Always a pleasure to welcome friend of the show Angela Hood CEO of This Way Global to TRF

• ThisWayGlobal won an award for Innovation of the Year HR Tech in 2019 for their AI for Jobs product. AI before everyone was talking about it.

• The reality of working with IBM, it was surprising to hear both parties took away learnings. 

• Any company who does not believe the research that DEI is good for business will find themselves left behind.  

• ‘30 minutes to value’ is solving the biggest challenge to adopting any platform, Angela’s team made it a reality. 

• 2024 will be the year we realize an improved quality of life through business automation. 

This week on TRF we cover:

• Work from anywhere, Serge takes the family to Florida to visit Peppa Pig Land, LegoLand and Disneyworld. Now he needs a vacation from his vacation.

• Something is terribly broken if we have Cyber Security professionals driving Ubers

In The News

• WeWork goes bankrupt, the fall from an $50BB valuation to $3BB in debt. 

• Software Engineer. Rug Doctor. Alberta’s engineering governing body loses their argument base on public safety.

• Ontario employers are now required to disclose pay ranges on the job ads. 

• As of December 1, Canadian experience requirements will be barred for more than 30 occupational and licensing bodies as a requirement in licensing.

Tip of the Week

• Hiring for ‘fit’. A cloak for discrimination and puts up more barriers for job seekers. Challenge your Hiring Managers to define ‘fit’.

Recruiting Insights

• Hot tea! 45% of HR pros cant wait to spill the tea on employees with their family and friends. More like 70%

• Trends to impact recruiting in 2024 - we may be over thinking what AI really is.

• Tone deaf and ego filled opinion, Nolan Church shows how out of touch a former Google recruiter can be.

Recorded live from HR Technology Conference we welcomed Alex Sheshunoff CEO of RemoteBridge

Fresh off the awards stage, RemoteBridge won the 2023 HR Tech Product of the Year!

• Companies who compete for top talent need to replace their printed flat sheet of “Benefits We Offer” with something fun and engaging.  

• With so much focus on talent attraction, all our efforts can be wasted if on boarding is left to filling in forms and staring at a screen.  

• Introducing a new team member who may be in a different time zone or building culture within an existing team, Remote Bridge delivers onboarding experiences in a new and engaging way with avatars in a virtual world - all without goggles or downloads.

• 3 great uses of AI in their platform; noise suppression, creative inspiration and voice recognition. 

TRF feat Jonathan Prothero, President and Co-Founder of TalentNet

As a Canadian HR tech company and over 25 years of expertise, Jonathan gives credit to his wife for her expertise in resourcing on demand and connecting the dots to contingent workforce, 2013 TalentNet was launched.

Jonathan realized Fortune 500 organizations can leverage their brand to attract and build a community of workers they can employ when their skills are needed, at the pace of how they do business. 

Highlights of our conversation:

• Talent attraction should be agnostic to the employee status, full time, gig worker or contingent. 

• Large organizations have 30% non-employees doing work. 

• The coming generation shows a preference to NOT working full time for a single employer. 

• Using AI to improve communication with the talent community. 

This week on TRF we cover:

• The reality of her first corporate job and having to endure a long daily commute sent a TikTok viral this week.  

• Recruiter Nation report had some interesting findings plus some things stayed the same.

In the News

• Stepstone the dominant job board in Europe, did a 5% employee reduction. 

• The major Canadian banks are undergoing layoffs. Always seen as stable and still showing record breaking profits, it appears that letting people go is cheaper than upskilling them. 

Tip of the Week

• Ditch your outdated BDI interview questions. Research shows that 75% of hiring managers have added little phrases to their question that beg the candidate to fabricate an answer.

Recruiting Insights

• Puffed up job titles to make the job appear sexier may seem like a clever way to attract GenZ candidates, it is a deeply flawed approach.

• Never underestimate the revenge factor. Some sage advice before you decide to target your competitor’s people.

• Who lies on their resume or in the interview most, turns 85% of those with masters or PhDs will lie. 

We had the opportunity to interview at #HRTech Conference Adam Godson, President and Chief Product Officer of Paradox.ai

• Adam's unique journey, beginning as a recruiter and seamlessly transitioning into the technology side of HR, lends a distinctive perspective to his role.

• Paradox.ai's innovative approach to conversational AI for talent acquisition, which streamlines and automates processes to allow recruiters to focus on meaningful candidate interactions.

• The impact of their AI solutions, as showcased with high-profile clients like McDonald's, where they have significantly reduced time-to-hire.

• Adam's take on the adoption of AI in HR, emphasizing the importance of solving real business problems rather than just embracing technology for the sake of it.

• The role of AI in talent attraction and talent retention, along with practical applications to enhance the candidate experience.

• Adam's insights on the future of recruiting, highlighting the transition from administrative tasks to more engaging and relationship-focused work.

• The positive impact of AI on candidate experience through the reduction of friction and streamlining of processes.

• The transformative nature of conversational AI, bridging the gap between automation and a positive candidate experience.

TRF feat Sachit Kamat Chief Product Officer with Eightfold.ai

• We were floored by the deep understanding of TA coming with Sachit from his days at Linked In being ported over to his role at Eightfold.ai. 

• Their foundation is solidly planted in AI helping organizations figure out what skills they already have and effectively connect them to the biggest problems the company is trying to solve.

• Companies who are scaling up or taking inventory of their current talent, we unpack what Talent Intelligence means in the real world. It's knowing who's available when, what skills, and then, that should create your go to market as far as talent attraction. 

• Advice for TA leaders on efficiencies gained when AI is fully informed, it is quality time where your talents are best used and that is with the business. 

This week on TRF we cover:

• Not a fan of horror movies, we discover Serge’s childhood trauma from the “My Buddy” doll. 

In the news

• In a bold move, Radancy acquires Brazen, we give our take on what this means for the industry.

• IBM’s CEO walks back his bold statement about how AI will replace roles. 

• Canada takes first place as the top dream job destination.

Tip of the Week

• Candidates who bomb the interview doesn't mean they aren't great at what they do. Keep the type of role in mind before you judge their interview skills. 

Recruiting Insights

• Time to Alignment - new metric or new name for a best practice in recruiting? Taking a closer look into this will serve you well.

• More insights from the candidate interview experience published by Greenhouse, 24% of candidates get their interview advice from TikTok. Well that explains alot!

We had the opportunity to interview Crosschq CEO Michael Fitzsimmons on the floor at #HRTechconf

• Most Recruiters have a story or two about candidate fraud. We were very curious to understand how CrossChq.com works in the hiring process. 

• Mike shares his personal experience leading to the creation and launch of the solution. If 47% of new hires don't stay long enough to become ROI positive, a part of the decision to hire needs a closer look.

• What do we really know about someone before they are hired? Is just the standard information like skills, experience, education; where we are blind, is around behavior that will spill into the workplace.  

• In high risk hiring such as health care or financial services, skipping past the background check can have serious consequences. 

• Some advice for those who are considering adding technology to their hiring process, be clear about what problem you are trying to solve before you go shopping.

Pete Lamson CEO at Employ joins us for an interview at HR Technology Conference.

• JazzHR became the darling of ATS solutions in the SMB market. Pete gives credit to the founder and his vision. Being acquired by Employ and staying on as CEO was just the beginning of an impressive ride in TA tech. 

• 2021 was an exciting year, as Employ acquired more ATS solutions, they now cover all size organizations, with the acquisition of Lever and JobVite. 

• Recruiter Nation surveys 1200 recruiters from every size of organization, giving us insight and validating what recruiters are experiencing. 

• Insight from this year’s report; hospitality and government are reaching into new talent pools to solve their skills shortage.

• Some sage advice to TA Leaders, be crystal clear about the problem technology needs to solve for your business and if you are going to add in AI to simplify the mundane like writing job ads.