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Curious about how AI is reshaping the world of talent acquisition and what that means for aspiring recruiters? Tune in as Serge Boudreau, Vice President of Global Agency Partnerships at C Squared Technology, shares his seasoned insights from two decades in the industry. With the rise of AI, discover how traditional roles are transforming and what it takes to thrive in this rapidly evolving field. Serge delves into the shifting demand for recruiters, offering a unique perspective on the profession's future and recounting memorable moments from his podcasting venture with Recruitment Flex.From streamlining resume screening to the rise of "lazy apply" tools, AI is both a boon and a challenge in talent acquisition. We explore the crucial balance between quantity and quality in recruitment, revealing how companies can navigate the overwhelming influx of applicants to find the perfect match. As AI takes on more roles, maintaining a genuine human touch becomes essential. Listen and learn about the value of human interaction and creativity in the recruitment process, and join us in anticipating the innovations on the horizon that promise to redefine how organizations attract and nurture talent.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events
In this episode of The Recruitment Flex, Shelley and Serge welcome back Terry Baker, the influential CEO of Daxtra Terry recounts his career path, including his significant role in the growth of PandoLogic and its transformation from RealMatch. We explain the shift to programmatic job advertising, the use of predictive analytics, and the competition with companies like Appcast and Rectuitics An overview of Daxtra's capabilities, including parsing resumes, semantic search, and recruiter automation. We discuss the rationale behind acquiring PivotCX and how it enhances Daxtra's offering by adding a human touch to candidate engagement. Insights into the different types of AI, the importance of data accuracy, and how TA leaders should evaluate AI tools. Terry shares valuable advice for entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses, emphasizing the importance of strategic planning and metrics. Time to hire, cost of hire, and quality of hire are identified as crucial metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of talent acquisition processes. Daxtra's growth strategy, including expanding from the staffing marketplace to the enterprise market and enhancing internal mobility for clients.
In this episode of The Recruitment Flex, Serge chats with Tiffany Bliley, Director of Talent Acquisition at EQ Bank. Tiffany shares her experiences at EQ Bank, a challenger bank in Canada, detailing how they differentiate themselves from traditional banks with their digital presence and innovative approach. Key Highlights: The significance of networking and maintaining professional connections. An inside look at EQ Bank's operations and their unique culture as a digital-first, challenger bank. The impact of EQ Bank's marketing strategies, including their notable Super Bowl commercial featuring Eugene and Dan Levy. The differences in running a talent acquisition team at a traditional bank versus a challenger bank. How EQ Bank's talent acquisition team is structured and their integrated use of technology. Key talent acquisition metrics that matter to EQ Bank's executives. Tiffany's thoughts on automation in recruitment and the benefits of using tools like Lever and Rectext. Connect with Tiffany Bliley: LinkedIn: Tiffany Bliley Explore career opportunities at EQ Bank: EQBank.ca Stay Connected: Follow The Recruitment Flex on LinkedIn for updates on upcoming episodes. Visit our website: The Recruitment Flex for more insights and resources in the talent acquisition space.
Welcome to a special edition of The Recruitment Flex recorded live from the Unleash America conference. In this episode, we dive deep into the future of HR technology and talent management in 2 separate interviews Mike Ehrle and Angela Hood. Join us as we explore their innovative approaches to onboarding, retention, and leveraging AI in the HR space. Interview 1: Mike Ehrle, Click Boarding Mike Ehrle returns to discuss the latest developments at Click Boarding, focusing on enhancing employee engagement from pre-boarding through retention. Mike shares insights into integrating new retention products, the benefits of partnering with Alight, and the challenges of selling standalone HR solutions in a saturated market. Key Points: Click Boarding's Core Products: Transition from traditional onboarding to include cross-boarding, off-boarding, and retention solutions. New Retention Initiatives: Insights from their ongoing market traction and the need for embedded solutions rather than standalone products. Partnership with Alight: Discussion on the strategic alliance with Alight to streamline benefits enrollment and enhance the onboarding experience. Future Plans: Upcoming developments, including integration with Microsoft Teams, aiming to simplify corporate software ecosystems. Interview 2: Angela Hood, This Way Global Angela Hood, CEO of This Way Global, discusses her company's role at the forefront of AI implementation in HR tech, their approach to removing bias in recruitment processes, and the launch of the Sully Sandbox platform. Angela also reflects on her recognition in the business world and shares her vision for the future of HR technology. Key Points: This Way Global's Mission: Leveraging AI to enhance fairness and efficiency in hiring across various sectors. Sully Sandbox: A new initiative to help businesses utilize AI and data effectively without needing in-house expertise. Partnership with IBM Watson: Ongoing collaboration and its impact on This Way Global's operations and market reach. Personal Insights: Angela's reflections on her career, the impact of age in the professional world, and her recognition as a top female founder.
Welcome to a special edition of The Recruitment Flex recorded live from the Unleash America conference. In this episode, we dive deep into the future of HR technology and talent management in 2 separate interviews Mike Ehrle and Angela Hood. Join us as we explore their innovative approaches to onboarding, retention, and leveraging AI in the HR space. Interview 1: Mike Ehrle, Click Boarding Mike Ehrle returns to discuss the latest developments at Click Boarding, focusing on enhancing employee engagement from pre-boarding through retention. Mike shares insights into integrating new retention products, the benefits of partnering with Alight, and the challenges of selling standalone HR solutions in a saturated market. Key Points: Click Boarding's Core Products: Transition from traditional onboarding to include cross-boarding, off-boarding, and retention solutions. New Retention Initiatives: Insights from their ongoing market traction and the need for embedded solutions rather than standalone products. Partnership with Alight: Discussion on the strategic alliance with Alight to streamline benefits enrollment and enhance the onboarding experience. Future Plans: Upcoming developments, including integration with Microsoft Teams, aiming to simplify corporate software ecosystems. Interview 2: Angela Hood, This Way Global Angela Hood, CEO of This Way Global, discusses her company's role at the forefront of AI implementation in HR tech, their approach to removing bias in recruitment processes, and the launch of the Sully Sandbox platform. Angela also reflects on her recognition in the business world and shares her vision for the future of HR technology. Key Points: This Way Global's Mission: Leveraging AI to enhance fairness and efficiency in hiring across various sectors. Sully Sandbox: A new initiative to help businesses utilize AI and data effectively without needing in-house expertise. Partnership with IBM Watson: Ongoing collaboration and its impact on This Way Global's operations and market reach. Personal Insights: Angela's reflections on her career, the impact of age in the professional world, and her recognition as a top female founder.
It's a Chad-less week, as Serge Boudreau of The Recruitment Flex podcast fills in. We've got some follow-up from last week's show: Google unexpectedly shut down its job-advertising test due to performance issues, leaving speculation about staffing cuts and competing priorities. In other news, Appcast analysis shows an increase in clicks and applies per job posting in 2023, but the median cost per click fell. Moving on, Fora, an Executive Relationship Management platform, has launched with $3.8 million in pre-seed funding. Featuring industry veterans like Joe Essenfeld and Susan Vitale, Fora aims to revolutionize decision-making for executives with tailored AI technology. Lyft is making waves in the U.S. ride-hailing industry with weekly earnings guarantees for drivers, aiming to attract more to its platform amidst competition with Uber. Starship Technologies has secured $90 million to expand sidewalk delivery robot operations, while the NYPD ends its AI-driven security robot deployment in Times Square. And guess who's back? NYPD's K9 robot Digidog returns to service. Lastly, Apple's Vision Pro VR headset disappoints buyers as it blocks access to VR porn. Despite anticipation, users can't access explicit content, sparking frustration on social media and Reddit.
This week on The Recruitment Flex we have a special guest co-host Deanna Brousseau as Shelley is travelling somewhere (maybe a hedonism island?!) We Cover: Super Bowl predictions and over/under of 12 on Taylor Swift cutaways In The News Google Job Ads gets killed before even being born 4 Million Canadians have a criminal record, a lot of them can't find a job Tip of the Week How to spot a toxic environment, hopefully you're not recruiting in one! Recruiting insights: Should you give directions to job seekers to what is acceptable Generative AI usage in your hiring process? Sometimes not recruiting is the best recruiting! Bonus: Listen to Chad & Cheese Podcast out Friday as Serge will try to fill Chad's shoes!
It's a Chad-less week, as Serge Boudreau of The Recruitment Flex podcast fills in. We've got some follow-up from last week's show: Google unexpectedly shut down its job-advertising test due to performance issues, leaving speculation about staffing cuts and competing priorities. In other news, Appcast analysis shows an increase in clicks and applies per job posting in 2023, but the median cost per click fell. Moving on, Fora, an Executive Relationship Management platform, has launched with $3.8 million in pre-seed funding. Featuring industry veterans like Joe Essenfeld and Susan Vitale, Fora aims to revolutionize decision-making for executives with tailored AI technology. Lyft is making waves in the U.S. ride-hailing industry with weekly earnings guarantees for drivers, aiming to attract more to its platform amidst competition with Uber. Starship Technologies has secured $90 million to expand sidewalk delivery robot operations, while the NYPD ends its AI-driven security robot deployment in Times Square. And guess who's back? NYPD's K9 robot Digidog returns to service. Lastly, Apple's Vision Pro VR headset disappoints buyers as it blocks access to VR porn. Despite anticipation, users can't access explicit content, sparking frustration on social media and Reddit.
This week on The Recruitment Flex we have a special guest co-host Deanna Brousseau as Shelley is travelling somewhere (maybe a hedonism island?!) We Cover: Super Bowl predictions and over/under of 12 on Taylor Swift cutaways In The News Google Job Ads gets killed before even being born 4 Million Canadians have a criminal record, a lot of them can't find a job Tip of the Week How to spot a toxic environment, hopefully you're not recruiting in one! Recruiting insights: Should you give directions to job seekers to what is acceptable Generative AI usage in your hiring process? Sometimes not recruiting is the best recruiting! Bonus: Listen to Chad & Cheese Podcast out Friday as Serge will try to fill Chad's shoes!
The Recruitment Flex welcomes Mike Ehrle CEO at Click Boarding Bringing an impressive background in the employee benefit industry, Mike knows a great technology when he sees it. The launch of their Click Retain product and the partnership with Alight to name a few. Best practices for pre-boarding to eliminate day one ghosts Onboarding, listen to why anything above zero, is a problem. Prepare to be impressed, Mike give us some well informed predictions for 2024
The Recruitment Flex welcomes Cameron Laker CEO at MindField. If you think RPO is just rent-a-recruiter, prepare to be blown away by what Cameron has built, right here in Canada. 12,000 jobs filled in 2023, makes us dizzy just thinking about how to pull that off. He shares how he did it and you can as well. Cameron openly shares his POV on HR tech and hints at some of the NON-industry thinking behind their incredible success. Fears and reality of the hourly worker in Canada. 2024 looks to be the year of the RPO
The Recruitment Flex welcomes Cameron Laker CEO at MindField. If you think RPO is just rent-a-recruiter, prepare to be blown away by what Cameron has built, right here in Canada. 12,000 jobs filled in 2023, makes us dizzy just thinking about how to pull that off. He shares how he did it. Cameron openly shares his POV on HR tech and hints at some of the NON-industry thinking behind their incredible success. Fears and reality of the hourly worker in Canada. 2024 looks to be the year of the RPO
This week on TRF in Las Vegas for the HR Technology Conference we welcomed 2 guest co-host Jason Putnam and Michelle Meehan from Plum. Shelley shares her "thoughts" Insights from a great HR Technology show In The News: Canada's September job numbers above estimate but is it real? US Job numbers tell a similar story. Tip of the week As a TA Leader if you plan to attend an event like HRTech, plan plan plan so you can be the most efficient and not get distracted. Recruiting Insights "Grumpy Staying" There's always been people unhappy at their jobs. Using AI to help answer interview questions. A new approach on evaluating talent might be the solution.
Last week at RecFest we had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Meehan VP of Marketing at Plum.io and had plenty to say! Being Bold is a way to differentiate yourself in the sea of sameness of HRTech Company marketing Marketing should be at the top of the list of priorities for HRTech just starting How an offsite event convinced her that plum was the right place for her to work Authentic is the keyword when it comes to defining your Employment Brand Plus we make it official! The Recruitment Flex will podcasting directly from the Plum booth at HRTech.
It's always interesting to understand what other parts of the world are doing better, or worse when it comes to recruitment marketing and employer branding. Joining me this week is Serge Boudreau, Vice president of business development at CareerBeacon and 1 half of the hosts at the Recruitment Flex podcast. Serge and I discuss the difference in strategies, tactics, methodology and tech in Recruitment marketing in North America and Europe. #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Support for this podcast comes from CandidateHub and Shazamme https://candidatehub.io/ https://www.shazamme.com/ To connect with Serge: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boudreau-861b267/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: https://thinkincircles.com/ https://www.themarketingrules.com/
The Recruitment Flex got the opportunity the meet the guys from RecTxt face to face the first time! We had a great chat with Brian Thompson Co-Founder of RecTxt RecTxt has experienced remarkable success with Unleash, enabling them to establish valuable face-to-face connections with numerous clients. RecTxt has gained recognition for their user-friendly texting service, which seamlessly integrates with all ATS platforms. During a demonstration of their recently soft-launched Smart Draft, we were thoroughly impressed by its flawless integration with ChatGTP. Adding to the excitement, RecTxt has introduced personas to enhance the tone of their texts. Initially, Chad and Cheese contributed their AI personas in the first iteration. One can't help but wonder if we will witness the introduction of Serge and Shelley personas in the future. Brian, along with his co-founder Bradley Clark, were once competitors in the staffing industry. However, they decided to join forces and establish RecTxt. Check them out at rectxt.com
Recording from the media center at Ceasar's Forum conference center, we talked to the man behind the vision of Unleash.ai CEOMarc Coleman 200 speakers 3,000 in total attendance 150 vendors with 62 start ups in HR Tech Starting in 2011 in Amsterdam with 400 CHROs at a roundtable, the evolution of a world wide conference bringing together people and HR tech began to bloom. I By 2017, the HR Tech World Congress had its first North American event and found its home in Las Vegas. With a sharp focus on improving the experience, Marc hints at bigger and better future events. AI is accelerating the need to adapt quickly in the HR World! If we're not careful it might stand for Hardly Relevant A huge thank you for inviting The Recruitment Flex and allowing us to share great learnings, trends and exciting technology with our audience.
Recording from the media center at Ceasar's Forum conference center, we talked to the man behind the vision of Unleash.ai CEO Marc Coleman 200 speakers 3,000 in total attendance 150 vendors with 62 start ups in HR Tech Starting in 2011 in Amsterdam with 400 CHROs at a roundtable, the evolution of a world wide conference bringing together people and HR tech began to bloom. I By 2017, the HR Tech World Congress had its first North American event and found its home in Las Vegas. With a sharp focus on improving the experience, Marc hints at bigger and better future events. AI is accelerating the need to adapt quickly in the HR World! If we're not careful it might stand for Hardly Relevant A huge thank you for inviting The Recruitment Flex and allowing us to share great learnings, trends and exciting technology with our audience.
Chris Russell, Julie Calli, and Serge & Shelly from the Recruitment Flex talk all things Unleash America, live in Vegas, April 28th.
Lauren Sharp and Craig Watson the dynamic duo from down-under join us to compare notes on TA challenges faced in Canada and what they are faced with in Australia. The pressure is on for The Recruitment Flex and TaPod to unite in London for RecFest at Knebworth Park. We are saving ourselves for RecFest Nashville! Sorry Australia was slower to recover after the toughest lockdown globally, the good news is, concerts with big acts are back in full swing Labor mismatch and attracting newcomers, what is the Dept of Immigration doing to solve this Indeed in Canada is what Seek is in Australia holding 80% of the job seeker's attention Seek is evolving - hear what they are doing to keep job seekers coming back ChatGPT is a hot topic in both countries Lauren & Craig share a few up and coming HR Tech players
This week on The Recruitment Flex we debate the ideal length of a job ad, with some sources suggesting a limit of 300 words while other advise including as much info as necessary. Check out our Spotify wrapped, really cool marketing concept from Spotify! Spotify/TRF Recruitment Insights Facebook Jobs is officially dead, was it ever alive? CHATGPT makes us wonder if robots will after all replace humans? Are you missing out on 75% of potential candidates just because your process is not mobile friendly? New federal Canadian law laying the foundation for national pay transparency laws?
This week on The Recruitment Flex we debate the ideal length of a job ad, with some sources suggesting a limit of 300 words while other advise including as much info as necessary. Check out our Spotify wrapped, really cool marketing concept from Spotify! Spotify/TRF Recruitment Insights Facebook Jobs is officially dead, was it ever alive? CHATGPT makes us wonder if robots will after all replace humans? Are you missing out on 75% of potential candidates just because your process is not mobile friendly? New federal Canadian law laying the foundation for national pay transparency laws?
Superfan of the show and our favourite HR person (yes, you read that correctly) Michelle Berg, the Chief Visionary Officer at Elevated HR and the team of people who are powering DisruptHR YYC. DisruptHR YYC Thursday, November 17 at 5 pm Platform Calgary at 407 9 Avenue Southeast Tickets are $40 on Eventbrite https://disrupthr.co/city/calgary/ There are some first time Speakers as well as a few regulars. We do our best to prepare those who have never attended and hype this for those who love to disrupt. Michelle's LinkedIn article got us going! Sharing some of the most jaw dropping conversations with Hiring Managers as to why they will discard an applicant - without even reading the full resume. Using the title of Talent Acquisition is smoke and mirrors! All we really do is scout for experience, not truly understanding someone's talent. If you believe your employer brand is on par with Google or MicroSoft, go ahead, ask candidates to invest 8 hours or even 3 days to be offered the life changing experience of working for your company. HR needs to stay in their lane and stop creating terrible candidate experiences!
Maya Huber, CoFounder and CEO of TaTiO.io joins The Recruitment Flex. With a Phd in Occupational Therapy and 15 years in HR, Maya knows exactly where the problem is. Resumes are a one dimensional piece of paper with your work history and can not convey the work you are actually good at. With HQ in TelAviv and a presence in the USA, these issues are a global problem Enter TaTiO.io First reverse engineer the hiring process Get rid of the resumes Create a tool to simulate the work to be performed & make it fun Next build a 2 way marketplace for employers and job seekers
Maya Huber, CoFounder and CEO of TaTiO.io joins The Recruitment Flex. With a Phd in Occupational Therapy and 15 years in HR, Maya knows exactly where the problem is. Resumes are a one dimensional piece of paper with your work history and can not convey the work you are actually good at. With HQ in TelAviv and a presence in the USA, these issues are a global problem Enter TaTiO.io First reverse engineer the hiring process Get rid of the resumes Create a tool to simulate the work to be performed & make it fun Next build a 2 way marketplace for employers and job seekers
In this week's episode of Disrupting Recruitment, we are excited to have Shelley Billinghurst, co-host of The Recruitment Flex on the line. Whenever Shelley and Brad get on a call it always leads to fantastic conversation and this was no exception. We talk about candidate journey, shortages of talent like Line Cooks and where all of the talent has gone and much more. Not an episode you are going to want to miss.
In this episode of JobBoardGeek, we talk to Serge Boudreau and Shelley Billinghurst of The Recruitment Flex podcast - the #1 HR podcast in Canada. Since Serge's day job is with Career Beacon and Shelley runs a recruitment ad agency, they are willing to dig deep into the Canadian job board market. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter discover how Shelley fired Serge, and how Serge has trouble 'being good' on their podcast. Jeff discusses a recent court ruling against LinkedIn and for web scraping; Steven claims that LinkedIn can't lose for winning.
We're excited to have Jeff Dickey-Chasins host a special episode called The Breakdown with all the news on Recruitment Tech and the Job board World. Jeff breaks down everything that happened in this space in 2021 and I can tell you it's a lot of news!
All of your favourite podcast host in show! Before Christmas Serge and Shelley joined the HR PODSQUAD episode Hosted by Chris Russell from Rectech podcast along with Joel Cheesman from the Chad and Cheese Podcast. Better.com zoom layoffs and how it could have been handled better Is this just a short lived upper hand for labour compared to capital Will HR Tech investment in 2022 surpass 2021 numbers Predictions for 2022
We look back at our favourite episodes of 2021 and you can't have a list without including Hung Lee...if you have not listened to this one do take the time! Hung Lee Chief Curator at the Recruiting Brainfood rejoins The Recruitment Flex to try to give some clarity with what's going on in this crazy recruitment world right now. We always get incredible insights from Hung and this episode is no different starting with why you should not drink coffee first thing in the morning. Hung's strategy for Recruiting Brainfood - It's brilliant he doesn't have one! Strategy is sometimes the excuse to procrastinate! We try to figure out when is the correct timing to bring recruitment into your organization Is how we manage changing before our eyes Hung drops so many points we couldn't keep up.
TaPod of Australian fame joins The Recruitment Flex for a world view on talent acquisition. With Harvey the office dog riding shotgun, we see the world is smaller than we thought. Craig and Lauren are a fun couple of Aussies who really know their stuff in TA; we take on the hot topics of today and find out the Recruiter shortage is global. Who knew candidate ghosting is a worldwide issue What are the top ATS technologies in Canada and Australia Top job boards Down Under and in the Great White North The Wish List for 2022 in TA
TaPod of Australian fame joins The Recruitment Flex for a world view on talent acquisition. With Harvey the office dog riding shotgun, we see the world is smaller than we thought. Craig and Lauren are a fun couple of Aussies who really know their stuff in TA; we take on the hot topics of today and find out the Recruiter shortage is global. Who knew candidate ghosting is a worldwide issue What are the top ATS technologies in Canada and Australia Top job boards Down Under and in the Great White North The Wish List for 2022 in TA
This week TaPod catch up with Serge Boudreau & Shelley Billinghurst from 'The Recruitment Flex' - Canada's leading recruitment & TA podcast. It's fun, provocative and informative... and if the swear jar was in operation we would have been able to fund an overseas jaunt... 56 minutes of fun you'd be mad to miss out on!Thanks to the ITAs for your support.
In this session with Shelley Billinghurst, learn why a recruiter should be part of your sourcing strategy. Also, be prepared to discover that you may have tunnel vision and/or biases about candidates who:are currently unemployedhave had multiple jobs in the past 5 yearslack same product or industry experienceShelley Billinghurst is the President of Hire Value, Inc. and co-Host of the podcast, The Recruitment Flex with Serge and Shelley. This is the fourth of four interviews with Shelley on the subject of recruiting.
You have a sales opening and even with a great sales ad, how do you source good candidates? Part 3 of our interview with Shelley Billinghurst focuses on how to source good sales candidates, mistakes hiring managers make, and actions you need to take when recruiting.In our podcast today, she discusses:Why you need an "always be recruiting" mentality.How do candidates know you're hiring? A "Careers" page on your website isn't enough.Some recruiting actions that are SO 2011 ... and don't work today. Shelley Billinghurst is the President of Hire Value, Inc. and co-Host of the podcast, The Recruitment Flex with Serge and Shelley. This is the third of four interviews with Shelley on the subject of recruiting.
This is not a normal show for us! When we first started The Recruitment Flex we never thought we would get to a 100th episodes but here we are. In this episode we reminisce a bit and go through the journey of this podcast. Serge and Shelley give more insight of their background in recruitment and what they do now We had so many great guest but we talk about some of our favourite guest and episodes Even though they something bicker like an old married couple, they still like each other! What's coming up for The Recruitment Flex We sincerely appreciate to anyone who has listened to The Recruitment Flex and has engaged in this community!
The purpose and function of a job description is to legally protect you when you need to terminate an employee for non-performance. It's not designed to attract great sales talent to your job opening.You need a way of saying "Come work here!" which requires you to be ultra clear on who you want to hire.Shelley Billinghurst is the President of Hire Value, Inc. and co-Host of the podcast, The Recruitment Flex with Serge and Shelley. This is the second of four interviews with Shelley on the subject of recruiting.
Shelley Billinghurst joined us today with a warning that in today's Labor Market, we're standing on the shore right now ... and we are going to see a wave of people changing jobs at a rate that we have never seen before. She particularly discusses the 5 things your sales recruits are looking for in your company during your hiring process.Shelley Billinghurst is the President of Hire Value, Inc. and co-Host of the podcast, The Recruitment Flex with Serge and Shelley. This is the first of four interviews with Shelley on the subject of recruiting.
Our favourite Scots! Adam Gordon joins The Recruitment Flex. Adam's knowledge and passion on recruitment marketing shines through in this episode. Adam shares how CandidateID plans to spend to spend their latest round of funding. Why is North America slower to adopt recruitment technology then UK and Europe? How can organisations help recruiters come up for air. Onboarding new employees, who should own it? Is being a recruiter the most stressful job in the world? (Hint: it's not) Plus we find out what a utility kilt is!
Our favourite Scots! Adam Gordon joins The Recruitment Flex. Adam's knowledge and passion on recruitment marketing shines through in this episode. Adam shares how CandidateID plans to spend to spend their latest round of funding. Why is North America slower to adopt recruitment technology then UK and Europe? How can organisations help recruiters come up for air. Onboarding new employees, who should own it? Is being a recruiter the most stressful job in the world? (Hint: it's not) Plus we find out what a utility kilt is!
Jeff holds the record for gathering the biggest crowd on The Recruitment Flex podcast, so we knew our listeners needed more from The Job Board Doctor. Jeff brings his deep knowledge and global perspective on the job board industry Diagnosing when to use programmatic advertising? Is Appcast the Leader of the Pack? Prescription written for anyone thinking they want to start their own job board. We get the full medical history on job boards and aggregator sites. Will Zip overtake Indeed as the dominant jobsite?
This week we bring another guest co-host with lost of opinions! Jesse has been able to hire 9 recruiters in this crazy market. How was he able to do it...one word "Flexibility". We deep dive on RPO and no it doesn't stand for Recruitment Project Outsourcing, but maybe could in some cases? This Market is forcing recruiters into being real when dealing with managers about their hiring needs - flexing those recruitment muscles when needed to give a realistic picture of the market and expectations. No you can't ask for 5 years experience for an entry level role. Serge, Shelley and Jesse debunk the claims from a recent The Verge article that recruitment technology ie. ATS are rejecting qualified candidates. Sit down and listen as The Recruitment Flex drops some recruitment knowledge BOMBS
Hung Lee Chief Curator at the Recruiting Brainfood rejoins The Recruitment Flex to try to give some clarity with what's going on in this crazy recruitment world right now. We always get incredible insights from Hung and this episode is no different starting with why you should not drink coffee first thing in the morning. Hung's strategy for Recruiting Brainfood - It's brilliant he doesn't have one! Strategy is sometimes the excuse to procrastinate! We try to figure out when is the correct timing to bring recruitment into your organization Is how we manage changing before our eyes Hung drops so many points we couldn't keep up.
Hung Lee Chief Curator at the Recruiting Brainfood rejoins The Recruitment Flex to try to give some clarity with what's going on in this crazy recruitment world right now. We always get incredible insights from Hung and this episode is no different starting with why you should not drink coffee first thing in the morning. Hung's strategy for Recruiting Brainfood - It's brilliant he doesn't have one! Strategy is sometimes the excuse to procrastinate! We try to figure out when is the correct timing to bring recruitment into your organization Is how we manage changing before our eyes Hung drops so many points we couldn't keep up.
What is a better recruitment process? How can you be more creative in seeking the best talent and stop doing the same old thing - especially when it doesn't work that well? In this episode we talk about how to break out of bad recruitment habits e.g. put out inaccurate and out of date job postings, use job boards (only) hoping for the best, conduct inefficient and pointless reference checks. Someone suggested I talk to Serge Boudreau about what he does. Serge doesn't describe his approach as 'creative' but his approach is not typical. He does what he needs to do to get the best possible talent for his employers. Find Serge on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boudreau-861b267/ The Recruitment Flex: https://www.therecruitmentflex.com/podcast Serge's Book Recommendation was Who: The A Method of Hiring https://whothebook.com/
This week The Recruitment Flex we welcome Alex Murphy CEO of JobSync. We dig into why are Talent Acquisition process so different from company to company plus we dig into, - What is your conversion rate of candidates clicking to apply to your jobs, if it's not 20% or above you probably have an issue. - How can you save more time as a recruiter by automating or replacing time spent with technology - Why is it important for your process to be consistent no matter where the candidate found your job. - Are you taking too long to reach out to your candidates.
Automating recruitment? It's something you're thinking about or you have done a little... but what else could you do? There is lots of insight and details in this episode around automating sourcing, scheduling interviews, ATS, making more of your HRIS, ditching your HRIS (at least for recruitment), reference checks and more! Find Serge on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boudreau-861b267/ The Recruitment Flex: https://www.therecruitmentflex.com/podcast
Does your organization and HR department REALLY want the best candidates or is it just words? SHOULD recruitment and selection be in human resource management at all??? HR tends to be put junior people in recruitment who don't like it and leave as soon as possible. So recruiters aren't developing the skillsets they really need to be effective recruiters. Their most important role is to connect with potential candidates and work with hiring managers to understand the organization. Too often HR doesn't provide the budget that good recruitment needs. AND, as Serge Boudreau says, good recruiters should act more like sales and marketing people than your typical HR person. There's a lot to learn from Serge's perspective on recruitment that challenges our preconceived notions of recruitment's place in organizations. Many HR departments can certainly do better. Find Serge on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boudreau-861b267/ The Recruitment Flex: https://www.therecruitmentflex.com/podcast
The Recruitment Flex is launching a new schedule which this is our first Tuesday episode. Many more updates coming up as well. This week we welcome Adam Chambers President of Applichat! Adam is an impressive person and has created a compelling RPO service targeted at Healthcare around the world. We cover some great topics including - Who is Adam Chambers and why does his mom still does his laundry? - What is Applichat and what problem are they trying to solve? - Facebook Targeted Ads for recruitment. - Influencer marketing for recruitment?? - Where in the world is Adam this week
It's a lactose-free episode of The Chad & Cheese podcast with special guest, Canadian podcast superstar, Shelley Billinghurst of The Recruitment Flex. This week we ask... - Why is Facebook invading my notifications and feed with jobs? - Will COVID kill the job board star? - Is Work From Home just a phase? - Will spinning the vinyl help Goldman Sachs CEO remote-free strategy? ...and will Canada align with the UK on gig? You've got questions and we've got Molson and Yukon Jack fueled hypotheses. Big thanks to our friends at Jobvite, JobAdX, and Sovren for supporting The Chad & Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast.
The Recruitment Flex this week features David Bernstein VP Partnerships and Industry Relations. Solving TA problems we know we have - yet tolerate - that's what David taught us today. When most of our tech stack is 13 or 14 systems, how to get it all to flow nicely seems to confuse us in TA. David shared his journey from Berkeley Psychology to a little start up, at the time, called PeopleSoft to where he is today. The native apply on Linked In and Indeed has a dark side Where TA practitioners should start automating turned into David breaking up a fight between us Natural evolution and what being in the gig work economy give us - David's psych degree was showing
Special new series where we talk to startups in HRTech space. Dan Giurescu founder of TerraHub Technologies & Blockchain Guru joins the Recruitment Flex and we tried to be easy on him We figured this was a good time to see if we could get our heads around what Blockchain is and what this means for recruitment. Turns out, this technology will be left on HR's chair! The future for recruitment would look very different if everyone had their resume as a verified document. Dan gives us some real world examples of how Blockchain is being used in lots of industries. We think we get it….. Digital Identity explained…. I think HR needs to understand this to support the business and protect their employer
Joining us on the Recruitment Flex this week Paula Breeze, EVP HR & Corporate Affairs AND Susan Shea, Founder of Edge Human Resource Solutions If you could chat with your former (or current) VP of HR, what would you talk about? Who would have the b@!!s to tell them that HR is known to never execute?!?
#FlexFridays is back with another episode of The Recruitment Flex. This week we welcome a true giant of the industry Jerome Ternynck CEO of SmartRecruiters and author of Hiring Success: How Visionary CEOs Compete for the Best Talent. We tackle critical issues in the Talent Acquisitions world such as how do we get Talent Acquisitions leaders and practitioners to choose technology they leverage on a daily basis instead of IT, Finance or HR. Companies with the best talent win. Period! Why the skills gap is not going away and how you can adjust. Why recruiters are more salespeople than HR. Metrics you should be measuring and so much more. We encourage everyone to get the Hiring Success book and gift it to their CEO.
In this first episode get to know Serge and Shelley. They talk about what they love and dislike about the recruitment industry.