Talk Talent To Me

Solvvy Head of Talent, Cortlin Handly, explains how career progression isn't a pyramid so much as an hour glass, as well as the pros and cons of the talent consultant lifestyle.

NBC Universal's Director of Talent Acquisition Suzan Vulaj, Squarespace's Recruiting Marketing Manager Colleen Finnegan, and Tumblr's Chief of Staff Nicole Nadal discuss how to develop employer value prop, measure employer branding efforts, and how to take the pulse of your company's morale and values.

Greg Toroosian returns with a fancy new Director title and some great advice for how to make the jump from IC into leadership. Also, how to push back on those pesky hiring managers and build headcount from a need basis rather than a title basis. Rob is pleased with his new hot sauce.

Joe explains EA's internal app for candidates, Interview Sidekick, as well as why EA's UK division doesn't conduct full day on sites

Mike Podesto joins to discuss his candidate-first agency, Find My Profession, and riffs on the merits of outbound vs. inbound recruiting.

Sonder's Tech Recruiting Manager Cassie Chao explains the ins and outs of "Batch Day", a mass weekend interview campaign that resulted in multiple hires. Later, she explains how a candidate's motivations are related to their likelihood to accept an offer.

Dave Delaney, former Director of Recruiting at Yext and current Recruiter at Cockroach Labs explains how to assess your own needs and motivations when making career moves.

Procore Technologies' Maisha Cannon explains how she educates internal stakeholders on the long-term sourcing approach necessary to build relationships with talent over time.

Amina "Value Add" Mounuddin and Emily Zahuta join to discuss the level of sophistication they've enjoyed on the recruiting team at Segment, as well as how best to partner with internal stakeholders and develop and execute against OKRs.

Amelia explains how best to manage agency & contract recruiters to ensure great candidate experience, how recruiters should think about specialization, and how to assess talent for remote work.