The Recruitment Flex

This week on TRF we cover: Wayfair CEO says uses his outside voice - again. He thinks he’s Elon Musk and can get away with saying whatever pops into his head. Its cringe worthy. Flockity, friend of the show Tracy Parsons creates the first Influencer platform for jobs. Hiring Branch study shows some surprising data on language skills connection to success on the job. In the News Canada pumps the br...

The Recruitment Flex welcomes Cameron Laker CEO at MindField. If you think RPO is just rent-a-recruiter, prepare to be blown away by what Cameron has built, right here in Canada.  12,000 jobs filled in 2023, makes us dizzy just thinking about how to pull that off. He shares how he did it and you can as well. Cameron openly shares his POV on HR tech and hints at some of the NON-industry thinking be...

This week on TRF we cover: Shelley is on the list of the Top 24 HR Influencers to Watch in 2024 and gives credit where it’s due! Our LinkedIn feeds are full of our friends and followers getting new gigs! Lots of movement and it's only the 3rd week in January.  In the News Tech darlings Meta, HubSpot and Google loose their top spots on Glassdoors’s list of Best Places to work Watch the TikTok video...

TRF feat Andrew Flowers Labour Economist with Appcast: Andrew recaps the 2023 labour market for US, Canada and Europe and a big round of applause on his predictions all being correct! The increase in US states who are adopting pay transparency laws and the positive impact it is having on candidate quality.  Beige is the color of 2024. Its kind of what we wished for in 2020! The 2 labour markets, s...

This week on TRF we cover: Big thanks for our listeners who participated in our little survey. Some great suggestions that we will incorporate into the show! In The News: The US labour market is still chugging along with a 3.7% unemployment rate and 216,000 new jobs added in December.  217% increase in the number of Canadian employers using apprenticeships to fill the labour and skills shortage, a...

Can a candidate's online presence reveal a lot about their authenticity, values, and potential red flags? In person at the HR Tech conference we get the down-low on social media background screening from FAMA CEO Ben Mones.  Big year so far with FAMA - they are the leading platform for screening for workplace misconduct.  FAMA acquires Social Intelligence, better friends than foes. The Hunova part...

This week on TRF we cover: The holidays are best with little people. Seeing how excited and happy they are to unwrap gifts is precious.  Some omens of the year to come based on how NYE was celebrated.  In the News Know when to stop talking is our advice to Wayfair’s CEO  Elite athletes and CEO’s get paid top dollar - also known as pay for performance, we wont get on the bandwagon to envy their suc...

Happy New Year! New Episodes coming Friday in the meantime enjoy one of our best episodes of the year. TA Practitioners Series With a TA team of 80 across Canada, Nicole and Harneet share with us why KPMG is the best place to work if you are a recruiter. Hiring Leaders who understand the value of TA is no accident. With Nicole flying the plane and Harneet as co-pilot, Hiring Managers are fully onb...

TRF Best Episode of 2023 When the classiest guy in HR Tech buys the nicest recruitment marketing agency, you get happy employees and delighted customers. 10 cities in 10 days to meet the Bayard team, he’s convinced this acquisition is a win-win.  Chris gives us an inside view of his personal journey and his philosophy on how to build a successful company.  Smart people are everywhere, so invest in...

TRF The year in review and predictions for 2024 How good were last year’s predictions? Serge gets a standing ovation for his prediction from last December, ChatGPT and AI rocked the world. Although YouTube shorts did not clobber TikTok, we are seeing a drop in use among teenagers. Surprises in 2023 The swing from employee to employer market was quick. Pay transparency law in British Columbia was p...

Sean Paulseth, based in Canada, is the Global Head of Sales for Silicon Valley’s Humanly.io. His career path is unique as he brings lived experience being a former HR professional.   High volume hiring such as The Calgary Stampede who hires 3,500 people for 10 days, can now use technology to make the process more efficient.  Conversational AI helps the job seeker experience by getting right to the...

This week on TRF we cover: Shelley’s first born, Chandler defended his thesis and passed! Being a stand up comedian came in handy, the ability to handle hecklers or disruption when presenting, is a skill well earned on stage.  Global News Calgary anchor person Leslie Horton claps back at a rude email, making her internet famous for the 3rd time.  In the News Spotify’s third round of layoffs this y...

TRF feat Job Board Geeks Reunited! Steven Rothsberg Founder of College Recruiter and Jeff Dickey-Chasins The Job Board Doctor join us for a 2023 year in review. Niche job board traffic was flat while Freelance work sites like Upwork are doing well. The big 5 job boards are returning to pre-pandemic levels.  Google for jobs didn't get the big YAWN that X jobs board did! Indeed is seeing strong grow...

This week on TRF we cover: Christmas party season, get drunk and make a fool of yourself. Not a good look. Life choices, baby boom, unmarried parents or double income no kids. In the News  Indeed walks back the PPA, gone as of December 18 is sunset. Canada’s unemployment rate stays in a good spot at 5.8% Grief on a timeline, research says 14 day is necessary, not 5. Tip of the Week Recruiters need...

TRF feat Alex Fourlis SVP & Managing Director at Veritone  Job distribution marries programmatic, Veritone will soon reveal what the new baby will be called.  The June 2023 acquisition of Broadbean, Alex shares the vision Veritone has to unite Pandologic & Broadbean. Transparency in AI as a way of doing business ensures Veritone is ahead of the curve in light of the laws being passed in Ne...

This week on TRF we cover: Another trip, another band - Shelley and Brook are off to see The 1975 Serge must protest as the lead singer is now on Taylor Swift's long list of x-lovers. In the News    Elon cant help himself, throwing daggers at Linked In as X tries their hand at being a job board  Union Drama Queen gets in a snit over TFWs coming to build an EV battery plant in Windsor ON; he seems...

TRF feat Leah Daniels, CCO with JobSync We welcome back a long time friend of the show Leah Daniels who joins us at the PLUM booth at HR Tech.  To improve the candidate experience and the recruiter experience, we can point the finger at who developed the ATS.   Layer on the confusing state/provincial and federal government compliance requirements and we now have the perfect storm. Leah give expert...

This week on TRF we cover: Like politics and religion, no one agrees on music. If you want to keep the peace, don't debate someone’s taste in music.  Mentoring with The Forum, Shelley is excited to give back to Women entrepreneurs who are early in their journey.  In the news HOT TAKES on the drama unfolding at OpenAI.  Tip of the Week Open Hiring is an honest solution when considering your entire...

This week we welcome Jenn Ravalli, CMO at HARRI on The Recruitment Flex The most exciting announcement of the year for investment in HR Tech was HARRI, who secured funding to the tune of $43MM USD in a Series B. As we look inside and see who their customers are and what problems HARRI solves, it makes perfect sense. Who wouldn't want to be part of this? Solving for the first 90 days in the restaur...

This week on TRF We cover: Refreshed and tanned, Serge shares his skin care secrets and the live free or die culture that is Florida.  In the News Apple pulls a fast one on Immigration and pays the price, is $25 million enough?  Not falling for the drama around Christmas hiring, let’s unpack the reality. ZipRecruiter and Indeed feel the drop in paid advertising again in their quarterly results. On...

Always a pleasure to welcome friend of the show Angela Hood CEO of This Way Global to TRF ThisWayGlobal won an award for Innovation of the Year HR Tech in 2019 for their AI for Jobs product. AI before everyone was talking about it. The reality of working with IBM, it was surprising to hear both parties took away learnings.  Any company who does not believe the research that DEI is good for busines...

This week on TRF we cover: Work from anywhere, Serge takes the family to Florida to visit Peppa Pig Land, LegoLand and Disneyworld. Now he needs a vacation from his vacation. Something is terribly broken if we have Cyber Security professionals driving Ubers In The News WeWork goes bankrupt, the fall from an $50BB valuation to $3BB in debt.  Software Engineer. Rug Doctor. Alberta’s engineering gove...

Recorded live from HR Technology Conference we welcomed Alex Sheshunoff CEO of RemoteBridge Fresh off the awards stage, RemoteBridge won the 2023 HR Tech Product of the Year! Companies who compete for top talent need to replace their printed flat sheet of “Benefits We Offer” with something fun and engaging.   With so much focus on talent attraction, all our efforts can be wasted if on boarding is...

TRF feat Jonathan Prothero, President and Co-Founder of TalentNet As a Canadian HR tech company and over 25 years of expertise, Jonathan gives credit to his wife for her expertise in resourcing on demand and connecting the dots to contingent workforce, 2013 TalentNet was launched. Jonathan realized Fortune 500 organizations can leverage their brand to attract and build a community of workers they...

This week on TRF we cover: The reality of her first corporate job and having to endure a long daily commute sent a TikTok viral this week.   Recruiter Nation report had some interesting findings plus some things stayed the same. In the News Stepstone the dominant job board in Europe, did a 5% employee reduction.  The major Canadian banks are undergoing layoffs. Always seen as stable and still show...