The Recruitment Flex

The Recruitment Flex Feat Mark Stelzner and Mary Faulkner Shake up recruitment and stop with the bullshit of aspirational EVPs. Its time to get real about who you are. We clearly understood why Mark was in the top 100 HR Tech Influencer for 2020 after this episode! Clearly ahead of their time, Mary & Mark are the pacesetters for how large global organizations are seeing the future of work. Wha...

Feat. Rod Miller President & CEO of CPHR Alberta There are so many HR professionals who bravely steered their organization through 2020, we knew the CPHR Alberta served it’s 6,000 members well! Looking back and looking forward was the theme of our conversation with Rod. Fitness and more time to think were the unexpected gifts of being in lockdown Where is the role of HR evolving to in a compan...

The Recruitment Flex Feat. Laurie Ruettimann - Author of Betting on You  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 deeper than just printing pay bands or advertising how much the job pays on your posting.  Reality check on why you complai...

Jeremy Tiffin Horizon Recruitment 6 Steps to Hire the Best. Jeremy Tiffin wrote an eBook and we grilled him on a few sections; he was so on point! We talked about the distinction between recruiting and hiring and the most misunderstood talent trend in Fall 2020. Getting into recruitment means a lifelong learning mindset; business acumen is essential The classic triangle - speed, quality & pric...

Joining us is Michelle Berg to talk about the big 3 of 2020. She shares her journey as an entrepreneur and on being human in HR is a real thing. Will employers make Covid vaccine mandatory The best gifts of WFH Announcing a new web series for HR professionals that will be sure to entertain & inform We all chime in on our favorite DisruptHR YYC speakers. Topping the list is none other than our...

Are you and Artist or Worker? Hear the 2 most inspiring people talk about the power of storytelling in the workplace and how artists will be the only job that will never be automated. Recommended reading in this next round of isolation, The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida There are a few Easter Eggs in this episode from James; listen for the reference to Weezer and Velvet Underground...

We are calling this our rock anthem episode. “I got hurt feelings” (Flight of the Concords) - Serge throws a dagger through the steel armour Shelley has on. Our post event debrief from InnovateWork’s webinar today, we are both took a ‘shot to the heart” (Bon Jovi). Shelley takes another run at trying to persuade Serge to see the “Policy of Truth” (Depeche Mode) on why one-way video interviews are...

The future of Work with Gillian Hynes Some great insight into the world of work and how recruitment + talent management will look. In this episode we tossed in some spicy discussion on what will ALWAYS change. What do we mean by never stop learning? Creating great relationships with people outside your department is the future - so stop talking amongst yourselves and get out there Knowledge bomb:...

The Accidental Occupation Feat. Jesse Ryan - Chief Sales Guy & Founder at High Road Human Capital and host of the Accidental Occupation Podcast Doing the math, we have nearly 60 years of experience on this episode with all 3 of us having staffing firm, corporate recruitment, entrepreneurs, sales and a love for great HR tech. Another vote for great HR tech; Shout out to our friends at Xref! Jes...

Serge and Shelley talk about why Intake meetings are so hard to do in Corporate and staffing . Smart Recruiters acquires JobPal.

Joining us on the Recruitment Flex this week Paula Breeze, EVP HR & Corporate Affairs AND Susan Shea, Founder of Edge Human Resource Solutions If you could chat with your former (or current) VP of HR, what would you talk about? Who would have the b@!!s to tell them that HR is known to never execute?!? 💣 Watch this fur fly on this episode of The Recruitment Flex 🧗 Climbing the ladder in HR, w...

We are calling this episode the Recruiter’s Red Table Talk - if we could only stay on topic… see if you can follow our bouncing ball here. 👰Kim schools us on why women over 35 should be the Bachelorette. ✋Trends in recruitment and hiring for near term 💁Best advice yet for how corporate recruiters should work with agency recruiters 💪Best & worst interview questions. Serge and Shelley are at...

Enough with the hollow argument about why your ATS sucks, Serge and Shelley get to the heart of the matter. Survey says…. Jobvite & iCIMS are eating Taleo’s lunch. Maybe it’s time to take their toys and go home? Arm wrestle over the difference between the CRM function in Talent Acquisition VS Sales. Shelley had to bow to Serge - maybe he’s right?!? Serge and Shelley talk about the evolution of...

What happens when 3 TA pros get together? Magic - that’s what! Will Van Middendorp CEO of Lucritive joins Serge and Shelley in our collective powers together to look around corners for what the next 12-18 month will bring in the staffing industry. Advice to Recruiters who are in job search mode. Will gets real about his win/lose ratio Be the first to hear what’s coming up for the Canadian Premier...

In this episode Serge and Shelley focus on 3 Topics - Why you should leverage your own database of potential candidates before going external to source or attract - How are you adjusting to video interviewing? (Zoom, Skype etc..) - Virtual onboarding (Tips and Tricks!) As usual Serge and Shelley don't always agree but come up with some helpful tips.

Joel Cheesman the Co-Host of the Chad and Cheese Podcast, Founder of Poach and industry veteran joins Serge and Shelley for a fun conversation. We talk about everything including Canadian Pop Culture, how Joel came up north like an American Viking to poach our Canadian women. We also talk about poach, podcasting, industry news etc..

Bill Banham, HR Gazette, Host of HRChat Podcast, Founder of InnovateWork Ten short years ago, with suitcase in hand, Bill brought his talents across the Atlantic Ocean. Hear his story as Shelley & Serge chat throw a few curve balls at him.  We hear how InnovateWork grew and continues in the face of COVID! Find out what are the biggest changes in our industry in the last few years. Will we ever...

#FlexFridays is back with another episode of The Recruitment Flex. 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 Best Talent. We tackle critical issues in the Talent Acquisitions world such as how do we get Talent Acquisitions leaders and practitioners to choose technology they leverage on a...

Serge and Shelley had the pleasure to present at CPHR Alberta on the topic of Elevating Recruitment in HR. Here are some of the key topics we covered - It's Ok to for HR Professionals to admit they dislike recruitment - Why skillset for Recruitment and HR are different - Roles that exist in Recruitment - What you should measure in Recruitment We had lots of fun so hopefully you enjoy!

GTKY Interview with Serge We work from home, in our basement or off the side of the living room, we have all adapted. This episode gets a little more personal as Shelley gets to show off her interview chops and Serge is in the hot seat. Where did Serge take his inspiration as a young man? Love tech? What’s worth falling in love with. When it comes to leadership, some lessons are learned the hard w...

We celebrate a milestone in the podcast world This is episode 21! The Flex Friday feature is Serge & Shelley talking about our WFH experience and give advice to Recruiters who are looking for work What's the secret sauce in WFH world Find out why resumes will soon disappear & what is replacing them The number one reason Recruiters will get the offer All this from TRF and a shameless plug f...

Jay Kipps, Managing Director at Universum Canada Jay brings the perspective of the candidate experience to the front of the line. In the episode we talked about employer branding – Canadian style!   How do the Big 5 corporations in Canada see employer brand?   Find out what the survey data tells us about what candidates want.    If you have negative employer reviews, how long do you have to correc...

Starting in the late 90’s ATS salespeople started talking about talent pipeline; which, was the biggest unfulfilled promise (read: lie) ever perpetrated on recruitment. They were selling pipe-dreams. It wasn’t until the CRM technology started to evolve and someone dared show it to Talent Acquisition Adam created one of the best solutions in Talent Acquisition. Find out how it cleans up the mess we...

With 2 of Canada’s thought leaders in D&I, we realized you can all relax a little here. In fact, we give you permission to just abandon your D&I program. Joining this episode are Zohra Halani, National Leader, Gender Equality Network of Canada and Micheal Bach, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion.

Serge joins Prasanthi on Pulse by HealthJobHub to discuss the importance of Employment Brand.