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Now displaying: September, 2016
Sep 30, 2016

How to know for sure? Karen Bloom started Bloom Gross 25 years ago, one of the nation’s largest recruiting firms for P.R. folks. Whether you’re hiring your first P.R. manager or you already have a team, you can’t afford to miss this 20-minute interview. Karen reveals: Most important qualities when hiring P.R. people / How to assess P.R. candidates / Should your P.R. person also manage social media / How to compensate P.R. folks / The responsibilities of the 21st century P.R. manager.

Sep 27, 2016

My guest today is Joe Flanagan is CEO of Acquirent, the Inc 5000 company, that helps companies build their sales pipeline. His team of works with companies and he hires, trains, and manages the sales reps for you. In this 20 minute interview, Joe reveals: the 5 things to look for when hiring rockstar sales reps / Optimal design of a sales comp plan / How to know you’ve hired the wrong sales rep / the perfect time to put in a CRM system.

Sep 22, 2016

How’d you like to cut thru all the interview BS? John Younger is CEO of HireMojo, the first recruitment automation platform designed for the non-recruiter. He’s started 5 successful recruiting companies. Along the way, he’s figured out the best practices and mistakes to avoid when hiring. In this 20-minute interview, John shares: How to disarm candidates so they’re fully truthful / How to use social media to find them / The #1 reason that people are going to leave your company.

Sep 20, 2016

If your industry is changing rapidly, you can’t afford to miss this episode. Tuck Rickards is Managing Director of Russell Reynolds, one of the world’s top executive search firms. He’s part of the CEO & Board services practice so he recruits top executives. He also is a leader of the Digital Transformation Practice, where he recruits disruptive leaders. In this 20-minute interview, Tuck reveals: The 2 characteristics that are possessed by every disruptive founder; what’s truly predictive of success in the interview process; and how to know when it’s time to step aside & make room for your successor.

Sep 15, 2016

Pat Friel is a leading headhunter who has interviewed over 10,000 candidates. He’s Managing Partner with the retained search firm Lochlin Partners. Prior, he led the Washington DC office of legendary Heidrick & Struggles. In this 20-minute interview, Pat reveals: Why resumes are now useless / Biggest mistakes to avoid when checking references / Exact interview questions you must ask / When & how to bring up the compensation topic.

Sep 13, 2016

Jason Weingarten is the CEO & Co-Founder of Yello, the leading talent acquisition software suite. He’s raised millions in venture capital funding & hired over 100 people. In this 20-minute interview, Jason reveals 2 huge things: How to build an effective employee referral program, which can save you a fortune of time & money on recruiting. Plus, How to hire & lead Millennials (his company is filled with them). They’re a unique breed - you’ve got to get this right. 

Sep 8, 2016

Lou Adler is one of the biggest influences in my Talent work. I had to wait months to land him as a guest, but here he is! Lou has taught 40,000 recruiters, invented Performance-Based Interviewing, & wrote the best-selling Hire With Your Head. In this 20-minute interview, Lou reveals: the 3 things you must do to hire a Rockstar every time / how to describe the job perfectly to attract rockstars / how to interview candidates step-by-step / the single most important interview question on the planet / Much more.

Sep 6, 2016

Kristi Ryan runs her own recruiting firm, Ryan Recruiting Resources. She’s been recruiting for more than 15 years, working with top firms like World Kitchen, Echo Global, and even one of my own companies. In this 20-minute interview, Kristi gives an insider’s perspective on what you need to know about hiring a Rockstar head of Human Resources (or Talent or People). She reveals: how to build an HR team/ what to look for in your first HR person/ how to get the most out of them / how to define an HR Rockstar, who can then recruit other Rockstars to your company.

Sep 1, 2016

How’d you like to learn the secrets on how to assess & predict whether a candidate will succeed at your company? Sara Coffou founded Coffou Partners, a leading retained executive search firm, 20 years ago. She’s seen this movie over & over. She recruits all sorts of executives across many industries. In this 20-minute interview, Sara reveals: the 3 levels of the candidate you must assess / How to check the elusive culture fit / How & when to use reference checks / Interviewing Sales candidates ...who are often good talkers.

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