Shally's Alley

Mike is one of the very few Talent Acquisition leaders who has built a billion-dollar staffing program for the government. His industry experience includes leading TA strategy at Booz Allen and Leidos (formerly SAIC). Mike has been quoted in HR Magazine, The Military Times, and USA Today. He’s been a guest on Federal News Radio’s “Fed Access” Show. He’s been featured on the Pentagon Channel’s “Hir...

Joel Zeff Live on Shally's Alley 🎉 STOP EVERYTHING—It’s TA DA Time! 🎉 When was the last time you truly celebrated a win at work? Not just an empty thumbs-up emoji but a full-on, jump-up, “TA DA!” moment? Yeah. Thought so. This week on Shally’s Alley we ring in the celebration with JOEL ZEFF, improv master, workplace culture guru, and comedic genius who made the IRS laugh so hard the cried. Lets...

Bob Pulver Live on Shally's Alley 🎙️ AI is Here. Are You Ready? AI is disrupting hiring, recruiting, HR, leadership, and the way we work. But let’s be real: Most people are faking AI fluency. Bob Pulver is our guest this week on Shally’s Alley, someone who actually gets it. Not an AI hype man; he’s the real deal when it comes to Responsible AI, AI Readiness, and the Future of Work. If you’re still...

Search engines aren’t neutral; their algorithms influence which candidates you find. Understanding this helps you outsmart the system instead of being limited by it. Learn how to get around this bias in six minutes on this episode of Shally's Edge. Register now for The Art & Science of Personal Networking: Tactical Playbook for Strategic Influence on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on March 27, 20...

This week on Shally's Alley we're talking about everything you didn't know that you wanted to know about making referrals into a superpower with special guest Tawfiq Abu-Khajil Co-founder of eqorefer.com. A UK expat with a law brackground formerly from iCIMS and Qualifi, Tawfiq will share tips on how to increase your frontline employee engagement though referrals while minimizing manual tracking.

Tara Noonan Amaral from Riviera Advisors! on Shally’s Alley 🎙️ Tara is the kind of talent leader you always learn from. Her career spans corporate recruiting leadership and RPO, driving strategic talent at Marsh & McLennan, Fidelity, New York Life, ADP, and AON/Hewitt. A Six Sigma and Agile project manager, she's held leadership roles in financial services with JPMorgan Chase, as well as advised o...

🎙️ Meet the recruitment industry’s original college recruiting disruptor and the mastermind behind College Recruiter, Stephen Rothberg For 30+ years he has been on a mission to revolutionize early-career hiring, helping employers connect with the next generation of top talent. As the visionary founder of College Recruiter, he’s led the charge in data-driven recruitment marketing, programmatic job...

Jeff Hunter Live on Shally's Alley

🎙️ Meet Ryan Affolter—a recruitment marketing and employer brand trailblazer with over 20 years of experience in digital marketing, talent attraction, and HR tech. Ryan has led award-winning initiatives at Jobs2Web, SAP SuccessFactors, Talroo, Life Time, and Proactive Talent. If you want to understand programmatic recruitment, employer branding, and cutting-edge hiring strategies, join us and ask...

On the next episode of Shally’s Alley, I’m bringing in someone who’s been in the trenches, leading, advising, and transforming talent acquisition strategies across the globe, Paul Norman from Riviera Advisors! 🎙️ Paul is one of those rare TA leaders who’s seen it all—corporate recruiting, agency-side hustle, and now, top-tier consulting. If you’re serious about optimizing your high-volume recruiti...

Breaking Free from the Talent Abundance Trap Do you feel like you are just overwhelmed with applicants these days? You're not alone. A shift has to happen from a catch-all approach of chasing every viable candidate to a strategic approach that focuses on targeted interactions with the best talent. Join Ravi as he and Shally discus the findings published in Shally's recent white paper: Breaking Fre...

"Not a life coach" Tim Sackett probably has a trademark on the phrase ‘I told you so’ in HR circles. A legend in Talent Acquisition and proud dad, Tim who could probably negotiate a better deal for his kids’ allowance than most of us could for our salaries. He’s also a writer, speaker, and wearer of dad sneakers with unmatched confidence. In the "war for talent" Tim’s the guy you want advising you...

Industry powerhouse Tracey Friend blends strategic insight with human connection. A tenacious talent leader with a proven track record of elevating recruitment and a career spanning from Talent Sourcing Innovation to TA leadership roles. Tracey makes complex challenges seem solvable and exciting.  Today we're going to peel back the layers on her journey, her insights on modern recruitment trends,...

In this episode we welcome Fletcher Wimbush, CEO of The Hire Talent and an expert in pre-employment assessments. Delve into the art and science of identifying top talent as Fletcher shares actionable tips for selecting top talent.

This week on Shally's Alley we dive into AWS Certification with Ray. Not just a tech talk; it's your ticket to understanding certifications. Tune in for an unfiltered, witty, and wisdom-packed conversation. hashtag #AWS #CloudComputing #RecruitmentTech #ShallysAlley

Adam Godson brings a rare combination to the recruiting world: a poetry background, entertainment industry experience, and deep expertise in design thinking and digital transformation. Working at Recruiting Advisors, he challenges assumptions about how we build and buy recruiting technology. This conversation rips apart the broken procurement process that gives us systems nobody wants to use, and...

This episode separates order-taking recruiters from true business partners. Alan Floor brings 20+ years of agency and corporate experience, including his role as the only recruiter at a major commercial construction firm where he trains non-recruiters to source. The conversation gets into the real work: understanding the business deeply enough to challenge hiring decisions, spot red flags other re...