HR Interviews Playlist

ServiceNow's Paul Davies on Data, Technology and HR

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The changes he’s seen and the changes he’s seeing now.

Fixing Factory Job Gaps w/ Patrick O'Rahilly

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over 7 million men in America have opted out of the workforce. That’s a big problem for a lot of employers, but it’s an 800 lb. gorilla kind of pr...

Getting Inclusive AF with Andres Sigcha

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jackye and Katee talk to Andres SIgcha. Andres, a native Ecuadorian, earned his Master's degree in 2018 after a journey that took him...

Ep 504: The Future Of Video Interviewing

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2013, I wrote a report on the future of asynchronous video interviewing; while a few employers were experimenting with it, there was widespread ske...

Leverage Your Culture for Talent Acquisition

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Viva HR CEO Ryan Naylor talks about how companies can nurture their culture and why transparency is an employer's friend.

MAR 13: Lattice Launches People Strategy Group

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in HR tech: Lattice launches a people strategy group; Crosschq adds support for French, German, Italian and other languages.

Firing Squad: Wilco's On Freund

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are total suckers for the ‘80s. That’s why we love Wilco’s website so much. If you haven’t checked it out, do yourself a favor if you love ...

Ep 503: Climate Jobs

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The climate emergency is the greatest challenge humans have ever faced, and it affects all of us. In August of last year, as part of The Inflation Red...

Ep 502: Digital Talent One Year On

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Talent, the second book co-authored by Mervyn Dinnen and myself, came out a year ago this month. We've been blown away by the response to the ...

”There is no single labour market” w/Andrew Flowers

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Andrew Flowers, Labour Economist at Appcast. We go through the key findings of the 2023 Appcast Recruitment Marketing Benchmark R...

MAR 6: New Module From Betterworks; Limeade Integrates With Teams

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week in HRTech: Betterworks makes meeting more productive; Limeade integrates with Microsoft to make employee productivity accessible.

The People MBA with Jeff Lackey

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard it before: "HR deserves a seat at the table." It's far from reality for most organizations that see talent acquisition as a cost center a...

Paycor's Gal Almog on Where AI Will Take Recruiting

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Paycor's Gal Almog about AI and recruiting, and where recruiting technology may be headed.

Getting Inclusive AF with Pam Luk

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jackye and Katee chat with Pam Luk. Pam Luk is the founder of Ember & Ace, an athletic wear brand for plus size kids. Growing up play...

Encore: Diversity, Technology and HR

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Improving diversity seems like a very human exercise, but our guest brings data and technology to the task. 

Recruitment Marketing Expertise w/Lori Sylvia

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome return guest Lori Sylvia Founder of Rally As the founder of Rally, it has been Lori’s mission to teach marketing to recruiter...

FEB 27: G-P Moves on Contractor Pay; Struggles with Pay Equity

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

G-P Integrates with Wise to help employers pay international freelancers and contractors.

Reunion Squad: BrightHire's Teddy Chestnut

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reunited, and it feels so good. Last time we talked to Teddy Chestnut cofounder at Brighthire - the self-proclaimed “first interview intelligence pl...

3Sixty Insights' Brent Skinner on HR, Technology and Change

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

3Sixty Insights' Brent Skinner talks about technology and HR’s changing role.

Nicky Hancock of AMS on HCM Technology's Changing Landscape

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The evolution of HR tech, how to tell when a vendor is serious and what to do with consultants

Getting Inclusive AF with Aurora Higgs

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye chat with Aurora Higgs. Aurora (she/they) is a Black queer visionary and activist from Richmond, Va. Aurora works as...

Ep 499: Strategic Talent Acquisition

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TA Leaders are under tremendous pressure as we move through 2023. Many are dealing with acute talent shortages, others have to downsize their team, an...

hireEZ's Shannon Pritchett on AI and Recruiting

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about AI in recruiting, the thinking behind their development, and the principles of AI.

Thriversity's Brianna Rooney on the Dynamics of Recruiting Today

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about recruiting, recruiting in this economy, the Great Resignation and more.

Getting Inclusive AF with Eli Rigatuso, Part 2

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you liked the first half of this episode, you will want to listen to part 2, where Katee and Jackye dig in even deeper with Eli. We could have talk...

The Promise of AI w/ Ryan Steelberg

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ChatGPT. Deep fakes. Avatars. Google's Bard. In case you haven't noticed, artificial intelligence is changing the game. That's why we have Ryan Steelb...

Communication is Hard w/David Bernstein

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Bernstein at PivotCX.io Return guest, David is valued friend of the show who has endorsed & connected us to some great contacts in the HR Tech ...

Roe vs Wade's Corp Impact

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Roe v. Wade being overturned has caused a wave of political upheaval in the United States, and many employers are being impacted. It's a big deal, esp...

Sounding Board's Christine Tao on Coaching and Technology

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about coaching and technology, the role of data, tailoring coaching to the individual, and more

Ep 496: Challenging A Narrow Definition Of Talent

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I always find it encouraging to see many employers focusing on social mobility to diversify their workforces. However, much more needs doing, and some...

Getting Inclusive AF with Eli Rigatuso, Part I

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the first half of this conversation, Jackye and Katee chat with Eli Rigatuso. It was so good, we kept recording for a part II right away. You'll ge...

Calendly's Head of Recruiting on TA, Scheduling and Their Fit

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Minella, Calendly head of recruiting has a unique view of talent acquisition – and scheduling. We look at both... and how they fit together.

The Job Board Doctor w/Jeff Dickey-Chasins

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Welcome return guest the Job Board Doctor Jeff Dickey-Chasins Jeff consults to 100’s of job boards from around the world, he brings a wealth of k...

The Guild Effect

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Re-skilling and up-skilling were a common theme throughout 2022, and it shows no signs of slowing down as we head into 2023. Turns out, offering candi...

Phenom VP Cliff Jurkiewicz on Video Assessments

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We get into what they are, their impact on the user experience and more.

Ep 494: Confidence and Resilience

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whatever part of the industry you are in, you will be facing uncertain times as we start to move through 2023. On top of the obvious economic factors,...

Ep 493: The Growing Value Of TA Operations

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talent Acquisition is continuing to grow in complexity. Technology is becoming more disruptive, recruiting methodologies are getting more sophisticate...

CoderPad CEO Amanda Richardson on Developers, Interviews and Tech

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The challenges involved with interviewing developers, how candidates react to new technology tools and more,

Getting Inclusive AF with Dasha Dare

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye chat with Dasha Dare. She is a NYC-based professional photographer and an ICF-certified executive life coach. Her un...

Moving on with Empathy w/Sarah Rodehorst

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah brings personal experience and deep industry expertise in creating OnwardsHR.com, a severance automation platform.  Highlight of our conversat...

Firing Squad: JobPixel's Omar Khateeb

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Video. All the kids are doin' it. But how about employers? Start-up JobPixel is pretty confident TikTok-style video is the future of recruiting. That'...

Korn Ferry's Purbita Banerjee on the Dynamics of Tech's Workforce

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Korn Ferry's SVP about the dynamics of today’s workforce, labor shortages and HR tech and, of course, skills.

LumApps' Mary Kaplan on Secrets of the Employee Experience

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What employee experience is made of, the importance of communications and what employers think of it all.

Getting Inclusive AF with Leah Daniels

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye chat with Leah Daniels. Leah’s experience in the Talent Acquisition space spans the recruiting funnel from top to ...

Reunion Squad: TalkPush's Max Armbruster

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2018, we had a little competition called Death Match that pitted four startups against each other to win a coveted gold chain. It was New Orle...

Filtered's Dan Finnigan on Today's Assessments

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The changing role of job simulations, and what candidates think about them.

Ep 491: Can TA Drive Internal Mobility?

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're still only at the start of 2023, but it's already clear that it will be another challenging and complex year for talent acquisition. With so mu...

Dad Dancing w/ Bill Boorman

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To say Bill Boorman has been around the recruitment block a time or two is like admitting fish and chips is a little heavy. Both are well-known facts....

Simply Get Results' John Haines Talks About Skills

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss skills, of course, and also people, data and decision-making.

Getting Inclusive AF with Alison Rapping

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jackye and Katee chat with Alison Rapping, CEO of the Arouet Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting, mentoring and train...

Skills Based Talent Management w/Leah Carr

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome another great Canadian HRtech start up. Although we didn't get to meet Leah in person at HRTech last fall, we were finally able to align ou...

HR Acuity Launches New Tool; Companies Look to Raise Headcounts

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HR Acuity unveiled a new maturity model, the Employee Relations Quotient or ER/Q; Companies plan to increase hiring work tech budgets.

Cliquify's Amit Parmar on What Platforms do forEmployer Branding

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why employer branding comes with faster cycle times, cost savings and engagement.

Ep 490: Responsible Recruiting Strategies

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The only things certain about talent acquisition in 2023 are uncertainly and more disruption. As companies deal with these complex times, what can TA ...

Getting Inclusive AF with Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye talk with Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown. She is a highly sought-after equity strategist and cultural architect. Dr. Mitch...

Sterling's Taylor Liggett Talks About His Industry and Technology

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Taylor Liggett, the Head of Identity Services at Sterling.

The Realities of Contingent Work With Atrium's Nancy Miller

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss contingent workers with Nancy Miller, director of talent technology solution design at the staffing firm Atrium.

KeepWol's Lauren Fitzpatrick Shanks on Connection and Engagement

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about how the platform works and the theory behind it, plus the impact it can have on performance and retention.

New Year, New Brand w/James Ellis

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author of the best book ever written on the subject of employer brand, Talent Chooses You and the creative genius behind EmployerBrandLabs and our fav...

Ep 489: The Personalization Megatrend

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anyone who has listened to the show, read any of my writing, or seen me present this year will know that I firmly believe that technology-driven perso...

Ep 488: The DE&I Journey

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the key lessons from 2022 is that implementing effective strategies for DE&I is always a long-term journey rather than a quick fix. Sharing ins...

Creatio's Andie Dovgan on Why Low Code's in Your Future

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re going to talk about no-code development and why you should care about it, how Creatio goes about its work and more.

Ep 487: Focus

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As an end-of-year special, this week is productivity week on the podcast.  With so much going on and so many competing pressures, I know that everyo...

Ep 486: Building A Second Brain

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As an end-of-year special, this week is productivity week on the podcast.  With so much going on and so many competing pressures, I know that everyo...

Ep 485: What Will Replace Resumes?

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The death of the resume has long been predicted. It is widely acknowledged that they are ineffective and prone to promoting bias, but alternative appr...

Shifting Landscapes in Talent Acquisition

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Candidate’s model adds a human touch to talent acquisition by including personal referrals with each profile.

Ep 484: Innovation and Skills-Based Hiring

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The pace of business change is continuing to accelerate. According to a recent McKinsey Global Survey, business leaders expect that by 2026, half of t...

Getting Inclusive AF with Amy Spurling

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye chat with Amy Spurling. Amy is the Founder and CEO of Compt, HR software that enables companies to offer truly perso...

Employ inc. SVP of People and Talent Corey Berkey

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Corey’s leadership at employ Inc. (Owner of Jobvite, JazzHR, Lever etc..) makes us all envious; their executive and hiring manager’s commitment to...

Firing Squad: Cliquify's Amit Parmar

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Share, share, share! Everyone's sharing everything on social media. Employers and recruiters who are sharing, however, aren't really doing it right mo...

Ep 482: The Fluid Workforce

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The debate around the office versus remote versus hybrid looks set to run and run as employers continue to experiment with different strategies. Despi...

Getting Inclusive AF with Dr. Nika White

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak with Dr. Nika White. She is a national authority and fearless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. A...

Job Search Guide w/Jan Tegze

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The world famous author of Full Stack Recruiter Jan Tegze has a new book out!   Job Search Guide: Be your own Career Coach  A great gift idea for...

ServiceNow's Melanie Lougee on Service Delivery and Covid

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What ServiceNow does for HR, how businesses navigated the turn toward remote work and what they’ve learned from the experience.

Ep 480: Are Job Boards Evolving?

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Job Boards still play a central role in talent attraction, but outside of the job board industry, there isn't much discussion or debate about their cu...

Getting Inclusive AF with Sabina Mehmood

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye speak with Sabina Mehmood. Sabina is the Pay Equity Leader for Gapsquare, helping companies make data-enabled decisi...

LDS's Mimi Brooks on Design, Experience and How They're Changing

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The challenges of creating effective experiences with technology, and new approaches to experience design

Fuel Your Workforce w/ Jo Mills

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talkin' internal talent mobility and workforce agility these days ... and for good reason. Empowering your current talent pool to fill the...

Ep 479: Neurodiversity Hiring At Microsoft

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I published three interviews in October to mark National Disability Employment Awareness month. What particularly struck me was the amount of work goi...

Data Rich, Information Poor with Tim Sackett. Brought to You by Fuel50

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live at the HR Tech 2022 conference, our guest Tim Sackett, President of HRU Technical Resources and creator of the Tim Sackett Project, speaks with M...

Globalizing Your Employer Brand w/ Oana Iordachescu

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hiring globally is all the rage, thanks to a pandemic that supported the growth of an anywhere workforce. To compliment this growth, many organization...

Ep 478: Developing Talent Intelligence

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talent Intelligence is on the rise, with an increasing number of TA teams putting data at the core of their strategy. However, do employers genuinely ...

Ep 477: Innovation In Hourly Hiring

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hourly hiring remains challenging for many employers, and despite the worsening economic outlook, it will likely remain a huge challenge for several y...

Buy, Transition, and Grow w/ Gerard Mulder

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a year since Textkernel acquired Sovren, creating a Wonder Twin-style deal that brought the two most well-known resume parsing solutions t...

Ep 476: Digital Talent At PepsiCo

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With high-profile layoffs in some large technology companies, it is perhaps easy to forget that digital transformation is still driving a massive need...

Ep 475: Defining Talent

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Skills based hiring continues to be a growing trend as employers rethink how they attract and assess talent. So how do you define what good looks like...

Getting Inclusive AF with Brandolon Barnett

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Katee and Jackye chat with Brandolon Barnett. Brandolon is the author of Dreams Deferred: Recession, Struggle, And The Quest For A Be...

Talent Mobility and Skills with Sarah White of Aspect 43. Brought to You by Fuel50

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live at the HR Tech 2022 conference, our guest Sarah White, CEO of Aspect 43, speaks with Mark Feffer about what skills *are* and looks at the bigger ...

VR Recruiting with Heather Jackson

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Turn down the lights and turn up the Marvin Gaye, because we're talking about VR in recruiting on this episode. Turns out, there's a really cool organ...

Ep 474: Talent In Tech

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the news cycle currently dominated by significant layoffs in large tech companies, it is essential to take a step back and consider the longer-te...

Ep 473: The Power Of Difference

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DE&I remains a major priority for employers, but progress is slow and sometimes completely stuck. So how should companies be thinking about diversity,...

A Commitment to Learning with Robin Schooling. Brought to You by Fuel50!

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live at the HR tech 2022 conference, our guest Robin Schooling (VP of Growth and Innovation at Cielo) speaks with Mark Feffer about rethinking compens...

Ep 471: Employer Brand Challenges

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A volatile talent acquisition market and the immense disruption we are seeing to traditional ways of working our driving significant changes in employ...

HR Tech Interviews: Dave Deitering Mitratech

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded at HRTech we welcomed Dave Deitering, GM HR & Immigration from Mitratech. Mitratech is waiting with their hand stretched out towards us in ...

Need Indeed? Indeed, You Don't w/ Jim Durbin

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To say Indeed has made changes this year would be a gross understatement. Here's a roundup: 1) changes to bid optimizer, 2) changes to their resume re...

Getting Inclusive AF with Natalie Egan

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 469: TA Technology Transformation

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With recruiting challenges so acute and talent acquisition technology developing at such a great pace, tech stack adoption and transformation strategi...

UNLEASH the FOMO w/ Marc Coleman

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you attended UNLEASH in Paris earlier this month, you know what a must-attend event it is. If you didn’t attend, well, we’d better see you ther...

Catching the VONQ w/ Arno Schäfer

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We joke about VONQ sounding like an STD our "roommate" caught in college, as well as saying their executive teams look like the bad guys from the Bruc...

Ep 468: Embracing Neurodiversity

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most encouraging aspects of our changing world work has been the number of employers actively seeking to recruit neurodiverse talent. Howev...