The Recruitment Flex

This week on TRF we welcome Rachel Liem-Smith AVP Talent Acquisition with Canadian Western Bank

• By way of Moose Jaw SK and now in PEI, Rachel is the up & coming TA thought leader to watch!

• In a short 7.5 years and the 3rd person hired in the TA team, Rachel now takes the steering wheel of a nation wide team.

• An early adopter of TA technology and master of Employer Brand (check out their branding!)...

TRF feat Yaz Dalal Chief Growth Officer with JOVEO

Yaz is based in London and has lived all over the world working for the worlds largest and most prestigious firm with all things TA. With his heart on his sleeve, he shares the reason he joined JOVEO 

• Breaking it down into logical and bite size nuggets, Yaz covers:

• Top 5 reasons to take a serious look at how you get your job ads out

• The industries ...

This week on TRF we welcome Tim Morson Canadian Immigration Expert

• An amazing path brought Tim to the accidental career as an Immigration expert, His dedication and commitment to public service to joining the circus!

• Tim shares current trends in Canadian immigration and set the record straight on some common misinformation floating around on the internet

• Student work permits are a hot topic and the pu...

This week on TRF:

• Tidal wave of flight cancellations when WestJet mechanics strike for 1 day, exposing our tender underbelly of having only 2 airlines to choose from in Canada. 

• Mardi-Gras with horses and cowboys, also known as the Calgary Stampede. The whole city dressed up in costume for 10 days leads to a spike in divorce rates and a baby boom. 

IN THE NEWS

• CareerBuilder & Monster mashed up ...

In this episode of The Recruitment Flex, Shelley and Serge welcome back Terry Baker, the influential CEO of Daxtra

• Terry recounts his career path, including his significant role in the growth of PandoLogic and its transformation from RealMatch.

• We explain the shift to programmatic job advertising, the use of predictive analytics, and the competition with companies ...

This week on TRF we cover:

• Summer in Calgary was on June 26. Driving with the windows down & the music loud!

• Stupid stuff we have to suffer through. 

• Labour tensions continue for Canada’s 2nd largest airline, mechanics reject the 23% wage increase offer, strike and lockout by Westjet is throwing cold water on Canada Day long weekend travelers.

IN THE NEWS

• Which job types are taking ...

This week we interview Recruitics CEO Adam Stafford in front of live audience at TATech. We cover a lot!

• Adam Stafford shares his diverse background, including roles as a product manager, restaurateur, and DOD supply chain specialist.

• Recruitics is known for pioneering programmatic job advertising.

• Launch of AI-powered conversational analytics tool Brion.

• Recruitics Brion helps non-techni...

This week on TRF:

• Mastering the art of the 5 minute shower. Calgary is under a local state of emergency as the main water line is damaged. 

• It's the summer of discontent. WestJet Airline mechanics were poised to take strike action and disrupt the summer travel plans. Just weeks after Canada Border Services Agents narrowing avoided strike action. 

IN THE NEWS

• Apple Intelligence. Did they just approp...

In this episode of The Recruitment Flex, Serge chats with Tiffany Bliley, Director of Talent Acquisition at EQ Bank. Tiffany shares her experiences at EQ Bank, a challenger bank in Canada, detailing how they differentiate themselves from traditional banks with their digital presence and innovative approach.

Key Highlights:

• The significance of networking and maintaining professional connections.

• An inside look ...

This week on TRF:

• After a whirlwind travel schedule, our final stop at TA Tech turns out to be the best ever!

• Feeling smarter. The knowledge drops just kept coming for 2 full days. Ben Eubanks Chief Research Officer with Lighthouse Research & Advisory stole the show! The great topics and top notch speakers were on fire, our friends Richard Collins, Guru Sethupathy and Allyn Bailey blew us away. 

• A...

This week we welcome the OG HR Famous Tim Sackett. Tim has come up with a great follow up book to the Talent Fix by releasing volume 2

After 5,000 blog posts, at what point do you just write a few books?  

With his latest book, Tim brings the wit and humour we all need after a long day in TA. 

Fun fact, he is one of the few people who can honestly say they were born to be in this profession.

Our favourite takes from his...

This week on TRF:

• TATech success! Two full days of soaking up the knowledge of the TA industry’s top thought leaders. We will deep dive next week.

In The News

• Youth unemployment hits a frightful level in Toronto

• Closer to home, the Oil & Gas industry seems puzzled as to why new talent is avoiding them

• Women under 30 in the US have closed the gender pay gap

Tip of the Wee...

This week we welcome Lindsey Zuloaga, Chief Data Scientist at HireVue

• Transitioned from academia to industry, driven by frustrations with the hiring process.

• Developed and improved HireVue AI-driven video interview analysis, moving from facial analysis to focusing on language and context.

• Lindsey explains HireVue processe...

TRF for Friday May 31 2024

• TRF celebrates 4 years of podcasting

• Kids say the darndest things

• Thank god for Ring cameras

• TA Tech is June 4-6 

In The News

• CBSA voted in favor of striking, not the best time to travel

• Nvidia stock does a 10:1 split and Jensen Huang is now the world’s 17th richest person.

• Time to fill number are out

Tip of the week

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 This week on TRF we welcome Daniel Shalinsky CEO & CoFounder of Withe

• A Canadian tech startup who took a page from the online shopping world when retailers were struggling in the Covid lock downs. 

• Using virtual appointments to shop for clothes, the pivot over to on line job fairs was not much of a stretch. 

• Some big wins with high volume hiring, imagine doing 200 interviews in one hiring event. 
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This week on TRF we cover:

• Shelley enters the exclusive club, 60 is the new 50!

• Countdown to TATech June 4-6 in Washington DC. 

In the News

• ChatGPT4o has some impressive upgrades. Check out the Tutor function

• ZipRecruiter has bad news and good news, earnings are down but free cash flow is healthy.

• The backlash was swift when Shopper’s Drug Mart posted a job ad looking for vo...

The SCOOP! Plum is launching Thrive & Flourish

Knowing that 68% of hard skills wont exist in the next few years, TA and Talent Management need tools to ensure their people are in the right job.

• Jason reveals what PLUM scientists have been hard at work on 

• PLUM Flourish the free assessment for job seekers will now offer career mapping

• For the ELT with vision to lead their company, PLUM Thrive in...

This week on TRF we cover:

• Coming to you from Silicon Valley where we were greeted by the CEO of Linked In, Ryan Roslansky.

• Serge killed it on the pickle ball court!

• Tune in May 24 at 2 pm ET as we discuss the agenda for TATech - the speakers and who is the ideal person to attend - hosted by our friend Stephen O'Donnell

IN THE NEWS

• Indeed lays off 1,000 staff

• Canada’s job nu...

Welcome to a special edition of The Recruitment Flex recorded live from the Unleash America conference. In this episode, we dive deep into the future of HR technology and talent management in 2 separate interviews Mike Ehrle and Angela Hood.

Join us as we explore their innovative approaches to onboarding, retention, and leveraging AI in the HR space.

Interview 1: Mike Ehrle, Click Boarding

Mike Ehrle returns to discus...