Sourcing School by RecruitingDaily

What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?  Being the founder of a startup can be a daunting task, and to break down these challenges we have Adam Couch , Vice President of Global Sales at Oleeo and Tawfiq Abu-Khajil , Co-Founder of Eqo . The discussion draws attention to the trends at HR Tech, focusing on AI and people analytics. Oleeo's contribution to high volume recruitment and financial se...

In this groovy episode of RecruitingDaily's Sourcing School, Liam Darmody discusses the power of LinkedIn as a professional network. Liam, the pioneer of Liam's Brand Stand , states that organic reach on LinkedIn is currently quite strong. It's a fallacy that authentic brand growth on LinkedIn is discouraged, maybe even the opposite is true. With such a strong personal identity on h...

In this special episode of the Sourcing School podcast, we get to sit down with the esteemed Ernie Moreno , the founder of NextLevel Executive Search . He spills the beans on the secret weapon in the staffing industry: phone calls. Despite recruiters trembling in fear at the mere thought of dialing a number, Ernie believes that picking up the phone can work wonders. He insists that phone communica...

In this Sourcing School Episode, our teaching power couple Brian and Ryan sit down with Des Prentice of Qualifi .  Des explains that their mission is to help hiring teams have quality conversations with candidates faster than they can manually. Des mentions that Qualifi allows teams to source, recruit, and vet candidates 24/7, enabling them to pick high-quality candidates faster than before. They...

In today's Sourcing School Podcast episode, the dynamic teaching duo Ryan Leary and Brian Fink chat with Jeremy Schiff , the CEO and founder of RecruitBot. Jeremy discusses the value of AI in recruiting and how it can help solve common challenges faced by recruiters. RecruitBot , an AI-powered recruiting platform, is one solution to these recruiting challenges.  Since RecruitBot secured $8.2...

In this podcast episode, Rich Mendis , CMO at HireLogic , discusses the tactical and strategic value AI can bring to companies. He explains that tools like HireLogic can provide immediate productivity benefits, such as faster interview feedback. There is also strategic immediate value in using AI insights to evaluate candidates objectively. However, true value lies in improving the interview proce...

Join Ryan Leary and Brian Fink as they welcome recruitment maestro Mike Rasmussen . From corporate to nonprofit, Mike's journey is a testament to his adaptability and skill. Despite juggling numerous requisitions, he's mastered prioritization and simplifies complex recruitment concepts with ease. His LinkedIn presence is a beacon of wisdom and motivation, and his authenticity shines thro...

Get ready to have your mind blown as Mike Wolford , Director of Analytics at Claro and former Twitter blue bird wrangler, reveals how AI is transforming recruitment in this hilarious Sourcing School interview with Ryan Leary and Brian Fink.  In his bestselling book, "The AI Recruiter," Wolford debunks the job-stealing myth, highlighting AI's power to rescue recruiters from mundane t...

In this episode of Sourcing School, we have a shining star of the recruiting industry Jackie Flake.  Ryan and Brian pick her brain about the power of agile SCRUM recruiting, the challenges and nuances of office reintegration, and recruiting best practices. SCRUM recruiting revolves around time blocks, where a very specific amount of time is reserved for various stages of the recruiting process. Th...

In this episode of Sourcing School, we get into the power of onboarding with Joshua McAfee. Josh is an author, mentor, and wealth of knowledge in the recruiting space. He is great at giving people the opportunity to show their own value as both a candidate and a fellow human. It's easy to get caught up in the ego of recruiting, but checking your feelings is an important aspect of recruiting....

In this episode of Sourcing School, we get into the power of onboarding with Adam Meekhof , Director at IQTalent Partners. Adam believes that onboarding is a critical part of creating a positive experience for new hires. Too many times companies miss the mark. If you don't make sure someone has felt seen throughout the hiring process, they are going to leave at some point. How does he do it?...

In this episode of Sourcing School, we talk to Hillary Geissinger from You.com, a search engine that's changing the fundamentals of how people search. Hillary explains that recruiting for a lesser known brand can be difficult, especially when you're trying to find candidates who want to change how the world "Googles." We discuss How she sells past Google and tells the story of...

In today's podcast, we talk with Rachel Clark GTM Recruiter at NexHealth about how companies can stay competitive in the face of a down economy. Rachel shares how can continue to scale as competitors are downsizing and playing it safe. We get into some best practices for SAAS recruiting and how to own full lifecycle recruiting for SDRs. Rachel Clark takes us to school and breaks it down touch...

Back with a vengeance, Vanessa Raath, the South African Goddess of Sourcing, better known as "The Talent Hunter" sits in with the team to talk sourcing, training, and events. In this episode we dig deep into: Sourcing Efficiency: How you can position yourself as an asset to to your company. Training: What and how to train - what you need to know Mastodon, The Blue Devil, chatGPT and more...

Necessity is the mother of invention. Our guest, Anil Dharni (CEO and Co-Founder of Sense), talks with Mike "Batman" Cohen about the past and future of HR, and getting your hands on the least painful ATS. For us senior recruiters, we remember the old days of whiteboards, file cabinets full of resumes, and contact information written on a legal pad. We've come a long way since the re...

If you're an employer that's saying "we need better people" there's probably something more you could be doing. Jessica Miller-Merrell (Founder of Workology) is here with Mike Cohen to talk about the ever changing landscape of recruiting.  There's fear all around us in this industry, and most of it comes from the reluctance to adapt. We realize that the post pandemic...

Michelle Prebble (Director of Talent Acquisition at Visier) talks with us about attrition metrics, aggregating information, and what it actually means to make "data driven decisions." We're all down for making smart decisions based on numbers, but how do you actually take advantage of this knowledge? One of the biggest hurdles in data driven decision making is lacking the imaginatio...

It's not an unhealthy addiction if it saves you time and efficiency. Our guest Jennifer O Gara, Talent Lead at Tonkean, talks about taking advantage of no code platforms, and creating an optimized work environment using automations.  Most companies have 16 different HR systems that they use, and whether or not they integrate with each other there's still a LOT of disconnect.  Switching b...

You might think that you have a particular candidate in the bag. The pay is good and the benefits are flowing...but then you get blown off. What happened? You might have forgotten to ask about their motivations. Our guest, Jeremy Roberts, Director of Solution Design and Innovation at Cielo Talent, talks about those vital conversational soft skills. Despite all this technology you still gotta make...

Transparency and respect can get you pretty far with DE&I efforts. Our guest Kevin Walters (Sr. Director of Diversity) and Andre Boulais (Vice President of Client Experience) of SilkRoad talks about authenticity, regionalized diversity, and inclusiveness in a more earnest and heartfelt way. You can make all the effort to hire diverse candidates, but if your new hires don't feel included t...

It takes a lot to build a talent community. Creating a pipeline that is valuable for non job seeking individuals is important for fostering a strong connection with many potential hires. When it comes to hiring season, having a good chunk of vetted, experienced people to reach out to makes all the difference. Our guest, Marvin Smith (Consultant at MarvinESmith Talent Engagement Consulting), talks...

Many Quebec based companies surprisingly don't have an ATS, which is usually step one for HaloTalent when they help organizations innovate. Our two guests Stefany Bertrand (Digital Recruiting Strategist) and Veronique Turgeon (President) of Halotalent talk with Shally Steckerl about the support role they provide organizations in the technology field. Many companies are overwhelmed by the myri...

What defines a tech company? Our guest Vivek Ravisankar, CEO and Co-Founder of HackerRank , talks about the ever changing presence tech has in all industries. The definition of a tech company used to be an easy question to answer a few years back with the likes of Google and whatnot, but it seems like every single industry needs tech to get ahead now. There has been a massive amount of innovation...

Don't just look to the next roadblock, the bigger picture is always more important. Our guest Matt Tague, Director of Customer Talent Advisory of Gem, talks about the uncertainty of the recruiting industry.  Everyone seems to have hit the nuclear reactor "shutoff switch", and are making decisions out of the fear caused by the hiring recession. A lot of organizations seem to have tur...

Our guests, Joe Totten (VP of Sales) and Gregory Burlack (Enterprise Sales Leader) of Gem, talk to Shally Steckerl and Mike "Batman" Cohen about open mindedness, the value of CRMs, and the ambiguity of these tools.  A lot of people buy an ATS thinking it's gonna solve all their problems. However, people seem to be using these platforms as a crutch while failing to improve their fund...