Callie and Claire talk live from SHRM's Leadership Development Forum (LDF) about employer branding, the importance of communication, looking for the "purple squirrel" and really investing in the candidate experience.

Employer or potential employee--you don't want to miss this episode.

Callie sits down with Claire Petrie at SHRM's 2018 Leadership Development Forum (LDF) to discuss building credibility as a young professional. Along the way, they dig in on failing royally, acting like "a deer in the headlights" and mutually beneficial partnerships like mentoring.  Listen in for tips on how to build your own credibility and put failure in perspective.

Callie and Drew talk The Office, being a DOO (Department of One) and HR as a calling not a career.

Callie talks to Katie about professional development and the importance of failure, Katie tells Callie how her boss asked her to be "an empathetic, discerning human being" in her role.

Callie gives an update on the podcast and explains why we've been MIA in recent weeks. Tune in for this update and teaser on what's to come...

Callie talks to Lorena about asking for the type of experience you want to gain. Being upfront about your professional goals, knowing when an organization is a good fit or not and negotiating.

Callie and Deanna talk to Johnny about leadership change, how it impacts organizations, the importance of getting managers on-board and HR's role. Together they "pull back the curtain" on the org change happening at SHRM and the need for initiatives like the culture club.

Callie and Deanna talk about the good, bad and the ugly of bosses with guest Beth Lambrecht. Beth talk about faking it until you make it on stretch projects and the importance of feedback, being accountable and humble.

Callie talks to Dan Van De Voorde about his experience working in an agile organization, failing fast and moving on and staying on top of your game. Dan, "The Rare Millennial," gives the audience a look at his career thus far and describes how working outside of HR helped him cultivate his unique perspective as an HR pro.

Callie and Deanna talk with Stephanie Mardell, VP of People at Button, about building teams and the importance of developing a thoughtful, intentional recruitment process in a start-up environment. They also get into managers--the people who make or break employee engagement and how it's important to be a generalist AND a specialist. Oh, and one more thing, grit.