Episode 18 - The COVID Special: They WERE back... and then.. well.. you know the rest. In this episode, Ryan and Dino do what they do best and talk about what it was like to recruit during the lockdown and after. What is to come? What will be of the recruiting industry? Any industry? Vaccine requirements? Remote work? Welcome back - We hope you enjoy!

Ryan and Dino have taken a bit of a sabbatical since Episode 16 was recorded in February 2018. They are back with this 1 on 1 episode discussing stories and experiences and what the future holds.

We finally have Shannon Teixeira, HR Director of Waste Management on the show! We go on location to Startup Week PHX in downtown Phoenix to talk about Company Culture, Employee Journey and Experience, as well as how to create a sustainable succession plan to keep your beloved team members. Thanks to ZCast for recording the show!

Sitting will probably kill you. So will the air you breathe. So lets talk about it with The Good Doctor, Sarah Somers, Physical Therapist of "Impact Physical Therapy AZ". Sarah talks about the risks of sitting, standing, and essentially existing in the physical plane. She gives us some wonderful tips on stretches and movement techniques to help with fatigue. See below for links to videos and infographics.

https://impactptaz.com/resources/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2FtNupOtvCjg9VITW7lSQ

(Disclaimer: The sound quality of this episode is poor, but the content is great. We're posting because Stacie is awesome. Make sure to turn your volume up.)

Stacie Mallen is an Author, Blogger, Speaker, HR Disruptor, and Chief People Officer of CampusLogic in Chandler, Arizona. In this episode we dig into Stacie's background, but also talk about HR, the direction of hiring in a competitive market and how no one plans to be a recruiter.

Chiara Hughes is the Head of Corporate and Technical Recruiting at Carvana, an extremely cutting edge and recently publicly traded company founded in Arizona. She talks about company brand, culture, and how they have fine tuned their recruiting process.

One of the top Labor and Employment Attorneys in the United States, Laurent Badoux has been practicing law in Phoenix, Arizona for over 20 years. Currently the L&E Practice Group Shareholder at Buchalter PC in Scottsdale, Laurent talks about how to protect yourself from lawsuits by knowing what you are signing in an employment agreement. What happens if you get sued? When should you litigate as an employer? Laurent tells all.

Andy Ernst is a recruiting industry leader who moved from staffing to corporate leadership, and back again. Andy talks reputation, management, and how to be successful as both a leader and contributor in the world of hiring.

Dino and Ryan talk about best practices for how employers should work with recruiters. See Dino's LinkedIn article for reference here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-work-recruiters-10-tips-employers-dino-cotton

Ryan and Dino welcome Paul Elliott, Arizona IT Leader! Paul explains how he selects Vendors, Builds Relationships and Conducts Interviews. "What to do?" and "What not to do?" We dig into Paul's interesting career history as he moved from IT, to Staffing and back to IT again.