This week we welcome Aaron Kraljev to the podcast. Aaron began his career at Wells Fargo, where he served as VP – Marketing Program Manager for the Student Banking Program, before transitioning in 2009 to lead the organization’s employer brand and candidate advocacy program.
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Episode 33: Beyond Pedigree—How Assessments Are Democratizing Technical Recruiting
This week we welcome Vivek Ravisankar, CEO of HackerRank, to the podcast. Vivek co-founded HackerRank in 2012 with the mission of using skills assessments to match developers with the right jobs.
Episode 32: Lightning in a Bottle — How Miami Mayor Suarez is Building the Next Silicon Valley
This week we welcome Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, to the podcast. Mayor Suarez made news in recent months with his Twitter activity promoting Miami as the next Silicon Valley.
Episode 30: Keeping the “Human” in HR — How to Cultivate a Culture of Meaning & Purpose
This week we welcome Alysha Campbell to the podcast. With more than a decade of experience as both a recruiter and HR business partner, Alysha is currently Founder and Principal of CultureShift HR, where she helps companies utilize and engage their best talent while creating diverse and purposeful work environments that help businesses grow and thrive.
Episode 31: Hiring for Potential with AI—The Future of Talent Acquisition & Management
This week we welcome Ashutosh Garg to the podcast. Ashutosh is CEO & co-founder of Eightfold.ai, the first Talent Intelligence Platform to address the talent gap by harnessing the power of AI and search, and founder of Bloomreach, a leading vendor for Digital Experience Platforms.
Episode 29: Punk Rock HR — How to Bet on Yourself and Take Control of Your Career in 2021 & Beyond
This week we welcome Laurie Ruettimann to the podcast. As the face of the popular “Punk Rock HR” podcast, Laurie will need no introduction for many of our listeners.
Episode 27: Talking Shop — In Conversation With a Fellow Recruitment Marketing Agency Founder
This week we welcome Kelly Robinson to the podcast. Kelly has founded numerous ventures in the talent acquisition space, including a staffing firm (MECS Communications), a job distribution platform (Broadbean), a marketing content sharing tool (Paiger), and most recently, RedDotMedia, a recruitment marketing agency.
Episode 26: Relationship-Building in a Digital World — Tech Recruiting & the Future of Sourcing
This week we welcome Elliott Garms to the podcast. Elliott’s career in talent acquisition dates back to childhood, when he helped run his father’s executive search business out of the family basement.
Episode 19: Digital Assessments Revisited—How Gamification and AI Can Effectively Reduce Bias
This week we welcome Bas van de Haterd back to the podcast (our first repeat guest!). Bas proudly identifies as a “professional snoop” — a title that captures his more than 15 years of experience as an HR consultant, candidate assessment and experience expert, and frequent conference speaker.
Episode 17: You Are What You Reward — How Incentives Reveal Your Employer Brand
This week we welcome James Ellis to the podcast. A self-proclaimed employer branding “nerd”, James is a leading voice in the world of talent branding, having led EB initiatives at GroupOn and Universum before assuming his latest role at Roku. He’s also the author of several books, including “Talent Chooses You” and “The Employer Brand Handbook Volume 1: The Real World Guide to Working With Recruiters.”