HR Interviews Playlist

There is a strong argument that Employer Branding has never been more relevant or important. The last few months have seen many employers making layoffs as they respond to market conditions and some sense of normalization after the pandemic. It's fair to say that some employers and potentially whole industries have suffered severe reputational damage because of this.

So how can companies rebuild their reputations as employers? This is not only important from a talent acquisition perspective; it is a vital part of retaining the talent they already have.

My guest this week is Emily Firth, Founder and Partner at The Truth Works. Emily is an Employer Brand and Employee Engagement expert, and it was great to get her view on how employers can rebuild and manage their reputations in the current market landscape.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The post-pandemic state of Employer Branding

• Lack of delineation between internal and external communications

• Transparency and control

• Moving away from a hyper-curated narrative

• Foundations and frameworks

• Rebuilding reputations

• Influencing and education leadership

• Generative AI and the future of employer branding

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The “action” aspects of data, why data matters to engagement, what it does for managers and the importance of organization-wide knowledge.

In this episode, we talk with Stefaa DeVreese. Stefaan (he/him), born and raised in Belgium, is a true serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Titanology, a unique business development platform for LGBTQ+ business owners and allies. He is also the founder of lgbtqfounders.com and co-founder of BeNeLux LGBTQ+ Business Chamber. After more than 2 decades of building companies, serving big corporate businesses, helping them analyze and streamline their teams, systems, and leadership … he came out of the closet at 36 years old and chose to use his knowledge to help people from the LGBTQ+ Community to start, build and grow their own self-sustaining businesses around their passion, so they can have that life of freedom we all desire and deserve! As a former basketball coach for 20+ years, it's safe to say that coaching is his passion, as a public speaker and community builder his mission is to show every LGBTQ+ Business Owner how powerful they truly are! Stefaan De Vreese aka The Gay Business Titan.

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The LIVE onstage energy is back with this performance, complete with two amazing guests, Lauree Porter, Director of HR Systems at PENN Entertainment, and Christy Spilka, Global Head of TA at iCIMS who help the boys cover a wide range of topics that preceded them during a full day of rich content.

The Chad and Cheese take the stage, Joel nearly breaks a hip, hurl some t-shirts, drink some beer, and close out the first day at iCIMS Inspire, which took place Tuesday, May 9th at the Loew's Coronado Resort.

Enjoy!

Storytelling is one of the things that makes humans human. In recruitment marketing and employer branding, stories persuade, create empathy and drive the emotional connections that make people take action.

With the rise of automation and generative AI, human-based storytelling will likely be a critical differentiator between employers. So do we understand how to tell compelling stories, and are our strategies around storytelling sophisticated enough to deal with a future of more disruptive change?

My guest this week is Lauryn Sargent, Co-Founder of Stories Incorporated and an expert in storytelling for recruitment marketing and employer branding. I caught up with Lauryn at the recent UNLEASH America conference to hear her thoughts on the future of storytelling and listen to the great advice she had to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

• Does TA understand storytelling on a strategic level?

• What are the elements of a great story?

• Psychological safety

• Structuring the perfect story interview

• Making content work in different channels and formats

• The impact of generative AI

• The future of recruitment marketing

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We talk about AI, video, virtual reality and ChatGPT, of course.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee catch up on current events and how we are doing after much travel and conference time.

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How data can change discussions about your workforce, and how to make it happens.

Did you know quitting a company is contagious? Yeah, us either. Luckily, there are really smart people looking at data and making such conclusions. That’s why we invited Andrea Derler, Ph.D., principal, research and value at Visier, a human-resources analytics company, to the show. Visier found that when employees were laid off or terminated, the likelihood that their direct colleagues would quit was 7.7 percent higher than if those employees had remained. Ooooh, that’s juicy. Sounds like a podcast topic … so let’s do this.

As part of our Unleash interview series, we had the privilege of speaking with Clickboarding CEO Mike Ehrle.

• Mike shared his fascinating journey in the HRTech industry and how he landed at Clickboarding.

• He also discussed the emergence of "pre-boarding" as a replacement for traditional onboarding, and how Clickboarding competes against full-service talent management platforms.

• At Unleash, employee retention was a hot topic, and Mike introduced Clickboarding Retain as a solution.

• He also addressed the challenge of talent scarcity that many organizations face and shared some valuable tips to avoid ghosting.