Talk Talent To Me
354 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsStarring recruiting leadership from everywhere under the talent acquisition sun, Talk Talent To Me is a fast-paced rough-and-tumble tour through the strategies, metrics, techniques, and trends shaping the recruitment industry. Brought to you by your pals at Hired.
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Smile.io Director of TA Sanja Mitar
December 10, 2021 19:38 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBWhile many people view imposter syndrome as a negative experience, today’s guest Sanja Mitar will not accept a job unless she experiences it. After studying child and youth care, she found herself in a job at Shopify where her ability to network and her willingness to be coached led her into HR. She is now the director of talent acquisition at smile.io. We discuss what doing a retrospective on 2021 looks like for her, what metrics she uses to measure her success, the interviews she conducts...
Hunt Club CEO Nick Cromydas
December 08, 2021 19:09 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBJoining us today is Nick Cromydas, CEO of HR tech company, Hunt Club. Nick offers insight on the HR Tech industry as a whole, where talent lies in the priority list of most companies, and how he would think about offering a recruiting skillset to the market in an ever changing world. Key Points From This Episode: Nick Cromydas shares his background and oddly non-linear path to HR tech. The insights that led to the creation of Hunt Club. How Hunt Club differs from the standard agen...
Auth0 Lead Recruiter Lisa Semerdjian
November 29, 2021 20:54 - 29 minutes - 40 MBJoining us today on Talk Talent To Me is lead recruiter at Auth0, Lisa Semerdijan. Lisa, herself, was a career changer; moving from the advertising world to that of recruitment and career coaching. We discuss what it is that causes people to change careers and what to consider should you be looking to make a change. Lisa shares what she finds compelling about career changers and why she considers them to be wise hiring choices. Lisa touches on the importance of noting your priorities when lo...
CallRail VP of Talent & Culture Whitney Bennett
October 29, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 17.5 MBToday, we have another fantastic guest on the show: VP of Talent and Culture at CallRail, Whitney Bennett! In this episode, Whitney shares her wisdom and expertise regarding the current power shift in favor of the candidate and how companies can and should be responding to new expectations of safety, communication, and psychological support. We cover some interesting tools and strategies that can accumulate data in this area, and Whitney outlines the ways in which we can empower managers to ...
Global Head of TA Simone Press
October 27, 2021 23:43 - 46 minutes - 28.5 MBSimone is the insightful and knowledgeable Global Head of TA for Whip Media and, in this extra-special edition alongside guest host, Talk Talent to Me founding member, and Executive Director at Hunt Club, Matt Hughes, she dives into what the current candidate's market means for recruitment, flexible and holistic incentivization techniques that can align you with the right intake, as well as dealing with candidates that have multiple job offers. This episode also breaks down the double-edged...
Creating Psychological Safety with Kara Riley
October 20, 2021 21:41 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBToday’s guest is the inimitable Kara Riley, Global VP of People, Culture and Belonging at Elite Model World, here to talk to us about her work and achieving workplace equity. In this episode, we dive deeply into what makes Kara Riley tick, how she has risen through the ranks to where she is today, and some extremely valuable and hard-won advice for those wishing to follow a similar path. We dive right in with tackling topics of high-level representation, how organizations can show up better ...
Advanced University Recruiting, Duolingo's Renee Davis
October 14, 2021 22:33 - 27 minutes - 25 MBToday I’m joined by Renee Davis, Duolingo’s Director of Recruiting. In this episode, we address the issues with the old method of targeting a specific subset of students, and how to stay up to date with each new generation. We dive into how to improve the graduation numbers of underrepresented student populations, and debate the merits of recruiting through TikTok! Renee’s belief that a recruitment program is about what the students can gain from it has already proven its worth, with seven o...
Chief People Officer Dessalen Wood
October 08, 2021 19:09 - 39 minutes - 38.2 MBToday I’m joined by Dessalen Wood, Chief People Officer at Thoughtexchange. Dessalen has used the Thoughtexchange product to gather deep insights about employee motivations, and has used the data to determine the gap between what employees report is most important in a role, as opposed to which factors actually lead to increased retention and job satisfaction. Key Points From This Episode: Dessalen explains what the purpose of ThoughtExchange is. The transformational first experience th...
Wayfair Chief People Officer Kate Gulliver
October 06, 2021 16:50 - 29 minutes - 21.4 MBToday I'm lucky to have on the show the Chief People Officer at Wayfair, Kate Gulliver. Informed by her career across many different parts of the company, Kate shares her vision and strategies on consistency and support for the hugely varying needs within the company. From the evergreen people principles at Wayfair, to the importance of collaborative cohesion and always assuming the best of your co-workers integrity, we learn what it means to be part of the network of employees that are touc...
Mavenoid Head of People Maria Molin
September 29, 2021 23:43 - 25 minutes - 21.3 MBIn today’s episode of Talk Talent to Me, we are joined by Maria Molin, Head of People at Mavenoid. Maria breaks down her history in recruitment and how her interest in AI learning led her to join Mavenoid. We delve into Mavenoid’s ambitious growth targets, how that has affected employer branding, and unpack some of the methods that Mavenoid has been using to drive hiring outcomes. Maria discusses some of the exciting things that Mavenoid has been doing to foster connection between colleagues...
Amplify Partners Head of Talent Natasha Katoni
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 28 MBJoining us on this installment of Talk Talent To Me is the Head of Talent at Amplify, Natasha Katoni. Prior to Amplify, Natasha was one of the very first technical recruiters at Segment, where she went on to become Technical Recruiting Manager. In today’s episode, she shares her somewhat unexpected career journey and what she has learned about talent, scalable processes, and interesting problems along the way. We discuss the importance of really listening to candidates without bringing your ...
Post-Pandemic Work Planning with Zenefits CMO Kevin Marasco
September 16, 2021 18:14 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBClick here for your free copy of People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce. The pandemic has thrown a barrage of challenges at those of us in talent teams and as it nears its end, there are still so many variables at play. Today we are joined by Kevin Marasco, the chief marketing officer of Zenefits, a company known for streamlining onboarding, benefits, payroll, and PTO. Kevin is also the author of People Operations: Automate HR, Design...
CBRE's Scoring Tech Talent Report with Exec Director Colin Yasukochi
September 10, 2021 18:55 - 24 minutes - 21.9 MBHere today to share insights from his 20 years of experience in San Francisco’s tech and real estate industries is Colin Yasukochi, Executive Director of Tech Research at CBRE. In this episode, we discuss how the shift to remote work has given companies the opportunity to expand their borders beyond a physical location, why many companies have chosen to adopt a remote first or hybrid work strategy, and the surprising growth in tech talent hiring over the past year despite the pandemi...
Better.com CTO Diane Yu
August 27, 2021 16:27 - 35 minutes - 26.5 MBIt takes conviction to build a team that aligns with both your values and your requirements. Diversity is important to Diane Yu, Chief Technology Officer of Better, a digital first home ownership company that offers mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowner insurance. Tune in to hear about Diane’s career trajectory, why she believes that the best approach to building a team is to ensure that it’s diverse, and how choosing talent is not just about the present but the future too. We touch on...
Liberty Mutual Insurance VPs Loralie Thostenson & Shawn Tubman
August 24, 2021 20:15 - 44 minutes - 34.5 MBEpisode 188: Show Notes. The talent organization is often seen as a business within a business, but sometimes it is seen more as an expense than a massive contributor to the bottom line. Today we are joined by Liberty Mutual’s Shawn Tubman, who is the head of talent acquisition, and Loralie Thostenson the SVP, technology talent officer. Our guests provide insight into how the operation of the huge talent organization at Liberty Mutual is structured before we discuss how the talent team is ...
Applying Diversity Strategies to Remote Equity with Lever's Annie Lin
August 20, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 25.2 MBWhether you work remote, in person, or partially remote, the new world of work contains multiple employee experiences. Today we are joined by Annie Lin, the VP of People at Lever, a company known for helping businesses grow their workforces and improve their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Annie joins us to discuss the new world of work and how to negotiate it from a talent perspective. While some people return to the workplace, others don’t and because everyone’s day-to-day experiences ar...
Getting Real about Employee Development with Tyler Parson
August 18, 2021 14:29 - 29 minutes - 21.3 MBIn a rapidly growing company, it’s often a natural instinct to solve your problems by throwing more bodies at them through recruitment. Today’s guest believes that there is a much better way to build and maintain your talent. Tyler Parson is the head of talent at Chili Piper, a series-B startup that does meeting lifecycle automation for sales and revenue teams. Tyler was hired as the company’s first people operations hire and has been instrumental in building the company’s talent. Initia...
Advanced Career Reflection with Avarah Careers Founder & CEO Sarah Baker Andrus
August 13, 2021 17:16 - 36 minutes - 31.6 MBAs the pandemic recedes, millions of workers have decided to rethink their jobs and how they are living their lives. On today’s episode of Talk Talent to Me, we get together with recruitment expert Sarah Baker Andrus to discuss this dramatic trend, why now is an excellent time to be looking for a new job, and how to do the internal work necessary to find and identify a job that you’ll love. In our conversation with Sarah, we hear about her history in recruitment and how she came into the car...
Altruist Senior Talent Partner Ashlyn McIntosh
August 10, 2021 23:48 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBThroughout her career of more than a decade, one thing has always remained the same for today’s guest: the importance of leading with empathy and humanity. As a young, queer, tattooed woman, Ashlyn stands out in the traditional world of finance, but it was in this world, where someone took a chance on her as a high school dropout, that she rapidly climbed the ranks. In her early twenties, she ran operations for several advisory firms before identifying her true calling: recruiting. Through h...
Recruiter.com CEO Evan Sohn
August 05, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 22 MBEvan shares why we are in the golden age of recruiting, and how recruiter.com's platform represents a huge opportunity for recruiting pros to be creative about how they offer their skillset.
Mode VP of People Bailey Douglass
August 03, 2021 19:29 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBBailey returns to discuss her new Talent Enablement hire, as well as the most impactful tactics she employed to grow from her role in recruitment to her current gig as VP People. Join Bailey's team
Building Talent Communities with Primary's Gina Yocom
July 31, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBCommunity Building to Optimize Recruiting with Gina Yocom Episode 181: Show Notes. As recruiters and talent managers, we have to think long-term. We will not have a role immediately for everyone we look to place, but this does not mean we should not build relationships with them. Gina Yocom is the Director of Talent at Primary Venture Partners, a seed-stage firm that specifically invests in New York City companies. In this episode, Gina shares some valuable insights around how sh...
The Value of Education as a Recruiter with Adrian Russo
July 28, 2021 21:19 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MBThe Value of Education as a Recruiter with Adrian Russo Episode 180: Show Notes. Adrian Russo is the Director of Talent Acquisition at MotoRefi. Adrian also has a Master’s degree in Information Systems, and this in-depth understanding has helped him stand out as a tech recruiter. In today’s episode, we hear about Adrian’s journey and how joining the army ignited a passion for talent acquisition in him. While it may not be apparent at first glance, there are many parallels between mil...
Matt Hughes: Executive Director at Hunt Club
July 26, 2021 19:54 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBFounding pod member Matt Hughes returns to discuss his dynamic role at Hunt Club--a new breed of recruiting agency. We cover how to alter your approach to meet the expectations of an increasingly savvy, in-demand, and remote-centric workforce.
Lunchbox Head of Talent Alison Kaizer
July 14, 2021 09:50 - 35 minutes - 31.1 MBAlison Kaizer returns! She explains how to maximize your bandwidth as a talent leader, how to source for nuanced one-off hires, and much more.
Gem's Viet Nguyen on Talent Team Growth, Rec Ops
June 29, 2021 20:55 - 41 minutes - 39.3 MBViet Nguyen, who holds an advisory role to the talent teams using Gem's CRM product, shares the common challenges among the teams he works with, what it looks like when a talent team is crushing it, and when it's time to add Rec Ops to your roster.
Coaching, L&D with Jobber Chief People Officer Sara Cooper
June 22, 2021 21:53 - 39 minutes - 34.2 MBSara explains her journey from recruitment to HR, as well as the intended outcomes for Jobber's investment in career coaching for their employees.
Lunchbox CEO Nabeel Alamgir
June 18, 2021 20:08 - 35 minutes - 31.2 MBNabeel explains what he's learned about the impact of a truly bar-raising Head of Talent, in this case, a previous TT2M guest, Alison Kaizer. Nabeel shares what a bar-raiser looks like and what the employer value proposition is comprised of once one de-emphasizes equity. Listen to our episode with Alison Kaizer here
Credit Karma VP of Global TA Ashleigh Anderson
June 10, 2021 21:12 - 34 minutes - 26.5 MBAshleigh explains some exciting non-standard roles she's hiring for her team, as well as some crucial aspects of onboarding that organizations tend not to take into account when calendarizing new hires. Leave us a VM and hear yourself on TT2M! Learn how Hired can help you find your next 10 great hires.
Walmart's SVP of Global Talent Amy Goldfinger
June 08, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 35 MBAmy explains how Walmart is deploying technology to help identify and develop their 2M employees for additional roles within the company. Want to hear your voice on TT2M? Tell us about your talent journey Redeem your $50 Doordash Credit here
The Ally Series: Sr. Director of Talent & DEI Anna Chalon
May 31, 2021 15:50 - 31 minutes - 26 MBDirector of Talent & DEI (and freshly minted Yank!) Anna Chalon shares how Frame.io gathers employee sentiment to ensure an inclusive culture, as well as how their recruiters and interview panelists screen for inclusivity as a core competency.
Niantic's DEI Analyst Elyakeem Avraham
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 32.4 MBElyakeem explains how a culture that promotes transparency and safety is a precursor to true inclusivity, as well as how to create DEI accountability amongst company leadership. Share your thoughts with the podcast here.
The Ally Series: 2021 Wage Inequality Report with Hired's Amy Pisano
May 27, 2021 00:12 - 36 minutes - 28.6 MBOn the heels of Hired's 2021 Impact Report - Wage Inequality in the Workplace, CRO Amy Pisano joins to discuss her journey traversing the wage gap, coaching her team to know their worth, and advocating for transparency and the design of deliberate compensation bands throughout her career. Download Your Copy of the 2021 Impact Report - Wage Inequality in the Workplace Speakpipe: Click here to share your TA journey with other podcast subscribers
The Ally Series: Niantic Head of DEI, Trinidad Hermida
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBTrinidad discusses the hires Niantic made through a bespoke bootcamp, as well as how they helped talent from non-traditional backgrounds make the adjustment into the tech world. Head here to learn about how Hired can help you find your next great hire: hired.com/tt2m
The Ally Series: Tech Can [Do] Better Founder Lawrence Humphrey
May 14, 2021 22:00 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBLawrence explains the guiding principles behind his non-for-profit, Tech Can [Do] Better, which aims to help tech companies develop more equitable approaches to hiring and engaging in the world around them. To learn more about how Hired can help you hit your hiring goals, head to hired.com/tt2m
The Ally Series: Match Group VP of TA Craig Campbell
May 07, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 35.8 MBCraig explains how Match Group assesses for inclusivity as a core competency, and how the challenge of hiring from a finite amount of underrepresented talent is no different than any other kind of hiring. To learn more about how Hired can help you find your next great hire, head to hired.com/tt2m
The Ally Series: Leaf Group VP of DEI Tara Turk-Haynes
April 30, 2021 22:59 - 40 minutes - 39.3 MBTara explains the importance of defining nebulous terms and instead mapping them to core competencies and realities within the business, as well as why Leaf Group banned use of the term "Culture Fit" To learn more about how Hired can help you find your next great hire, head to hired.com/tt2m
The Ally Series: Sr. Director of Diversity Talent Acquisition Kanika Raney
April 27, 2021 22:36 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBCapital One's Senior Director Diversity Talent Acquisition, Kanika Raney, explains how to remove the burden of cultivating inclusivity from those you seek to include, as well as how to effectively map the talent market from a diversity perspective. To learn more about how Hired can help you find your next great hire, head to hired.com/tt2m
Trailer: The Ally Series
April 26, 2021 17:27 - 1 minute - 1.86 MBIntroducing The Ally Series. We're featuring senior DE&I executives from companies like Match Group, Capital One, Leaf Group, and more who are focused on driving representation, inclusion, and belonging at enterprise level companies. If you’re ready to do something about the way your company looks, see what a mature, comprehensive DE&I strategy looks like, and be a more effective ally, then this series is for you. DE&I WEBINAR: Awareness, Action, & Accountability; Embedding Technology into...
Dutchie Director of TA Ches Courtney
April 20, 2021 00:57 - 30 minutes - 26 MBChes explains how he intends to use his capacity model, as well as how to structure conversations with hiring managers in order to help them make the hires they'll need to accomplish their OKRs.
General Assembly's Erin Ford
March 31, 2021 09:55 - 29 minutes - 22.2 MBErin explains why over-indexing on 4-year degrees is problematic, as well as the ideal circumstances for hiring General Assembly or other bootcamp students.
Okta VP of TA Brett Coin
March 29, 2021 22:52 - 43 minutes - 39.1 MBBrett explains how he improved company-wide offer acceptance rate from 70% to 87%, as well as the shifting balance between recruitment marketing and traditional sourcing approaches.
Virtru Head of HR & Talent Conley Henderson
March 25, 2021 17:50 - 30 minutes - 26 MBConley explains the importance of Speed-to-Hire, how she's improved it, and the ins and outs of her remote onboarding strategy.
Amazon Sr. Tech Recruiter Jonathan Kidder
March 22, 2021 09:55 - 37 minutes - 37.9 MBJonathan shares how Software Engineers' expectations have shifted over the past years, his favorite sourcing tools, and the most important categories of technology for every talent team. Top Talent Sourcing Tools for Recruiters: A Beginner's Guide to Over 50+ Talent Sourcing Tools
WorldRemit Chief People Officer Charlotte Forsyth
March 12, 2021 00:31 - 38 minutes - 33 MBCharlotte explains how she's prioritized inclusivity and engagement at WorldRemit, as well as some WFH inspired updates to their PTO policy.
Frame.io Recruiter Rachel Hirsch
March 04, 2021 23:54 - 49 minutes - 42.4 MBRachel explains how she managed to achieve over 50% female representation on Frame's sales team, as well as the approach they are taking to PTO and mental health support.
Hired CEO Josh Brenner
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MBJosh shares his reaction to our 2021 State of Software Engineers Report, including what talent’s expectations about remote work means for hiring, how to address the ongoing limited supply of technical roles, and how to tweak interview processes to more accurately assess candidates. Access the 2021 State of Software Engineers Report
Lyft Global Head of TA James Mesick
February 25, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 30 MBJames explains how he's structuring the expansion of his talent team in order to meet Lyft's aggressive growth goals.
Ribbon's Serge Clivio & Hannah Nececkas
February 23, 2021 20:22 - 41 minutes - 34 MBHannah & Serge, Talent Ops Manager & Recruiter at Ribbon, join to discuss how the Ops role has made Recruiters' lives easier at Ribbon, as well as how they are both ideating on their own career growth. Serge on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Nfhy1mJDEkuDQox4TdlqM
Localised Director of Global Talent & People Brett Reed
February 17, 2021 00:06 - 33 minutes - 29.7 MBBrett explains how the levers that affect Cost-Per-Hire are powerful pieces of information when it comes to making a more perfect intervire process. Rob learns geography.