The Recruitment Flex

In the heart of the summer but Talent Acquisition news doesn't stop! This week’s insights Where is Employ headed with scooping up all the best ATSs under one roof? Lever is the their latest acquisition, making Employ the largest provider of TA solutions. In the age of the Influencer, it seems like everyone we talk to is trying to figure out what the difference between personal brand and employer b...

Global mobility is on everyone’s radar, but who is doing it well?  VanHack  Ilya, CEO and co-founder was another happy accident of landing into the world of TA. Starting the company as online learning, he pivoted quickly to matching tech talent in Brazil to Canadian employers in 2014!!  VanHack defines the innovative thinking and problem solving that will have you wondering, “Why didn't I think of...

HRTech - Serge and Shelley are going!   The update on what our millennial is encountering in her job search; empty promises and crickets. Getting that first job is tough, willing to work but no experience. The struggle is real. Recruitment Insights Shopify, the Canadian tech darling is reducing their workforce and you guessed it - recruiting is hit along with customer support and sales. They are p...

The only thing better than being at RecFest, which was a mind blowing experience, would be if Serge could have been there with Shelley.  Meeting all the global influencers in TA and those who supported TRF’s from day one was certainly a hilite.  AND Hung Lee needs a better photographer - his picture does not do him justice, he’s much better looking in person. Insights this week Behind the bold cla...

Prepare for a glass of cold water in your face! Dr Sullivan challenges our point of view on just about everything. In this episode A first for us, Dr Sullivan went to school for this, he has a degree in Personnel (1969) and worked in the tech sector ever since.  Let's unpack what you mean by: Recruitment & Retention must be data driven’. And it's not ‘time to hire’.  All the talk about inflati...

Shelley is in England for RecFest having a blast! so the always entertaining Kim Wilkinson joined Serge as Co-Host for this weeks episode. Recruitment Insights: Why can't we fix interviewing? HR is quitting more then any other profession Are founders less hireable? What you should be posting on LinkedIn as a recruiter to build that personal brand

We are joined by Allie Knull as our cohost this week, with some big news to share about ResumeFree - now an official MicroSoft world wide product. Insights this Week The phone screen is an outdated concept for hiring millennials, like we had to point this out to you? Using simple tech shows you aren't out of touch. A shout out to @Aritizia for doing this well. Big companies really don't want top t...

With a resume that reads like every place anyone would ever want to work, we welcome Matt for his incredible insights.  Matt shares his start in TA and how he ended up work for a Canadian founded company, HR.com. The impact of the US recession on hiring High volume hiring is going to circle back to being inhouse; as it does every 7+ years 2022 will erase the assumption that easy to fill roles are...

We are feeling the effects of the madness in the tourism industry. Flight cancellations and the other alternative is 30+ hours to get home put a damper on Serge’s plans. He will be home alone, as the girls go on vacation, Serge will be a lonely dad or maybe the party is at Serge’s place? Recruitment Insights Demand for travel smacked down the major airports who are reliant on humans to unload plan...

With RecFest right around the corner and DisruptHR in London, we will be bringing back tons of ideas and trends from our travels to the UK.   Recruitment Insights: Blowing the lid off the arguments against pay transparency in your job ads. The top 4 excuses for not posting pay rates are crap. There’s really only one reason.  Microsoft is leading the way with their commitment to publish what they p...

We quite enjoyed joining two friends of the show on the JobBoardGeek Podcast Since Serge’s day job is with Career Beacon and Shelley runs a recruitment ad agency, they are willing to dig deep into the Canadian job board market. Jeff Dickey-Chasins of JobBoardDoctor and Steven Rothberg of  College Recruiter  discover how Shelley fired Serge, and how Serge has trouble ‘being good’ on their podcast....

Life with kids keeps Serge’s schedule hopping. Those days are becoming fond memories for Shelley as she reminisces about all the cool things her kids did.  Recruitment Insights: Tesla employees are exploring their options as the hammer dropped on get your butt back to the office mandate. Employees will vote with their feet as AirBnB offers just the opposite.  Lifting off a discussion on LinkedIn t...

A stress free graduation day and Shelley’s takes another spin around the sun. Celebrating milestones on today’s episode. Recruitment Insights: Google has created the best trail of breadcrumbs that software developers can't resist. That's showing us how it's done! Introducing the best new Canadian startup YRPlans.com. At last, a real disruptor in the employee benefits space, drop the RRSP/401K plan...

We are joined by Leah Sobering as co-host, long time friend and all around great human being. Leah is responsible for introducing Shelley & Serge! On the eve of her departure from Calgary to Halifax, she made the huge life decision to quit her job, sell her house, pack up the cats and move! There’s guts! Insights this week: Beyond the boring metrics of time to fill, we sat in the CEO chair to...

Jason Putnam, CRO at PLUM.IO joins us as a special guest co-host. Throughout the show, Jason steps up on his soapbox and we were just loving what he has to say Recruitment insights this week As NYC and California regulate the use of AI in hiring, we believe there’s no monster in the closet who scares the hell out of candidates, in fact, taking humans out of hiring is something we won't see in our...

Shopping at Lowes is Shelley's idea of a great Mother's Day and she got her wish. We get some insights on why Freshii's virtual cashier idea might not be the solution for the staff strapped food service industry. Recruitment insights Should we be Paying corporate recruiters commission? Want to be a recruiter for a FAANG company, we've got the recruitment process insights here! Read Here Is it bust...

How to Increase the Quality of Your Applicants Leah Daniels, Chief Commercial Officer at JobSync shares how complicated problems, like getting your ATS to play nice with job boards can be solved. So don't kick your ATS to the curb until you check out JobSync. Myth buster - Quick apply does not automatically equal low quality applicants.  Getting on the same page with your Hiring Manager, follow Le...

As Kim Wilkinson decompresses from her 15 minutes of fame, that was, over 6,000 people from around the world signed up to hear her talk about building a personal brand; she is gearing up for the next best thing - The Canadian Recruiter Networking Group on May 26! Other than being the lowest of low, can a company rescind their offer of employment with no reason given? And yeah, you quit already qui...

What is the limit in asking for favours? Clients who always want something for free or friends who need help moving - again. Money seems to draw the line in both, perhaps we are just too Canadian and cant say no.  White Hot brand A&F takes the walk of shame having the most sickening hiring practices. Worse yet is the fact they documented everything. Nothing like leaving a trail of evidence. Th...

So what are Recruiters getting paid? Greenwich. HR collects real-time data on jobs from 59 countries around the world. Their advanced analytics will inform supply and demand across any industry sector.  Cary Sparrow, CEO of Greenwich. HR surprised us with what is really happening in terms of demand for Recruiters and pay rates. We hear so much about wage inflation, but it's not happening here in C...

The world of in-person events is coming alive. We are feeling left out. Who’s in if we bring global TA thought leaders to Canada? Comments welcome. Recruitment Insights of the Week Despite all the hype around TA technology, Bersin Research proves the human part of the process, great Recruiters are the defining factor of finding and keeping great performing employees. Remote jobs are king, for now....

After a week of partying like he was 25 again, its good to have Serge back behind the mic.  Let’s keep an eye out for video evidence of why he thinks he is a good dancer after a few shots! Happenings in TA this week. Do you feel happy at work, most of the time? Indeed’s happiness score gives job seekers a bit more insight. The world changed, in case no one noticed, perhaps it's time to refresh you...

If Ironman’s Jarvis has a baby, is what the newest announcement from This Way Global has coming down. Their partnership with IBM’s Watson is about to take a bite out of the mundane work, that no one in HR likes to do.  Crazy times in the VC world where taking too much money (yes, there is such as thing). Angela gave us just a little hint about how incredible their time as a Google Accelerator was...

With Serge missing in action, Shelley and Kim take over the mic. We did our best to hold down the fort but we missed our little French friend! Kim was tapped to host some training by none other than LinkedIn! It's about time they took note of her Influencer style! Up for Discussion in this episode Taking a page out of “The Talent Fix” by Tim Sackett, the DNA of a great recruiter.  Time to hire is...

Friend of the show Adam Gordon gets paid. We we're excited to see that Candidate I.D sold to iCIMS as it looks like the perfect marriage! What would happen if one of your co-workers slapped another? Do you work with a bitter recruiter? About time they get fired Employ Job Seeker Nations comes out and shares some insights https://www.jobvite.com/lp/2022-job-seeker-nation-report/ Candidates tell us...