Best Hire Ever

In  Episode 39  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with Cameron Corder , CEO of the Cleveland County YMCA (NC) on the art of recruiting great talent for a mission-based organization. Cam and Kris discuss recruiting strategies for non-profits in competing with the rest of the world for talent, and what the for-profit world can learn from his 25 years of attracting great people to the YMCA missio...

In  Episode 38  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn  talks with Tim Sackett (HRU Tech, Fistful of Talent, The Tim Sackett Project) on the concept and value of attempting to create scarcity around your open jobs and working for your company.  KD and Tim explore the best way to create this vibe of scarcity when you're not Google, Apple or any other premiere brand and you have 100s of open jobs. Please ...

In  Episode 37  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with  Mike Miller, Director of Talent Acquisition at Chipotle , about all things recruiting at one of the most interesting brands in America, with specific focus on recruiting for a purpose-driven company. Please  subscribe, rate and review (Apple)  and  follow (Spotify)  to get the latest delivered to you.   Click here if you don't see the pla...

In  Episode 36  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with Shuba Gopal about what's going on in the world of people analytics. Transitioning 5 years ago from the world of cancer research, Shuba shares what people analytics should look like for any CHRO or Talent Acquisition leader and also breaks down the current state of DEI and Gender Pay Equity analytics as well. Please  subscribe, rate and rev...

In  Episode 35  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with Chris Stanzione , longtime TA leader across multiple industries about the challenges and best practices of hiring knowledge workers in consulting, tech and more. Chris talks about what elevated TA/Recruiting looks like in the consulting/tech space as well as where to look for great project ROI as a TA/Recruiting leader. The answers Chris g...

In  Episode 34  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with John Nykolaiszyn · Director, Business Career Services at FIU Business, on the current state and art of campus recruiting. John and Kris discuss a wide range of topics, including choices employers have to make when creating campus recruiting programs, what college students are looking for in 2021 and more.  A great show with an expert in hi...

In  Episode 33  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks with long time sales leader Karlie Jessop ( Big Health , ADP, Xerox) about the art of hiring great sales talent. KD and Karlie talk about her growing up in the classic Xerox sales organization and her style as a sales leader when it comes to hiring. Karlie also breaks down what she thinks has changed in sales hiring during and post-COVID, hirin...

In  Episode 32  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn runs down the recent blowout vote by Amazon employees to say "No" to union representation at the company's Bessemer, AL Distribution Center.  KD talks a bit about the media coverage, POTUS endorsements and more that negatively piled on Amazon, then provides 10 things to know about organizing in general and specific notes of interest on the Amazon vot...

In  Episode 31  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks to HR leader Reggie Stover (Cleveland Clinic, GE, Pepsi) and digs in on Reggie's views of building TA/Recruiting, building relationships as an HR leader with leadership team peers and the impact of L&D and being good at Onboarding toward retention. KD calls the upset for Reggie's daughter in the NCAA Women's tourney (look it up!!) and Reggie sh...

In Episode 30 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn talks to Kinetix CEO Shannon Russo about being a woman founder and the complexities of women rising in the business world. With the backdrop of Women's History Month, Shannon shares her story and compares and contrasts what she experienced coming up as a Wall Street analyst vs what women experience in 2021. Spoiler alert - it's complicated! Please  subs...

In  Episode 29  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks to long time friend Doug Dean , CHRO of Children's of Alabama. Doug and KD have a deep conversation about his views of how recruiting, the workplace and leadership has changed during the pandemic, as well as what the future might hold in each area.  Auburn football is also discussed! (of course) So many great thoughts from Doug in this one. I...

In  Episode 28  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with Trent Cotton, a longtime star in the TA/Recruiting arena, about his new TA leadership role at Bureau Veritas Group . KD digs in to Trent's background and his unique approach to running a TA department via Agile principles, which he calls "Sprint Recruiting."  Lots to learn from in this one! Trent is a star and someone that is unafraid to...

In  Episode 27  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with the amazing Stephanie Lilak (CHRO of Dunkin' Brands) on variety of topics, including her favorite interview questions, how she works to make sure Dunkin' gets the talent it needs, what she learned in her first year as a CHRO (that nobody told her) and more. Steph and Kris share their favorite HR phrases and Steph shares the common charac...

In  Episode 26  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with Michael Cardman, Legal Editor at XpertHR, on the Department of Labor's (DOL) recent employer-friendly rule/guidance related to the classification of Independent Contractors in the American workforce. Passed at the end of the Trump administration, Michael and Kris discuss the rule as announced on 1/6/21 and run through the 5-Factor Test w...

In  Episode 25  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with Tim Sacket t about how Bonus Plan information drives candidate behavior and a recruiter's ability to close the candidate. Tim talks about catching a baby shark in Florida and KD whips up a Lifetime Movie script that could be about Tim Sackett, a double murder, and the baby killer shark he threw back into the gulf of Mexico. Please  subsc...

In  Episode 24  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with Blake Babcock about the pros and cons of using a confidential recruiting search prior to making a move on an underperforming team member. Blake and KD discuss optics, when to use and not use confidential search, as well as the challenges with the process and more.  Blake and KD bookend the serious part of the convo with memories of a Dis...

In  Episode 23  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with former HR exec and workplace expert Laurie Ruettimann , digging into her past and present views on work, the state of HR and being a professional worker in America. Laurie and KD discuss her new book ( out 1/12/21, click to view ) called Betting On You , which digs into the power of putting yourself first to find career success and happi...

In  Episode 22  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with California resident (born and bred) news editor and professor John Hollon about the defeat of Proposition 16  in the November 2020 election, which would have allowed the reinstatement of affirmative action style quotas and preferences in public hiring, contracting and education in California. Voters in the Golden state  rejected it  by a...

In  Episode 21  of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn   talks with Rob Kelly of OnGig to do a deep dive into OnGig's recent A TS (applicant tracking system) Market Share report . Focused primary on surveying enterprise-level companies, there's a ton of gold in the findings as Kris and Rob talk about the current state of the ATS market and compare and contrast what's happened in ATS-land since 2018. Spoi...

In Episode 20 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn breaks down the 2020 Recruiter Nation Survey from Jobvite with Kelly Lavin (SVP of Talent at Jobvite) and Tim Sackett . The survey is a leading piece of research on how recruiters are feeling and working annually, and this year's release speaks volumes about how recruiters are feeling in the middle of COVID.  Serious stuff as well as recruiters use of I...

In Episode 19 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn chats with Corey Burns , Director of Recruiting and Development at General RV Center, about what it's like to recruit for a business that is booming (not struggling) during COVID-19. Corey and KD discuss Corey's dual title of recruiting and development, how high end and entry level candidate pools have morphed during the aftermath of COVID, hiring manag...

In Episode 18 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn chats with Joel Cheesman , founder of Poach and Ratedly (as well as a co-host of the aptly-named Chad and Cheese Podcast ) about the addition of Diversity Ratings on the Glassdoor platform.  Joel and KD discuss the new rating and what it means for company reputation, the complicated relationship between Indeed and Glassdoor and how smart EB/Marketing/HR...

In Episode 17 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn  chats with  Kenny Nguyen , CEO and co-founder of ThreeSixtyEight , on the power of leaders who run businesses going ALL IN to invest their time, money and resources back into the communities they live in. Kenny shares his story of why he's ALL IN to helping Baton Rouge be everything it can be and why Kenny's business pursuits always intersect with maki...

In Episode 16 of  BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn chats with Jason Lauritsen on the always hot topic of Faking it at Work vs Being Authentic at Work. Jason and KD discuss what being authentic really means as a candidate and an employee, the risks and rewards of being authentic, and the zombie-like existence of those who choose a life of faking it at work (whether by choice or via tough economic circum...

In Episode 15 of BEST HIRE EVER ,  Kris Dunn chats with Siadhal Magos , co-founder of Metaview , on using a data-driven approach to make Hiring Manager interviews more effective. Siadhal and KD talk about how voice to text transcription of interviews can enable AI,  giving Hiring Managers feedback on their effectiveness and improving an organization's selection process over time. Please  subscribe...