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Now displaying: June, 2017
Jun 29, 2017

Tired of talent searches that take entirely too long? 

How can you possibly recruit a Rockstar if you haven’t first defined what you’re seeking?

If you’re like most executives, you’ll interview a bunch of candidates and figure out the spec as you meet with them.

It’s. Just. Wrong.

Take the time upfront to determine precisely what you need for the role. Shannon Anderson shows us how.

She’s Principal Consultant at Recruiting Toolbox, the national consulting & training firm that focuses 100% on helping companies recruit better.

In this 20-minute interview, Shannon shows you how to fix the fuzzy front-end of the recruiting process.

Follow Shannon’s recommendations and your searches will take half the time. No more hunting for the elusive ‘purple squirrel’

 

Jun 27, 2017

Can you believe that there are now 21,000 recruiting & HR technologies … from tiny apps to SAP & Peoplesoft.

How to make sense of it all? What do you really need? Can they actually help you?

William Tincup is President of RecruitingDaily.com, which tracks the recruiting industry.

In this 20-minute interview, William reveals the 5 must-have categories that you should put in place first.

He shares the category leaders that you should check out in candidate sourcing, recruiting, retention, onboarding, etc.

This shortcut is going to save you a ton of time, especially if you have a small recruiting team … or none at all.

Jun 22, 2017

What’s it really like to work at your company?

Kristy Nittskoff is one of the nation’s foremost experts on creating a compelling Employer Value Proposition. This is the Real reason that rockstars stay at your company (or leave).

To keep rockstars, you simply must set yourself apart as an employer. In this 20-minute conversation, Kristy reveals how to tell your company’s story with authenticity.

Employer Value Proposition … What is it? How 

how do you create one? Does it cost anything? And why does it matter anyway? How can you compete with Apple & Google for talent?

You’re about to find out.

 

Jun 20, 2017

Once you’ve worked super-hard to hire a team of rockstars, how do ensure they stay? And keep out the B & C Players?

Adam Ochstein founded StratEx Partners 16 years ago. 

With 100 employers, they’re now a leader in providing HR software & services to small/mid sized businesses. They handle your compliance & legal stuff, to reduce your administrative burden.

But what really impresses me about Adam is his passion for - and commitment to - creating a remarkable culture. It’s his #1 priority and the results have been off the charts.

In this 20-minute interview, Adam reveal’s the role of the CEO in creating the culture, how to protect it, and the mistakes to avoid along the way.

Jun 15, 2017

Imagine having a line outside your door of talented Rockstars who want to come work for your company.

You can make it possible, but you’ll have to treat Recruiting like Marketing, not like H.R.

Shaunda Zilich is the Global Employment Brand Leader for GE. In this 20-minute interview, she shows us the way.

She’s an expert at developing a pipeline of candidates by creating a compelling message & employer value proposition.

Shaunda’s also created a remarkable candidate experience & brand ambassador program, both of which are necessary if you’re going to attract the best.

Do these things, and you’ll never post a job or hire a headhunter again!

Jun 13, 2017

How'd you like to recruit more women to your firm? If this isn't one of your talent imperatives, you're missing the boat.

Fortunately, this episode will help. Romy Newman is President & Co-Founder of Fairygodboss, the leading website for women professionals. Prior, she enjoyed a hugely successful career at The Wall Street Journal, where she was head of digital advertising sales.

She's just completed a study of 300 women - what truly drives them, how they choose an employer, and why they stay or leave.

Turns out that women & men look for new roles in completely ways.

In this episode, Romy reveals the secrets that her research uncovered. And what you need to do in order to attract women rockstars, and keep them.

Jun 8, 2017

The importance of getting the ‘people part’ right can’t be overstated. 

Fail to put the right people in the right seats on the bus, and your company won’t stand a chance.

As head of MediaTech Ventures, Paul O’Brien works with startup CEO’s & Venture Capitalists. Along the way, he’s uncovered the huge mistakes that entrepreneurs make when it comes to Talent.

In this 20-minute discussion, Paul shares his findings - including a surprising analysis of what investors look for in different cities - and how to avoid the pitfalls.

Jun 6, 2017

When unemployment is near a record-low 4.5% - and when candidates report their interview experiences in real-time on Glassdoor - you can’t afford not to treat them like royalty.

After a successful career at Groupon, Heather Corallo co-founded CTO2. She works with companies on improving their organizational agility, including re-thinking the recruiting process.

In this 20-minute episode, Heather reveals step-by-step how to provide a remarkable process for candidates, the best practices, and the most common mistakes that employers make.

So many companies just stink at the candidate experience. Don’t be one of them. Ignore this at your own peril.

Jun 1, 2017

I finally bagged the elephant… and I had to go to Australia to do it.

I just interviewed Axel Koster, based in Melbourne. 

He’s built an audience of 675,000 Twitter followers & 140,000 YouTube followers. He’s now ranked in the Top 1% of all Linkedin profiles worldwide.

And you can do the same.

In this 20-minute interview, Axel reveals how he amassed such a large audience so quickly. And how he activates all these followers to fill his searches 3 times faster than other recruiters.

It’s a game changer. Social media recruiting is here, and Axel is the world’s expert.

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