Welcome to another episode of recruiting is no joke - a podcast for TA and HR professionals. This week I'm excited to chat with Jennifer Paxton (her/hers) Co-founder of Jamyr , and former VP of people at Smile and Privy! Jen has over a decade of experience in the industry in Agency and in-house roles. She has led global teams and is now building a company that is focused on something extremely close to my heart - Video content. Thanks to BrightHire. com for sponsoring the show. Brighthire is the...
Jul 12, 2023•50 min•Ep. 20
Welcome to another episode of recruiting is no joke - a podcast for TA and HR professionals. This week I'm excited to chat with Todd Raphael a recruitment content legend who is currently working with Skyhive an exciting HR tech company. Todd has a unique perspective on the recruitment industry and market and has been involved in marketing, business development, and events. He spent 14 years with ERE and led all the media and events. He is extremely well-known and connected in the TA space and I'...
Jul 05, 2023•51 min•Ep. 19
Happy 2023! After a short break, we are back with another Live episode of Recruiting is no joke. This week I'm excited to chat with Vanesa Cotlar, MBA Cotlar, VP of People & Culture at PolicyMe a Series A funded insurance company. Vanesa has a deep background that includes many years as a consultant to C-Level and Senior executives on corporate and business strategy. She has been leading the people function, for the past 18 months, at PolicyMe and is an avid content creator on Linkedin alway...
Jun 28, 2023•51 min•Ep. 18
Welcome to Episode 17 of the Recruiting is no Joke podcast - This week I welcome Melanie Naranjo VP of People at Ethena. Melanie has been in the talent space since 2015 and has quickly risen to a high level. She is now the VP of People at Ethena a compliance training platform. Join us as we discuss how she got started in the people space and her journey into leadership. Thanks to Brighthire.com for sponsoring the show. Brighthire is the fastest way to raise your quality of hire. Leading TA teams...
Jun 14, 2023•46 min•Ep. 17
This week I welcome Mark Smith Global head of TA at Kraft. Mark has operated as a Talent Leader for over 20 years and has worked with some huge companies including Randstad, Caterpillar, Amazon, SC Johnson, and The Kraft Heinz Company. Mark is a true leader and I'm honored to get 30 minutes with him today. Join us as we discuss how got started in recruiting, his journey into leadership, his biggest challenges, and even dive into his predictions for the 2023 market. Thanks to Brighthire . com for...
May 31, 2023•53 min•Ep. 16
Today I'm joined by Petter Ludden, the Director of recruiting for Blind a tech community where professionals share honest insights anonymously. Join us as we chat about the current market, what candidates are saying about making moves, and of course his own journey into recruiting and tech Thanks to our sponsor BrightHire. com, is the fastest way to raise your quality of hire. Leading TA teams use BrightHire's interview intelligence platform to transform their quality of hire, reduce bias in eve...
May 17, 2023•58 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to Recruiting is no Joke Episode 14 A live show and podcast for recruiters and TA leaders. There are two reasons, I am really excited about today's show. We have Jane Curran - Global Head of Talent Acquisition at JLL . Jane leads a team of 300 TA pros that fills 30,000 positions a year. She's been in recruiting since 1999 and previously worked with Accenture and Kohl's. I'm stoked to have this time to learn and hear her story! Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview p...
May 03, 2023•41 min•Ep. 14
Today I am excited to discuss a topic close to my heart. Recruitment marketing - I'm joined by Mackenzie Moore (People and Talent leader) and Austin Beveridge (Head of Marketing) from Arc Technologies a full-service finance platform for SaaS, a Series A funded start-up. We will discuss how they've been partnering together to increase top-of-funnel candidate interest in the company. Is this scalable? What have the results been? How can you apply this to your own TA team? We will also hear their s...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 13
Recruiting is no joke Episode 12 - Scott Schefferstein started recruiting 10 years ago at a boutique agency and since has worked at companies like GE Digital and Netflix . He now runs talent at a Series-A software company that is helping some of the world's leading travel organizations increase revenue. We will discuss Scotts time a Netflix, his career trajectory, and the differences between working at a worldwide known brand and a start-up! Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only inte...
Apr 05, 2023•53 min•Ep. 12
Recruiting is no Joke - Episode 11 With Laura Gassman Director of Talent at 1906 Laura has a strong agency and corporate recruitment background and currently leads talent at a cannabis startup in Denver. Join us today as we discuss - How she got started in recruitment, The biggest challenges her team is facing, How do you recruit in a start-up, How do you recruit during economic uncertainty... And soooo much more. Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview platform that can help...
Mar 22, 2023•52 min•Ep. 11
Welcome to episode 10 of Recruiting is no joke podcast I am pumped to be joined by Jessica Williams, MIPH, HRPM, SHRL, CMHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Williams and Kim Schell from Refine Labs . Refine labs are all over Linkedin. Jessica is no different, she is leading by example and has some of the most insightful content I've seen. Kim has also had a few viral posts - A layoff post comes to mind 😉 Join us as we discuss their journies into recruiting, How content helps with candidate flow, DEI and what th...
Mar 08, 2023•44 min•Ep. 10
Petar Petrov has been in recruiting for coming up to 10 years. He's worked at a number of start-ups as both a tech recruiter and now runs talent at VideaHealth a Boston-based health Series-A startup. Everyone wants to work in the start-up and tech world but I'm not sure if most really know what it's like. Join us as we discuss what it's like to recruit when you don't have a massive brand. We will hear his story as well as discuss trends and challenges he is seeing with talent. Thanks to Natalie ...
Feb 22, 2023•50 min•Ep. 9
This week I am honored to be joined by Clarisce Tolston - PHR AIRS Tolston - Head of TA at HealthTrackRx the nations leading PCR-based infectious disease laboratory. Clarisce leads the talent strategy as well as DEI initiatives. She has been in recruiting since 2008 and spent 5 years contracting for large companies like Microsoft, Direct TV, and Lexus. I am excited to discuss her story and hear her thoughts on DEI in recruiting and discuss where we still need to improve. Thank you to our Sponsor...
Feb 08, 2023•49 min•Ep. 8
Today I am joined by Bonnie Dilber - Recruiting Manager at Zapier Not only is Bonnie leading recruitment strategy at Zapier, but she is also an avid poster on Linkedin and is not afraid to discuss hard-hitting topics. She has over 50,000 followers and for good reason - She gives advice to job seekers, takes on remote work life, and shares insights into Culture and DEI. Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview platform that can help you remove bias and improve your quality of h...
Jan 25, 2023•48 min•Ep. 7
Welcome to Episode 6 of Recruiting is no Joke I'm honored to have The one and only Brian Fink with me today - Currently the Global Technical Sourcing Manager at Twitter, in the past he's worked with Apple, RentPath, and AWS. On top of this Brian is a great follow on Linkedin for recruiters, he posts helpful and encouraging content and is a great representation of who he is in real life. (We chatted last Friday and I came away with actionable advice I've been using) Brian is a true recruiting lea...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 6
This week's guest is Adam Rosenfield - Adam is an experienced SaaS recruiter who specializes in scaling talent acquisition for seed stage to Series D tech companies. His accomplishments include scaling a global team 7x, building out our diversity and inclusion plans, and working to earn a US "Best Places to Work" honor in 2022. Adam has had agency and internal experience over the past decade and brings a ton of value. Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview platform that can ...
Dec 28, 2022•33 min•Ep. 5
I am delighted to have Britteny Soto, Director of Talent Acquisition, Justice Equity Diversity, and Inclusion & Enablement for Encamp. Join us as we discuss her journey to her current position, What TA struggles she's facing, What she cares about most in her role, And why she loves what she does! Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview platform that can help you remove bias and improve your quality of hire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 14, 2022•43 min•Ep. 4
Super excited for Episode 3 of Recruiting is no Joke. Join Nick Martuscelli Talent Director from Barstool Sports We will be hearing about: His journey to his current role, Life as a talent Director, His biggest Challenges, How he is using his brand to boost recruiting and So much more. Thank you to our Sponsors Brighthire.com the only interview platform that can help you remove bias and improve your quality of hire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 30, 2022•49 min•Ep. 3
Welcome to Episode #2 of Recruiting is no joke. This week's guest Adam Walters heads up recruiting for Polygon.io a series A funded fintech start-up! Join us for this afternoon session where we'll hear what start-up recruiting life is really like and get his take on how to attract top talent. Adam has a strong background in agency recruitment focusing on tech startups, then we had an offer he couldn't refuse, heading up talent at a fintech startup. Here is his story. Thank you to our Sponsors Br...
Nov 19, 2022•36 min•Ep. 2
