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Inside Talent with Craig Fisher

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The future of talent, today. The show that takes you inside the minds, behind the scenes, coolest tools, and best practices of some of the coolest people in the employment industry. We explore job searching and hiring and the connection between employers and job seekers. The Inside Talent Podcast is is hosted by Craig Fisher, best selling author of the new book, Hiring Humans - Attract, Convert, and Retain Top Talent in the Age of Automation, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and more at www.Hiring-Humans.com. Craig is a renowned consultant to employers on attraction, tech, process & people
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Jim Schnyder talks sourcing and CRM tech with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Inside Talent with Craig FisherJul 02, 2020

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AI + Market Analytics for Recruitment Marketing, Inside Talent with Horsefly and Joveo

AI + Market Analytics for Recruitment Marketing, Inside Talent with Horsefly and Joveo

In this episode of the Inside Talent Podcast, hosted by Craig Fisher of TalentNet Media, guests from the forefront of AI and labor market analytics delve into how these technologies are revolutionizing recruitment marketing. Joining Craig were Yazhad Dalal from Joveo, Erika Oliver and Will Crandle from Horsefly Analytics, who shared their insights and experiences.

The conversation kicked off with an exploration of the pivotal role AI and labor market analytics play in refining recruitment marketing strategies. By leveraging global labor market data, companies can optimize their recruitment budgets, target the most promising talent pools, and enhance their overall hiring processes. The speakers emphasized the shift from traditional "post-and-pray" methods to data-driven strategies, underscoring the efficiency and effectiveness of using AI to navigate the complexities of the global labor market.

Erika Oliver highlighted the significance of using labor market analytics to identify optimal locations for talent acquisition, ensuring companies invest their resources wisely. Will Crandle provided a deeper understanding of Horsefly's capabilities, illustrating how the platform offers granular insights into the labor market, enabling companies to make informed decisions.

The discussion further delved into the impact of AI in recruitment marketing, with Yazhad Dalal sharing compelling examples of how AI-driven tools like Joveo's platform enhance job content optimization and personalized job recommendations. This not only improves job visibility and candidate matching but also addresses challenges such as bias in job descriptions, promoting more inclusive hiring practices.

Craig Fisher shared a success story, demonstrating the power of integrating AI and market analytics to solve real-world recruitment challenges. By reevaluating campaign strategies based on labor market data, significant improvements in applicant numbers and cost savings were achieved, showcasing the tangible benefits of this synergy.

However, the conversation also acknowledged the challenges in incorporating AI into recruitment efforts, including concerns over privacy, bias, and the need for leadership buy-in. The speakers shared valuable advice on overcoming these hurdles, emphasizing the importance of ethical considerations and the continuous auditing of AI models.

In closing, the episode underscored the transformative potential of AI and labor market analytics in recruitment marketing. The speakers encouraged listeners to embrace these technologies, experiment with new tools, and share success stories to foster a community of learning and innovation in the field.

This episode not only provided practical insights into leveraging AI and analytics for recruitment marketing but also inspired a forward-thinking approach to talent acquisition in the digital age.

Mar 20, 202455:01
None of the Above: Unraveling Assessment Myths with Plum CRO Jason Putnam and Craig Fisher

None of the Above: Unraveling Assessment Myths with Plum CRO Jason Putnam and Craig Fisher

Featuring Craig Fisher and Jason Putnam, CRO of Plum. This episode aims to debunk the myths surrounding traditional talent assessments and illuminate the path toward a more effective, skills-based approach to talent intelligence. 🌟 Highlights of the episode: Exploring Assessment Myths: We'll dive into why many commonly held beliefs about talent assessments are outdated and how they may mislead us in identifying the true potential and suitability of candidates. Introducing Skills-Based Talent Intelligence: Discover how Plum's innovative platform is leading a shift in the talent acquisition landscape, focusing on the skills and potential that are crucial for organizational success. The Science of Effective Assessments: Learn about the data-driven and psychological foundations underpinning Plum's approach, which offers a more accurate and predictive method for talent identification. Adopting Skills-Based Hiring Practices: Gain actionable insights on how to transition your organization to a skills-based hiring model, capitalizing on the strengths of Plum's platform to enhance your talent strategy. What's in it for you? In today's rapidly evolving job market, the conventional markers of candidate suitability are increasingly under scrutiny. Plum is pioneering a movement that emphasizes the importance of skills and potential over traditional metrics. This webcast is a must for HR professionals, recruiters, and business leaders eager to navigate the changing terrain of talent assessment and talent intelligence successfully. Tune in now for an engaging session that promises to challenge existing paradigms and provide you with the tools to make more informed talent decisions. Embark on a journey to transform your talent assessment approach with groundbreaking insights from Plum. #Plum #Webcast #TalentAssessment #SkillsBasedHiring #UnravelingMyths

Mar 01, 202440:06
The AI Boom or Bubble? - Mike Wolford Joins Craig Fisher Inside Talent

The AI Boom or Bubble? - Mike Wolford Joins Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Summary: In this episode, Craig Fisher is joined by Mike Wolford and Antti Karjalainen of Claro Analytics to discuss the future of AI, its impact on the job market, and the economy. After a brief hiatus, the Inside Talent podcast is back with fresh insights and thought-provoking discussions.

Key Topics:

  • The AI Boom: How AI is becoming ubiquitous in our lives and what it means for the job market.
  • The Remote Work Conundrum: A look at the tug-of-war between employers and employees over remote work.
  • Economic Trends: A deep dive into the current state of the job market and how interest rates are affecting demand for labor.

Speakers:

  • Mike Wolford, Director of Analytics at Claro
  • Craig Fisher, Host of Inside Talent and author of "Hiring Humans"
  • Antti Karjalainen, Analyst at Claro

What You'll Learn:

  • The current state of AI and its potential for disruption.
  • How remote work is evolving and what it means for both employers and employees.
  • The role of interest rates in the current economic landscape.

Don't miss this episode filled with valuable insights and expert opinions. Tune in now! 🎧


Get Craig Fisher's best-selling new book, Hiring Humans - Attract, Convert, and Retain Top Talent in the Age of Automation today at www.Hiring-Humans.com

Sep 21, 202334:47
Boolean and Brews are Coming to TalentNet Live DFW Nov. 9th, 2023

Boolean and Brews are Coming to TalentNet Live DFW Nov. 9th, 2023

#BigNews#BooleanAndBrews are coming to #TalentNetLive November 9th to do their first in-person podcast episode. Look out #SmartlessCarrie Collier Mike Chuidian and Susanna 🦄 Frazier are hot on your trail! Join us! Register at www.talentnetlive.com


In this episode we discuss their new podcast and their upcoming appearance at the TalentNet Live conference.


You may have noticed we haven't been posting episodes for the last several months while Spotify was taking over Anchor.FM and the talent market was tanking. But we are back to celebrate Craig Fisher's new book, Hiring Humans - Attract, Convert, and Retain Top Talent in the Age of Automation available on Amazon at https://hiring-humans.com

Sep 07, 202306:00
Uber's Michelle Thompson talks Recruiting and Sourcing with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Uber's Michelle Thompson talks Recruiting and Sourcing with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Hey, it's Craig Fisher. I am here with Michelle Thompson. She is the head of sourcing at Uber. And she is a longtime friend and colleague and collaborator. Michelle will be appearing at TalentNet Live and TheCandE's conference Nov. 2-3 in DFW.  Register https://insde.co/78rj

And we're glad to have you here with us, Michelle, how are you? 

Excellent. Thanks for having me.

So, tell us a little bit about what's going on in your role currently, and what issues your team is seeing and how you're tackling? Yeah.

So we've been going through kind of a reinvention for lack of a better term here at Uber for the past few years, I've been here for two and a half now.

came over to build the sourcing space for tech, and then switched over to build the sourcing space for non tech. And one of the things that we're really seeing with all these interesting ups and downs and post great resignation, and all of this is that our candidate attraction strategy

has to be way more focused, while at the same town way more diverse than it's ever been in the past. So part of the things that I'm working on are

where does the talent that we won't really live in each of our verticals? And how are we going to attract them? And how are we going to sell the story of why Uber

Uber, as you know, is a global company with a lot of reach.

They're one of the companies that definitely came out of out of COVID.

You know, stronger, faster better than before.

So though our, our needs have shifted

their continuous. So it's been a really interesting model. I think when I came on board, they had literally just shuttered all the all of the offices and kind of screeched everything to a halt. And what they didn't realize was within 30 days, the Uber Eats side of the business will just explode. I think the first two months I was here, they added 34,000 restaurants to the platform.

And then since then, we've added about 18 different variations of what we can do with that model. So Uber, pharmacy and

grocery delivery and liquor delivery and all these other pieces. Uber freight has been huge for us.

But that keeps me on my toes as far as how that messaging gets out to reach that group of candidates that not only has the skill set that has the desire to come and work with a company that is in continuous flux.

Oct 04, 202212:23
28: Fix Your Indeed Conversions with Jim Durbin and Craig Fisher Inside Talent

28: Fix Your Indeed Conversions with Jim Durbin and Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Jim Durbin is the Director of Recruitment marketing for PSG Global, a company that I've got a lot of experience with. He is also known, suspiciously, as the Indeed whisperer.  In this episode we talk recruitment marketing, job advertising, job boards, your process and how it affects your job ad conversion rate, and many other things that you're probably thinking about, but don't even know you should be on top of.

Indeed has made tracking and converting candidates all the way through your process slightly trickier with the addition of Indeed Apply and the move to get most traffic flowing through that system.  But is that the best way to track and convert candidates?  Maybe not.  Jim and I discuss your options and all the things that can get in the way of low CPA's and high apply conversions of the right candidates.

Join Jim and Craig for more amazing tips at The CandE's and TalentNet Live Conference November 2-3 in Dallas - Register here https://insde.co/78rj

Aug 23, 202225:32
The CandEs and TalentNet Live Nov. 2-3 in Dallas with Craig Fisher and Kevin Grossman Special Announcement

The CandEs and TalentNet Live Nov. 2-3 in Dallas with Craig Fisher and Kevin Grossman Special Announcement

Get your early bird tickets now at https://cande-events.org/register/ . The 2022 CandE Awards + TalentNet Live Conference will be held November 2-3, 2022, in Dallas, TX, at The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.

This is the must-attend event for HR and Talent Acquisition leaders and their teams who have worked hard to improve recruiting, hiring, and the candidate experience in a highly competitive and difficult market.

Talent Board, the first non-profit research organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience, has partnered with TalentNet Live to hold its first in-person conference since 2019!

Day 1  – November 2, 2022

Bring your successes and challenges to share with and learn from others in the recruitment industry. This half-day workshop is reserved for TA leaders and their teams to interact with peers and participate in moderated discussions focused on what is working and isn’t in recruitment today. The session will be held in the afternoon at Celanese (walkable distance to the Westin).

Ending the day on a fun note, unwind, mix, and mingle at a cocktail hour held after the workshop back at the Westin before heading out for your dinner plans.

Day 2  – November 3, 2022

Kicking off the main conference event at the Westin in the morning is an inspirational keynote from Leslie Maxie — a 1988 US Olympian and an international speaker whose motto is, “Excellence is not an accident.” Leslie’s keynote presentation will inspire attendees with the message that no matter what happens in the world, bold resilience is the key to purposeful excellence in the world of work, recruiting, hiring, and retention.

The rest of the day will include informative sessions from practitioners and solution providers focused on improving recruiting, hiring, and the candidate experience. Speakers and panelists will include industry influencers and past CandE-winning companies like Southwest, Celanese, AT&T, and others. We’ll have more speaker announcements soon!

Start the evening celebration with a special attendee cocktail reception followed by the CandE Awards dinner honoring the winners of the 2022 CandE Awards program (to be announced early September 2022). The reception and dinner is a perfect time to meet up and socialize with peers, meet new friends and celebrate elevating and promoting a quality candidate experience!

Talent Board President Kevin Grossman and TalentNet Founder Craig Fisher will be the 2022 CandE Awards + TalentNet Live Conference emcees.

Look for our event nickname #CandENet on the social channels. Make sure to share #CandENet with your networks!

Register for the 2022 CandE Awards + TalentNet Live Conference today!


Aug 16, 202206:48
Inside Talent Zapier's Brandon Sammut and Searchlight.ai's Kerry Wang with Craig Fisher

Inside Talent Zapier's Brandon Sammut and Searchlight.ai's Kerry Wang with Craig Fisher

Craig Fisher here.  We are back with another edition of Inside Talent.  My guests today are Brandon Sammut, Chief People Officer for Zapier, and Carrie Wang, CEO of Searchlight.ai. Zapier is not just one of our favorite tech tools, they are growing rapidly. And we talk today about their method of talent acquisition as one of the original remote organizations, and how they've partnered with another of our fav tech tools, Searchlight.ai to hire and retain the right people. 

Jul 06, 202228:26
Leah Daniels Inside Talent with Craig Fisher Talking Job Advertising

Leah Daniels Inside Talent with Craig Fisher Talking Job Advertising

Leah Daniels knows a thing or two about job advertising,  She spent nearly 5 years as a leader with one of the top programmatic advertising platforms for jobs, Appcast, and is now a leader with JobSync - one of the top job distribution platforms that created the Native Apply from any job board or ad.  In this episode, Leah and I break down the downfall of Facebook's jobs marketplace, what's happening with Indeed, and how to get the right qualified candidates applying to your jobs without overspending on your campaigns.  Leah is fun and funny.  But this smart lady brings a ton of great insight for any employer looing to up their hiring game.

Feb 18, 202237:40
Ally Brown Talks Employee Advocacy on Inside Talent with Craig Fisher

Ally Brown Talks Employee Advocacy on Inside Talent with Craig Fisher

Allie Brown does employer branding for Continental, a 200k+ employee world leader in tire production and global racing sponsor. And she's been doing some really fun things over the last couple of years with their employee advocacy. This episode will share best practices about rolling out an employee advocacy program and how to best encourage your employees to share your company's great employer culture with their networks to help attract more talent.

Ally and I first met about 3 years ago when I was keynoting the Employer Brand Strategies conference.  She told me at the time she was going to change the game at Continental, and she did just that. Her story is fascinating and her results speak for themselves.

Inside Talent is back after a Fall hiatus.  Buckle up.

Nov 24, 202127:14
23: AI for Internal Mobility Eightfold's Andrea Shiah Inside Talent with Craig Fisher

23: AI for Internal Mobility Eightfold's Andrea Shiah Inside Talent with Craig Fisher

Can AI help match your company's existing employees to new internal jobs?  You bet.  This episode of Inside talent is brought to you by Eightfold Eightfold's deep learning talent intelligence platform is powered by the largest global talent data set to unleash the full potential of the total workforce, employees, candidates, contractors, and citizens. To learn more, visit eightfold.ai. This episode features Andrea Shiah, newly with Eightfold, recently head of talent for Amex. She is the head of talent strategy and transformation at Eightfold.

Aug 27, 202121:30
22: Overcoming Design Bias with Jenny Cotie Kangas and Craig Fisher Inside Talent

22: Overcoming Design Bias with Jenny Cotie Kangas and Craig Fisher Inside Talent

In this episode Craig talks with Jenny Cotie Kangas, Director of Digital Experience for Talent Acquisition at Regis Corporation - the largest hair salon chain in the world which owns brands like Supercuts, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters, First Choice Haircutters, Roosters, and many more.

Jenny is a rare hybrid in the recruiting world.  She describes herself like this:  "My professional tool belt doesn't look like many others. It's comprised of a variety of tools, added and sharpened through years as a Project Consultant. I'm a Program Manager but by all other standards, I’m a builder.

As a kid, learning came hard for me. To understand what came easy to my peers I would identify patterns and reverse engineer. This helped my “faster than normal” brain understand and learn. From an early age, I viewed the world through systems. Having this mindset resulted in me being able to move learning to mastery quickly.

I became known as the girl in the project world you’d call if you didn’t have a person with the necessary skill set for a role. “She’s the Purple- Sparkly-Unicorn-Utility Tool and sharp as a tack,” a former Recruiter explained to a hiring manager, “She might not have the background today, but she will learn it and quick.”

In October 2019 I was challenged to apply my systems brain to a new world. My insurance company had not given me enough money post water damage to finish my home. I had a couple of options - pay the extra money to finish the house or sell as-is. I went with option three and picked up an actual tool-belt. Single mom with three kids - I learned construction and personally rebuilt my house from the studs out.

These days you’ll find me during the week focused on building frictionless processes and systems. Outside of work, you'll find me in an actual tool-belt, finishing my house and helping others to learn the trades."

Jenny and Craig discuss 

-designing outcomes with your audience in mind

-Store-level hiring

-Franchisees and how to get them to understand hiring, what's the story for that?

-Failing fast and failing forward

-Design bias, when you go into a situation to help but those you are helping are pre-disposed to think anyone from "corporate" isn't helpful.

-Solving hard, non-linear problems

-The concept of the mirror and window in hiring

-How to avoid basing recruiting on what we've traditionally done

-How to avoid shrinking your guardrails

-How to condense user adoption from 3 days to 15 minutes 

-The power of a "what if?" 

It's always fun when Jenny and Craig get together for a chat.  This is a good one. 


Jun 02, 202118:56
21: Frictionless Talent Attraction for Warehouse and Supply Chain Recruitment Marketing w/ TalentNet Media

21: Frictionless Talent Attraction for Warehouse and Supply Chain Recruitment Marketing w/ TalentNet Media

Craig Fisher and Carrie Corcoran of TalentNet Media break down a recent project to fix funnel recruitment marketing for a major retail distribution center.

When Indeed and traditional job boards aren't performing for one or more of your regions, what do you do to get job candidates to apply?  You have to think outside of the box and get creative.

Craig and Carrie walk through their process to audit the candidate experience and remove barriers from interest and applying to jobs at your company.  

How do you amplify a transparent, non-friction employer brand?  You need to show your benefits right up front.  We talk title and geographic expansions, opening of social channels and niche job boards, and more.

TalentNet Media is doing some interesting work right now to help companies find and attract talent, and get them to apply and follow through all the way to hiring and retention in this upside down job market.  Find out more at www.talentnetmedia.com

May 24, 202110:53
20: Joel Cheesman with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

20: Joel Cheesman with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Joel Cheesman and I go way back.  He spoke at some of the very first TalentNet Live conferences and was a friend and fellow blogger back in the early days of RecruitingBlogs.com.  In this episode of Inside Talent we discuss Joel's new venture, Poach.ai that performs daily sentiment analysis for your company, or of any competitors you, as an employer, might target for talent acquisition purposes.

We also discuss Joel's swag marketing strategy

How to save time recruiting from competitors when the iron is not and how to know when it's not

The current talent shortage that includes companies like Uber and Lyft

Stimulus checks, IRS refunds

The current high cost of Indeed

Smart job title strategy

The return of in-person events

Clubhouse

And much more.

Apr 21, 202142:05
Amy Butchko, SAIC: Building a Recruitment Marketing Program with Craig Fisher Inside Talent
Mar 01, 202132:53
Dai Strong Cisco Meraki Talent Leader with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Dai Strong Cisco Meraki Talent Leader with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Cisco Meraki Talent Acquisition leader, Dai Strong, talks with Craig Fisher about how Cisco Meraki is attempting to scale global work with distributed teams while centralizing recruiting processes.

The company is addressing everything from it's technology stack to it's employer value proposition in order to better compete for talent.

About Dai: Dai Marie Strong: Subject Matter Expert in Recruiting, Management, Talent Scout, Project Management, People Development.

As a member of the Talent Acquisition Team, I am devoted to hiring the right talent, for the right job and best career.

Specialties: Building Relationships, Project Management, Networking, Recruiting, Diversity & Inclusion, Assessments (BHI, DDI & HireVue) and Management.

System Knowledge: Taleo, PeopleFluent, Peoplesoft, Kenexa, HR Workways, iCIMS, SAP, Greenhouse, Avature, Success Factors, Newton, ADP and Salesforce.

Who my company hires: Talented people who love the idea of making technology simple. We are headquartered in San Francisco with an additional US office in Chicago. For more information, visit our career site - https://meraki.cisco.com/jobs

For Fun: I am a true foodie, so you will find me at the local farmers market picking up items to cook for the day. I am often watching the FoodNetwork or HGTV. So if I am not cooking, I am creating home projects for myself. I bleed green and gold... Go Pack Go!!! #PackersFan #NFL

Nov 19, 202024:51
Jay Denton, LaborIQ: U.S. Labor Market Update by ThinkWhy with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Jay Denton, LaborIQ: U.S. Labor Market Update by ThinkWhy with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

How big is the Texas labor market really getting?  The U.S. new corporate and tech hub grew more than the bottom 37 states over the last decade.  In this episode of the #InsideTalent podcast, I talk with VP of BI at ThinkWhy  |  LaborIQ about:

-Worker migration in the U.S.

-Employers relocating to Texas and what they should know

-The salary discount

-Demand Recovery

-TalentNet Live Dallas Virtual Nov. 20th (Register: www.talentnetlive.com code:laboriq

-and much more

#events #hiring #futureofwork #hrtech #talent #recruiters

Nov 06, 202025:32
Angie Verros: Diversity Sourcing, Twitter, and Tools with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Angie Verros: Diversity Sourcing, Twitter, and Tools with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

How do you know what tools to use for #Sourcing, #Recruiting, and #Marketing?  On the latest #InsideTalent podcast I chat with 👋  Angie Verros 👋 about how to keep track of and test your tools and extensions.

We also discuss the upcoming Talent42 (11/9-11/10) and TalentNet Media #TalentNet (11/20) conferences coming up next month.  talent42.com and talentnetlive.com to register

In the full podcast, we also discuss:

-Diversity Sourcing

-Twitter's mighty resurgence

-Much more

Inside Talent is presented by Visage.jobs

Oct 27, 202020:36
Jason Roberts, Accenture, and Craig Fisher talk sourcing, trends, and shifts on Inside Talent
Sep 10, 202040:42
Rory O'Dougherty: The Implications Of GPT-3 On The World Of Talent with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Rory O'Dougherty: The Implications Of GPT-3 On The World Of Talent with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

This episode is part of our Talent Sourcing Series presented by Visage.Jobs where you can crowd-source sourcing

The Implications Of GPT-3 On The World Of Talent Talent Acquisition Technologies are changing the way that employers are sourcing candidates. GPT-3 has been hailed as the most powerful language model ever built and is expected to have major implications on the future of talent acquisition.

Join Rory O’Doherty, Founder of Olas.io and me to learn how this new technology will change the future of hiring top talent and what you can do to prepare.
Aug 27, 202021:47
Joss Leufrancois, Visage.job: Rebuilding vs. Rehiring with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Joss Leufrancois, Visage.job: Rebuilding vs. Rehiring with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Craig Fisher and Joss Leufrancois, CEO of Visage, discuss the difference between rehiring and rebuilding your workforce when jobs come back.  We are looking at likely the largest re-hiring event in history.  But many of our former employees will have found other work or will not be interested in their former employer's post COVID-19 opportunity, which may have changed substantially.  Likewise for the employer.  If your needs change from in-person to an online experience you may need to rebuild vs. thinking about rehiring.

We discuss how to do that with a newly limited recruiting and sourcing team.  What efficiencies can be found via automation?  We have the answers for you in this very enlightening episode.

This episode is sponsored by Visage.jobs.  Visage crowd-sources Sourcing to a community of 4000 global sourcers making it simple to enter a job and await qualified candidates with full contact info to populate your inbox.  

View the full video of this episode at https://bit.ly/34d5pg6

Aug 18, 202033:06
Rhonda Merchant talks DEIB with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Rhonda Merchant talks DEIB with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Craig Fisher and Rhonda Merchant of BNSF Logistics talk Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Bias.  DEIB in Human Resources, conferences, and more.  How to reach outside of your comfort zone to make a difference in peoples' lives.  

We discuss:

Inherent Bias of Hiring Managers

The fallacy of "culture fit" and how to dig deeper

Bias camouflaged at compliments

Southern culture and inclusion

Being guarded in job interviews

Your name may cause bias

And much more

Aug 12, 202025:13
Jim Schnyder talks sourcing and CRM tech with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

Jim Schnyder talks sourcing and CRM tech with Craig Fisher on Inside Talent

In this episode, I speak with 2-time SourceCon Grand Master Champion (Sourcing/Recruiting) and Founder/Principal Consultant for “Recruiting Advisors,” a strategic consulting firm providing training and technology best practices to the sourcing and recruiting industry.

In this episode we discuss the upcoming TalentNet Austin Virtual Conference happening on July 17th at www.talentnetlive.com.  Jim was one of the original organizers of TalentNet with me and we discuss it's rich history.

We also talk about

-Jim's business, Recruiting Advisors, where he helps employers create custom CRM strategies, with tools like Avature, to source and attract great talent.

-SourceCon DFW, ATAP and DFWTRN

-Working with customers virtually

-Other sourcing and CRM tools like ZapInfo (amazing for data enrichment), Loxo (an end-to-end CRM) and Loxo Source (which you can try for free).

-Finally we discuss building a true two-way talent community filled with events and worthwhile conversations

Jul 02, 202042:51
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May 28, 2020

May 28, 202000:30
Diana Meisenhelter: Job Search and Candidate Experience in COVID-19 and Beyond with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Diana Meisenhelter: Job Search and Candidate Experience in COVID-19 and Beyond with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Hey, it's Craig Fisher, host of inside talent. In this episode I speak with Diana Meisenhelter who is the former head of talent at FedEx office. And we're going to discuss job searching during the COVID 19 pandemic. This is a great episode for both recruiters and job seekers to understand how to communicate properly through the hiring process during a situation like this and always and how to avoid being the ghost in the machine. And I think this is a, some really valuable stuff. So enjoy.

May 28, 202034:41
Jerome Ternynck, SmartRecruiters CEO: Recruiters as Change Agents in COVID-19 with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Jerome Ternynck, SmartRecruiters CEO: Recruiters as Change Agents in COVID-19 with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

On this episode of Inside Talent, Craig Fisher talks with Jerome Ternynck about how recruiters can reinvent themselves and be change agents when the world needs them more than ever. Jerome is the Founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters and Published Author of "Hiring Success: How Visionary CEOs compete for the best talent", Lioncrest Publishing (February 11, 2020) - http://hiringsuccess.com/book

You can view the video at https://youtu.be/azTpiEFA6nY

We discuss

*What Talent Acquisition leaders should be thinking about right now

*How recruiters can be change agents for themselves and society during the COVID-19 epidemic

*Hiring people and hiring great talent isn't always the same

*Most employers don't measure hiring success properly

*Quality metrics for hiring

*Now might be a great time to plan your ATS upgrade

*Lessons from Jerome's new book, Hiring Success 

*Jerome's time leading paratrooper boot camp in the French Army


May 05, 202035:32
Jim D'Amico, Celanese: Business Lessons From the New Normal with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Jim D'Amico, Celanese: Business Lessons From the New Normal with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Jim D'Amico is a globally recognized TA Leader, specializing in building best in class TA functions for global organizations.
He's a speaker, author, and mentor, with an intense passion for all things talent acquisition.  He's currently Global Head of TA for Celanese and President of ATAP.  He's also a military veteran as well as a stand-up comedy veteran of Second City.

In this episode, Jim and Craig Fisher discuss what happens AFTER this new normal.  

Topics:

  • Future of work - is remote work or choice the way of the future, more freedom of schedule, back to BAU?
  • Future of Talent Acquisition - What happens to recruiters and TA professionals, video interviews, gig shifts, candidate experience and how ATAP in the community is helping
  • Best lists / challenges from social media
  • Ultimate podcast list (Jim and Craig's favs), Quarantine music list
  • Side hustles and gigs to get us through this
  • Warhammer, craft beer, and comedy
Apr 22, 202023:30
Kerry Noone, CVS Health: Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing COVID-19 Best Practices with Craig Fisher Inside Talent
Mar 26, 202025:28
Lars Schmidt: #CoronaVirusHR COVID-19 Resources for Employers and HR with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Lars Schmidt: #CoronaVirusHR COVID-19 Resources for Employers and HR with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

In this episode Craig talks with Lars Schmidt, The man behind the #CoronaVirusHR Comms & Resources Guide for HR and Employers.

The link to the #CoronaVirusHR Comms & Resources Guide for HR and Employers is: https://bit.ly/CoronavirusHRComms

The video and transcript for this podcast are on the Inside Talent blog: https://insidetalent.org/coronavirushr-craig-fisher-with-lars-schmidt-podcast-inside-talent/

You can find information about the guide and how you can help on Twitter. Just search #CoronaVirusHR or click here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirusHR

The #CoronaVirusHR Comms & Resources Guide for HR and Employers includes:

-Coronavirus Response Plans

-Articles & Resources

-How Companies Are Responding w/Remote Work & Children @ Home

-Employee Support Resources

-Remote Work Resources

-Coronavirus Legal & Employment

-How Recruiting is Adapting Law Resources

-Travel Impact

-HR Communities and Support

-Hosting Virtual Events

-Activities with Kids at Home

-Podcasts: Coronavirus Business Response Coverage

-Alternatives to Layoffs

-Companies That Are Hiring

-How You Can Help

-Case Tracking & Statistics

-Retail, Service, and Hourly Employee Updates

-Companies Giving Back/Supporting Community

-Publicly Announced Hiring Impact

-Conferences, Travel Restrictions + more

Mar 23, 202018:02
Melissa Van Dyke, Recruitics: Social Media Advertising with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Melissa Van Dyke, Recruitics: Social Media Advertising with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

In this episode, Craig Fisher discusses social media advertising with Melissa Van Dyke, social media marketing strategist from Recruitics, a data-centric recruitment marketing agency.  Whether you're trying to build your brand or attract prospects, social media advertising should be an essential part of your strategy.  

Craig an Melissa break down the basics and advanced practices of targeting and messaging in social advertising as well as recent issues with Facebook and vertical advertising.

Melissa will join Craig and 20+ thought leaders at the upcoming TalentNet Austin conference at Vrbo HQ.  Join them by registering at www.talentnetlive.com.

Recruitics and Allegis Global Solutions recruitment marketing team, IGNITE Consulting, partner to bring AGS customers amazing best practices in programmatic advertising and the analytics behind it. To learn more about Recruitics, check out www.recruitics.com

Here's what we discussed:

- What should we know about the differences between organic social and paid social ads?

- How can we use social ads to target candidates and get more applications?

- Are there "best" social channels when it comes to recruitment marketing?

- What kind of content should I promote via social ads? (could also be a question about types of campaigns to help recruitment efforts - lead gen, informational content pages, etc).

- What are some of the best practices for social advertising for recruitment marketing & employer branding?

- How do we measure performance on social recruiting campaigns?

- How can you use social ads to help support high volume hiring vs specialized roles?

- Should my company invest in careers-focused social channels?

- How can we get employees & recruiters involved in our social recruiting efforts?

- How has Facebook's targeting restrictions on employment ads impacted recruitment marketing efforts?

Mar 06, 202015:13
Matt Plummer, ZipRecruiter's Head of Product Strategy with Craig Fisher inside Talent

Matt Plummer, ZipRecruiter's Head of Product Strategy with Craig Fisher inside Talent

I chatted with Matt Plummer, VP Product Strategy, ZipRecrecruiter. ZipRecruiter is a premier sponsor of the 2019 TalentNet Live Recruiting conference taking place at Toyota North America HQ in Plano, Texas on December 6th. With over 40 speakers and a total of 300 participants, this will be TalentNet's largest event yet. It's fitting as TalentNet Live is celebrating 10 years of hosting these rather intimate yet highly impactful recruiting events. It is one of the largest and longest running regional recruiting events in America and the largest in Texas and the Southwest. ZipRecruiter's Brian Carillo will join me on stage at TalentNet this year to chat with the audience about the state of job boards and ZipRecruiters innovative AI approach. Below are excerpts from my conversation with Matt Plummer. Matt, catch us up on ZipRecuriter Two thousand and ten is when we got started. And then about twenty fifteen, we started to really look at some of the problems with that model are the sort of post and pray model if you will. And a lot of it came down to discover ability. We've really just learned that for the most part job seekers aren't really good at searching for jobs. They don't understand skill transfer ability too. Well, and then recruiter spent much time trying to do Boolean based searching to find people with the right skills and everything. So that's when we set about, to build sort of our first real major technology innovation around our base, matching built out a great team. And Tel Aviv Israel, so to build that up. So our second way, it was really more discovery based recommendations. If you think about like a Netflix model, where you can sit down and fire up your Netflix app on your Apple TV or whatever it is. And you're recommended content, and a lot of the Netflix consumption comes from that model. So we kind of took a queue from that. And then we really think about the third wave that we're getting into, not just discovery on the jobs at your side, but really creating human connections between recruiters and job seekers or candidates. Because right now, both sides of the marketplace are complaining about effectively a black hole. We've always known about the job seeker, black hole where they apply, and they never hear back. But now a lot of recruiters are complaining about not being able to get a hold of job seekers. So they find a good candidate in their. They try and reach out and they're not getting anything back. So we look at that is real material problem to try and solve for. And we think that using oddly enough using a artificial intelligence, we can actually create more sort of actions between recruiters in candidates and that's what we're really excited about. And I think we continue to sort of keep that differentiation between the, you know, traditional job board model. Yeah, so I I think the the regular communication that a little bit of automation can help employ on the candidate communication side is is a game changer. It really does assist in sort of the human connection. And it's because recruiters are are too busy and active job seekers are are really busy and it's difficult without a massive spreadsheet or some sort of. You know, really good system to even keep track of all the jobs that you're applying for when you're active. Passive job seekers, you know, they have jobs. Right? I mean, so it's very difficult for them to even respond in real time most of the time. And so, you know, a little bit of that automation goes a long way when you start to understand and learn Windows passive job, seekers are responsive. Yeah, totally agreed. And there's this whole process that happens today. That is pretty transactional. Right? You've got maybe a recruiter posting a position a job seeker discovers that applies to it, but there's no real connection there. And then the recruiter's back in their eighty s, and looking at a list of candidates and so we

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Dec 05, 201924:18
Lou Adler, Dean Da Costa, Amy Miller, Alan Fluhrer: Mythical Hiring Managers with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Lou Adler, Dean Da Costa, Amy Miller, Alan Fluhrer: Mythical Hiring Managers with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

According to Jobvite's 2019 benchmark report, job candidates are less willing to change jobs than ever. In 2018, the average number of candidates per open requisition was the lowest ever, at just 29 (down from 36 in 2017 and 52 in 2016).  This might seem counter-intuitive to the job-hopping free-for-all stories we've told ourselves over the last few years of this growth market.

The reality is, although employers often receive a plethora of applications for many job requisitions, many highly skilled and niche positions are still a struggle to fill.  And as organizations attempt to flatten, yet still grow, more middle managers are created.  I have a theory that these managers, who often find themselves in a position where they, themselves, need to hire for difficult roles, are ill-equipped to do so.

Managers end up managing because they were good at their old jobs, which often were individual contributor roles, not because they are particularly good managers.  The hope is that a high percentage of new managers will be naturally good at managing.  It would be some pretty sweet icing for those in recruiting and talent acquisition roles if those managers also turn out to be good at hiring.  But since most organizations don't give new managers much training in either managing or hiring, the odds are probably on the low side.

I posited this theory a group of recruiting experts at the recent LAX TechRecruit conference in Los Angeles.  You can listen to the conversations I had with Lou Adler, Dean Da Costa, Alan Fluhrer, and Amy Miller.  We debated whether good leaders are born or taught (or both).  We asked if "hiring managers" are even a real thing. And we discussed how best to help managers by being good partners in recruiting.

View the experts top tips for managing your relationship with hiring managers here: https://insidetalent.org/5-expert-tips-for-hiring-managers/

Aug 30, 201927:32
Mike "Batman" Cohen: Top Sourcing and AI Tools for Recruiting with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Mike "Batman" Cohen: Top Sourcing and AI Tools for Recruiting with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

 Craig Fisher chats with Mike "Batman" Cohen about some of the sourcing tools in his utility belt.  His recent research compares some of today's top sourcing, A.I. (artificial intelligence), and recruiting tools like HireTual, HiringSolved, EngageTalent, Seekout, ZapInfo, HumanPredictions, and more. 

You can view the video version of this podcast on our Youtube channel at https://youtu.be/4dGRWkCKfnE

Jul 01, 201939:37
Bob Lehto, BRD: Inside Cryptocurrency HR with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

Bob Lehto, BRD: Inside Cryptocurrency HR with Craig Fisher Inside Talent

In this episode, Talent Insider Craig Fisher talks with Bob Lehto, HP HR of the largest decentralized bank in the world, BRD.  We talk Crypto, Bitcoin, HR for startups, Fortnight and other multiplayer games and how they relate to the crypto world, digital natives, what keeps a VP HR up at night, the complex nature of remote work (1/3 of BRD employees are remote), onboarding, Summer vacations, and Unleash 2019 Las Vegas.

May 31, 201930:33