The Recruitment Flex

All of your favourite podcast host in show! Before Christmas Serge and Shelley joined the HR PODSQUAD episode Hosted by Chris Russell from Rectech podcast along with Joel Cheesman from the Chad and Cheese Podcast. Better.com zoom layoffs and how it could have been handled better Is this just a short lived upper hand for labour compared to capital Will HR Tech investment in 2022 surpass 2021 number...

Today on best of 2021 our first guest of 2021 and one of our favourites! she wrote a very timely book called Betting on You available everywhere that fit the mood perfectly in the world of work. Crowned as the original HR Influencer, Laurie joins us for a great conversation and true to her Punk Rock HR style, she leaves it all on the dance floor.  The impossible task of pay transparency, it goes d...

Another of our favourite for 2021. Lori shares her amazing knowledge on recruitment marketing...this is a must listen! With a solid track record as a CMO who introduces new concepts to consumers; she made the leap over to HR & Recruitment where Lori has been instrumental in building the Recruitment Marketing profession. Taking Rally members from 100 to 30,000 strong. For recruiters who are sic...

We look back at our favourite episodes of 2021 and you can't have a list without including Hung Lee...if you have not listened to this one do take the time! Hung Lee Chief Curator at the Recruiting Brainfood rejoins The Recruitment Flex to try to give some clarity with what's going on in this crazy recruitment world right now. We always get incredible insights from Hung and this episode is no diff...

Allie Knull, Founder of ResumeFree joins as co-host with Serge and Shelley. Grinch for hire - the only time getting a 1 star rating is the point. When an actor hired as the Grinch trashes the house. What did you think would happen? Top Recruiter award, with no audit or due diligence it feels like a popularity contest.  Recruiters creating idiot polls on LinkedIn, the idea is a bit like catfishing...

Yves Boudreau, CEO of Alongside and AllOnboard has some huge news to share. And he’s excited! When the CEO of ZipRecruiters says your ATS is one of the best he’s seen, you’d better take that to the bank.  The complete set of tools is about to be unleashed in Canada. Where others fall short, this ATS has personality.  Career Beacon went 17 years without an upgrade and is now positioned to go coast...

Smaller markets are so underserved yet such a delight to do business with. Serge and Shelley do a road trip to visit a great organization who are sincerely looking to up their game in TA. Such a breath of fresh air! What’s happening in the Talent Acquisition world this episode? Better.com with their CEO blunder makes them a perfect target for TA professionals. Top talent never sticks around to see...

TaPod of Australian fame joins The Recruitment Flex for a world view on talent acquisition. With Harvey the office dog riding shotgun, we see the world is smaller than we thought. Craig and Lauren are a fun couple of Aussies who really know their stuff in TA; we take on the hot topics of today and find out the Recruiter shortage is global.  Who knew candidate ghosting is a worldwide issue  What ar...

Super Dad to the Rescue, when you’re little ones are sick and mom is under the weather, you do what you gotta for and clean up puke. Benefits beyond tablestake and add and life insurance won’t cut it, what will will recruitment bring to the table that will turn heads Is anyone happy at work, we ponder the choice of asking it anyways with the new Indeed Happiness Score The neverending curiosity aro...

Serge and Shelley are on the road this week but will be back for Friday show. In the meantime we wanted to replay one of our favourite episodes and one that brings a ton of very practical and strategic advice that you can start leveraging today. This week we welcome a true giant of the industry Jerome Ternynck CEO of SmartRecruiters and author of Hiring Success: How Visionary CEOs Compete for the...

This week we welcome guest co-host Michelle Berg and we realize the dangers of mixing alcohol and MC’ing an HR event, this is your cautionary tale.  With only weeks to go in 2021, we strapped ourselves in for riding out the nutty season of performance reviews and everyone expecting a raise.   Our recruitment insights this week - lots of talk about money! Consider the consequences of employers who...

Angela Hood, CEO and founder of This Way Global who is in the Google Accelerator program. No half hearted efforts allowed. We talked about what it takes to be brought along in this program and it's nothing short of incredible.  Are gaps in employment a good reason to pass over a candidate or is that bias?  After reading the first 100 resumes can anyone really be expected to read another 100?  Its...

With guest cohost Kim Wilkinson, Founder of Verve Recruitment. Recruiters are held to a higher standard when we are bringing on new team members. Melissa joined Shelley’s team and without a medical degree has saved her from having an aneurysm. From botox to hair plugs this episode has it all.   While some dusty old school staffing agencies are putting down their tools during December, we fire back...

Bas Van de Haterd, Mr. Netherlands and host of Talent Savvy Podcast Did you ever think we would see a good case for assessments in the hiring process? Make it fun, make it Relevant How did the Netherlands come out of the pandemic with a fresh coat of paint?  The Dutch are not experiencing the great resignation, in fact, just the opposite. No one loves or hate a Vanilla Employment Brand Check out B...

Shelley came bearing gifts for Serge’s sweet little girls and they got to meet IRL over the weekend! Plus Shelley’s oldest son, Chandler crossed the stage, for his Bachelor’s degree this week, a very proud moment! Our recruiting insights this week Avoid seeing your boss the same way you see your dad. Mixed messages on calling your workplace ‘family’ can spell disaster Solid recommendations for TA...

Every company needs to have a great employment lawyer on speed dial! Rick brings over 30 years as an Employment Lawyer to this episode. We tackle a very controversial topic vaccines mandates, Bit of feelings, bit of opinions but mostly just facts. Get schooled on what we forgot from grade 9 on The Canadian Charter, laws vs bylaws & what this means when we start talking about COVID mandates The...

This is not a normal show for us! When we first started The Recruitment Flex we never thought we would get to a 100th episodes but here we are. In this episode we reminisce a bit and go through the journey of this podcast. Serge and Shelley give more insight of their background in recruitment and what they do now We had so many great guest but we talk about some of our favourite guest and episodes...

This week is a bit different as we will be airing our 100th episode, so for this 99th episode we decided to do our weekly recruitment insight episode. Shelley ponders Botox but then realizes that Zoom has a beauty filter! As always we discuss today's recruitment challenges. Should you have a one click apply option? HR Professionals tell us that Talent Acquisition sucks....are they right or just cl...

This week Kim Wilkinson teams up with Serge to try to sell Shelley on getting a French Bulldog! We also tackle some recruitment topics. Should companies asking for breakdown of agency rates for contractors? Are they entitled to this information? Shelley really hates panel interviews and tries to show us a better way! We give our review on Fishbowl, is it the alternative to Linkedin. Are people on...

Exciting to bring one of the most influential leaders in the Talent Acquisition space Christian Forman - CEO of Appcast. We find out how Appcast came to life. How the joint partnership with Workopolis called Applify happened. Was Indeed in the running to acquire Appcast before Stepstone stepped in? The unique story of how a small city in New brunswick Canada became Appcast secret weapon. Why is pr...

Shelley was a cat person, I know surprising right?? but now she has decided it's time for a dog so we're looking for recommendations on breeds that she should look at. As always we cover loads of Talent Acquisition and labor market topics. Millenials and Gen Z look at the 9-5 model and decide "nope not for me". Is freelance the new way to work? Why are very few companies hiring junior developers?...

Recruiting grads or recent grads? This is a must listen episode as Steven Rothberg Founder and Chief Visionary at CollegeRecruiter.com joins Serge and Shelley. Steven is the only person in history that has ever moved to Minnesota for the weather (Not Really but it's a good story!) Do you need a degree to be in sales? Emphasizing GPA is not helping your DEI strategy. Employers should focus on build...

This is a time that recruiters have leverage when it comes to picking the right role with the right company at the right price. We offer our insights on what recruiters should be looking for when looking at new jobs as we're joined by recruitment and HR tech savant Allie Knull. Allie ask the question what the difference is between Job Boards vs. Aggregators How do you avoid getting into indeed Jai...

Our favourite Scots! Adam Gordon joins The Recruitment Flex. Adam's knowledge and passion on recruitment marketing shines through in this episode. Adam shares how CandidateID plans to spend to spend their latest round of funding. Why is North America slower to adopt recruitment technology then UK and Europe? How can organisations help recruiters come up for air. Onboarding new employees, who shoul...

Serge drops that he will be retiring from recruitment to run for city council next election in 2025. Will the things he's said on this podcast hurt him in his political careers?! Both Serge and Shelley have to be censored this week, that won't help. We cover a lot of segments this week that focus on men and their place in the future workforce. Men are opting out of University, what's causing this...