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The Changing State of Talent Acquisition#71: Process First, Tools Second: Real AI Results from Healthcare RecruitingYvette Hansen has spent nearly two decades leading talent acquisition at major health systems: UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Amedisys, and most recently as Director of TA & Belonging at Baylor Scott & White Health. In that time, she's learned that healthcare doesn't let you chase shiny tools. High stakes, compliance requirements, and tight labor markets force a process-first mindset.But Yvette's also honest about what disappoints: vendors who oversell integration capabilities, tools that look great in demos but disrupt recruiter workflows, and the gap between "we can do that" and actually doing it. One vendor demo promised seamless integration. When...
2025-11-1931 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#70: Signal vs. Noise: Navigating the Crowded TA Tech LandscapeFresh off conference season, Mark Tomasino and I break down what we actually saw on the show floor. The net out: If your differentiator is "AI-powered," you've already lost.We dig into the feedback loop nobody's talking about: job seekers using AI to mass apply to jobs, employers using AI to filter the noise, and the whole apparatus just... creating more work for all. Mark walks through his six-question framework for cutting through vendor pitches, why context matters more than the algorithm, and why the most interesting solutions may come from founders who've never worked i...
2025-10-1541 min
Sermons from Philip Street Chapel Bristol21st September(pm)- Exodus 19&20- Graham ThorntonIn this sermon, Church member Graham Thornton reminds us that God saves his people to be in Covenant relationship with him, living in holiness and faithfulness to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-2229 min
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2025-09-1100 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#69: Recruitment Is Marketing: The Evolution of Talent AcquisitionIn this episode of The Changing State of Talent Acquisition, hosts Graham Thornton and Martin Predd welcome Maria Christopoulos Katris, Founder and CEO of Built In. Maria shares her 15-year journey growing Built In from a Chicago-based tech community to a global recruitment platform, offering sharp insights into why traditional applicant tracking systems (ATS) are failing to capture the full candidate journey and how employer branding has become a cornerstone of modern talent acquisition. With Built In’s latest trends report as a backdrop, Maria reveals why companies are doubling down on employer brand investments and how referrals are sur...
2025-05-1539 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#68: The AI Skills Gap: How Educational Institutions and Employers Can Prepare Workers for the FutureIn this thought-provoking episode, we welcome Alex Swartsel, leader of JFF Labs Insights Practice at Jobs for the Future, to explore the growing AI skills gap and its implications for the future of work. Alex shares eye-opening research showing how AI usage in the workplace skyrocketed from 8% to 35% in just one year, while revealing a concerning disparity: 60% of employees are using AI for self-directed learning, yet only 16% have access to employer-provided AI tools.Our conversation dives into what makes a "quality job" in today's economy and JFF's ambitious mission to see 75 million Americans working in quality jobs...
2025-05-0739 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#67: Building Human-Centric AI in HR Tech: From Fear to AdoptionIn this episode, Kyle Lagunas of Aptitude Research discusses the crucial distinction between "human-in-the-loop" and truly "human-centric" AI approaches in HR. Drawing from his extensive 15-year career studying innovation cycles in HR tech, Kyle explains why adoption rates for AI in HR are stalling despite executive support, and offers practical strategies for building AI literacy within organizations.Topics Covered:The difference between human-in-the-loop vs. human-centric AI designWhy HR departments struggle with AI adoption and tech literacyPractical ways to increase AI literacy within HR teamsEvaluating AI use cases across impact, risk, and complexitySuccess stories and...
2025-04-1633 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#66: Hiring Humans in the Age of AIIn this episode of The Changing State of Talent Acquisition, we sit down with Craig Fisher—CEO of TalentNet Media, author of Hiring Humans, and one of the most respected voices in the HR tech space. From his early days in staffing to launching TalentNet Live, Craig has worn nearly every hat in the talent world.We explore why friction in the hiring process is actually a good thing, how AI tools can enhance rather than replace human connection, and why most companies are missing the mark on retention and employee advocacy. Craig also shares behind-the-scenes details on...
2025-03-2737 minSermons from Philip Street Chapel Bristol23rd March (pm)- Judges 3 v.12-30- Graham ThorntonIn this wonderfully applied sermon, PSC church member, Graham Thornton shows how the strange and bloody story of Ehud reveals how God is at work in the messiness of life. Because our God is sovereign he is able to overrule in the big matters of this world but also in the details of our lives. Because our God is faithful to his promises, even when we are weak and sinful, his purposes will prevail. Listen and see how the story of Ehud points us forward to the life of Jesus Christ, the One we can trust for our salvation....
2025-03-2433 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#65: The Future of Work: How AI, Gig Economy, and Fractional Employment Are Redefining CareersIn this episode of The Changing State of Talent Acquisition, we sit down with Rishad Tobaccowala—author, speaker, and strategist with 37 years of leadership experience at Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe—to explore the shifting dynamics of work in the age of AI and digital transformation.Rishad shares insights from his books Rethinking Work and Restoring the Soul of Business, diving into the rise of task-based employment, the growing trend of fractional roles, and how both individuals and companies must adapt. We discuss:Why the traditional full-time job is evolving into a modular, task-based systemThe "Company of O...
2025-03-1946 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#64: Rethinking Upskilling: On Building Resilient Careers in an AI-Driven WorldIn this episode of the Changing State of Talent Acquisition, hosts Graham Thornton and Martin Predd are joined by Matthew J. Daniel, Senior Principal of Talent Strategy at Guild, for a deep dive into the evolving nature of skills and career development. Matthew shares insights from his diverse background in learning, talent development, and in-house strategy, challenging the notion of a rapid "half-life" for skills and advocating for a more nuanced approach to skill-building in today’s fast-changing market.Topics include:The Durable Skillset vs. the Half-Life Myth: Rethinking the idea that al...
2025-03-0440 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#63: Workforce Risk – On Navigating Demographics, AI & the Changing American DreamThis week Graham and Marty sit down with Cole Napper, VP of Research and Innovation at Lightcast and host of the Directionally Correct Podcast, to dive into groundbreaking research on workforce risk. Cole draws on his extensive people analytics experience—from multinational corporations to startups—to shed light on Lightcast’s Workforce Risk Report and its roots in earlier studies like Demographic Drought and Rising Storm.Topics include: • Workforce Demographics & Skills Gap: How retiring baby boomers, a shrinking Gen Z, and declining college enrollment are fueling a critical skills mismatch that could leave 85 million jobs unfilled...
2025-02-2544 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#62: The Promise of AI – Aligning Efficiency with the Candidate (and Recruiter) ExperiencesThis week we welcome David Ellis to the podcast. David started his career as a recruiter in New Zealand, before relocating to Europe to work as a talent consultant. After earning his PhD, he moved to Boston to join Korn Ferry, where he currently sits as SVP of Talent Transformation. Topics include:The future of talent acquisition, how AI can streamline processes while enriching candidate experiences, how to strike the right balance between AI and human touch, the ethical considerations when training AI, AI in high volume recruiting vs. executive recruiting, the shift towards skills-based h...
2025-02-1943 min
Roosic#014 - Mark ThorntonMark Thornton is a guitarist, producer, and engineer based out of Nashville, Tennessee, where he runs his studio, Sidekick Sound. He has played and produced for countless artists, and notably as Jerry Reed's guitar player for more than a decade. Mark is a pivotal and vital part of the Nashville country music scene.
2025-01-291h 13The Changing State of Talent Acquisition#61: State of the Industry – On The Trends That Will Shape Talent Acquisition in 2025
2025-01-2739 minSermons from Philip Street Chapel Bristol17th November- Mark 6 v.30-56- Graham ThorntonIn this sermon, PSC member, Graham Thornton helps us to understand two complementary truths: Jesus sees our need and we need to see Jesus. He shows the breadth of the shalom we need can only be found in Jesus, but once we have found Him then we need to show his compassion to those around us, whether their need is physical, emotional, or spiritual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-1730 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#60: On the Frontline – How AI is Shaping the Future of High Volume Recruiting#60: On the Frontline – How AI is Shaping the Future of High Volume Recruiting This week we welcome Sean Behr to the podcast. Sean is a successful entrepreneur spanning multiple industries, including e-commerce, advertising and automotive. Before joining Fountain as an investor and CEO, Sean held a number of founding and senior leadership roles at STRATIM, Adap.tv, and Shopping.com. He is also an active investor and advisor for numerous early stage companies, including Nana, AntHill, and Kinectic Eye, among others.Topics include: the unique challenges and opportunities of frontline recruiting, the limitations of applying rec...
2024-05-1537 minThe Changing State of Talent AcquisitionChange State Methods & Practices #1: Where to Start When Building an Employee Value PropositionChange State is thrilled to introduce a new recurring “mini” feature on the Changing State of Talent Acquisition podcast. In “Change State Method and Practices”, we’ll periodically share practical tips, frameworks, tools, and strategies we rely on to help our clients build world-class talent brands and recruitment marketing strategies.What is Methods & Practices? We launched the podcast five years ago with a focus on education: how do we engage with, promote, and elevate the most interesting voices in our industry? This has led to fascinating conversations with nearly 60 leaders in and around the talent...
2024-05-0118 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#58: The Coming Storm – Interest Rates & Workforce Readiness in a Persistently Tight Labor MarketThis week we welcome William Sims to the podcast. Before joining Lightcast as SVP of Professional Services, Williams held a number of leadership positions in talent acquisition and sales at Qualtrics, Jani-King Gulf Coast, and Career Builder, where he served as Director of Global Solutions Architects. Topics include: the current state of the labor market, the connection between the labor market and interest rates, the role of the Fed, the near and far term prognosis of the labor market, the concept of workforce readiness, Gen Z attitudes towards employment, the trend towards “quick quits”, novel approa...
2024-04-0839 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#57: Employer Branding With Purpose – On Fostering Communal Relationships Across the Talent LifecycleThis week we welcome Susan LeMotte to the podcast. Before starting exaqueo, Susan held a number of leadership positions in talent acquisition and employer branding, including as an HR consultant for Home Depot, Director of Talent Acquisition at Ritz Carlton, and Senior Director of Global Employer Branding and Marketing at Marriott.Topics include: the evolution of and current state of employer brand as an industry, reactive employer branding vs. strategic employer branding, why employer brand should “live” under HR instead of marketing, the concept of recruitment marketing as a subset of employer branding activities, tran...
2024-03-2746 min
The Thank Me Later Show with JiniNavigating Child Custody | Expert Tips From a Family AttorneyChild support cases can get ugly, but they don't have to be!
On this episode of the Thank Me Later Show with Jini, we sit down with Tanya Mitchell Graham, Esq., a family law attorney based in Georgia. From understanding the legal framework to practical advice for both custodial and non-custodial parents, we explore the intricacies of child support arrangements. Tanya shares valuable insights into navigating the legal system, advocating for children's best interests, and addressing common challenges faced by families in these cases. Whether you're a parent seeking guidance or simply interested in learning more about family law...
2024-03-1839 minThe Thank Me Later Show with JiniUntying The Knot | Navigating The Financial Impact Of A DivorceAre you considering getting a divorce? You MUST watch this episode of the Thank Me Later Show!
Divorce isn't just an emotional journey; it's a financial one too. From dividing assets and debts to navigating spousal support and child maintenance, the financial implications of divorce can be daunting and overwhelming. On this episode of the Thank Me Later Show with Jini, we sit down with Tanya Mitchell Graham, Esq., a family law attorney based in Georgia.
With 32+ years of experience, Tanya has seen everything under the sun. She shares what couples need to know about the divorce process, the...
2024-03-1137 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#56: Employer Branding From the Top Down – How To Move Beyond Tactics and Leverage Your Employer Brand as a Strategic AssetThis week we welcome Heather Tenuto to the podcast. Before taking on her current role as CEO of The Muse Group (owners of The Muse and Fairygodboss), Heather spent her early career as a public school teacher before pivoting to a range of sales enablement and revenue growth roles, including VP of Channels at ShoreTel, VP of Sales (SMB Services) at Office Depot, and Chief Revenue Officer of Zift Solutions. Topics include: employer brand as a strategy vs. tactic, employer brand ambassadors, how to identify and activate employer brand ambassadors, the importance of incorporating regular e...
2024-03-0729 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#55: State of the Industry – How Modern Workforce Intelligence is Shaping the Future of WorkThis week we welcome Ben Zweig to the podcast. With a Ph.D. in Economics, Ben currently teaches a course on “the Future of Work” at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and serves as CEO of Revelio Labs, a workforce intelligence consultancy he founded in 2018. Topics include: economics, the basic definition of “work,” the value of viewing jobs as a bundle of work activities and people as bundles of skills, the trouble with understanding jobs as collections of skills, the difficulty of quantifying the output or profitability of individual employees, the forces shaping the future of w...
2024-03-0537 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#54: Recruiter Enablement—Optimizing TA Operations Using Values-Driven RecruitingThis week we welcome Rachel Gulley to the podcast. Rachel started as a recruiter at staffing agencies before taking on a variety of recruiting operations management roles at WilsonHCG, Asurion, and FanDuel, where she currently serves as Director of Talent Acquisition Operations. Topics include: organizational culture, core values, how core values can serve as a “framework” for effective decision-making, using product-development frameworks to optimize recruiting operations, the value of iterative approaches in driving organizational alignment and buy-in, how to get “people” people to embrace data and analytics, the concept of recruiter enablement, and generative AI and the f...
2024-01-2332 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#53: Talent Acquisition for Start-ups: The Wisdom of NOT HiringThis week we welcome Carina Clingman to the podcast. With a PhD in biochemistry, Carina’s early experiences looking for jobs in the biotech space led her to start Recruitomics, a TA consulting group that helps small and startup biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies find and retain top talent. Topics include: the advantages (and disadvantages) of having recruiters with deep subject-matter expertise, why hiring the wrong person can be particularly costly for startups, the inherent tension between the speed and quality of hires, how the lens of “NOT hiring” can lead to better outcomes for early stage startups, the emer...
2023-11-2237 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#52: David and Goliath – How Non-Technical Companies Can Compete with Tech Titans for TalentThis week we welcome Heather Dunn to the podcast. Passionate about HR from an early age (16!), Heather brings more than 15 years of experience has an HR leader in technology companies, having held senior roles at Microsoft and Dropbox before joining Gem, where she currently serves at Chief People Officer. Topics include: how HR can be a “lonely” role in an organization, the similarities between HR and therapy, the importance of having “truth tellers,” the prevalence of open technical roles in non-technical companies, how non-technical companies can leverage their talent brands to compete with tech juggernauts like Amaz...
2023-06-2638 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel goodTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, Grey's Anatomy, Picket Fences Director, Michael Pressmansage + blush wellness founder, Siri Baruc Thornton, interviews Award-winning director/producer, Michael Pressman. Michael has, by design, worked across most entertainment genres and mediums, including comedies, dramas, social commentaries, short films, feature length studio, indie films, series television, movies, Broadway stage productions, and regional theater.His first feature film as a director was The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, then Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, the sequel to the immensely popular original starring Walter Matthau, the Dan Aykroyd comedy Doctor Detroit, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. He followed that with Those...
2023-06-2356 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#51: The Promises We Make — Maintaining an Employer Brand Through Times of ChangeThis week we welcome Gretchen Huestis to the podcast. Passionate about human potential and purpose-led change, Gretchen has more than 20 years of experience as a management consultant and holder of senior HR leadership roles. She honed her skills at Towers Perrin, Pitney Bowes, SABMiller, and HSBC before assuming her current position at Siegel+Gale, where she serves at Group Director of Brand-led Change. Topics include: building bridges between HR and marketing, the persistence of silos within an organization, aligning an EVP with an organization’s wider purpose, the concept of brand champions, how to identify and...
2023-05-2432 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#50: Understanding the Labor Market—Inflation, Pay Equity, and Employees as “Free Agents”This week we welcome Jay Denton to the podcast. An expert in labor market analytics, Jay spent time at Bell Partners and Axiometrics before joining LaborIQ as Chief Analytics Officer. Topics include: the current status of the labor market, layoffs vs. new job creation, inflation, skills-based hiring and industry switching, pay equity, approaches to setting compensation for remote roles, employees as “free agents,” and how generational demographic shifts are impacting the labor market Jay DentonChief Analytics Officer, LaborIQLinkedIn
2023-04-2537 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#49: Conversations at Scale — Employer Branding in a Quick Apply WorldThis week we welcome Adam Godson to the podcast. An HR technology veteran, Adam spent more than eight years at Cielo Talent before assuming his current role as President & Chief Product Officer at Paradox, a conversational AI platform for talent. Topics include: the growth of quick apply frameworks, the challenges of communicating an EVP in a quick apply context, how quick apply frameworks help and hinder recruiters, job seeker traffic and job board incentives, SMS and high volume recruiting, interview scheduling and the importance of speed-to-candidate, “human” touchpoints as an indicator of value, ChatGPT, how large...
2023-04-1934 min
The Joy of Cruising PodcastThe Legendary Manny KelloughSend us a textThis week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast I am delighted to welcome The Legendary Manny Kellough. Legendary? At 17 Manny played drums with Ray Charles; later Barry White, Carmen McCrae, The Main Ingredient, Freddie Hubbard, The Rolling Stones (Goat's Head Soup Tour), Quincy Jones (Sanford & Son Theme Song), Billy Preston (Grammy, and 4 gold records) and Larry Graham and Graham Central Station. Manny set up the jazz program on Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Currently he appears with his ensemble on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas, and also is a...
2023-03-2341 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#48: Workforce Development – How Trust and Authenticity Foster Stronger TeamsThis week we welcome Becky Chung to the podcast. Passionate about HR, organizational design, and workforce development, Becky honed her skills in a range of industries, including health care, financial services, and software, before assuming her current role as Vice President of Talent Development at Cielo Talent. Topics include: skills-based recruiting, workforce development, the role of compensation in job hopping, how upskilling can support employee retention efforts, the impact of technology and innovation on the durability of skills, how the current talent shortage is shifting productivity and growth expectations, immigration policy and the labor market, t...
2023-03-0137 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#47: 2023 Talent Trends – Skills-Based Hiring, Employer Branding, and the Rise of AI in Making Layoff DecisionsCo-hosts Graham and Marty return for The Changing State of Talent Acquisition Season 3 debut. They share how the agency business has evolved in the past year and discuss key trends that will shape the talent acquisition landscape in 2023 and beyond.Topics include: Skills-based hiring, how automation can improve the hiring process, approaches to measuring the ROI of an employer brand, how strong employer brands create efficiencies in recruiting, the rising importance of retention in a tight labor market, and how organizations are utilizing AI to make layoff decisions Ar...
2023-02-2827 min
Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 769 - Pat ThorntonComedian Pat Thornton returns to talk baby costumes, drinking soap, and old passwords.
2022-12-131h 28
The Industry CosignA Conversation With Revolt’s Detavio Samuels and Combs Enterprise’s Deon GrahamThe Revolt Summit landed in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia in September. As hundreds of up-and-coming artists, industry executives, and admirers of the culture gathered to gain and/or give knowledge, the heat wasn’t only outdoors. The conference provided opportunities for everyone to network with like-minded people as mostly Black entrepreneurs and artists were there to expand their businesses, to start their own, or to find a way to be further connected. This year’s theme was aptly titled, “The Future Is Now” and I got the opportunity to speak to Detavio Samuels, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Revol...
2022-11-2828 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#46: AI for DEI — Using Data to Power Workforce DiversityThis week we welcome Chandan Golla to the podcast. Chandan is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer for Included.ai, a DEI-first people analytics platform. Prior to co-founding Included.ai, Chandan spent more than 20 years delivering compelling experiences powered by data, having led product teams at eBay, OneTrust, and Integris Software.Topics include: the “touchy feely” nature of DEI efforts historically, DEI as a catalyst for the HR data revolution, closing the gap between DEI awareness and small actions that improve outcomes, the backwards-looking nature of most dashboards, the value of “live” DEI data, the challenge of setting realisti...
2021-12-0845 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#45: Decentralized Talent Networks — How the Blockchain is Disrupting the Gig EconomyThis week we welcome Adam Jackson to the podcast. Adam is a serial entrepreneur (Dr. On Demand, DriverSide.com, MarketSquare.com), startup advisor, and technology investor (Cambrian Asset Management). Adam’s most recent venture, Braintrust, is the first and largest decentralized talent network completely controlled by its users.Topics include: the distinction between user-owned networks and corporate-owned networks, the concept of a “rake” as it relates to talent networks, why middlemen tend to extract an increasing amount of value over time, the case of DoorDash and stolen driver tips, how blockchain tokens help keep rakes low (or negati...
2021-12-0145 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#44: On Bridge Building—How Uber’s New EVP Supports the Company’s Wider MissionThis week we welcome Delfina Stabile and Xavi Martinez Salcedo to the podcast. Delfina began her career in Buenos Aires, where she worked as a Recruiting Analyst for Michael Page, before joining Uber—first out of Mexico City, and currently out of San Francisco, where she serves as Talent Attraction Manager. Prior to joining Uber, where he currently serves as Head of Global Strategic Initiatives, Talent Attraction, Xavi served as Program Manager, Executive Search and Talent Management for Philips and Manager of People Technology for TomTom.Topics include: how the labor shortage is intensifying the war for te...
2021-11-1046 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#43: The Fourth Industrial Revolution — Recruiting at Scale in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceThis week we welcome Amit Parmar to the podcast. With more than 16 years of experience in technology and human capital management, Amit spent time at IBM, Deloitte, and Unisys before founding Cliquify, an AI-powered content marketing platform that drives equity in recruitment.Topics include: the fourth industrial revolution, how AI makes the current revolution more “sophisticated” than previous industrial revolutions, the plummeting cost of data analysis and processing, how automation stands to eliminate (and create) jobs, the likelihood of universal basic income becoming a reality in our lifetime, the concept of employees as “customers” of HR, time versus m...
2021-10-2745 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#42: Candidate Centricity—Shrinking the Access Gap With Better InterviewingEpisode DescriptionThis week we welcome Jeffrey Spector to the podcast. Jeffrey spent more than six years at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he served as Chief of Staff to Melinda Gates, before co-founding Karat, a service that helps CTO’s and CHRO’s make technical interviewing a customer-centric experience. Topics include: the surging demand for software engineers, the parallels between training effective teachers and training effective interviewers, why interviewing can be a lonely craft, the notion of a professional interviewer, soft vs. hard skills often found in professional interviewers, the importance of of...
2021-07-2639 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#41: Talent Mobility—The Myths Surrounding Reskilling WorkforcesThis week we welcome Lindsay Witcher to the podcast. As a member of Randstad RiseSmart's global leadership team, Lindsay guides the development of solutions that empower talent leaders to successfully manage mobility within their organizations. We sat down to discuss her recent article, “DeBunking 4 Myths About Reskilling Your Workforce.”Topics include: the connection between the current labor shortage and skills mismatches, how the pandemic has changed employee expectations, the shortening half-life of skills, the declining value of college degrees in the labor market, alternative approaches to post-secondary education, skills-based hiring and the limitations of current application tracking syst...
2021-07-1444 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#40: Going Virtual — Online Hiring Events in a Post-Pandemic WorldThis week we welcome Ali Hackett to the podcast. After starting her career in the agency world, Ali spent more than 15 years as a talent acquisition and employer brand consultant before co-founding Meet & Engage, an award winning candidate experience technology. We sat down to discuss virtual hiring events in a post-pandemic recruiting landscape.Topics include: how the pandemic has accelerated adoption of live virtual events, the challenge of standing out in a world characterized by “screen fatigue,” social mobility and the democratization of information, the use of talent personas to create personalized experiences, how positive candidate experiences lead...
2021-06-2943 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#39: On Challenging Conventional Wisdom—Is Retention Overrated?This week we welcome Bryan Adams to the podcast. As Founder and CEO of Ph.Creative, a leading employer branding and talent attraction agency, Bryan has spent more than 17 years helping organizations build world-class employer brands. His creative, unconventional and even controversial methodologies have changed the way people think about employer branding and EVP’s. We sat down to discuss the state of the industry as a whole, as well as an article he recently wrote challenging the importance of retention as a metric against which to measure talent acquisition efforts. Topics include: the maturation of employer bra...
2021-06-2241 min
HPC SermonsLuke 24 - A Meal with Jesus by Graham Thornton 20.06.2021Sermon by Graham Thornton at Headley Park Church in Bristol, UK.
2021-06-2121 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#38: A Perfect Storm — The Forces Shaping the Post-Pandemic Labor MarketThis week we welcome Raghav Singh to the podcast. Raghav’s career in talent acquisition spans more than 30 years, including chapters at Taleo (where he served as Product Manager from 2000-2004), UnitedHealthGroup, KornFerry, and Salesforce, where he currently serves as Director of Product leading a team building HR and talent acquisition products. Raghav also regularly appears as an author in noted industry publications, including ERE, where he’s written extensively about the pre- and post-pandemic labor market.Topics include: the advent and evolution of the ATS as a SaaS product, the commoditization of HR technologies, the record high...
2021-06-0246 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#37: Recruiting Like a Champion—A Fresh Approach to Talent StrategyThis week we welcome Scott MacGregor to the podcast. Prior to entering the world of talent acquisition, Scott spent 17 years as Chief Revenue Officer for Flo-Tech, where he saw the company grow from five employees to more than 300. Along the way, his experiences with recruiting systems and processes led him to believe that talent acquisition is fundamentally broken, which inspired him to start his own talent strategy firm, SomethingNew. Scott is also the proud Founder & CEO of the Talent Champions Council, a private membership community designed to mobilize expertise in talent strategy from the best in corporations, the military...
2021-04-2041 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#36: Finding Your North Star—How Strong Brands Guide Business Decisions, From Product Design to Talent AcquisitionThis week we welcome Lindsay Pedersen to the podcast. Lindsay spent her early career as a brand manager at Clorox before starting her own brand strategy consulting firm, Ironclad Brand Strategy. Her recent book, “Forging an Ironclad Brand: A Leader’s Guide” provides an accessible overview of what branding is (and isn’t) and offers a multitude of real world examples to demonstrate how strong brands help businesses make better decisions—from product design, to customer experience, to talent acquisition.Topics include: the various meanings and incarnations of “brand,” the concept of brand as a relationship between a company and...
2021-03-0249 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#35: The Shape of Work—A New Language for Talent MatchingThis week we welcome Hung Lee to the podcast. With more than 20 years of recruiting experience, Hung is the creator and curator of the wildly popular “Recruiting Brainfood” newsletter and community, and Founder of Workshape.io, a next generation matching service for tech talent.Topics include: the origin and growth of Recruiting Brainfood, the historical nature of resumes, alternative approaches to visualizing the interests and goals of tech talent, the inherent subjectivity of words and the implications for recruiting, the switching cost associated with moving away from the resume, employee experience and career pathing, the shift to remo...
2021-02-2347 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#34: Birth of an Industry—The Evolution of Employer BrandingThis week we welcome Aaron Kraljev to the podcast. Aaron began his career at Wells Fargo, where he served as VP - Marketing Program Manager for the Student Banking Program, before transitioning in 2009 to lead the organization’s employer brand and candidate advocacy program. At the time, the concept of employer branding was still in its infancy, uniquely positioning Aaron to watch the industry evolve alongside his own career. Today Aaron brings his employer brand expertise to Fisher Investments, where he serves as Group Vice President for Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand. Topics include: the recent history of e...
2021-02-1633 minThe Changing State of Talent Acquisition#33: Beyond Pedigree—How Assessments Are Democratizing Technical RecruitingThis week we welcome Vivek Ravisankar, CEO of HackerRank, to the podcast. Vivek co-founded HackerRank in 2012 with the mission of using skills assessments to match developers with the right jobs. Since then, the company has helped more than 2,000 organizations go beyond résumés and ‘pedigree’ to find talent with proven programming skills. Topics include: the advantages and limitations of using résumés in hiring for technical roles, the issues with relying on educational or career ‘pedigrees’ as proxies for technical skill, the biases introduced when screening based on measures like GPA, why software development has been one of t...
2021-02-0946 min