The Recruitment Flex

This week we welcome longtime TA practitioner Author of Hiring Humans Craig Fisher Craig brings a wealth of experience and passion to his new book, Hiring Humans.  Practical tips and key takeaways are written for HR and TA as deskside reference and refresher. The 5:1 content generation template gives you the cadence and consistency to build your personal brand as a recruiter.  Craig has built a co...

This week on TRF we cover: 7 weeks to TATech, Should Serge wear a Bond Tux to MC the event at the International Spy Museum in Washington? Fun private client and friends dinner event with @Plum and coming up. In The News HiBob launches Bob Hiring Pandlogic and Broadbean become Veritone Hire Try getting a candidate to move cities when they're on a low rate mortgage? The data is showing that's it's n...

This week on TRF we welcome Adam Godson CEO at Paradox Freshly into his new promotion from President to CEO, Adam is confident this role is perfect for him and for Paradox.  With incredible growth, 90 to 600 employees and 1,000’s of clients, many prestigious brands. Adam shares the simple truth for their success.  Loaded with case studies showcasing outcomes of their clients,  Want fries with your...

This week on TRF we cover: Blink and we missed it. From our part of the world, there wasn't much fanfare over the solar eclipse.  Fama’s newest product inspired a #MagiOfFit on several channels and gave us a chance to share how hiring the right fit will raise everyone’s game. Leah Sobering was Shelley’s Instant Fit. In the News Angela Hood named by Inc. as 106 out of the 250 top female founders. B...

TRF feat Tracey Lovejoy and Shannon Lucas CoAuthors of Move Fast Break Shit Burn Out Coined in an outdated phrase as Positive Troublemaker Tracey and Shannon have long known they didn't fit the already sized work style categories. The Catalyst is the dot-connector who sees what needs to change and moves into action.   They share their research and inspiration for writing this self help book for th...

This week on TRF we cover: Will Serge jump 829ft into the Las Vegas Skyline? In the News Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957 Indeed Launches Smart Sourcing tool Employ names Steve Cox as CEO LinkedIn testing new TikTok style video feed. Tip of the Week To determine a candidate’s level of business acumen, simply ask: “How does the company you last worked for...

This week we welcome Nancy Tavares Senior Director, P&C at Paladin Security With a non-traditional entry into HR, Nancy brings business acumen and operational experience to her decision to pursue a Masters in HR Management.  A life long learner, she also shares her knowledge as an Instructor at George Brown College in Toronto delivering the Intro to HR course.  Nancy shares some of the assessm...

This week on TRF we cover: When your Linked In post gets hi-jacked, it can be a complement or just annoying. What was Barry thinking, his //bit.ly would create an avalanche of qualified candidates? Congrats to one of the OG's of HR podcasting, Matt Alder hits 600 episodes.  In the news Federal minimum wage in Canada jumps to $17.30. Sad to see the US federal minimum wage still sits at $7.25 per ho...

This week on TRF we welcome Mark Chaffey CEO Hackajob Every company is a tech firm.  Based in London and New York, Mark along with his co-founder spent the last 10 years building a 2 way marketplace specifically for engineering talent.  Their laser focus on their audience and to provide a first class experience that includes a human Talent Success Manager to coach the candidate has paid off.  Buil...

This week on TRF we cover: Love the new car smell. Car manufacturers offer fewer options in the post chip shortage car buying market.   Just a little FOMO about Transform held in Las Vegas last week. DuoLingo wins the top spot for employer brand.  In the News Paradox names Adam Godson as the new CEO. Big congratulations to Adam who started his career as an HR professional and climbed all the way t...

This week we welcome Peter Weddle CEO at TATech From North Virginia, arguably the most beautiful part of the USA. With 26 books written and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal Peter’s insight into the world of work, he shares sage advice to those considering what AI will do for the Recruiter. The early days of TATech the foundation was to create a trade organization and Code of Ethics. Creatin...

This week on TRF we cover: HiringBranch challenged Shelley’s 30 years of recruiting experience against their AI tool, Serge believes the Robot won. Vastly different responses to a Hotel fire alarm at midnight.  The twins turn 5 - HBD! In the news Canada’s economy added 41,000 jobs and unemployment rose to 5.8% TikTok ban in the US - Influencers & content provider are panicked. 42% of companies...

TRF feat: Sarah Reynolds CMO at HiBob We just had to know the story behind the name of the company. It all makes perfect sense.  A simple answer to Improving onboarding, make good on the recruitment experience and throughout the life cycle of the employee.   The biggest hurdle with any HR system is getting employees to use the system; 85% of users access it at least twice a week.  Sarah confesses...

Happy International Women’s Day!  After several attempts to invite women leaders in TA to be a guest on the podcast, we are asking for your help. Please send us nominations or referrals, we promise it will be fun! In the News Vice.com lays off employees on a town hall zoom call with no preparation and a 2019 understanding of zoom features, like how to disable the emoji feature.  Taking a page out...

TRF feat Bas Van de Haterd Co - Author of Talent Acquisition Excellence. Get it now on Amazon or anywhere you get your books! We welcome back our favorite Dutchman, Bas.  With 5 books published under his belt, Bas shares his inspiration for a truly global perspective on the TA profession and how partnering with the OG of TA, Kevin Wheeler was the perfect match. Spoiler Alert: There is no connectio...

This week on TRF we cover: Hear what Serge did with a room of over 100 Recruiters at the Canadian Recruiters Networking Group. All good fun. Tim Sackett composes a hilarious list of HR’s results of Dating at Work, there is always truth in jest.  Events March 11 Hiring Branch presents, Demystifying Ai and Skills Based Hiring Workshop; send us a DM if you are interested! June 6-9 TA Tech Conference...

This week Serge (Sans Shelley) interviews Richard Collins, CEO of CVWallet, Richard shares insights from his career in recruitment and advertising, including the sale of ClickIQ to Indeed in 2019. CVWallet was founded to help job seekers prove their credentials, but shifted focus towards solving the recruiter paradox due to generative AI's rise. Some challenges generative AI, including an increase...

This week on TRF we cover: We may need to call for a security escort after Serge presents at the CRNG event in Calgary. On one hand for the riots that may ensue and on the other hand, the ladies who will be storming the stage.  Work assignments gone wild. We rip into Eight Sleep for thinking getting hired by them is like an audition for SNL - Saturday Night Live is notorious for stealing comic’s m...

TRF welcomes Chano Fernandez Co-CEO of Eightfold Chano brings an impressive track record with his career built in the HR Tech world and his incredible depth of knowledge from industry giants like SAP and Workday We tackle the topic of how Eightfold, by design, has 2 CEOs. Chano shares his expertise on how AI is being applied for the betterment of HR within organizations.  Internal mobility is the...

This week on TRF: Research takes on a whole new meaning as Serge prepped for co-hosting on the Chad & Cheese podcast.  Famous by 8, Mallory gets a big round of applause and a Taylor Swift hoodie. Lucky 13 and the power of Swifty nation dominated social media speculation after the Super Bowl.  In the News PLUM.io shares positive news GenZ and not Baby Boomers are most afraid of AI, some fatherl...

One of the most interesting and controversial book in the HR section in a long while! Hilke brings the investigative journalist and an industry outsider to her new book “The Algorithm: How AI decides who gets hired, monitored, promoted & fired & why we need to fight back now.” A fateful cab ride was the genesis of the book, when the Lyft driver was gobsmacked by being interviewed by a robo...

This week on The Recruitment Flex we have a special guest co-host Deanna Brousseau as Shelley is travelling somewhere (maybe a hedonism island?!) We Cover: Super Bowl predictions and over/under of 12 on Taylor Swift cutaways In The News Google Job Ads gets killed before even being born 4 Million Canadians have a criminal record, a lot of them can't find a job Tip of the Week How to spot a toxic en...

TRF feat Trent Cotton, VP of Talent & Culture at Hatchworks and Author of High Performance Recruiting - The 7 Traits, 7 Environments, 7 Leadership styles needed An industry guy who hated HR only to become a recruiter. Trent has gone on to be a thought leader and author of 2 of the ‘must read’ books for TA leaders. (Sprint Recruiting and High Performance Recruiting) Trent is quick to point out...

This week on TRF we cover: Riots in the streets of Calgary! The little bylaw was not very well thought out. In the News Remote workers face the cold facts, they are 35% higher risk of being laid off. Salesforce joins the flood of tech industry lay offs UPS cuts management and contractors in a bid to save $1BB in costs, that is out of the $100BB in sales in 2022 In happier news, the global online r...

The Recruitment Flex welcomes Mike Ehrle CEO at Click Boarding Bringing an impressive background in the employee benefit industry, Mike knows a great technology when he sees it.  The launch of their Click Retain product and the partnership with Alight to name a few.  Best practices for pre-boarding to eliminate day one ghosts Onboarding, listen to why anything above zero, is a problem. Prepare to...