This week in HR tech: Visier launches its Resignation Report, Cappfinity expands its VR and more in our roundup. 

Is the future of recruiting entirely automated? Is it more of the same? Some think it's a hybrid. That's why we invited Joss Leufrancois, CEO of Visage, to come on Firing Squad and tell us about their solution which helps combine the best of both worlds. But is A.I. and traditional sourcing a match made in heaven or are they on a collision course to the depths of hell? Ooooh, dramatic.  Gotta listen to find out.

Data, performance and technology and what they mean for employees.

Who doesn't love a good underdog story? The upstart hoping to make noise in an established market. That's why you'll love this weekly episode. Jobget looks to take on Jobcase and Snagajob with a new round of funding. Fountain puts on the gloves to fight against the Old Guard ATS business. Cornerstone OnDemand acquires an old business to supercharge a new one. Buy-or-Sell with -- CEIPAL, Wilco, and Canditech is full of startups looking to dislodge the status quo. ...and then there's Amazon, which really doesn't fit the underdog narrative, but hey, did you expect perfection from this podcast? Of course not. But we throw in some shrimp Po' Boys to make you feel better about life. Enjoy.

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 planes and check in passengers. Even with time prepare, it appears airlines failed to get their house in order to meet demand, yet the price triples to fly? Staggering turnover numbers will bring Amazon’s distribution centres in major US centre to a stand still. TA saw this coming, recruiting warehouse workers with no human intervention then treating them poorly, you will eventually run out of people to hire.  Taking employer brand to new levels the CEO of the bitcoin exchange, Kraken publicly announces he is the devil you know. Candidates will vote with their feet on this company.  Appcast releases their spring update. Slide 5 is proof that your register to apply process is repelling 96% of people who want to apply. 

In this episode, Jackye and Katee discuss coming back to the office and why it impacts marginalized groups. And ask the overarching question of WHY? If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

Partnering with employers to identify and prepare employees for better-fitting roles.

Summer is officially here and things are really starting to heat-up in Europe. Adzuna and Textkernel just made some really interesting acquisitions. TestGorilla wants to be, um, the 800-lb. gorilla in the assessment space. And Paris-based CleverConnect has "merged" with Munich-based Talentry in what is destined to become another marriage made in heaven between France and Germany (insert sarcasm). Lieven is out sick this week, but Bas Van Haterd from the Netherlands is here to fill-in.

Okay people, aren't we asking way too much of recruiters? Source, outreach, schedule, interview, provide a white glove experience and don't forget about creating, distributing, and engaging on original and genuine content. Wait, content?  Well, on this week's Cult Brand podcast Chad and Julie bring employer brand veterans Chloe Rada and Allison Kruse to discuss practical recruiter enablement tips and tricks. From winning hearts with data to filling minds, equipping hands, and winning hearts.  You're welcome!

In this week's HR technology roundup: ServiceNow boosts AI tools; women felt most impact from Covid-19 pandemic, and more.

Bringing performance management into technology’s modern world, and the role tech plays in today’s solutions.

While Joel wanders the Canadian plains petting Moose and trying to convince Canadian geese to stay in Canada we are honored to have Jenny Cotie Kangas, aka JCK, stepping into the guest host slot and on this week's show EUROPE is HUNGRY, the world will soon be over now that Google's version of Skynet is ALIVE, Microsoft is kinder and gentler and who knew business coaching was so damned important? Who knew? Strap-in kids it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee discuss coming back to the office and why it impacts marginalized groups. And ask the overarching question of WHY? If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

Simply pays a lot of attention to things like the Great Resignation and the attitude of the workforce.

Life is getting pretty stressful for workers. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt have us all on edge. That's why the health and well-being of your employees have taken on new importance. Enter Amploi.ai, and its founder Trung Tran, who's busy building a company to make the health monitoring of workers a snap. Confused? Just think of your Apple Watch letting your employer know when you're stressed out, so they can give some support. Sound like an invasion of privacy? You might be on to something ... or not. Gotta listen to see what Chad & Cheese think.

Unicorn alert! 🦄🦄🦄😍 Multiverse, a startup that hopes to make apprenticeships commonplace, has joined the ranks of the billion-dollar valuation club. And the boys are as excited about it as the Marvel Multiverse ... maybe even more. Less so enthusiastic is Ripple Match, who also just raised a bunch of cash to help college kids get jobs (stop us if you think you've heard this one before). Fizzy drink Bubly embraces the LBGTQ community and Buy-or-Sell with Hourly, Teal and Five to Nine is played on this episode as well. And capping off a solid effort, a pet psychic is proving once again that a sucker is born every minute.

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 this week, was a group of white guys demanding proof in the form of scientific studies to derail all the good work done by the likes of Sandberg and her book Lean In. Recruiters don't need a study, we are living the truth on how problematic terms in job ads discourage many diverse groups from even applying. Here’s your proof: https://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/ QR code revival! Smartphones have made the QR code a viable option in recruitment advertising. Just don't get carried away and start putting it on billboards, unless you want traffic accidents on the road as people try and scan it while they drive.  Serge’s prophecy has come true. Canada is on the fast track for a nationwide pay transparency mandate. Yes, our tiniest province PEI put law into effect on June 1, the rest of the country is soon to follow. 

Polly’s CEO Bilal Aijazi is our guest. He talks about why competing firms can be a market opportunity, engagement and how fluid software changes quickly with the times.

All around the world, debates about hybrid and remote working rumble on as employers and employees experiment to find mutually agreeable and effective ways of working. There is a lot of noise in the debate around the future of work, and I really want to cut through this. With that in mind, I'm going to focus the next three episodes of the podcast on the future of work, exploring the real issues, looking at the practical solutions that are being put in place and taking an informed look at what the future might look like. My first guest in this mini-series is writer, speaker and consultant Julia Hobsbawm, author of the brilliant book "The Nowhere Office". In her book, Julia explores what is happening at the moment in the context of workplace changes over the last few decades and examines the current issues to help map the future.  In the interview, we discuss: Reimagining and reframing how we work The four phases of work since 1945 How the pandemic has accelerated trends that were already there The complexity of hybrid The real challenges with developing the next phase of work Undoing assumptions and old norms The challenge for talent acquisition Autonomy, flexibility and networks Thinking strategically to improve wellness and mental health. Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee are joined by the dynamic duo from the HR Social Hour- Wendy Dailey and Jon Thurmond. We get personal about fat-shaming, why we love HR (even when we don't somedays), and why everyone should be a part of the ice cream revolution going on right now! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

I'm a firm believer in looking outside the talent acquisition universe to see what lessons we can learn from other disciplines and areas. Elite sport is always an interesting parallel as selecting and developing talent is a critical aspect of building a winning team. My guest this week is Mehdi Kordi, the coach of the Dutch national track cycling team. The team have had a massive amount of success in recent years, including winning three golds, a silver and a bronze at the last Olympics, despite having considerably fewer resources and less funding than some of their competitors. It was fantastic to hear first-hand from Mehdi how they have achieved this, and there are some very valuable lessons here from TA leaders everywhere. In the interview, we discuss: What makes a good coach Managing riders, employees and partners Getting the best out of people How do you spot talent? The importance of resilience The mental versus the physical The role of technology Running a world-class team with limited resources. Collaboration and partnerships Using culture to drive performance Clarity and transparency What does the future look like for track cycling? Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

On this week's Fromage-free show we have insider reactions to the "Bain Capital House of HR Party", then the UK revives the spirit of Florence Nightengale through technology, and wait... Are we still talking about job boards? You're goddam right we are... Buckle up kids, it's gonna be a bumpy ride...

Imagine being behind the scenes during brand crisis hiring situations at Uber and WeWork. Literally the basis for "We Crashed" or "Super Pumped" mini-series. This type of experience should come with a diploma. But seriously, Employment Brand veteran Andrew Levy joins the Cult Brand podcast crew and shares stories and tips on how to hire in a brand crisis. Plus, thoughts on unwinding and reengineering process and tech stacks, candidate rediscovery, and answering questions around global EVPs.  Welcome to baptism in brand crisis with an episode worthy enough for We Work Jesus, enjoy!

Juno CEO Ally Fekaiki talks about keeping the company on track during the pandemic, and what the future looks like as move on

Everything is changing very quickly in talent acquisition, and many employers are struggling to keep up with the ever evolving best practices that are driving results. It's a critical moment to get a helicopter view of what talent acquisition strategies are working and the successful attributes of the highest performing recruiting functions. My guest this week is Janet Mertens, VP of Research at The Josh Bersin Company. Her organisation has recently published an independent report on Human-Centered Talent Acquisition which looks at the strategies and tactics successful talent acquisition teams are deploying in these challenging times. In the interview, we discuss: The background and methodology of the research project A perfect storm in talent acquisition What business practices are having the most significant impact The critical business issues talent acquisition is addressing Being bold, creative and human-centered Intentional experience design What truly drives competitive advantage Attracting and retaining top talent The importance of authenticity and consistency in EVP and employer branding The role of recruiters as talent advisors Recruiting technology Levels of talent acquisition maturity Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

It's a house party, ya'll! House of HR party, that is. The company just received funding from Bain Capital in return for 55% of the organization. But if that's not unicorn-y enough for you, Guild just joined the $4+ billion valuation club. What else? Elon says get back in the office, Recruit Holdings of Indeed and Glassdoor fame embrace women (in a good way, sickos!), CEO pay is out of control and Chili's introduces Rita the Robot to more locations nationwide. Pass the Old Timer with Cheese, yo!

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.  Hot recruitment trends are served. The top 3 technologies TA leaders plan to add this year. James Ellis gives us a leg to stand one, well 4 legs actually. Ask these questions and you advance your employer brand.   

We talk about analytics and bias, AI (of course) their new book, called Decoding Talent.

In this episode, we start the conversation with a little bit of current events and the ongoing trauma. We share resources for this episode on our Instagram page. Then we get to dig in with Savina Perez, who is the Chief Customer Officer and co-founder of Hone, the all-in-one talent development platform for modern teams delivering live learning at scale to enable behavior change, human connection, and continuous development. Prior to founding Hone, Savina led growth marketing and operations at several venture-backed B2B tech companies based in New York City and San Francisco including Curalate, Incapsula, and Smartling, and has deep expertise in all aspects of B2B growth, sales and marketing. Most recently, Savina was VP of Marketing at CultureIQ (acq: ParkerGale Capital), a culture management platform for the enterprise market. Savina is passionate about amplifying the impact of the world’s next generation of leaders, DEIB initiatives, and supporting her team and customer base to bring it all together. Savina’s areas of expertise include building high-growth organizations and equitable access to learning, entrepreneurship, and management development. She and her family live in Brooklyn, NY. Savina is a graduate of Boston University. If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

Vegas, baby! Talking Velocity Global, Wells Fargo, California Pay Transparency, WorkReels and the Unleash Roundup, live from the Lobby Bar! Can you tell we haven’t been let out in awhile?

We look at what employers are most concerned about, the consequences of employee burnout and the dynamics of PTO.

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 measure what matters to them.  Debate or no brainer - the ‘Open for Work’ badge on your Linked In profile. Remote work and the corporate culture you are in will determine if you thrive or get over looked for promotions. Some people think job boards are dead. Take a look at ZipRecruiter and Indeed’s Q1 revenue will tell you just the opposite. 

Hidden data may be critical to a business by giving people access to information they need to be more effective.

In this episode, Jackye and Katee are blown out of the water by some things and need some time to process. Please bear with them as they try to work through the topics they are covering. And yes, Katee might cuss in this one- she can't help herself! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

The one theme that has come over very clearly in the conversations I've had with talent acquisition professionals in the last 12 months is the relationship between speed and quality in the hiring process. Speed is currently a competitive advantage which means many employers are focusing intensely on speeding up their hiring process. However, quality of experience and quality of hire are still critical, so how do you speed up talent acquisition and improve quality at the same time. Earlier this year, Mervyn Dinnen and I joined forces with the team at Metaview to work on a piece of research to see if we could answer this question. We spoke to employers who are successfully improving both speed and the quality of the talent acquisition to distil the mindset, strategies and tactics they are using to solve this complex challenge. We recently published the results in a whitepaper, and I'm delighted to welcome Germaine Yokoyama-Heiliger to the show to discuss the findings. Germaine is a People Experience and Operations consultant who was previously Chief People Officer at several high growth tech companies. She was one of the people we interviewed during the research, and she has some very valuable perspectives to share. In the interview, we discuss: The current state of the market and the background to the research Can you increase speed and improve quality at the same time? How difficult is it to overhaul the recruiting process? Being ready to hire and running a great process The importance of talent management Talent intelligence and data Being transparent and legitimate Partnering with leadership Human to human interaction Using technology to understand what works, what doesn't work and what training is needed What does the future look like Download the full report here Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Empowering your team with flexibility and choice just got a whole lot easier. That's the promise of startup Philly-based Lluna, who offers flexibility and choice for employees ... whatever the hell that means. Can founder and CEO Jess Podgajny explain all that jibber-jabber and survive the Firing Squad? Gotta listen to find out.

Diversity in hiring is a critical issue for all employers, but many are still struggling with it. So who is doing it well, and how much of a role can recruiting technology play in diversifying talent pools. My guest this week is Shaun Daly, Head of Resourcing at The Open University. Over the last few years, The Open University has been increasing the diversity of its organisation by rethinking how it does hiring, building an inclusive employer brand and deploying point solution technology which helps to enable these strategies. In the interview, we discuss: Recruiting challenges at The Open University Operating with legacy systems Developing a compelling employer brand Anonymous recruiting and diverse interview panels Making the candidate experience more engaging Recruitment marketing automation Online events Talent pool segmentation Future innovations Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts. A full transcript will appear here shortly.

t's a world full of good news ... and a growing amount of bad news. No surprise, the world of work is no different. And Chad & Cheese are here to talk about it. If you're Indeed, ZipRecruiter and Dice, like Styx sang, these are the best of times. If you're Amazon, a pregnant woman, most CEOs or someone with a disability, it might be the worst of times. It's good for Aliro, A.Team, and Mathison, who just raised money. Lastly, for Carmen Electra, the jury's still out, but for OnlyFans, it's always a party. It's a downer of an episode until it's not. Enjoy ... but not too much.

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 lifetime. Engadget | Google AI is a free tool, it's supposed to help you practice for a job interview. Its still no substitute for the real thing, talking to a screen is nothing like being in a panel interview Another dating analogy this week - it was more like the history of matchmaking from the year 1500 to Tinder. Made sense to us. There is no lack of supply, there’s candidates everywhere, the problem is matching people and their wage expectations. You get what you ask for. Do candidates exaggerate their salary, their education or finesse around why they left their last 3 jobs? Are Recruiters to blame? After all, saying ‘we will keep your resume on file’ isn't exactly the truth. 

This is part two of my mini-series on personalization. So to recap, I feel very strongly that personalization is the new Megatrend in Talent Acquisition. Offering personalized recruitment marketing, candidate journies, assessments, feedback, onboarding, and communication will be critical objectives for employers over the next few years. Candidates are demanding it, the technology is here to facilitate it, and the amount of friction that will get removed from recruiting processes will be a win for candidates, recruiters and hiring managers. So what is possible, and how are employers dealing with the practicalities of personalization in talent acquisition? A few weeks ago, the awesome team at Paradox invited me to speak and record some interviews at their client board event in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paradox is a technology that is really driving the progress of personalization. It was very insightful to talk to some of their clients about the need for personalization in their TA processes and the change journies they are taking their recruiters and hiring managers on to make personalization happen. In this second set of interviews from the event (check out Episode 435 if you want to hear the others), you'll hear from Derek Braun, Staffing and Recruiting Manager at GoWireless and Steffanie Chaviano, VP of Talent and Patient Access at Autism Learning Partners. Derek and Steffanie talk us through their experiences of using conversational AI to transform the effectiveness of their recruiting strategies. First up, though, is Adam Godson, Chief Product Officer at Paradox, talking about some of the psychology behind conversational interfaces. These are some of the topics you'll find discussed in this episode: Personalisation at scale The psychological elements of conversation design Using conversation to drive processes Connect with people, not software How technology is affecting recruiter career choices Handling high volumes of applicant flow is an engaging way. The importance of being user friendly for hiring managers What does the future of talent acquisition look like Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

We talk about how recruiting’s changed in recent years, and look at some dynamics of the workforce. .

How the talent market’s changed over the last few years, how companies approach diversity, and the joys of product integration.

Jackye and Katee welcome Elena Joy Thurston back to the show to discuss some new tools she is developing for companies as they navigate non-binary workplaces. As usual, Elena Joy brings her experiences and knowledge to the table to make us all think about how we work with others and create inclusive spaces. Thanks for listening! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our channel! We would also appreciate it if you would rate this channel by going here: RateThisPodcast.com/inclusiveaf We create this podcast as a labor of love. But if you would like to support this channel you can buy us a cup of coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/InclusiveAF

This week in HR technology news: PE investment in iCIMS, Defense contract for Eightfold AI, and more in our latest roundup.

There are a lot of surveys out there. But very few of them have a track record going back 13 years. That's why we invited Employ, the new parent company of Jobvite, JazzHR, and NXTThing RPO and their CMO Allie Kelly to the show to dive into their 2022 Job Seeker Nation Report. The three big themes discussed: The Great Resignation, Automation, and Remote Work (and yes, ghosting came up too). You've got questions? Here are your answers.

We talk about making use of tens of millions of records, and whether analytics in HR deserves all the attention it gets.

Those of you who have read my book Digital Talent (available wherever you get your books!) will know that I feel very strongly that personalization is the new megatrend in talent acquisition. Offering personalized recruitment marketing, candidate journies, assessments, feedback, onboarding, and communication will be critical objectives for employers over the next few years. Candidates are demanding it, the technology is here to facilitate it, and the amount of friction that will get removed from recruiting processes will be a win for candidates, recruiters and hiring managers. Two weeks ago, the awesome team at Paradox invited me to speak and record some interviews at their client board event in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paradox is a technology that is really driving the progress of personalization. It was really insightful to talk to some of their clients about the need for personalization in their TA processes and the change journies they are taking their recruiters and hiring managers on to make personalization happen. I'll be sharing these interviews over two episodes of the show. Later in this episode, you'll get to hear from Adam Chen, Chief Marketing & Experience Officer at The Amenity Collective, Rachel O'Connell, VP of HR at Great Wolf Lodge and the return to the show of Victor Gains SVP of Talent Acquisition at Aveanna Healthcare. But first of all, I sat down with the amazing Madeline Laurano, Founder of Aptitude Research, to get her views on the drive towards greater personalization. These are some of the topics you'll find discussed in this episode: How technology is driving personalization Creating experiences through conversation High volume recruiting challenges Significantly reducing time to hire Change management Building a consumer grand candidate experience Using personas to differentiate the employee value proposition The role of technology in personalization Implementing technology The future of talent acquisition Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Facebook is in a hiring freeze, crypto is crashing and Uber says it’s going to "treat hiring as a privilege" as a way to cut costs. What, us worry? Hell no. Deel, Rippling and iCIMS are raising money, enjoying some rare, unicorn air and in the news this week. Aspiring unicorns are raising cash too, and the boys play a little buy-or-sell with Manara, Certn and HireLogic. Lucky for them, Chad is enjoying his new digs in sun-filled Portugal, so Buy ratings are aplenty in contrast to Cheese's middle-American bitterness. What the boys can agree on, however, is recent commercials from Mod pizza and Upwork. What's more? This week's shoutouts are particularly entertaining, so don't skip the intro, kids.