HR Partner vs. Recruiting Partner……Can't we all get along? With Dr. Milton J. Perkins

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• How unconscious bias plays into the relationship between Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners.
• The role of HR Business Partners working with the various subsets of HR, including Talent Acquisition.
• How Recruiting Partners should manage their relationship with HR Business Partners.
• The #1 metric that HR Business Partners and Recruiting Partners should jointly manage.
• For Career Progression, the value of Recruiting Partners gaining experience as an HR Business Partner.
• The importance of having strong business acumen that impacts the financial bottom line.
• The importance of having HR and Talent Acquisition related certifications.

Contact:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-milton-j-perkins-5a63502/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-james-16b70b1

Joe is Founder & CEO of ExecThread, a VC-backed diversity-hiring platform & premium job-sharing network that enables professionals to access the "hidden job market". ExecThread is the largest global aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities. In this episode we discuss:

• The evolution of "WHY" Joe created ExecThread, Inc.
• How ExecThread's value proposition of providing high caliber professionals with far more access to confidential career-advancing job opportunities is helping to level the playing field.
• Joe's experience with unconscious bias and how he manages it today.
• How Corporate Recruiters can utilize ExecThread as a free resource.

Contact:

• Darrell James (https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-james-16b70b1)
• Joe Meyer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joejmeyer)
• https://execthread.com

Career Progression for Corporate Recruiters

In this episode we discuss:

• Richard's career as a corporate recruiter and career progression throughout the years.
• The single most important skill, competency or behavior that helped propelled his career.
• Richard's role as a mentor on grooming successful careers of other corporate recruiters.

Contact:

• Richard Carsley
• Darrell James

The 5 Reasons Why Recruiting Departments Fail at Diversity Recruiting

1. Knowing your why
2. Not knowing the intent of diversity recruiting.
3. No strategic plan.
4. Recruiters not having cultural competence.
5. No accountability.

Contact: Darrell James website.

The Top 10 Greatest Myths of Diversity Recruiting 10. Diverse talent does not exist 9. You must recruit at an HBCU or a minority Institution 8. A diversity and inclusion initiative must be in place 7. Diverse talent is not as qualified as nondiverse talent 6. You must recruit diverse talent differently. 5. You must attend diversity job fairs to recruit diverse talent. 4. You need a diverse recruiter. 3. You need executive management support. 2. Your affirmative action plan is your diversity action plan. 1. Diversity recruiting is a form of reverse discrimination. Contact: Darrell James website

10 Commandments of Inclusion Recruiting In this episode we dive into the details of inclusion recruiting. What does it really mean to be inclusive when recruiting talent? Applying these ten commandments can create a diversified workplace.

1. Know Your Numbers
2. Understanding The Why
3. Competencies of Influential Recruiter
4. Develop an Inclusion Recruiting Strategy
5. Knowing How to Attract, Recruit, and Source Diverse Talent
6. Building Cultural Competence
7. Determine Accountability
8. Managing the Candidate Experience
9. Creating Your Diversity Value Proposition
10. The Right Attitude

Contact: Darrell James website

Do you have what it takes to be an Influential Recruiter? In this episode, I share with you the 17 Competencies of an Influential Recruiter. Mastery of these competencies will enhance job performance and career growth exponentially. As a corporate recruiter, there 4 key stakeholders that you are looking to influence on a daily basis:

1. candidates
2. hiring managers
3. human resources (business partners and leaders)
4. business leaders (VP's and C-Suite)

Bucket One: Business Acumen 1. Industry, Product or Service Job Function 2. Corporate Structure 3. Financial Reporting 4. Talent Management Process 5. Branding, Marketing & Sales Process

Bucket Two: Interpersonal and Social Skills 6. Communication Skills 7. Cultural Competence 8. Internal and External Networking 9. Influencing Key Stakeholders 10. Leadership

Bucket Three: Attracting Sourcing and Recruiting Talent 11. Mastering Inbound and Outbound Recruiting 12. Performance-based Interview 13. Metrics 14. Technology 15. Calling and Texting Candidates 16. Negotiating and Closing Candidates 17. Managing the Candidate Experience

Dylan Raymond is a Military to Civilian – Transition Expert. An International speaker, best selling author and transition coach on training civilian employees on understanding the value of how to bring military talent into their organization.

In this episode we discuss:

• The greatest challenge corporations face recruiting veterans.
• Understanding how service members can fit into your organization.
• Tips on recruiting veterans for career opportunities.

Contact Dylan:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Contact Darrell:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Alan Collins is the founder of Success in HR, helping Human Resources professionals accelerate their career success. Prior to his business, Alan spent 30 years in corporate HR working with PepsiCo. Alan is the author of nine books including The New HR Leader's First 100 Days.

In this episode we discuss:

• What are employers looking for in top corporate recruiters?
• How to get around one of the toughest interview questions?
• Tips on how a recruiter can manage a side hustle.

Contact Alan:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Contact Darrell:

• Website

It's here! The first episode of The Influential Recruiter Podcast!