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Liz explains how to position the difficult parts of a role, as well as how Flatiron structures the reverse interview.

Neil explains some of the nuanced questions you must ask about your hiring process once it reaches a certain scale, as well as how ThoughtWorks revisited their process in light of being known as a hard place to get hired.

Buffy's Katherine Merrill explains what talent management means to her, and how she makes the most of the opportunity to chart an employee's path through the company.

 VP of TA Janeen Speer explains how Shopify decided on a long-term remote work strategy, as well as the ins and outs of their Life Story interview process.

Christy explains her approach to recruitment career development, CRM planning, and her company's back-to-work considerations.

Tracy explains how her current pipeline job posting campaign will help Zenefits ramp hiring back up when the world turns back on. Later, the practice of "Just-In-Time Hiring" is summarily dismantled. 

Carly explains how she's revamping MovableInk's interview training through a campaign aptly titled "Ink-redible Hiring", as well as how performance review structure can guide job descriptions.

Recruiting Brainfood's Hung Lee joins to discuss how recruiters can distinguish themselves in the event of an economic downturn, and how they might think about positioning themselves as professionals in a more remote-friendly environment. Sign up for the Recruiting Brainfood Newsletter here!

Jocelyn shares the advantages of making a Recruiting Ops hire early, as well as how Duolingo is assessing interview questions for level of difficulty in the interest of ensuring an equal process for all candidates. At Jocelyn's post-interview urging, Rob monologues on why he loves recruiters. NYT: Check In On Your Black Employees

Fellow recruiting podcaster James Ellis shares what employer branding looks like when companies can't show off their fancy offices and perks. Part I can be found on James' podcast feed: The Talent Cast.

NextRoll's Jody Atkins shares the contents of the toolkit her team put together to help recruiters affected by COVID 19. Rob wonders how one might assess whether an individual has the potential to grow into a big role.

Google Director for HR Strategy Consulting for Other Bets, Jennifer explains how to work your way down from high level business goals into concrete talent practices.

Raj explains how Zoho came to realize college degrees weren't an indicator of future performance, and how they designed Zoho University in order to train future employees in lieu of requiring a 4-year degree.

Wayne Technologies founder Mike "Batman" Cohen shares his strategies for email engagement, HR tool assessment, and reflects on how he knew it was time to start his own business.

Lorraine explains how to formulate a back to work philosophy, as well as how to develop and self-educate as a talent professional. Rob gets some personalized career advice, learning why he should stop asking his favorite interview question. Black Sheep Restaurants: COVID-19 Playbook LifeLabs Learning Return to Workplace Discussion Guide WeWork: Maintaining a Healthy Workplace

Career Coach Holly Lee shares the exercises and questions she goes through with clients to help them determine what they want out of their next job. Rob grapples with whether he should focus on his values or his desired outcomes.

Netflix's VP of HR for Product, Bethany Brodsky, discusses how she's turning the HR franchise around by way of a thoughtful, reflective approach that aligns the best interests of the employees and company. Rob asks what advice she'd give to someone who wants to be a recruiter/HR pro when they grow up.

Databricks' Sr. Manager of Global Talent Ops, Ashley Santos, discusses what processes she's focusing on in a slower hiring environment, as well as when talent ops can be the right career route for an aspiring recruiting pro.

VP of People Operations Jolie Loeble explains how Daily Harvest is getting their culture across to remote candidates, as well as how to be considerate when reaching out to recently laid off talent. Rob celebrates episode 100, albeit a week too late.

Lauren explains how to avoid having your talent team wind up as  order-takers, as well as what to focus on during hiring freezes.

Elite Connections Matchmaking Agency's VP & Partner, Tammi Pickle, joins to discuss how she goes about finding out what her clients are actually looking for. Rob draws parallels to recruiting. Turns out, recruiting is ALOT like dating.

Rick Iversen, Rakuten's Head of Talent for Europe & Americas, joins to discuss why he only hires Recruiting Coordinators, the best thing recruitment can borrow from sales, and what to look for in your next HR tech software.

Chris Winn explains the challenges his company undertook when they went 100% remote two years ago, and shares the strategies they used to navigate the transition.

Madison explains her approach to transparency, the reaches of unconscious bias, and how she's helping a distributed workforce along the path to full time employeeship.

Two Recruiters from Enjoy Technologies join to discuss how to hire a contract workforce, assess for agility, and kvetch about the crazy things candidates do in process.