The Recruitment Flex

This week on TRF: Shelley’s feeling a little rattled. A perfect driving record is now tarnished, a cement parking barrier vs a front bumper isn't a fair fight! When are we too old to attend a rave? Serge takes in an outdoor performance of Tiesto. Get your tickets now, Serge will rock the stage at DisruptHR YYC. AND if you are on the East Coast, join Leah Sobering as she hosts DisruptHR Halifax. In...

This week we have the honour to have industry legend Stephen O'Donnell. TA Tech’s Chief Growth Officer and founder of NORA, the national online recruitment awards joins share his deep knowledge of the TA landscape.  Starting in 1987, Stephen is the OG of aggregating jobs!   Latest trends in HR tech and who looks to be a game changer. Fiverr and Upwork a paradigm shift for some businesses. Video in...

TRF covers this week: When a CEO’s top measure of success is happy employees, you know you’re listening to Chris Forman with AppCast! Catch the episode released last Monday Friend of the show, Adam Gordon is teasing with his new company called ‘Poetry’ dressed in France’s national colours and on a boat! Lazy Girl Jobs - just set all women back 50 years, everything Barbie did to empower women has b...

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 overlooked communities l...

We have thrown out all traditional gender expectations, Shelley pays for lunch and Serge sings for his supper. Is organizational hygiene the polite term for cleaning house, aka layoffs? In the News 10,000 H1B Visa holders in 48 hours, highly skilled workers are eager to get into Canada! Twitter launches job listings @TwitterHiring - next up @TwitterDating  Former TA Exec sues his employer Goldman...

TRF feat. Joel Lalgee The Realest Recruiter “You had me at remote job” is how Joel fell into recruiting. He’s never looked back. You can now find him and his large audience (over 400k Social Media followers) on pretty much every social platform. Joel shared his vision on how and why he created such an incredible online presence: Be helpful Start with cringe and answer common questions Social media...

Another exciting week in Talent Acquisition. This week we cover: Blue sky over head and green grass under foot, RecFest US - Nashville, BiCentennial Park, September 13 & 14.  Does being late to every zoom meeting qualify as ‘time blindness’? We take shots at Sarah Trefren when her whining to be accommodating for her condition on TikTok went viral.  Threads seem to be going limp.  Listing your...

This week Ilya Brotzky from VanHack joins us and there is lots to celebrate. As they round the corner to nearly 2,000 hires and the VC market fell in love with what they do and how they are doing it with a $3M funding. As a champion for improvement to immigration, Ilya explains the Canadian tech talent strategy announcements made by Sean Fraser Minister of Immigration for Canada at the Collision c...

After Shelley’s brief trip across the pond, Serge is happy to be back with his favourite co-host. Just when we thought life couldn't get better, Serge and Shelley are awarded TA Tech’s Top 100 thought leaders.   In the News Appcast acquires Bayard Advertising to create the worlds largest recruitment marketing firm  Indeed is testing using employer data to help you write a better jobs ad. Role cred...

This week Serge sans Shelley interviews one of our favourite person in the industry Caitlin MacGregor CEO of Plum.io Try your own Plum profile: https://use.plum.io/profile-recruitmentflex   We cover a lot! Plum's recognition as a leader in the industry, highlighted in an article in The New York Times, signifies the impact and importance of their work. Changing Recruitment Landscape: Employees are...

This week Guest Co-host Kim Wilkinson is joining Serge while Shelley is off having a grand time in Europe, probably sending some questionable pics. In The News: VanHack just announced a whopping $3 million in new funding. Big congrats to Ilya and the team for their continued growth. It's fantastic to see! Calgary based KIBBI Technologies, a job-finding app created by a fellow newcomer, raised a co...

We first met Steph and the Hiring Branch at the Unleash America in Las Vegas. They hosted a bunch of HR podcasters from every corner of the globe, right in the heart of the iconic High Roller! A pioneering force in the Canadian HR tech landscape, they took note of a simple yet significant truth: people don't like interviews. This realization sparked a desire to challenge the status quo and to reim...

This week on The Recruitment Flex Shelley becomes Indeed famous! Brilliant driver recruiting ads on billboards in driving simulator video games: A creative and effective strategy for attracting driver recruits. Canadian recruiters expecting more job applications from international locations: Canadian recruiters anticipate an increase in job applications from candidates outside the country. In the...

This week we welcome Maury Hanigan of SparcStart Long before anyone was connecting the dots between traditional marketing and recruitment, Maury saw the enormous potential of bring boring job descriptions to life using video. We Cover: The secret sauce was making it easy, fast and fun.  Conversion increases by 60% Quality of applicants, people who are interested and qualified (you had me at qualif...

This week on TRF Graduation day and Serge is worried all the well educated women will have a shallow gene pool to select from Shelley is off to celebrate her son’s graduation - who will be a positive contribution to the gene pool! ‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation - Tony Soprano. Remember when we didn't have cell phones? In the news Digging deeper into the express entry for trades...

Since Shelley’s HR celebrity crush was not available we had to go with her 2nd favourite dutchman.  For the last 17 years Bas has run the Best Corporate Career site competition in the Netherlands. He knows a thing or two about what a great career site needs to have.  In this episode Bas shares his vast experience. Corporate career sites are a conversion tool not a destination. Only 5% of career si...

This week on TRF A green lawn and perfectly manicured yard is a sign of a healthy marriage. Diana takes first prize! Thank you to our loyal listeners for your positive feedback on TRF’s new logo and branding.  No FOMO on SHRM, let’s talk about why we don't fit in there. In the News Young women in Canada are the hardest hit for finding work.  Meanwhile, in the US women are returning to the workplac...

Dedicating a career to helping job boards and businesses increase traffic, Mark, formerly the Performance Marketing brains behind Snag-a-job, set out to optimize SEO solutions for job sites on Job Hub Central. Mark's knowledge of this space is impressive, here's what we covered: Google Job Ads optimization and a fore-telling of the Alpha testing going on right now in the US Clean up of Google for...

New branding, same show. We’d love to hear feedback on our new podcast cover and website, unless you don't like it…then you can keep your comments to yourself.  Sincere thanks to our show sponsor, VanHack and Ilya, we are proud to be working with you. Testing the limits of how much Serge would be willing to spend on the Apple Vision Pro? Shelley predicts its a matter of time before he breaks open...

This week we welcome Ben Eubanks w Lighthouse Research & Advisory After an awesome conversation at Unleash.ai, we were so pleased to have Ben talk more about his new book “Talent Scarcity: Retain and Engage in a Shrinking Workforce” The self proclaimed professional nerd, Ben is uniquely qualified in the TA world. As the founder of an HR research and advisory firm, Lighthouse Research, he has c...

Serge contemplates his political career. Look for his name in the next provincial election.  Unprecedented fires in Halifax, postponing DisruptHR Dream job alert: live on a remote island and look after wild horses. Not our dream job but for someone else it is.  In the News Veritone acquires Broadbean - Serge had his crystal ball out for that one.  Dice lays off 10% of their staff despite having in...

TRF feat Julie Sowash, Executive Director at Disability Solutions We finally get to introduce you to Julie Sowash. Dedicating her career to helping people who face barriers to employment by solving the problem on the corporate side.   Disability Solutions is a non-profit who has trained over 10,000 Leaders and placed over 7,000 persons with disability.  Our big light-bulb moments with Julie Recrui...

Cant eat, can't sleep, nightmares? Recalling your first love and the first break up is something we all experience but that doesn't make it easier to watch someone else go through it.  DisruptHR Halifax is in full swing, watch for the exciting lineup of presenters being announced this week. If you’ve never been, it goes like this: 5 minutes, 20 slides, teach me something and make it disruptive. El...

The Recruitment Flex got the opportunity the meet the guys from RecTxt face to face the first time! We had a great chat with Brian Thompson Co-Founder of RecTxt RecTxt has experienced remarkable success with Unleash, enabling them to establish valuable face-to-face connections with numerous clients. RecTxt has gained recognition for their user-friendly texting service, which seamlessly integrates...

The CRNG event in Calgary was a huge success. Will van Middendorp did a great job despite some technical challenges.  Donairs & DisruptHR Halifax Who knew Halifax was famous for this middle eastern dish? We will be co-hosting the event - June 22 - Get your tickets now Industry News CareerBuilder is letting the air out of their tires. 60% of their US staff were laid off  ZipRecruiter revenue co...