The Candidate Experience Podcast

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience ​​Welcome to the ‘Tearing Down The Wall’ episode where Chris Connors and Kyle Connors, Co-founders of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠are my special guests.  

Chris and Kyle share what they’re hearing from talent leaders on challenges they’re facing in the hiring process. The good news is,  talent leaders really want to deliver on improving candidate experience and on-boarding.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: candidate experience, candidate surveys, and more. Enjoy! If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast This episode was recorded in July 2023 Resources: Connect with Chris and Kyle on LinkedIN:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/elykme/⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/cconnors45/⁠

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Chuck Solomon: Hey, Chris and Kyle. How are you guys doing today?

Kyle Connors: Doing great, Chuck. Thanks for having us. Yeah,

Chris Connors: doing doing great. Happy to, happy to be here with you, Chuck.

Chuck Solomon: I appreciate you both taking the time to talk today.

, I always have good conversations with you guys, and I have no doubt this will be, the same. I wanted to talk about, the problems that you are finding related to Candidate experience, and then also, what's going on in the marketplace that you're seeing, because I know you're having lots of conversations with talent leaders .

So I want to hear about what you're seeing and then the problems as such, but I wanted you both to share a bit about your founder story because I think it's, pretty interesting.

Kyle Connors: Well, first off, we're we always like to introduce ourselves as we're co founders, but we're also brothers.

So. We you know, we've known each other basically our entire lives. I come from a, a technical background. So I come from being VP of engineering, VP of products, cto. And a big part of my career has always been building out engineering teams, trying to, you know, find the best you know, engineers and product managers and designers to work at whatever company I was at and.

You know, it was always such a, struggle to compete against, , big tech and top tech out there, right? You really had to find whatever, , possible kind of edge you could. And really uncovered over my career is just how important Candidate experience was , with attracting and winning over top talent.

Read full transcript https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cOSbyMY0-hgEpHqyVI5GMY32r2je3ERKaK05pu9RkCE/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience ​​Welcome to the ‘Tearing Down The Wall’ episode where Chris Connors and Kyle Connors, Co-founders of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are my special guests.  

Chris and Kyle share what they’re hearing from talent leaders on challenges they’re facing in the hiring process. The good news is,  talent leaders really want to deliver on improving candidate experience and on-boarding.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: candidate experience, candidate surveys, and more. Enjoy! If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast This episode was recorded in July 2023 Resources: Connect with Chris and Kyle on LinkedIN:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elykme/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cconnors45/

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​​Welcome to the ‘Gamifying Onboarding’ episode where Princess Newborn, Senior Director of People Operations at Ware2Go is my special guest. Princess shares some great insights on improving candidate experience and onboarding.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: Candidate Feedback, interviewing, hiring managers and more. Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast This episode was recorded in June 2023 Resources: Connect with Princess Newborn:

• LinkedIN ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/princess-newborn/⁠
• Careers at Ware2Go ⁠https://ware2go.co/⁠

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Chuck Solomon: Hey Princess, how are you today?

Princess Newborn: I am having a great day and doing well. How about

Chuck Solomon: yourself? I am well, thank you so much. I appreciate you joining me. This what is, what are we at here? We're on Thursday. Thursday. Thursday. Thank you. Thursday. We're recording this on the 15th of June. And I'm glad you joined me.

Where are you joining me from today? I didn't even ask where you live.

Princess Newborn: I'm joining from Atlanta in Georgia. It's a rainy, gloomy day today, but I'm happy to be here. Awesome.

Chuck Solomon: I, well, I really appreciate it. Can you tell listeners a, a little bit about, a little bio about

Princess Newborn: yourself? Oh, absolutely. As I said, my name is Princess Newborn.

I am currently the senior director of people Operations at Ware2Go, and I've been with the company about four and a half years now. I joined early on when the company was about three or four months old prior to joining Ware2Go. And prior to my career in human Resources, I originally started my career as an E S L teacher in English as a second language teacher in South Korea.

Wow. And I, I did that for a few years, got to travel and see the world, and then when I transitioned back to the United States, I immediately jumped into a career in sales because I love people. From sales. I transitioned into human resources and I've been in it ever since. And I finally made my way to Ware2Go about four and a half years ago.

Chuck Solomon: Awesome. What can you tell a little bit, I, I had to look it up, but for our listeners, what is Ware2Go? What does the company

Princess Newborn: do? Absolutely. So Ware2Go is a u P S company that offers on demand warehousing and fulfillment solutions. Mm-hmm. Our company's shared purpose. Is to simplify the end-to-end supply chain across all commerce, to enable companies of all sizes to compete and grow.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mtpgKxhLxwVN2uD9SCBh2HnOlwcaHyvXiDiZBfn7cts/edit?usp=sharing

LinkedIN ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/princess-newborn/

Careers at Ware2Go https://ware2go.co/

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LinkedIN ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marystrebinger/

Hero Hire Club https://herohireclub.com/

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Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience ​​Welcome to the ‘High Touch & High Tech’ episode where Alfons Staerk, Senior Director for Recruiting Technology at BCG is my special guest. Alfons shares some great insights on improving the candidate journey for both companies and recruiting teams as well as job seekers.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: burnout, Artificial Intelligence, tech layoffs, communications, and where to find a great chicken sandwich in Bozeman, MT.   Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below. Thank you for listening! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast This episode was recorded in May 2023 Resources: Connect with Alfons Staerk on LinkedIN ⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfonsstaerk/

Careers at BCG - Boston Consulting Group https://careers.bcg.com

Best chicken sandwich in Bozeman, MT https://www.mountainswalking.com

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Welcome to the ‘No Screening’ episode where Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing Manager, Haley Sasser is my special guest. Haley shares some great tips for both hiring teams as well as job seekers in improving the candidate journey.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: job advertisements, rejection emails, resume tips and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in May 2023

Resources:

Connect with Haley Sasser on LinkedIN ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleymsasser/⁠

Previous episode: Episode 39: ⁠Walk in Their Shoes -- Haley Sasser⁠

Details of Haley's new job and more on her candidate journey https://bit.ly/3MFUPDQ

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Transcript:

Chuck Solomon:  Hey Haley, how are you today? 

Haley Sasser: I'm great. How are you? 

Chuck Solomon: I'm doing well. I wanted to thank you for, this is your second time. You're a two timer here on the Candidate Experience Podcast. We recorded back in November of 2021, so like a year and a half ago, and I will. Definitely put the notes or the link in the notes to this episode to your previous one, which I thought was great.

I think you had some great things to share. I especially like the fact that you, you talked about. What you could do for the candidate experience in a small, medium, and large. It's like ordering off a menu, right? Yeah. Small, medium, or large. Mm-hmm. So I would encourage listeners to, to go back and listen to that.

Cause I think what you said then still applies to today. [00:01:00] But before we get, yeah, sure. Yeah. Before we get rolling, can you please introduce yourself to listeners? 

Haley Sasser: Yes, so my name is Haley Sasser. I live in Tampa, Florida, and I have almost nine years of experience in the employer brand and recruitment marketing space.

And most recently, the past two years in internal communications and, you know, employee engagement. And so some of the things I've done and have. Really passionate about are, you know, e V P development careers, websites, and revamping those and really enabling talent acquisition teams with recruitment marketing content, and Email templates that align with, with the brand and with the voice of the company, and of course reputation management as well.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TTp-KyWOJdREr5sojy98m6uHRyGGaVzKm3mautsUO0/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘No Screening’ episode where Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing Manager, Haley Sasser is my special guest. Haley shares some great tips for both hiring teams as well as job seekers in improving the candidate journey.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: job advertisements, rejection emails, resume tips and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in May 2023

Resources:

Connect with Haley Sasser on LinkedIN ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleymsasser/

Previous episode: Episode 39: Walk in Their Shoes -- Haley Sasser

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI #hiretoretire #humantouch #jobadvertisements

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Human Touch’ episode where Lauren Ahrens, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at H1 is my special guest. You’ll want to hear how his team is working to create a top job candidate experience at H1.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: candidate feedback, hiring managers, and rejections.  Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Lauren Ahrens on LinkedIN ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenvahrens/

Careers at H1 https://h1.co/company/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI #hiretoretire #humantouch

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon: Hi Lauren. How are you today? I'm good, Chuck. How are you? I'm doing well. Could you please let listeners know a little bit about yourself, your company, and, and your role?

Lauren Ahrens: Yeah, for sure. So I'm Lauren. I lead global recruiting for a company called H1. We're a Series C startup focused on global healthcare data.

Lauren Ahrens: We actually have a software platform that speeds decision making and insights for users in life sciences and pharmaceutical industries and so forth. And I've been in recruiting for the last 10 plus years, focused mostly on building data and technology enabled recruiting teams and building great candidate experiences.

Chuck Solomon: Awesome. What got you started in working in this talent space?

Lauren Ahrens: Yeah. Honestly, I really recognized it was, it's interesting, it was actually 2008 when mm-hmm. You know, the, the first sort of first real economic crisis I had right. Of my own personal career.  Right. And I was working for a financial services startup at the time.

Lauren Ahrens: And what I noticed is that there were a lot of very unseasoned managers who really struggled to sort of keep a lid on their stress and noticed how it influenced their team somewhat negatively. And I sort of became very kind of hyper aware of how hiring decisions impacted the culture of a company.

Lauren Ahrens: Sure. Super important to me. Not just the candidate experience, but also how it leads into the employee experience. And I wanted a hand in helping shape that.

Chuck Solomon: That's great. I asked that same question of all my guests and I, it is the same question, but I get really unique answers. I think not, not once have I had someone say, well, I was in high school and my guidance counselor said, you should be a recruiter.

Lauren Ahrens: A recruiter. I went to college and got a degree in recruiting. Said no recruiting leader ever.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oC8DtHfgynpoRl6w5PZZhl_MKgwfxz514hsq7a2p5qY/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Human Touch’ episode where Lauren Ahrens, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at H1 is my special guest. You’ll want to hear how his team is working to create a top job candidate experience at H1.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: candidate feedback, hiring managers, and rejections.  Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Lauren Ahrens on LinkedIN ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenvahrens/⁠

Careers at H1 ⁠https://h1.co/company/careers/⁠

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI #hiretoretire #humantouch

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Accidental Recruiter’ episode where Dustin Laycock, Senior Recruiting Manager at Zello, is my special guest. You’ll want to hear how his team is working to create a stellar candidate experience at Zello.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: the candidate and employee journey from hire to retire, hackathons, and the importance of clear and genuine communications.  Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Dustin Laycock on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinlaycock/

Job openings at https://zello.com/careers/

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Transcript:

Chuck Solomon Hey, Dustin. How are you this afternoon? 

Dustin Laycock Hey. Doing great. Doing great. How are you? 

Chuck Solomon I'm well. Can you let our listeners know a little bit about yourself and your current role and a little bit about the company you work for? 

Dustin Laycock Yeah. First off, thanks for. Thanks for having me. Sure. This is definitely something I'm really passionate about and I love talking about. So I was happy to jump at this opportunity. Yeah. So my name is Dustin Laycock. I have been an accidental recruiter for going on 14 years now. I currently work for a company called Zillow. Zillow is really more of a more of a scale up and a startup. I mean, we've been around ten years, so I feel like we're kind of further along on that maturity curve, but we're still smaller. We're about 55 people today, and what we do is that we enable front line workers or desk workers through communication solutions such as Push-to-talk. So we're really big on helping out of all types of industries. We're not industry specific. One cool thing that we do do is we offer our platform for free to first responders. And in fact, last year I think we gave out something around $3.2 million worth of free licenses to first responders. So. Before this. 
Chuck Solomon Yeah. That's awesome though, that you're that you're doing that. I mean, anything that supports first responders is is really good in my book.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sEq6S4q5HiQ-Db150Q989fiuCGdSOe6xAzF4r04ukyI/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi ⁠⁠⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Accidental Recruiter’ episode where Dustin Laycock, Senior Recruiting Manager at Zello, is my special guest. You’ll want to hear how his team is working to create a stellar candidate experience at Zello.

We cover a number of important topics in this episode including: the candidate and employee journey from hire to retire, hackathons, and the importance of clear and genuine communications.  Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Dustin Laycock on LinkedIN ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinlaycock/⁠

Job openings at ⁠https://zello.com/careers/⁠

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI #hiretoretire

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘It's Not Cake Without Frosting’ episode where Talent Brand Leader, Carrie Corcoran, is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on creating a best in class candidate experience.

In this episode we cover a number of topics including salary transparency, the importance of hiring managers, use of video, and even some cake baking tips!

Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠LinkedIn⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠TheCX.xyz⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Carrie Corcoran on LinkedIN ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/employerbrandingleader/

Post by Carrie Corcoran 'You wouldn't serve your guests a cake with forgotten ingredients, would you? It's like skipping critical elements of your candidate experience.'  https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7056294595252367360/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon Hey, Carrie, how are you today? 

Carrie Corcoran I am doing great, Chuck. Thanks so much for having me on your podcast. I appreciate it. 

Chuck Solomon Yeah, Thank you for joining. Before we get started, can you share a little bit about yourself and what you're up to now? 

Carrie Corcoran Absolutely. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with my husband and my French bulldog, cosmopolitan girl. She's our burr baby. Yep. We're one of those couples and I have been in employer brand recruitment, marketing and talent attraction for over ten years now. And I'm a strategic senior level employer, employer, brand leader, talent, matchmaker, and connector. And I always lead with a marketing mindset. I truly enjoy a data driven approach to design and also deliver game changing, integrated employer brand programs for companies. And right now I am exploring consulting engagements or part time contract opportunities as well as full time employee opportunities. So I'm I'm open to what is out there and want to make sure that it's the best fit for me as well as the company. So I'm I'm taking my time to decide what's right. 

Chuck Solomon Awesome. When I look at your profile online on LinkedIn, you've either worked for or consulted with a number of big brand names Heartland, Hilton, Subway to name a few. But what got you started in the talent space?

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⁠⁠candidate.fyi⁠⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘It's Not Cake Without Frosting’ episode where Talent Brand Leader, Carrie Corcoran, is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on creating a best in class candidate experience.

In this episode we cover a number of topics including salary transparency, the importance of hiring managers, use of video, and even some cake baking tips!

Enjoy!

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, via the contact form on our website ⁠⁠TheCX.xyz⁠⁠ or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

⁠⁠Chuck Solomon ⁠⁠

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in April 2023

Resources:

Connect with Carrie Corcoran on LinkedIN ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/employerbrandingleader/⁠

Post by Carrie Corcoran 'You wouldn't serve your guests a cake with forgotten ingredients, would you? It's like skipping critical elements of your candidate experience.'  ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7056294595252367360/⁠

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI

Thanks to our sponsor candidate.fyi for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

candidate.fyi – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘People NOT Numbers’ episode where Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea, Director of Talent at TOMO is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on creating a best in class candidate experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in March 2023

Resources:

Connect with Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-tarpey/

Careers at TOMO  https://hellotomo.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey Kaitlyn, how are you today?

Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea

Hi, Chuck, I'm so great. How are you?

Chuck Solomon

I'm doing well, Happy Friday to you. I appreciate you taking the time to have a conversation with me and share your insights and knowledge with my listeners. But before we get started, can you let listeners know a little bit about yourself?

Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea

Sure. Well, thanks for having me first. My name is Kaitlyn, I run the talent function at TOMO, which is a fin tech startup. It's about two and a half years old. But prior to working in the startup world, I had a really fun career in fashion and in finance before that. So I've been on the HR recruitment side and many different industries, but have always found myself within the recruitment space. That's where my heart is.

Chuck Solomon

Gotcha. I totally understand.  How did you know how did you get into this? Talent? People attraction space?

Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea

It's such a good question, because I feel that so many people say they fall into it. For me, I was I am the daughter of an accountant and a math teacher. And so I knew from a very early age that I did not want to work with numbers. I wanted to work with people. And so I knew at least that much going through undergrad. And really, when I think about what recruitment is, it's matchmaking but it's also being an ambassador for a company for a brand for an organization that, that you're passionate about. And I've had some good practice, in situations like that I grew up in the pageant circuit. And you know, it's very natural to me to connect people, and to guide people to into whatever it is that their heart's calling them for. So there's a little bit of I knew I wanted to do with people versus numbers. And then just sort of a circumstance where I fell into an assignment, I ended up being successful in that assignment. And then my career really took off after that.

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘People NOT Numbers’ episode where Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea, Director of Talent at TOMO is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on creating a best in class candidate experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in March 2023

Resources:

Connect with Kaitlyn Tarpey Borea on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-tarpey/

Careers at TOMO  https://hellotomo.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters  #cultureadd #chatgpt #AI

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Culture Add’ episode where Terron Wilson, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager at 84.51° is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on DEI and how to create a stellar candidate experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in October 2022.

Resources:

Terron Wilson on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/terron-wilson/

Careers at 84.51° https://www.8451.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters #yes #goodkarma #cultureadd

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey Terron can you tell listeners a little bit about yourself?

Terron Wilson

Yeah, so I'm a Cincinnati native, I have over 25 years experience in sales marketing consultant. And in the most recent four years, I started to dabble into this diversity, equity and inclusion space. Sure, I've been in the publishing and data insights, industries or working with companies in those industries over the last 25 years.

Chuck Solomon

Gotcha. And tell us a little bit about your company, and your role at the company.

Terron Wilson

Yeah, so at 84.51 is a retail data science insights and media company. We have headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, and we have regional offices in Chicago, Portland, in New York City.

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Culture Add’ episode where Terron Wilson, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager at 84.51° is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on DEI and how to create a stellar candidate experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in October 2022.

Resources:

Terron Wilson on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/terron-wilson/

Careers at 84.51° https://www.8451.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters #yes #goodkarma #cultureadd

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Good Karma’ episode where Recruiting Professional, Dee Commodore,  is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on the job candidate experience. You’ll appreciate both her perspectives ... and her positive energy.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in September 2022.

Resources:

Dee Commodore on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-commodore/

Check out her #winwinwednesday and #dearconnection and #goodkarmabank posts

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters #yes #goodkarma

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

How are you today?

Dee Commodore  0:02

Oh, fine, thank you.

Chuck Solomon  0:04

I'm doing well. Dee, how did you get into this whole talent, attraction space.

Dee Commodore  0:12

It was 2008, I attended a job fair. And Tish Moore from Greene Resources at this time had interviewed me and hired me on the spot as a recruitment coordinator. And after working there at Greene Resources on assignment, I had seen the impact that, you know, all the recruiters had on peoples lives, it basically piqued my interest, and then, therefore, became my career path after working as I was, as I've been for.

Chuck Solomon  0:45

Excellent, thanks for sharing that. Yeah, I tried to ask that same question to everyone. And I think everyone's path into this career is, is unique and different. So and I think I have yet to hear someone say, Oh, I I planned on it from doesn't It doesn't sound like you planned on it, right?

Dee Commodore  1:10

No, I know, I definitely didn't. However, it did. Pull from my background. Because, again, to me, recruitment is about relationship building, customer service, and, you know, being from the islands, you know, that's something that is important, because tourism is the main part of my community. So I wanted to go originally go into hospitality manage to meet the same thing. But it's just the flip side of it. So I realized my passion, and my personality, you know, identify was live, at least I hope so.

Chuck Solomon  1:50

I bet you do. So you're in a job search Now, correct me if I'm wrong, you're still searching for a job?

Dee Commodore  1:58

Yes, I'm still searching for my YES!

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Good Karma’ episode where Recruiting Professional, Dee Commodore,  is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on the job candidate experience. You’ll appreciate both her perspectives ... and her positive energy.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in September 2022.

Resources:

Dee Commodore on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-commodore/

Check out her #winwinwednesday and #dearconnection and #goodkarmabank posts

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy #quietquitters #yes #goodkarma

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

How are you today?

Dee Commodore  0:02

Oh, fine, thank you.

Chuck Solomon  0:04

I'm doing well. Dee, how did you get into this whole talent, attraction space.

Dee Commodore  0:12

It was 2008, I attended a job fair. And Tish Moore from Greene Resources at this time had interviewed me and hired me on the spot as a recruitment coordinator. And after working there at Greene Resources on assignment, I had seen the impact that, you know, all the recruiters had on peoples lives, it basically piqued my interest, and then, therefore, became my career path after working as I was, as I've been for.

Chuck Solomon  0:45

Excellent, thanks for sharing that. Yeah, I tried to ask that same question to everyone. And I think everyone's path into this career is, is unique and different. So and I think I have yet to hear someone say, Oh, I I planned on it from doesn't It doesn't sound like you planned on it, right?

Dee Commodore  1:10

No, I know, I definitely didn't. However, it did. Pull from my background. Because, again, to me, recruitment is about relationship building, customer service, and, you know, being from the islands, you know, that's something that is important, because tourism is the main part of my community. So I wanted to go originally go into hospitality manage to meet the same thing. But it's just the flip side of it. So I realized my passion, and my personality, you know, identify was live, at least I hope so.

Chuck Solomon  1:50

I bet you do. So you're in a job search Now, correct me if I'm wrong, you're still searching for a job?

Dee Commodore  1:58

Yes, I'm still searching for my YES!

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Kindness and Empathy’ episode where Emily Kaija, Candidate Experience Specialist at XWP is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on how to create a great candidate experience at a technology company.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in June 2022.

Resources:

Emily Kaija on LinkedIN  https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-kaija-7ba881116/

Careers at XWP https://xwp.co/about/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey Emily, how are you today?

Emily Kaija

I'm doing great. Chuck, how are you?

Chuck Solomon

I'm well, thanks so much. Can you let listeners know a little bit about the company work for and your role there?

Emily Kaija

Oh, I'd be happy to. So I work for XWP as a candidate experience specialist. And my focus is to deliver exceptional experiences for everyone who participates in the hiring process at x WP web agency and we deliver enterprise level solutions with WordPress technology. A lot of our clients are publishing entities like magazines, newspapers, who need a really strong and versatile content management system. So we worked with Rolling Stone magazine, News Corp, Australia, a Variety magazine, a lot of companies like that WordPress is an open source software, which means that anybody can use it, modify it, make it better. And it powers about 40% of the websites on the intranet. So actually, a lot of people probably see WordPress sites every day and may not even realize it. But right. We work with digital partners as well like Google and Pantheon and automatic to develop new technologies and plugins to share with the WordPress community.

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Kindness and Empathy’ episode where Emily Kaija, Candidate Experience Specialist at XWP is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on how to create a great candidate experience at a technology company.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in June 2022.

Resources:

Emily Kaija via LinkedIN  https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-kaija-7ba881116/

Careers at XWP https://xwp.co/about/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation #empathy

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Never Met A Stranger’ episode where Aaron Moore, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Manager at Western Specialty Contractors is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on The Great Resignation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion and tips to improve the Candidate Experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early January 2022 and aired mid February 2022.

Resources:

Aaron Moore via LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsayayron/

Careers at Western Specialty Contractors https://www.westernspecialtycontractors.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey, Aaron, how are you today?

Aaron Moore

I'm doing well.

Chuck Solomon

I don't know about you, Aaron, but I'm still, I'm still writing 2021 on things. Is that happening to you as well?

Aaron Moore

I've already done it twice today. I had a appointment before I came into the office and, you know, you put the time of arrival and in the date and sure enough, I scratched up to 21. Or I scratched up the one and put it to. So yeah, you know, it looks like, I don't know, I'll probably do that eight more times before I finally get it.

Chuck Solomon

You're all good. You're all good. There. So glad. Glad I'm not the only one. So, um, before we get started, can you please tell listeners a little bit about yourself, your company, or your role with the company you work for right now?

Aaron Moore

Sure, sure. Sure. So I work for Western Specialty Contractors. We are a nationwide construction company really is what it is, we we actually fall in the category in this category of what's called specialty, specialty contracting. In a nutshell, we do the we protect, maintain, retain the integrity and the maintenance of buildings. And we specialize in concrete masonry, concrete and masonry, masonry restoration, as well as waterproofing and roofing. So we're the largest in the nation, we have 3333 branches, from east to west, north to south and the Midwest. So we pretty much have a presence everywhere. And I have the privilege of being the manager of talent acquisition and diversity here at the organization. So pretty cool. Pretty cool outfit and blessed to be here.

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Never Met A Stranger’ episode where Aaron Moore, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Manager at Western Specialty Contractors is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on The Great Resignation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion and tips to improve the Candidate Experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early January 2022 and aired mid February 2022.

Resources:

Aaron Moore via LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsayayron/

Careers at Western Specialty Contractors https://www.westernspecialtycontractors.com/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation 

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey, Aaron, how are you today?

Aaron Moore

I'm doing well.

Chuck Solomon

I don't know about you, Aaron, but I'm still, I'm still writing 2021 on things. Is that happening to you as well?

Aaron Moore

I've already done it twice today. I had a appointment before I came into the office and, you know, you put the time of arrival and in the date and sure enough, I scratched up to 21. Or I scratched up the one and put it to. So yeah, you know, it looks like, I don't know, I'll probably do that eight more times before I finally get it.

Chuck Solomon

You're all good. You're all good. There. So glad. Glad I'm not the only one. So, um, before we get started, can you please tell listeners a little bit about yourself, your company, or your role with the company you work for right now?

Aaron Moore

Sure, sure. Sure. So I work for Western Specialty Contractors. We are a nationwide construction company really is what it is, we we actually fall in the category in this category of what's called specialty, specialty contracting. In a nutshell, we do the we protect, maintain, retain the integrity and the maintenance of buildings. And we specialize in concrete masonry, concrete and masonry, masonry restoration, as well as waterproofing and roofing. So we're the largest in the nation, we have 3333 branches, from east to west, north to south and the Midwest. So we pretty much have a presence everywhere. And I have the privilege of being the manager of talent acquisition and diversity here at the organization. So pretty cool. Pretty cool outfit and blessed to be here.

Full transcript available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rT-LJNRucVqmgvr4WEoDiPGt4ztAhMr4bFv3Z5VZdEQ/edit?usp=sharing

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⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Being Intentional’ episode where Jorge Quezada, VP of People and Culture at Granite Construction is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on building Diversity Equity and Inclusion to impact both the Candidate Experience and Employee Experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early January 2022 and was originally released on January 14, 2022.

Resources:

Jorge Quezada via LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/jquezada/

Careers at Granite Construction https://www.graniteconstruction.com/careers

Construction DEI Talks Podcast, the DEI podcast focused on the Construction industry https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/construction-dei-talks/id1591246234?uo=2

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey, Jorge, how are you this morning?

Jorge Quezada

Oh, Chuck, I'm doing great. How are you doing today?

Chuck Solomon

Good. I appreciate you getting up early. You're on West Coast time. Correct? Correct. Joining me, I hope you've had at least some caffeine already.

Jorge Quezada

Yes, sure. Have. You know, I'm an early riser. And so I love having conversations early in the morning. To me, they're the best ones. Yeah.

Chuck Solomon

Well, good today. I'm really thrilled to have you here, Jorge. And we're going to focus in on DEI diversity, equity and inclusion as a very important topic. And I think your experts speak well about this to my listeners. But before we get started, can you just tell listeners a little bit about yourself, your role and the company you work for?

Jorge Quezada

Sure. So thank you for that. And thank you for having me on your podcast here...

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/13I0M1sq8D5dzNboT3dKgO0wA7sqQexVqMKiTRtOBhYE/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Being Intentional’ episode where Jorge Quezada, VP of People and Culture at Granite Construction is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on building Diversity Equity and Inclusion to impact both the Candidate Experience and Employee Experience.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early January 2022.

Resources:

Jorge Quezada via LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/jquezada/

Careers at Granite Construction https://www.graniteconstruction.com/careers

Construction DEI Talks Podcast, The DEI podcast focused on the Construction industry https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/construction-dei-talks/id1591246234?uo=2

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon

Hey, Jorge, how are you this morning?

Jorge Quezada

Oh, Chuck, I'm doing great. How are you doing today?

Chuck Solomon

Good. I appreciate you getting up early. You're on West Coast time. Correct? Correct. Joining me, I hope you've had at least some caffeine already.

Jorge Quezada

Yes, sure. Have. You know, I'm an early riser. And so I love having conversations early in the morning. To me, they're the best ones. Yeah.

Chuck Solomon

Well, good today. I'm really thrilled to have you here, Jorge. And we're going to focus in on DEI diversity, equity and inclusion as a very important topic. And I think your experts speak well about this to my listeners. But before we get started, can you just tell listeners a little bit about yourself, your role and the company you work for?

Jorge Quezada

Sure. So thank you for that. And thank you for having me on your podcast here. So my name is Jorge Quezada. Originally, I'm from San Salvador, El Salvador. And I like saying that because it grounds me where I'm from, and it gets a chance to really practice my Spanish even though I only do it for a few seconds there.

Read full transcript at  https://docs.google.com/document/d/13I0M1sq8D5dzNboT3dKgO0wA7sqQexVqMKiTRtOBhYE/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Walk in Their Shoes’ episode where Senior Employer Branding Specialist, Haley Sasser, is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on what companies can do to enhance the job candidate experience no matter their size.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in November, 2021 and was originally released on December 17, 2021

Resources:

Haley Sasser  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleymsasser/

Jobs openings at Docebo - https://www.docebo.com/company/careers/

How to Pronounce Docebo video - https://youtu.be/Jbl7Nuebpqg

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

Hey, Haley, how are you today?

Haley Sasser  0:02

Doing pretty good. How about you?

Chuck Solomon  0:04

I'm doing well. Thanks. And thank you for joining me this afternoon on the candidate experience podcast.

Haley Sasser  0:11

Yeah, of course, I'm, I'm been listening to a few episodes, and I'm excited to be here.

Chuck Solomon  0:17

Nice. Could you please let listeners know a little bit about your company and your role.

Haley Sasser  0:28

Of course, I work for an awesome company called Docebo, which is a global elearning software company. And we have about 700 employees globally. Currently, we're publicly traded. And just like everyone else, we are growing like crazy. Sure. And for my role, I am on the recruiting team talent acquisition. And my title is technically, you know, senior Employer Branding specialist. But that basically means that I'm in charge of all our external recruiting partnerships, recruitment, marketing campaigns, reputation management, content creation, you know, collaborating with the marketing team for social media career site, even some, you know, internal employee engagement efforts to and then of course, candidate experience is kind of wrapped into all of that.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NkV63O2gHIujyGKb4PVsndBlLvERUNkilLciNuIJuXY/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to the ‘Walk in Their Shoes’ episode where Senior Employer Branding Specialist, Haley Sasser, is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on what companies can do to enhance the job candidate experience no matter their size.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in November, 2021 and was originally released in December, 2021

Resources:

Haley Sasser  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/haleymsasser/

Jobs openings at Docebo - https://www.docebo.com/company/careers/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

Hey, Haley, how are you today?

Haley Sasser  0:02

Doing pretty good. How about you?

Chuck Solomon  0:04

I'm doing well. Thanks. And thank you for joining me this afternoon on the candidate experience podcast.

Haley Sasser  0:11

Yeah, of course, I'm, I'm been listening to a few episodes, and I'm excited to be here.

Chuck Solomon  0:17

Nice. Could you please let listeners know a little bit about your company and your role.

Haley Sasser  0:28

Of course, I work for an awesome company called Docebo, which is a global elearning software company. And we have about 700 employees globally. Currently, we're publicly traded. And just like everyone else, we are growing like crazy. Sure. And for my role, I am on the recruiting team talent acquisition. And my title is technically, you know, senior Employer Branding specialist. But that basically means that I'm in charge of all our external recruiting partnerships, recruitment, marketing campaigns, reputation management, content creation, you know, collaborating with the marketing team for social media career site, even some, you know, internal employee engagement efforts to and then of course, candidate experience is kind of wrapped into all of that.

Read full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NkV63O2gHIujyGKb4PVsndBlLvERUNkilLciNuIJuXY/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Have a Game Plan’ episode, where Rosie Martinson, Employer Brand Manager at Carbon Health is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on candidate experience, employer brand, candidate communications and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in October, 2021 and was originally released in November 19, 2021

Resources:

Rosie Martinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosiemartinson/

Jobs openings at Carbon Health - https://carbonhealth.com/careers

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

Hey, Rosie, how are you today?

Rosie Martinson  0:02

I am good. How are you doing? Chuck?

Chuck Solomon  0:05

I'm doing pretty well. Thanks for joining me today.

Rosie Martinson  0:09

Sure, happy to be here.

Chuck Solomon  0:11

Awesome. Could you give my listeners a little bit about who is Rosie and and who you work for? And what do you do for them?

Rosie Martinson  0:22

Sure, yeah. So I am Rosie Martinson. I live on the West Coast in Tacoma, Washington and the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I currently work at a healthcare technology organization called carbon health. And I lead the employment brands team, and I am on the talent acquisition team reporting to our VP of talent.

Chuck Solomon  0:45

What led you into working into this talent or people space? What's your backstory?

Rosie Martinson  0:51

It's a really great question. Because as as you know, I'm sure being in this world, some people are in HR, and some are marketing. And some as recruiters, there's lots of different ways to get into this space. And so, I actually am a marketer at heart, I've been in marketing for over 15 years, I have a public relations advertising degree. And about seven or eight years ago, as I was working in healthcare marketing, I was looking for something new, and I wanted to grow my career and work for a larger company. And so, I came across a demand generation manager role. And, you know, if if, you know, marketing demand generation is a marketing term, and it's a marketer that is generating demand, or a company's product or service, right, that you are marketing to your audience. Well, I joined as demand generation manager on the recruiting team...

Read full transcript https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rq1XzMiZZ15ric_BLAmPzEdc1CzRJHTm1KGqhaIzDxY/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support!  Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Have a Game Plan’ episode, where Rosie Martinson, Employer Brand Manager at Carbon Health is my special guest. Listen in as she shares her insights on candidate experience, employer brand, candidate communications and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in October, 2021 and was originally released in November, 2021

Resources:

Rosie Martinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosiemartinson/ 

Jobs openings at Carbon Health - https://carbonhealth.com/careers

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications

Thanks to our sponsor candidate.fyi for their support!

Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code 'CEP' candidate.fyi – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Shine Like a Diamond’ episode, where Omer Molad is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on candidate experience, employer brand, culture carriers, the application process and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in October, 2021 and was originally released on October 25, 2021..

Resources:

Omer Molad on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/omermolad/

Jobs openings at Vervoe https://vervoe.com/careers/

Vervoe - Helping companies hire based on merit, not background.

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

Hey, Omar, how are you today?

Omer Molad  0:02

Hey, Chuck I'm great, how's it going?

Chuck Solomon  0:05

It's going very well. Thanks for being a guest on the podcast today.

Omer Molad  0:10

Thanks for having me.

Chuck Solomon  0:12

Appreciate it. So before we get into talking about candidate experience, can you give like a, you know, quick overview of sort of how how'd you get into the hiring industry?

Omer Molad  0:24

Sure. So this startup that I'm a co founder of Vervoe is really my first kind of official foray into the hiring industry. Prior to that, I, my only experience in hiring was being hired or trying to get hired and, and hiring people as a hiring manager, which, which I did a lot of, in a past life, but I was not a recruitment practitioner in any in any form before starting this company.

Chuck Solomon  1:02

Sure What, you know, you talk to a lot of companies out there, and I'm, like, you've seen a lot of, sort of can't good candidate experience bad candidate experience? Like, what are you seeing, like, where companies are getting candidate experience? Where they're doing it well?

Omer Molad  1:22

Unfortunately, it's the minority of companies that, that do it? Well, in my opinion, and, sure, yeah, and if I had to really sort of boil it down to something really simple. A good candidate experience is an experience that sets a candidate up for success and, and gives them an opportunity to, to put their best foot forward. And a bad candidate experience is one that creates obstacles for the candidate, and makes it difficult for them to put their best foot forward. And all the rest is really just detail. Right?

View full transcript...https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Umjxc2gIbRxSDnRm6QhBC74KUGWBUchWXxLUwnTUReI/edit?usp=sharing

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Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code 'CEP'⁠ candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Shine Like a Diamond’ episode, where Omer Molad is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on candidate experience, employer brand, culture carriers, the application process and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below. 

Thank you for listening! 

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast 

This episode was recorded in October, 2021.

Resources: 

Omer Molad on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/omermolad/

Jobs openings at Vervoe https://vervoe.com/careers/

Vervoe - Helping companies hire based on merit, not background.

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy

Thanks to our sponsor⁠ candidate.fyi⁠ for their support! Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

candidate.fyi – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Bug In The Ear’ episode, where HR Leader, Angela L. Shaw SHRM-SCP SPHR is my special guest. We cover several important topics during our conversation including: DEI, Metrics, virtual hiring, candidate experience, and more. 

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, or via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below. 

Thank you for listening! 

Chuck Solomon 

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast 

This episode was recorded in June, 2021  and the full episode originally aired on June 18, 2021. 

Resources: 

Angela L. Shaw SHRM-SCP SPHR on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelalshaw/ 

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI

Transcript:

Chuck Solomon  0:00

Hey, Angela, how are you today?

Angela Shaw  0:24

Hey, Chuck, I'm great. How are you today?

Chuck Solomon  0:27

I'm doing well, Happy Friday to you.

Angela Shaw  0:30

Thank you so much happy Friday to you, too.

Chuck Solomon  0:33

Thank you. I appreciate you coming on today. I would love to, if you could share a little bit about your backstory and sort of how you got into your career with my listeners.

Angela Shaw  0:49

Absolutely. So my first job was for state government, just kind of stable career good benefits, you know, defined retirement, I started out in an administrative role. And I could see different people doing their jobs. And I really liked the way HR, just the people interaction part of it. And so what I did was I put a bug in my supervisors ear, that's really that's really a like route I feel like I would be good at and I would love to take, and it just so happened that are all around HR accounting person left, and I was able to take on some duties. And the first thing I did was a sexual harassment training, the interaction that I had with the group, it really put a fire in me. And I said to myself, this is what I'm going to do. And I started looking for a job in an HR department, still in a state agency, and I got one that wasn't 1999. And I've never looked back since then.

Chuck Solomon  2:00

Awesome. I love it bug in the ear.

View the full transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/11RBZa05bVMUFK49VtJ8EjSyIHcrmiHXi_nWB96IdOwA/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to our sponsor⁠⁠ candidate.fyi⁠⁠ for their support! Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘Bug In The Ear’ episode, where HR Leader, Angela L. Shaw SHRM-SCP SPHR is my special guest. We cover several important topics during our conversation including: DEI, Metrics, virtual hiring, candidate experience, and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, or via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in June, 2021  and the full episode originally aired on June 18, 2021.

Resources:

Angela L. Shaw SHRM-SCP SPHR on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelalshaw/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI

Thanks to our sponsor⁠⁠ candidate.fyi⁠⁠ for their support! Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the Welcome to the ‘View From The Cheap Seats’ episode, where HR Business Partner, Adam Rosenfield is my special guest. In this episode we talk about job applications, virtual interviewing, candidate experience, some Dallas sports talk and more.

If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, or via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below.

Thank you for listening!

Chuck Solomon

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early November 2020 and the full episode originally aired on January 8, 2021.

Resources:

Adam Rosenfield on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjrosenfield/

#candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #GenZi 

Thanks to our sponsor⁠⁠ candidate.fyi⁠⁠ for their support! Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP.

⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience

Welcome to the ‘View From The Cheap Seats’ episode, where HR Business Partner, Adam Rosenfield is my special guest. In this episode we talk about job applications, virtual interviewing, candidate experience, some Dallas sports talk and more.

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Chuck Solomon

Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast

This episode was recorded in early November 2020 and full episode originally aired on January 8, 2021

Resources:

Adam Rosenfield on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjrosenfield/

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