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Nick Mailey, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Equinix, has a long history of tech industry recruiting, but he began that path after a short political career pursuing social justice. That early political experience gave him a values-driven approach to recruiting that he lives by to this day. Chief among Nick's talent acquisition values is a willingness to invest in his people. He encourages his fellow leaders to lean into this concept, his advice is to: - Provide opportunities for development after a candidate joins your organization. - Encourage organizational leaders to be part of an ongoing development structure both for themselves and their teams. - Seek out candidates that are in career transitions and provide the skills training they need to effectively change roles. - Veterans, refugees and immigrants are often avid job-seekers who can be effective team members given the right onboarding and training. Current hires lay the groundwork for future organizational leaders. Investing in those hires ensures that your company builds a pathway toward continued growth and success. Nick Mailey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realworkrealimpact/ Equinix - https://www.linkedin.com/company/equinix/ Equinix | Twitter - https://twitter.com/Equinix Ryan Dull - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-dull-743a8b4/ Sagemark HR | LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagemark-hr/about/ Sagemark HR can help you: ✔ Improve your talent practices and make better, more informed people decisions. After 20+ years of experience leading Recruiting and Talent Acquisition across a wide variety of industries, I've seen enough hires (over 100,000 to date) to know that hiring decisions truly can make or break an organization. ✔ Identify opportunities to not only improve your talent practices but also deliver tangible business results. We understand every organization is different, and there's no one-size-fits-all magic solution. So we listen first and identify the gaps and sticking points in your current process before ever recommending a solution. ✔ Bridge the gap from “traditional” to modern recruiting, without the painful learning curve. We believe recruiting, talent, and HR technology is a deep well of untapped business potential, and our mission is to help you identify and implement those hiring tools in a way that works for you. If you're interested in learning more, you can reach me at: www.sagemarkhr.com ✉ ryan.dull@sagemarkhr.com #Talent #Recruiters #Recruiting #HRtech
Finding the right talent is one of the toughest things an organization must do right now. There is a huge need to expand the scope of hiring beyond traditional methods and mindsets, to tap into talent pools that would so often be underutilized. Barriers need to be broken down to create access to employment – but what does this actually look like? And how can companies become more innovative in their approach? On this week's episode of The Shortlist, we're chatting with Nick Mailey, the VP of TA at Equinix. Nick has seen huge success in creating career pathways for individuals who perhaps have taken a pause from work, are transitioning from another industry, or are entering the workforce for the first time. We'll talk about how this changes the standard playbook for hiring, the role of training in driving this approach, and the importance of looking for soft skills when interviewing.
Announcer 0:00Welcome to the CXR channel, our premier podcast for talent acquisition and talent management. Listen in as the CXR community discusses a wide range of topics focused on attracting, engaging and retaining the best talent. We're glad you're here. Chris Hoyt 0:17I tell everybody, I'm Chris Hoyt, president of CareerXroads. You're dialed in today to hear from an industry leader he's going to share with you a career lesson or how to that's one of the many topics surface from a survey from hundreds of talent leaders this year. Now, in this series, the topic might be around DE&I leadership, innovation, or even headspace and sanity during some pretty unprecedented time. So these conversations are about 10 minutes long. And if you're dialed in live, you can both listen and participate with questions via the live chat feature. If you're listening to the podcast after the interview, you can find it anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts like iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc, etc. Or you can find it on our site at CXR.works/eXpertTease. If you do drop a question into the chat, we're going to try and answer it as time permits. But the good news is that if we do run out of time, or you'd like to ask our guests something later, after the podcast, we've set up a free space for you to do that in an open exchange hosted by CXR at CXR.works/talenttalks. So with all of that, let's jump in with today's guest and industry friend. He's the Vice President of talent acquisition at Equinix. Please welcome Nick Mailey. Nick, How are you this morning? Nick Mailey, Equinix 1:27I'm doing really well. Thank you so much for the invite. I love this community. I've shared this before I continue to learn from everyone here. And so thanks for the opportunity to chat. To be right, it's 2020 COVID. We are in unprecedented time. So for sure, for sure. Well, we know you get out what you put in. Right. So it's so it's exciting. Um, so Nick, today, we're going to ask the age old question that leaders face when thinking of technology and talent, right. And that's whether or not to buy or build what's needed. Now you've been doing this for a period of time, you've learned a few things as a leader at various organizations of note, what's one thing you'd really like our listeners to walk away knowing with regards to the challenge of buy v build? Well, you mean, really getting narrow in on what you're solving for what's critical to the business in what you really need to deliver. And when you look at, it sounds really simplistic, but I do lots of interviews to really understand what's critical with executives, and then with employees, because those are ultimately your clients. That's really the number one thing and then it's getting alignment that you're going to deliver on that need. And then I the whole buy versus build I balance, balance, like what is the need? And then how are we going to deliver on that and balance can can look differently, whether it's technology or people or what you're going to deliver? deliver? Chris Hoyt 3:02is there is there one big takeaway, though, so from a balance standpoint, I mean, when I are balanced, I think of priorities, right? Whether that's buy in on the front, you know, on the front end, or whether that's, you know, from an implementation and staging standpoint, or adoption and change management? I mean, is there one that's just been a particular we can go with victory or defeat, but just one that really stands out to you from from experience standpoint? Nick Mailey, Equinix 3:30So let me answer this in a couple of ways, because I want to try to answer your question. When I think about balance, I think about the teams that were developing and growing to deliver on a on a business need. And invariably, when you do an assessment of an organization that you're working with, they may have some of the talent but not all of the talent. So you're buying, you're buying.
Catch up with Chris Hoyt as he chats with industry leader, Nick Mailey, after 8 months in his new role as head of talent at Equinix. Hoyt talks with Mailey about the impact of COVID-19, joining a startup, and his passion for collecting art.
What's Your Story: How Leaders Tell Stories to Influence and Connect with Audiences
On today’s podcast, we have the opportunity to speak with Intuit HR executive Nick Mailey. He shares with us his insights on building not only a brand, but a “work brand.” How do work brands influence the types and levels of talent that an organization can attract? Why is that so important in today’s world of talent deficits? Nick expresses a need for a culture and a mission that’s meaningful to future employees—and a data-driven plan to make these future hires aware of these important facets of a business. Nick’s expertise highlights what new and existing companies can do to facilitate an engaged, loyal workforce with high mobility. More About Nick: Nick Mailey is an HR executive who leads Talent Acquisition at Intuit, a Most Admired Software Company that also ranks among Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. A passionate talent executive with over 20 years of experience leading recruiting teams in Silicon Valley, Nick is enthusiastic about driving business results by attracting awesome talent. Nick’s expertise is in developing creative recruiting strategies, assessment methodologies and innovating recruiting solutions. He focuses on cultivating highly engaged teams. He encourages his team to develop creative and innovative solutions to solve problems. Nick received his Bachelor’s degree from Temple University and his Master’s degree in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. He’s been recognized by HRO magazine as an HR Superstar and one of the Top Talent Acquisition Leaders in Industry today. 1:00 How do you create an environment that makes workers want not only to join the company but also to stay? How does storytelling play a role in this? 6:30 “Powering Prosperity” How has Nick Mailey used research in the workplace to understand how well people recognize Intuit? How is this relevant to the brand and, more relevantly, employment brands? Why is it important to have a purpose and a more mission-driven focus? 9:30 How do you expose potential employees to what working for a company would entail? How do you convey the experience and culture? How does the data support the methods Nick shares? 17:30 How much are “Follow-Me-Homes” part of Intuit culture? How is this a testament to the power of stories? How does this story build a higher degree of commitment to the cause of powering prospering? What percentage of Intuit employees don’t know that story? 27:00 How does Intuit bring a candidate into the company after having exposure to the brand and its mission? What is the interview process like? How was it developed? How does Nick coach candidates through this process to help them get ready? 36:00 How does Nick leverage leaders and their stories within Intuit? What is the purpose of a “talent magnet?” 40:00 What is the importance of highlighting the challenges in a story, especially for leaders? How do the twists and turns of a story humanize leadership?
Nick Mailey discusses the motivation behind and the results of Intuit's "Recruiting is Done" and "Show vs. Tell" campaigns, as well as the details of their talent community which contributes 12% of overall pipeline.
Chris Hoyt, Gery Crispin, and Nick Mailey open a bottle of Justin Isosceles and talk about the future of innovation and talent in this CXR Uncorked episode that’s not to be missed.
Nick Mailey of Intuit joins us to talk about what "Corporate Culture" means. He also shares his insights into how its created, and how it relates to you as a new employee. Our Show Music is "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
VP of Talent Acquisition Nick Mailey swings by Entelo's ERE booth to discuss the role of talent leadership in defending long-term recruiting strategies.