for the US and China marketplace.

As both a motivational life coach and strategic talent manager, Anita Kanti offers progressive solutions to help her company and clients optimize their strengths and create a pathway of success. Anita is a proven expert in  talent recruitment, both in leading corporations such as Broadcom Inc., and United Healthcare, as well as building a company of her own, Anita K Solutions. Anita K has combined her expertise in talent development and leadership with her training in motivational techniques to create a unique and effective life coaching philosophy.

Public sector VS private sector!  We put on the gloves in an epic showdown of today's episode, to settle the differences and find out the better career option. Let's see who will come out victorious!

The 3 rounds for the undisputed championship:

Round 1: Why do you think it is silly to work for a startup?

Round 2: Cons of working for the public sector (federal, state, county, city)

Round 3: Counter Punches! Closing argument Evidence 

Brenda Diederichs has been serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer for the County of Orange since June 2016. Brenda began her HR career at San Bernardino County, while earning her BA in Political Science, from California State Polytechnic University Pomona. She next worked for the Southern California Rapid Transit District for 10 years in both HR and Labor Relations. While there she earned a law degree from Loyola Law School.

Brenda went on to practice labor and employment law providing and serve as the labor and employment law department chair for two major public law firms for 10 years, before returning to public service as the Executive Officer for Labor and Employment, Human Resources and Training for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She opened her own law firm in 2007, which she operated until returning to public service in 2014 as the Human Resources Director for the City of Riverside. 

We put on the gloves in an epic showdown of today's episode, to settle the differences and find out the better career option. 

The 3 rounds for the undisputed championship:

• Round 1: Brenda - bashes up the logic behind joining a startup

Round 1: Why do you think it is silly to work for a startup?

• No career security

Round 2: Cons of working for the public sector (federal, state, county, city)

• Slow moving

Round 3: Counter Punches! Closing argument Evidence 

• Pace

Brenda Diederichs has been serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer for the County of Orange since June 2016. Brenda began her HR career at San Bernardino County, while earning her BA in Political Science, from California State Polytechnic University Pomona. She next worked for the Southern California Rapid Transit District for 10 years in both HR and Labor Relations. While there she earned a law degree from Loyola Law School.

Brenda went on to practice labor and employment law providing and serve as the labor and employment law department chair for two major public law firms for 10 years, before returning to public service as the Executive Officer for Labor and Employment, Human Resources and Training for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She opened her own law firm in 2007, which she operated until returning to public service in 2014 as the Human Resources Director for the City of Riverside. 

As an Entrepreneur or business leader, it is crucial in this market, to brand yourself to attract talented people! One company is developing their managers to become thought leaders and influencers. A fantastic example of how your company can increase engagement and retention.  Making your company safe from guys like me!

 Show highlights:

What were the challenges you faced when you joined Alteryx?

Internal/organizational solutions:

Leadership alignment. Making yourself attractive to the talented people you NEED to hire!

 Career Focus:

Strong Process:

Meredith Fish is the Global Director of Talent Management for Alteryx, Inc (NYSE: AYX). With over 15 years of Human Resources experience, Meredith has worked in a variety of industries and organizations including retail, finance, real estate, and information technology companies. She has the proven ability to build strong relationships and obtain organizational results. Meredith is an approachable and effective leader who motivates employees to maximize productivity. Her areas of expertise are Talent Acquisition, learning, and development and employee relations.

Today’s show is all about Preparation! Preparation is the first step in conducting an effective Interview. Both interviewer and interviewee parties need to be prepared. Just showing up without an idea of where you are going is the quickest way to lose an opportunity. An Interview without Preparation is really just PreparationH! In this episode we stressed the importance of preparation and how it needs to happen.

Show Guest:

Mark James is the Founder and President of Hire Consulting Services and the author of his new book, “Keys to the C Suite”. (Amazon.com) Mark is a Certified Personnel Consultant and has been providing executive career transition coaching and executive search consulting services for over 20 years. He is also a Certified Partner with the Predictive Index suite of behavior assessments. Mark coaches executives in career transition on a daily basis which makes him an expert in today's topic.

Episode highlights:

 Why is it important to prepare for an interview?

 Interviewee:

 Hiring Manager (company):

 The dangers of not preparing for the interview:

 How to best prepare to get hired:

 Best preparation practices to attract the right talent:

Look for cultural fit, evidence of success & transferable skills:

Today’s show is all about Preparation!

Preparation is the first step in conducting an effective Interview. Both interviewer and interviewee parties need to be prepared. Just showing up without an idea of where you are going is the quickest way to lose an opportunity.

An Interview without Preparation is really just PreparationH!

In this episode we stressed the importance of preparation and how it needs to happen:

• Interviewee/candidate preparation

 Why is it important to prepare for an interview?

• Preparation puts you in the right MINDSET … sets the tone, eliminates surprises

 Interviewee

• Research the company to determine something that the company may not know themselves

 Hiring Manager (company)

• Research the person

 The dangers of not preparing for the interview

• Wasted time, frustration

 How to best prepare to get hired

• Self-assessment, presenting yourself, researching the company

 Best preparation practices to attract the right talent

• Schedule time to prepare - assuming all else has been covered

Look for cultural fit, evidence of success & transferable skills

• Performance Metrics- what needs to be accomplished

 Mark James is the Founder and President of Hire Consulting Services and the author of his new book, “Keys to the C Suite”.  Mark is a Certified Personnel Consultant and has been providing executive career transition coaching and executive search consulting services for over 20 years. He is also a Certified Partner with the Predictive Index suite of behavior assessments. Mark coaches executives in career transition on a daily basis which makes him an expert in today's topic.

Maryam Rofougaran, Co-CEO/COO & Founder, Movandi Panel member on the topic of the Anatomy of Success.

We are putting on the gloves in an epic showdown today. Answering the age-old question of Why we can't just get along. 

3 rounds for the undisputed Podcast championship:

Round 1: Issues that HR has with Recruiting

Round 2: Recruiting perception of HR

Failure to Communicate:

Round 3: Working effectively together

Nicole Arvizu is the Chief Human Resources & Compliance Officer for MeriCal, Inc. She is a very progressive and disruptive HR leader! Nicole is a change Agent who joined Merical in January 2017 and has done an amazing job of transforming the organization to bring in HR as a business partner rather than an administrative arm.

She loves to geek out with her quest for scientific knowledge and is also a surfer!

Maryam Rofougaran, Co-CEO/COO & Founder, Movandi Panel member on the topic of the Anatomy of Success.

Paul Pickle, Former President & COO, of Microsemi & MC of Octane OC's 2018 Technology Innovation Forum. We discussed the future of Semiconductor and whats on the horizon.