HR Interviews Playlist

Yves Boudreau, CEO of AlongSide and All On Board has some huge news to share. And he’s excited!

• When the CEO of ZipRecruiters says your ATS is one of the best he’s seen, you’d better take that to the bank. 

• The complete set of tools is about to be unleashed in Canada. Where others fall short, this ATS has personality. 

• Career Beacon went 17 years without an upgrade and is now positioned to go coast to coast. It's got a new owner and purpose.

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The pandemic, labor shortages, and a supply chain debacle have opened our eyes to many subjects like immigration, wages, retirement, remote work, working conditions, and many other factors that impact our everyday lives. These major events have provided clarity around many of these issues and on this episode Andrew Flowers, Labor Economist with Appcast sits down with The Chad and Cheese to start digging into a wide variety of these issues.

Because at the center of all the economic banter is, TALENT!

Cornerstone’s acquisition by Clearlake Capital, the pandemic’s impact on the company’s approach and its commitment to content.

We're thinking that entire employee experience encompasses so much more, and the pressure is that much higher on all of us.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak with Dr. Olomara Uwedimo. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is an empowerment coach, business development & growth strategist and CEO of Melanin & Medicine. In less than 12 months, she built Melanin & Medicine into a successful, multi-six-figure company that provides support, strategy & skills to help Black women physicians pivot into purpose-led careers & businesses & live more fulfilled & integrated lives. As a career transition strategist, she provides women with culturally-informed strategies and systems to reduce burnout, achieve personal and professional fulfillment, rediscover their purpose and ultimately, achieve their vision for life, without

struggle or sacrifice. Prior to founding Melanin, & Medicine, Dr. Uwemedimo worked as a board-certified pediatrician for over 15 years and professor for over a decade, mentoring women in medicine to live more fulfilled lives. Her career has been defined by a passion for social justice, an advocate and

researcher committed to health equity for both patients and providers. She has worked as a global physician across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the

Caribbean. She also is CEO and founder of Strong Children Wellness, an innovative family practice that addresses both unmet health and social needs for families in New York City.

Dr. Uwemedimo is an expert in purpose-led entrepreneurship, career transition, navigating workplace racism and health equity for Black women

in healthcare,. Her work has been featured in several media outlets including People.com, NBC News, Medscape, Essence.com, Newsweek, Crain’s,

Politico, Reuters, and NPR. Enjoy!

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Have you read SmartRecruiters' "Diversity Hiring Report"? aka The path to Hell is paved with good intentions...

Ya' should, even if it is a little depressing. Chief Customer Officer Rachel Orston joins the podcast and discusses the results of surveying over 400 employers about diversity recruiting. Needless to say, we have a long way to go. Fifty percent of organizations have NO PLAN on diversity. Maybe we could start there. The good news: Lots of room for improvement.

Managers often pursue ineffective lines of questioning that push a search off-track.

We often talk about evolution in talent acquisition. That has always seemed appropriate in an area where the pace of change has been relatively slow compared to other areas of the corporation. However, what we are seeing now is much more like a revolution as talent shortages, changing business priorities, and rapid technological advancement send shock waves through the industry.

So what does talent acquisition transformation now look like, and how are employers moving at pace to keep up with the changing landscape.

My guest this week is Yasar Ahmad, Global VP of Talent at HelloFresh. Yasar is only six months into his role but has quickly embarked on an ambitious recruiting transformation strategy that is already showing tangible results.

In the interview, we discuss:

• Talent acquisition challenges at Hello Fresh

• Recruiting maturity

• From 1.0 to 4.0 and beyond

• Investment from senior leadership

• Driving a vision based on candidate experience

• Putting talent intelligence at the core

• Hiring and retaining recruiters by communicating a long strategy and building a sense of purpose

• The transformation roadmap

• The role of technology

• Automation

• Turning candidates into customers

• Hiring in 24 hours

• Sustainability in recruiting

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Video remains one of the hottest technologies around when it comes to recruiting, and one company, Turazo, approaches it in a whole new way, bringing brand ambassadors and "culture-carrying employees" into the mix. Sound complicated? It kinda is. See if founder and CEO Pete Cipollone can survive the Firing Squad.

We've been talking continuously about challenging talent markets on this podcast since March. However, we've not so far mentioned the one specific skill shortage which is affecting everyone. The pressure on many employers to scale up their talent acquisition functions is immense, but hiring experienced recruiters has arguably never been tougher.

So what can companies do to attract and retain experienced recruiter talent while also building capacity and capability?

My guest this week is Amy Schultz, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Canva. Canva has been scaling up at speed over the last few years, and Amy has some very valuable perspectives and experiences to share.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The recruiting landscape at Canva

• The current challenges recruiting recruiters when talent supply is even tighter than it is for software engineers

• Perceptions of talent acquisition within organisations

• Attracting and retaining experienced recruiters

• Investing in developing skills to build rather than just buy-in

• New sources of recruiting talent

• Raising up and celebrating the profession.

• Work, craft and impact

• Building peeks rather than fixing potholes

• Humans and technology

• The broadening scope of talent acquisition teams

• What should TA leaders be focusing on in 2022

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