The Recruitment Flex

This week on TRF we welcome Irene Santos VP Global Talent Acquisition with TD Bank. A true testimony of internal mobility, Irene brings a depth of business acumen to reflect the incredible career path of being part of TD Bank.  Self described as a Recruiter at Heart, Irene shares the intrinsic rewards of her longevity and commitment to the profession. Using the tools at hand, Irene created and led...

This week on TRF we welcome Rachel Liem-Smith AVP Talent Acquisition with Canadian Western Bank By way of Moose Jaw SK and now in PEI, Rachel is the up & coming TA thought leader to watch! In a short 7.5 years and the 3rd person hired in the TA team, Rachel now takes the steering wheel of a nation wide team. An early adopter of TA technology and master of Employer Brand (check out their brandi...

TRF feat Yaz Dalal Chief Growth Officer with JOVEO Yaz is based in London and has lived all over the world working for the worlds largest and most prestigious firm with all things TA. With his heart on his sleeve, he shares the reason he joined JOVEO  Breaking it down into logical and bite size nuggets, Yaz covers: Top 5 reasons to take a serious look at how you get your job ads out The industries...

This week on TRF we welcome Tim Morson Canadian Immigration Expert An amazing path brought Tim to the accidental career as an Immigration expert, His dedication and commitment to public service to joining the circus! Tim shares current trends in Canadian immigration and set the record straight on some common misinformation floating around on the internet Student work permits are a hot topic and th...

This week on TRF: Tidal wave of flight cancellations when WestJet mechanics strike for 1 day, exposing our tender underbelly of having only 2 airlines to choose from in Canada.  Mardi-Gras with horses and cowboys, also known as the Calgary Stampede. The whole city dressed up in costume for 10 days leads to a spike in divorce rates and a baby boom.  IN THE NEWS CareerBuilder & Monster mashed up...

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 ov...

This week on TRF we cover: Summer in Calgary was on June 26. Driving with the windows down & the music loud! Stupid stuff we have to suffer through.  Labour tensions continue for Canada’s 2nd largest airline, mechanics reject the 23% wage increase offer, strike and lockout by Westjet is throwing cold water on Canada Day long weekend travelers. IN THE NEWS Which job types are taking a hit as we...

This week we interview Recruitics CEO Adam Stafford in front of live audience at TATech. We cover a lot! Adam Stafford shares his diverse background, including roles as a product manager, restaurateur, and DOD supply chain specialist. Recruitics is known for pioneering programmatic job advertising. Launch of AI-powered conversational analytics tool Brion. Recruitics Brion helps non-technical users...

This week on TRF: Mastering the art of the 5 minute shower. Calgary is under a local state of emergency as the main water line is damaged.  It's the summer of discontent. WestJet Airline mechanics were poised to take strike action and disrupt the summer travel plans. Just weeks after Canada Border Services Agents narrowing avoided strike action.  IN THE NEWS Apple Intelligence. Did they just appro...

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...

This week on TRF: After a whirlwind travel schedule, our final stop at TA Tech turns out to be the best ever! Feeling smarter. The knowledge drops just kept coming for 2 full days. Ben Eubanks Chief Research Officer with Lighthouse Research & Advisory stole the show! The great topics and top notch speakers were on fire, our friends Richard Collins, Guru Sethupathy and Allyn Bailey blew us away...

This week we welcome the OG HR Famous Tim Sackett. Tim has come up with a great follow up book to the Talent Fix by releasing volume 2 After 5,000 blog posts, at what point do you just write a few books?   With his latest book, Tim brings the wit and humour we all need after a long day in TA.  Fun fact, he is one of the few people who can honestly say they were born to be in this profession. Our f...

This week on TRF: TATech success! Two full days of soaking up the knowledge of the TA industry’s top thought leaders. We will deep dive next week. In The News Youth unemployment hits a frightful level in Toronto Closer to home, the Oil & Gas industry seems puzzled as to why new talent is avoiding them Women under 30 in the US have closed the gender pay gap Tip of the Week Help recruiters help...

This week we welcome Lindsey Zuloaga, Chief Data Scientist at HireVue Transitioned from academia to industry, driven by frustrations with the hiring process. Developed and improved HireVue AI-driven video interview analysis, moving from facial analysis to focusing on language and context. Lindsey explains HireVue processes to ensure fairness and reduce bias in AI tools. Optimistic view of AI’s rol...

TRF for Friday May 31 2024 TRF celebrates 4 years of podcasting Kids say the darndest things Thank god for Ring cameras TA Tech is June 4-6  In The News CBSA voted in favor of striking, not the best time to travel Nvidia stock does a 10:1 split and Jensen Huang is now the world’s 17th richest person. Time to fill number are out Tip of the week Read Tim Sackett’s new book, The Talent Fix Volume 2....

 This week on TRF we welcome Daniel Shalinsky CEO & CoFounder of Withe A Canadian tech startup who took a page from the online shopping world when retailers were struggling in the Covid lock downs.  Using virtual appointments to shop for clothes, the pivot over to on line job fairs was not much of a stretch.  Some big wins with high volume hiring, imagine doing 200 interviews in one hiring eve...

This week on TRF we cover: Shelley enters the exclusive club, 60 is the new 50! Countdown to TATech June 4-6 in Washington DC.  In the News ChatGPT4o has some impressive upgrades. Check out the Tutor function ZipRecruiter has bad news and good news, earnings are down but free cash flow is healthy. The backlash was swift when Shopper’s Drug Mart posted a job ad looking for volunteers to stock shelv...

The SCOOP! Plum is launching Thrive & Flourish Knowing that 68% of hard skills wont exist in the next few years, TA and Talent Management need tools to ensure their people are in the right job. Jason reveals what PLUM scientists have been hard at work on  PLUM Flourish the free assessment for job seekers will now offer career mapping For the ELT with vision to lead their company, PLUM Thrive i...

This week on TRF we cover: Coming to you from Silicon Valley where we were greeted by the CEO of Linked In, Ryan Roslansky. Serge killed it on the pickle ball court! Tune in May 24 at 2 pm ET as we discuss the agenda for TATech - the speakers and who is the ideal person to attend - hosted by our friend Stephen O'Donnell IN THE NEWS Indeed lays off 1,000 staff Canada’s job number for April stay ste...

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 Eh...

This week from Las Vegas from Unleash America Serge puts on a brave face and jumps off the Strat in Las Vegas!  Unleash America hosts amazing speakers and the trade show floor was buzzing around the start up pavilion. We made some new friends and reconnected with our community of TA tech vendors. In the News Ontario has some lofty goals and heavy fines for employers who post jobs for the fun of it...

Friend of the podcast, Miriam Sanchez from Metova joins us! An episode of many firsts as this is our first guest from Mexico. Miriam shares the similarities of recruiting tech talent in LATAM to the US and Canada.  Fierce competition for remote work in the tech space.  Using technology to recruit and where Ai fits into their tech stack. Mariam shares how her skill team decodes the job specificatio...

This week on TRF Recording from the beautiful city of Toronto where we met some of the smartest TA professionals in the Country. Thank you Plum, AMS and Humanly.io for organizing a great dinner. Text message mania, first hand experience with scammers texting job offers and is legitimate recruiters. In the News LinkedIn is requiring Recruiters to verify their profile - smart move! US bans TikTok an...

This week we had the honour to welcome Kshitij Jain CEO of Joveo to the podcast. KJ has a truly global view of the job board industry. He took Monster.com around the world, working with the top TA Leaders in several countries, he saw patterns emerge. The challenges TA faced were rooted in the infinite combinations for job titles and job descriptions.   Tracing his steps after Monster leads us to t...

This week on TRF: Taylor Swift swept the world away with 1 BILLION Spotify streams in 1 week, Shelley was one of them! And some other news you will need to listen to find out! IN THE NEWS The FTC proposal to ban non-competes is ruffling lots of feathers in the US. Just another day in the office here in Canada. Foreign job seeker interest in Canada is down 40% since mid-2023 Google fires employee w...