Talent Insights: Recent Episodes
James Hornick, Hirewell
You don’t know what you don’t know. But you do know that building a successful team for your organization and excelling in your own career don’t happen by accident. They happen by gaining actionable insights from those who have done it before. Luckily, you have the Talent Insights podcast, hosted by Hirewell Partner and Careerwell Cofounder, James Hornick. We'll help you learn the ins and outs of the talent game so both you and your organization will win.
Stop me if you heard this one: “People won’t be replaced by AI. They’ll be replaced by people who use AI.”
That’s a big talk track that’s gone around. Also, wrong. People are definitely getting replaced by AI.
And that’s the current state of AI in hiring. No one can predict the future. Gurus end up looking like idiots.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss things they were already wrong about (so you don’t have to be) in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 113, “AI Hiring Takes Get Stale, Fast”
In this episode of The Balancing Act, host Sarah Sheridan interviews Kate Dohaney, the global CEO of Orb Group and mom to two. Kate shares her unique path from performing artist to executive leader, detailing her transition through the music industry, advertising, and major roles at The Wall Street Journal and NewsCorp. She emphasizes the importance of resilience, being data-driven, and the power of surrounding oneself with the right people. Kate also discusses the challenges and rewards of balancing a high-powered career with motherhood, offering motivating insights for aspiring female leaders. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about career evolution, leadership, and family.
In a new episode of Beyond the Offer, Amy Onori joins Rosanna Snediker and Bill Gates to share her journey from media planner to SVP of Talent Acquisition at Publicis Media.
They cover:
- Taking smart career risks
- Building trust through recruiting strategy
- Creating efficient, scalable recruiting ops
An episode packed with insight for leaders, recruiters, and anyone navigating career growth. Tune in to learn more!
The entry-level job market is bad!
Crowd: “How bad is it?”
It’s so bad that journalism majors are having an easier time finding work than computer science grads.
(That part isn’t a joke. 6.1% unemployment vs. 4.4%.)
Despite a strong overall job market, recent grads are getting squeezed. “Entry-level” roles now require experience, companies have slashed college recruiting programs, and AI is replacing a lot of junior work entirely.
But why is this happening? And what can new grads do about it?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick unpack all that in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 112, “The Crumbling Entry-Level Job Market”
In this quarterly update, Emily and Ryan hosted Hirewell CEO, Matt Massuci, where they dove into company-wide and practice-specific hiring trends from the start of 2025. While January and February lagged behind expectations—down 10% year-over-year—March brought a 25% surge, signaling renewed momentum. Executive search and interim hiring are on the rise, even as Solutions work has slowed. Despite external factors like Liberation Day causing brief delays, the last six weeks were the strongest of the year, especially the past two. Practice leads weigh in with mixed performance: CF and GTM are seeing higher deal volumes but softer billing, Industrial is driving growth through high-level searches, and Tech, while down, appears to be stabilizing. Net-net: 2025 began slower than 2024, but all signs point to a strong rebound.
In this episode of 'The Balancing Act,' host Sarah Sheridan interviews Suzanne Jakstavish, an HR executive with over five years of experience and a mother to a 15-year-old son with autism. Suzanne shares her unique career journey, the impact of her parents' professions, and how her experiences have shaped her leadership style. The conversation delves into the challenges and joys of raising her son, the lessons he has taught her about leadership, and the importance of work-life integration. Suzanne also discusses the evolving support for working parents, the importance of flexibility in the workplace, and offers valuable advice for integrating career and family life. Join us for an inspiring and insightful discussion on managing both career and family dynamics.
Candidate Experience sucks right now. That’s it. That’s the show.
If you think back to 2021, when the job market was on fire, it was top of mind for everyone. Not just LinkedIn think pieces, but companies poured lots of time and effort into white-glove interview interview processes.
Now that the market cooled off, so did the effort. But there’s a disconnect: attracting talent isn’t any easier right now. In fact, it’s harder when you inadvertently cut corners.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why ignoring candidate experience is costing companies big in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 111, “Candidate Experience Has Never Been Worse”
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 14th at 11 am CT
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🎧 Rethinking HR: Strategy, Growth & the Post-Corporate Shift
We sat down with Malvika Jethmalani—3x CHRO turned founder of Atvis Group—to talk about what great HR really looks like in 2025.
From performance management and manager effectiveness to people-first AI transformations, Malvika shares what companies are getting wrong—and how to fix it.
She also dives into the perks (and real challenges) of leaving corporate life to start her own advisory firm.
Whether you're leading HR or just partnering closely with it, this one’s packed with practical wisdom.
It’s been nearly 2.5 years since ChatGPT was released. Since then, our LinkedIn feeds have been littered with panic-porn telling us if we don’t use LLMs that make us sound like robots, we’ll be left behind.
Whelp. They were half right. Wrong use, but perhaps the correct end result.
We are–slowly but surely–starting to see the real effects of AI in hiring. Both for the recruiting function, and everyone’s careers.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick call out why “prompt engineering” won’t save your job—but knowing what you’re doing might—in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 110, “How AI Will Make Or Break Recruiting”
The 2025 job market has everyone scratching their heads. One minute, we’re seeing strong job numbers. The next? Layoffs. Some companies are scaling fast, others are stuck in hiring freezes. It’s a mixed bag—and it's creating uncertainty across the board.
In this episode, Ryan & Emily break it all down:
🔹 The rise of temp-to-perm and extended interview processes 🔹 How hesitation is impacting hiring 🔹Advice for both employers and candidates navigating the confusion
“The market isn’t broken—it’s just cautious.”
That nuance is key. And how you respond to it—whether you're hiring or job searching—makes all the difference.
Rolodex.
But that’s exactly what legacy firms want you to think.
They sell prestige. They sell access. They sell fear. And some companies buy it—because no one wants to screw up a high-profile hire.
Here’s the truth: access is the easy part. Executives respond more than anyone. The real challenge? Fit. Immersion. Results after the hire. And most firms skip that part entirely.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick rip the curtain off the smoke-and-mirrors world of exec search—and explain why most firms are failing their clients (badly) in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 109, “What Everyone Gets Wrong About Executive Search.”
In this episode of The Balancing Act, host Sarah Sheridan chats with Margot Nash, co-founder and CEO of MindMetrix. Margot opens up about her unconventional career path—from selling makeup at Estée Lauder to leading product teams at tech startups, and ultimately launching her own company in the mental health space. She shares the challenges of balancing entrepreneurship with raising two young kids, the surprising lessons she’s learned as a first-time CEO, and how she and her husband manage the daily juggle of work, family, and self-care.
If you’ve ever thought about leaving corporate to start your own venture or just need some real talk on balancing ambition with parenthood, this episode is for you!
In this episode of Beyond the Offer, hosts Rosanna Snediker and Bill Gates welcome Katie Stapor, VP and Director of Talent at FCB Chicago. Katie shares her journey at FCB, where she started in 2011 and earned seven promotions. She reflects on her unexpected path into HR, the power of relationships, and the ever-evolving workplace. The conversation covers adapting to business demands, innovative internship recruitment, transitioning from recruiting to HR, and the value of in-person training and mentorship. Katie also offers career advice for new graduates and insights into the shifting job market.
You’re not buying a list of names. Or a database. Or a stack of resumes.
At least, you shouldn’t be.
But somewhere along the way, a lot of buyers got sold the idea that “access” is still the value. It’s not. Ever since LinkedIn, Zoominfo, and countless contact info clones came around, everyone has access.
What actually matters? Judgment. Influence. Customization. Accepted offers.
You know, real recruiting.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down what companies think they’re paying for versus what actually moves the needle in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 108, “What Are You Actually Buying From Your Recruiter?”
Repeat after me: do not talk politics at work. Or on LinkedIn.
Or in job interviews. Or on first dates. Or at Thanksgiving dinner.
Unfortunately for those of us in the business world, 2025 ruined it. There’s just no way around the fact that tariffs are the issue driving the business climate right now. Every client, candidate, and partner is asking about it—or struggling because of it.
So maybe, just maybe, talking policy isn’t just okay—it’s necessary. Dare I say, productive.
So get ready for a little nuance from Jeff Smith and James Hornick in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 107, "Talk Policy, Not Politics”
Parental leave isn’t just about time off—it’s about setting employees and businesses up for long-term success. In this episode, Allison Whalen, CEO & Co-Founder of Parentaly, joins host Sarah Sheridan to break down the real impact of parental leave on careers and organizations.
They discuss why 94% of women return to work after paid leave, yet 75% consider quitting within 18 months, and how a manager’s support can make all the difference. Allison shares data-driven insights on why re-onboarding plans matter, how small but meaningful policies can ease the transition back, and why businesses need to rethink leave planning to improve retention and performance.
Whether you're an employer, HR leader, or working parent, this conversation will challenge the way you think about parental leave and offer strategies to make it work better for everyone.
At the halfway point of Q1 2025, we’re seeing major shifts in Go-To-Market (GTM) and Corporate Functions hiring. In this episode, Ryan and Emily break down the top trends shaping the year and how they compare to Q1 2024.
GTM Hiring: Marketing roles—especially content and design—are surging, while Customer Success hiring is up as companies prioritize retention. Account Executive demand remains high, and SDR/BDR hiring is making a comeback, signaling renewed focus on prospecting. The hiring boom spans SaaS, financial services, and retail.
Corporate Functions: HR is undergoing a major shift, with specialized roles (recruiting, L&D, total rewards) on the rise after a generalist-heavy 2024. Notably, recruiter openings have already surpassed last year’s total. Meanwhile, contract roles are at record highs, especially for project-based support.
With strong hiring momentum across both sectors, 2025 is shaping up to be a dynamic year. Tune in for our full breakdown of what’s ahead!
Welcome to Episode 10 of Beyond the Offer with Bill Gates and Rosanna Snedeker! This episode features Dr. Cheryl Camacho, Chief Learning and Program Officer at I.C.STARS, a nonprofit creating economic opportunities through tech. Dr. Camacho shares her career journey, from Teach for America to I.C.STARS, and dives into topics like equal access, DEI, talent acquisition, and conscious leadership. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation on advancing equity and innovation in tech and beyond!
We said we were done talking about remote work… but here we are.
A couple years ago, remote was all anyone could talk about. We’re pro remote, but even we got sick of it.
Why revisit now? Because the dynamics have changed. Remote work comes with real trade-offs (e.g. lower salaries), which some people are gladly accepting. On the flip side, companies are (inadvertently) paying a premium to bring people back on-site.
What’s driving these shifts? Jeff Smith and James Hornick break it all down in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 106, "The Price of Staying Home”
Join Ryan Brown and Emily Goor as they discuss key hiring trends and market insights from 2024. Special guest Matt Masucci, CEO of Hirewell, provides an in-depth analysis of sector performances, the impact of technology and efficiency in recruiting, and executive search and RPO trends. They also share predictions for the job market in 2025. Explore more about Hirewell's services and stay updated with the latest market trends.
It’s been a wild few years. One minute, companies can’t hire fast enough. The next, mass layoffs. Can’t find anyone to hire and mass layoffs. We’ve gone from water cooler life to fully remote to back in the office…maybe?
The real challenge? Resetting expectations. Let’s be honest—people aren’t great at that. Whether it’s job seekers or executives, at the end of the day, they’re all just… people.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down why, despite all the change, most things about work stayed the same in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 105, "Work Is Called Work For A Reason”
Welcome to another episode of The HireWell Update! Hosts Ryan Brown and Emily Goor dive into the fastest-growing roles across industries—from AI engineers and sustainability specialists to travel advisors and physical therapists. Tune in as they break down the evolving job market, emerging career opportunities, and key hiring trends shaping the year ahead. Don’t miss these valuable insights to stay ahead in 2025.
Welcome to Episode 9 of Beyond the Offer, hosted by Rosanna Snedeker and Bill Gates. This episode features Mark Tumiel (SVP of HR) and JC Rivera (Head of Talent Acquisition) from Newcastle Investors, a Chicago-based real estate firm. They discuss their career journeys, Newcastle's recruitment and HR strategies, the challenges and shifts brought by COVID-19 in the real estate market, and the firm's plans for 2025. Tune in for an in-depth look at the evolving roles of HR and talent acquisition, strategies for building an engaged workforce, and how Newcastle stays ahead of industry trends.
Manufacturing. So hot right now.
Last year we kicked off 21 new RPO and volume solutions engagements. Eight of them came within the Industrial space.
What we enjoyed the most: it’s where we have the least amount of competition from other recruiting firms.
We’re not complaining. But why is that?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick address why the backbone of the US economy is largely underserved by the recruitment industry in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 104, "Why Aren’t Recruiting Firms Innovating In The Industrial Sector?
Compensation discussions are always the same: Workers want more. Companies want to pay less. And somewhere in the middle the two shall meet.
But this year is a little extra. After a decade-long hiring boom, we had a pandemic, followed by runaway salary inflation, then a tanking job market (for Office Dorks™️ anyway), and another bounce back (fingers crossed.)
Which really means we have some workers unwilling to move from those high paying jobs they landed in 2021/2022. While others are taking whatever they can get. Then you’ve got some companies thinking they can still cut costs. While others are paying up because they have to.
Throw in increased pressure for AI and low cost offshoring and it’s the wild west.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick dig into the disparity and lack of clarity around fair market value in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 103, "Compensation is a Trainwreck”
In this episode, hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker invite Steph Brogan, the founder of Pivotal HR Partners. Steph shares insights from her extensive experience in HR and Total Rewards at renowned companies like Campbell Soup, Morton Salt, and Revantage. The conversation delves into Steph's career path, the intricacies of compensation and benefits, the impact of pay transparency laws, and challenges in M&A and HR operations. Steph also provides practical advice for those considering a shift to consulting. The episode is packed with valuable HR strategies and best practices, making it a must-listen for professionals in the field.
As 2024 wraps up, Ryan and Emily highlight key trends:
- Digital Transformation: AI, automation, and data reshaped recruitment, freeing up time for relationship-building.
- Gig Economy: Freelancers became essential; flexibility will be crucial in 2025.
- Candidate Experience: Personalization and transparency are key to attracting top talent.
- Talent Retention: Upskilling and career development boost employee satisfaction and retention.
They share takeaways to include in your 2025 plan such as embracing technology, adapting to the gig economy, and investing in employee growth for success.
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling pretty good about 2025. Hirewell closed out the year on a hot streak. Best 4 month stretch in 2 years. 21 new solutions clients signed since May 1. And more chatter about increased hiring from both VC-backed start ups and traditional industries alike.
So if hiring’s on the upswing, what new challenge will take its place? Getting candidates to say yes and sticking around, of course!
Every delayed search, declined offer, quick exit, and unexpected resignation comes from a lack of understanding that there's a lot more to hiring than recruiting. Jeff Smith and James Hornick will do a deep dive on what your company needs to focus on in a strengthening job market in the The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 102, "Finding Candidates is the Easy Part”
In this episode of The Hirewell Update, hosts Ryan Brown and Emily Goor discuss strategies for increasing employee engagement and connection during the holiday season, especially in a remote work environment. They explore various ways companies can foster a sense of community and retention, such as virtual team celebrations, personalized gift exchanges, flexible time off, and community service initiatives like City Santa. They emphasize the importance of meaningful, thoughtful gestures and invite listeners to share their own ideas for enhancing company culture during the holidays.
Be careful what you wish for.
We’ve long said recruitment technology is comically behind the times. (Feel free to go way back and watch episode 6, "Why Does HR Technology Suck?") Historically, it’s the last place for new innovation when there’s more money to be made creating sales or marketing tech.
But if you work in recruiting and you looked at your inbox over the last year, you probably noticed the steady increase in spam pitches. New RecruitTech is popping up left and right. Maybe AI made it cheaper to create. Maybe buyers in recruiting are finally the low hanging fruit.
But the real question: is any of it any good? Jeff Smith and James Hornick. will tackle that in the The 10 Minute Talent Rant, episode 101, "The RecruitTech Hellscape Is Here”
In this episode of Beyond The Offer, hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker speak with Daina Gjemre, Head of HR at Renovo Solutions, about her journey from journalism to HR and her experience at FCB Global and ST Residential. They discuss the challenges of managing HR in a PE-backed, growth-focused company, integrating acquisitions, benchmarking benefits to stay competitive, handling busy periods, and the latest trends in HR tools and technology. Tune in to learn more!
When we started this little podcast, we thought “What can we possibly complain about? We’re gonna run out of material after a dozen episodes.”
But recruiting is the gift that keeps on giving. The problems we need to solve are never-ending. So much so that even we’ve forgotten half the stuff we’ve ranted about at this point.
So to celebrate the milestone, Jeff Smith and James Hornick will sift through the archives and find out the 10 best – and 5 worst – hot takes so far. The 10 Minute Talent Rant, episode 100, "The Best (And Worst) Of The 10 Minute Talent Rant”
Join hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker in Episode 5 of Beyond The Offer, where they speak with Lisa Watson, Director of Talent Acquisition at ASC Engineering Solutions. They discuss the challenges of building a recruiting function in a merged organization, adapting to market changes, new tools, and the evolving needs of candidates. Tune in for insights into corporate vs. agency recruiting, building relationships, and navigating today's recruitment landscape.
In this episode, we cover Forbes' insights on the current white-collar job market, highlighting a surge in job opportunities in sectors like construction, government, and healthcare, while the white-collar market faces challenges. Hiring processes have become more complex, with longer timelines averaging over 22 weeks for job seekers. Sectors such as communications, media, and tech are experiencing significant layoffs, contributing to a competitive landscape. The discussion touches on how Amazon's return-to-work mandate is pushing a shift back to onsite work. Despite these challenges, recent hiring figures indicate a positive trend, encouraging job seekers to explore opportunities in growing fields and adapt to industry changes.
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As the 10 Minute Talent Rant inches closer to the century mark, you may be wondering “what is it that these guys actually do?” Besides make short form video podcasts, of course.
And if you did ask that question, it’s timely. Hiring is picking up. Our business is picking up. And we do have a distinctly different view of what talent acquisition should look like. Which benefits everyone.
So before anyone rebuilds their recruiting function the traditional wrong way, James Hornick and Jeff Smith will cover Hirewell’s thought process behind scaling organizations in episode 99 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Let’s Rebuild Recruiting The Smart Way"
In this episode of The Hirewell Update, hosts Ryan Brown and Emily Goor chat with Scott Wells, Director of Hirewell’s Cannabis Practice. Scott shares his journey from Cresco Labs to Hirewell, offering insights into the cannabis industry’s growth, challenges, and future. He discusses scaling Cresco Labs, the sector's unique hiring needs, and Hirewell's strategy to support this evolving market. Tune in to hear about rescheduling, safe banking, and more. Connect with Scott on LinkedIn or via email to continue the conversation!
In this Hirewell Update episode, hosts Ryan Brown and Emily Goor delve into how Gen Z is reshaping workplace culture with a strong focus on wellness and mental health. They discuss the increasing importance of work-life balance, the normalization of taking mental health days, and how to set boundaries in remote work. The conversation highlights the need for employers to adapt to these changes to support a healthier, more productive workforce. Check out talentinsights.hirewell.com for more resources.
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More is not always better. And the killer combo of Easy Apply buttons and 1 click AI resume customization pushed inbound applications to the max.
Here’s the harsh reality: we’re quickly approaching the point where inbound applies are so far off the mark – and in such high quality – that it’s easier to fill openings by not posting any jobs at all. Outbound “headhunting” is becoming less time consuming than people throwing their hat in the ring.
It might seem crazy. But James Hornick and Jeff Smith will discuss whether or not we’re at the point of no return with job ads in episode 98 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Inbound Recruiting Is Broken”
The title for this one says it all. But if you read it too fast, you may have missed the word “analysis.”
Trashing employment data is a national pastime for people who follow the labor markets. But that’s an easy thing to do…if you don’t understand what it’s telling you. Or rather, when someone else’s poor analysis led you astray.
James Hornick and Jeff Smith rip into everyone who rips into employment data in episode 97 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Employment Data Analysis Is A Dumpster Fire”
In this episode of Beyond the Offer, hosts Rosanna Snediker and Bill Gates chat with Sonya Heer, Talent Acquisition Operations Manager at Delta Dental. Sonya reflects on her 16-year recruiting career, her shift into TA operations, and the role of communication, technology, and data. They also discuss work-life balance, inclusive benefits, and debunk common recruiting misconceptions while sharing tips for staying connected in remote work. Tune in to learn more!
Every year I keep hoping some new recruitment tech will come along and save us. And every year I’m disappointed.
Sure, a lot of cool stuff has come out. But nothing seems to knock LinkedIn (or in other sectors, Indeed) off its pedestal. The new-new is always “in addition to” not “instead of” the incumbents.
Why is that? James Hornick and Jeff Smith do a deep dive on what it will take for a fundamental shift in recruitment tech in episode 96 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why LinkedIn & Indeed Are So Hard To Disrupt”
In this episode of Beyond the Offer, hosts Rosanna Snediker and Bill Gates interview Michelle Lee, Senior Director of HR at Signode. Michelle discusses her transition from social services to HR, the differences between small and large organizations, and strategies for employee engagement and retention, particularly in remote settings. She highlights the benefits of global collaboration, the impact of AI on HR, and key leadership traits. Michelle also shares creative approaches to recruiting and retaining talent in plant and distribution facilities and expresses her passion for teaching future leaders. Tune in to learn more!
A client of ours recently had a leadership level finance & accounting search that got over 600 inbound applicants. That’s not the shocking part. Anyone who works in recruiting has this happen on a fairly regular basis.
The shocking part: 2/3 of them were actually good. Skill sets were all in the ballpark. This wasn't a “Easy Apply button gone wrong” situation.
And we’re talking to more and more companies in this situation. Which raises the question: who’s going to screen all these candidates when internal recruiting teams have been cut to the bone in the last 2 years?
James Hornick and Jeff Smith sound off on how no one is prepared for the hiring market to come roaring back in episode 95 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Who’s Gonna Screen All These Candidates?”
Why is everything moving so slow in hiring right now? Every recruiter we talk to – internal and external – says the same thing. More steps in the process. More people added. Longer decision times.
Mind you, two years ago things were moving at breakneck speeds. No one could hire fast enough. What happened?
Well, a lot. And there’s more pressure than ever to get every hire right.
James Hornick and Jeff Smith do a deep dive on how the psychology of hiring has changed in in episode 94 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Fear of Messing Up Hiring”
In this episode of the Beyond the Offer podcast, hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker chat with Sakena Gardner, Head of Talent at Revecore. Sakena shares her journey from aspiring lawyer, inspired by her mother’s staffing agency experience, to leading in talent acquisition. The discussion touches on the importance of quality over quantity in hiring, the challenges of diversity and inclusion, the impact of private equity on recruitment, and strategies for keeping candidates engaged. Sakena also offers insights into the evolving role of remote and hybrid work in today’s job market. Tune in to get all of the insights!
We humans love to oversimplify things into binary choices. Dogs vs cats. Drake vs Kendrick. Democrats vs Republicans.
And an “Employer’s Market” vs a “Job Seeker’s Market.”
In reality, we’re never fully in one or the other. Prevailing sentiment might lead you to believe employer’s have the upper hand right now…except unemployment is 4.1% and counter offers are on the rise.
James Hornick and Jeff Smith sound off on how employment markets are more complex than an on/off switch in episode 93 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Fallacy of the Current Employer’s Market”
In this episode of Beyond the Offer, hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker talk with Tonya Wallach, Head of HR at Broadstreet Impact Services. Tonya shares her journey from aspiring CIA agent to leading HR at companies like Kraft Foods, Abbott, and the U.S. Soccer Federation. She discusses the evolving HR landscape, the role of technology and data, and the importance of employee experience. Topics include differences in HR management across organizations, the value of a master’s degree, remote work trends, and the impact of political events on workplace dynamics. Tonya also reflects on recruitment philosophies by leaders like Jamie Dimon and the key traits she seeks in executive recruiters.
Another day, another AI tool that promises to change the world. But won’t.
It’s not a big leap to think we’re at the peak of the AI hype cycle. But in recruitment – a sector already trailing the technology curve – what if it actually makes things worse?
Who is going to train AI on a good interview process if there isn’t already a good interview process? What happens when an AI bot breaks down and no one knows how to fix it? And why would we think taking more human involvement out of an experience often lacking human touch will be a good thing?
James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down why we shouldn’t expect a recruiting cheat code in episode 92 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why AI Won’t Fix Hiring.”
It’s amazing how so many companies tout how they’re great places to work, then ghost you after an interview. I love irony.
Corporate arrogance and poor candidate experience seem to go hand-in-hand. They’re well-known issues. But no matter how much they're talked about, it seems like they only get worse over time. And it’s often ghosting victims (read: literally everyone) who perpetuate it when they’re in the hiring seat. Why is that?
James Hornick and Jeff Smith will break down the psychology of it in episode 91 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Ghosting & Boasting Will Never Go Away”
The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 90 "Gen Z’s 12% Unemployment, Explained"
It came as a shock to pretty much everyone that the unemployment rate among 20-29 year old college grads is hovering at 12%. While the economy in total is under 4%.
The question is: Why? What caused such a disparity? And who is to blame?
The answer? There’s no one cause. You can point your finger in pretty much every direction and be right.
James Hornick and Jeff Smith will breakdown how it happened and what’s at stake long term in episode 90 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Gen Z’s 12% Unemployment, Explained”
In the inaugural episode of the Beyond the Offer podcast, hosts Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker discuss the landscape of talent acquisition and human resources with Kailey Mack, Director of HR at Therapy Partners Group. Kailey shares her unconventional journey into HR, the importance of empathy and transparency in recruiting, and the impact of COVID-19 on the HR profession. She offers insights on managing remote teams, the future trends in HR, and the balance between business demands and employee needs. The discussion also covers the influence of AI in HR and recruiting, and Kailey reflects on the essential soft skills required for HR professionals. The episode concludes with the hosts and guest highlighting the importance of personal growth and readiness for leadership roles.
What do you call recruiting that doesn’t result in a hire?
A complete waste of time.
There’s no better (worse?) way to spin your wheels than focusing on things that don’t get you any closer to a hire. Because your metrics have you focusing on all the wrong things.
Good metrics keep you on track. Bad metrics lead to unproductive busy work.
James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down the pitfalls of managing the recruiting process by spreadsheet in episode 89 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Recruiting Is Not The Goal. Hiring Is.”
When I mention to my friends in accounting, legal, or manufacturing that hiring has been down…they have no idea what I’m talking about.
Lots of industry sectors – and geographies – that are thriving right now. Many of which are underserved by a lot of B2B businesses. Not just recruiting, but marketing, software, etc. Because everyone’s focused on the “cool” tech clients.
Hirewell actually does work in these areas. James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down how the most business (and career) opportunity is in traditionally underserved areas in episode 88 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Neglected Markets Are Dying To Hire".
"What Makes Recruiting Partnerships Fail (or Prosper)?" - The 10 Minute Talent Rant is LIVE
Stop me if you heard this one: “I had a bad experience with a recruiter.”
Doesn’t matter if you were hiring for your company or looking for a job. Everyone’s experienced this. Recruiters themselves have heard it from new clients about their previous partnerships, too. A million times.
But why? Why do so many people have bad experiences with recruiters? And what’s different then they actually go well?
James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down the root causes of bad recruiting in episode 87 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "What Makes Recruiting Partnerships Fail (or Prosper)?"
Replays will be available via Hirewell Talent Insights: https://talentinsights.hirewell.com/
Does it feel like tenures are getting shorter? The data says they are. Both over the long term and the last year.
And that matches a lot of the conversations we’ve had with companies. It sure feels like more people are leaving roles in their first year. But why is that?
Despite everyone’s best intentions to fix up their onboarding and employee engagement during “The Great Resignation” era, it doesn’t look like it stuck. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss how we still have some work to do in episode 86 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "We Never Fixed The Retention Problem"
Social networks come and go. That includes LinkedIn.
There’s an argument to be made that LinkedIn is more than that. It’s a user generated, worldwide corporate directory that serves as the source of truth for who’s who in business. More tactically, It’s the lifeblood of the sales and recruiting industries.
But what happens if people simply stop updating their profiles? Maybe they’re covering gaps. Maybe they’ve been ‘green banner’ shamed. What purpose does LinkedIn really serve then?
It’s a real phenomenon that Jeff Smith and James Hornick are seeing. They’ll discuss where LinkedIn is headed in episode 85 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Will LinkedIn Be Dead In 10 Years?"
In this episode of Talent Insights, Hirewell CEO, Matt Massucci discusses “The Future of Work” with experts Jon Milonas, SVP at CBRE, Dan Michelson, CEO and founder of UnCommon, and Mark Slocum, Tech Practice Lead at Hirewell. They delve into the evolving workplace landscape, focusing on shifts to flexible, remote, and hybrid models. The conversation covers challenges like office space use, employee engagement, and creating a culture that supports diverse work preferences while maintaining productivity. They highlight trust, opportunity, relationships, and experiences as key elements for organizational growth and retention. The discussion also includes talent acquisition and retention strategies, especially in remote work contexts and changes in professional services. Insights on leadership, strategy, and data-driven approaches for navigating the future work environment are shared, along with the role of technology in building connected communities and fostering engagement.
The hiring market is improving, slowly but surely. It’s not going to the moon like Bitcoin, but it’ll get there.
Hiring needs create urgency. Urgency creates shortcuts. And shortcuts create every bad stereotype people have about recruiting.
What happens when scaling up becomes a hair-on-fire drill? And you didn’t spend your down time fine tuning your strategy and processes? Jeff Smith and James Hornick covered it in episode 83 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Dumb Hiring Ideas Are Back, Baby!"
Remote on-the-job learning is hard. College loans are astronomically expensive. And no one knows what skills AI will make irrelevant (if any.)
Change is constant. But a lot of it at once is a lot to take in. Especially those just beginning their careers.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick aren’t going to play generational favorites but they are going to point out the obvious in episode 82 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Unique Sh*tstorm For Young Professionals"
The tech layoffs aren’t over. Marketing budgets haven’t recovered. DEI programs are slashed.
Might explain why we don’t hear anyone talk about employer brand anymore. It’s probably for the better: workers are skeptical. A lot of people got burned in the last 18 months and no one believes the old corporate jargon when they’re looking for their next role.
Hiring isn’t dead, but the talent attraction playbook needs a reboot. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss what resonates with job seekers and what falls flat in episode 81 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Remember Employer Brand? It's Dead."
New year. New hiring market. Hopefully.
2023 was a year a lot of recruiters are happy to turn the page on. But it wasn’t all bad. Hirewell did see some growth areas and a consistently strong demand for interim talent.
Matt Massucci and James Hornick break down the previous quarter and look what what’s happening to start 2024 with “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2023"
Replays will be available on Hirewell’s Youtube channel. Audio-only version will be available on the Talent Insights podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon and Spotify.
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It’s January. Which means we’re in the lame duck period for year end bonuses. Earned but not yet paid.
With that comes complications. Some companies are bracing for post-bonus churn. Others are offering sign-on bonuses to jump the line and get the talent they need now.
And of course, some companies were beat up so bad in 2023 that bonuses went out the window. There’s the Haves and the Have-Nots.
Meanwhile, the real question: how effective is the yearly bonus model for retention anyway?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick kick off the new year with episode 80 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Do Bonuses Buy Loyalty?"
For most of Hirewell’s existence, internal recruiter positions were the #2 most commonly filled roles on a yearly basis. Right after software engineers.
In 2023? Not even on the heat map. Almost no demand. And lots of A+ recruiters have struggled to find work.
Why? Rising interest rates.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick put on their nerd hats and explain how the macroeconomic environment affects hiring in a very real way in episode 79 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How High Interest Rates Tanked Recruiting"
Ever not get hired and wonder where you fell short in the interview? But your contact at the company left you hanging?
Or maybe you were on the other side. Looking to pay it forward, but were shot down by legal.
Behind every job seeker who didn’t get feedback, there’s a recruiter who got their hand slapped for giving it previously. Welcome to the exciting world of hiring litigation.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick unpack what both job seekers and companies have lost in the modern say-nothing feedback world in episode 78 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Interview Feedback Is Dead"
The hiring world is obsessed with candidate pipeline building. Sure, the top of the funnel is important. But success in hiring has always been about conversion. Getting the right candidates to say ‘yes.’
And nothing converts offers to acceptances like an A+ interview experience.
Problem is: it’s really hard for your company to set itself apart when you’re doing 3 Zooms and an assessment like every other company.
Regardless of your office vs remote policy, onsite interviews offer so much more opportunity for curated, impactful interview experiences. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discussed how dramatic of a difference this can make in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 77 "Onsite Interviews Are Better"
Hiring leaders want the best. People with strong skills who fit very specific skill needs. No one ever says they’ll hire someone who is “pretty good at a bunch of stuff.”
Yet come layoff time, that’s who they prioritize retaining. Those who can take on the most workload. The old “do more with less.”
High for specialization. Retain for breadth.
Why is that? And can layoff decision-making teach us how we should change our hiring process? Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 76 "The Disconnect Between Hiring and Retention"
It’s no secret that the recruiting industry doesn’t have the best collective reputation. There’s a lot of fingers to point. Executives think hiring is easy. HR is resistant to change. Job seekers have unrealistic expectations.
But perhaps we should point the finger at ourselves. If “hiring is broken,” why haven’t we fixed it? Sure, everyone complains about recruiting. But are we even listening?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss accountability while dunking on themselves in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 75 "Recruiters Are Terrible Listeners"
Miss us? We took Q3 quarter off for our mental health. The hiring market did so we did too…
But Q3 ended with some hiring bright spots in the technology and finance & accounting fields. Not to mention some (potential) leading indicators of good news on the horizon with interim talent.
Matt Massucci and James Hornick return with a numbers-driven look on what recruiting looks like going into the end of the year with “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2023"
Real talk: back in the 9-5 in office days, there’s nothing I wanted to do less than spending my evening (read: me time) at a networking event. I’m a recruiter. I just spent the entire day networking.
Now? I miss people. (Well, sometimes anyway.) And it appears everyone feels the same way.
Industry happy hours. Onsite hiring events. Internal team events. Coffee with an old contact. The vibe shifted. It sure feels like people are into it now.
Whether it’s hiring, sales or a bit of both, Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss how event planning is suddenly a core competency in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 74 "Event Planning. So Hot Right Now."
What’s the most played-out online debate of this decade?
That’s easy. “Are workers more efficient remote or in the office?” Everyone has their opinion and on one is changing their mind. It’s tribal.
But there’s one point that most of us agree on: remote learning sucks. It doesn’t matter if it’s in school or in the office.
When companies are expected to train new grads and skill develop experienced employees, it seems like kind of a big issue, doesn’t it? If we’re not getting smarter, are we getting dumber?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss whether or not the episode's title is clickbait in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 73 "Is Remote Work Making Us Dumber?"
No one enjoys giving bad news. And that’s a problem.
One of the biggest complaints job seekers have about the interview process (besides not getting the job) is not finding out why. It’s often something they don’t want to hear.
Every recruiter has a horror story about someone who blew up on them because of it. And that causes a lot of recruiters to avoid it whenever they.
But running away from your problems never solved anything. Jeff Smith and James Hornick talk about how to deliver bad new without becoming collateral damage in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 72 "Giving Job Seekers Bad News Sucks"
The current hiring environment confounded a lot of recruiters. Stock market is up, unemployment is low, inflation is going down…but hiring in tech-forward companies is still way down.
Internal recruiting teams are smaller. Agencies are struggling. “Getting by” is the norm.
What’s the secret to survival? In the words of Ross Geller: “Pivot!”
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss what Hirewell’s done and what our contacts are focused on in 2023 in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 71 "Surviving A Turbulent Recruiting Market"
They say the best things in life are free. But don’t they also say you get what you pay for?
When the job market gets tough, job seekers are thirsty for whatever edge will help them land their next gig. The free advice from life coaches (and frankly anyone who’s ever looked for a job before) comes out of the woodwork.
But let’s call a spade a spade: some of the most common tips are objectively bad. They’ve just been repeated over and over again until they sound plausible.
Not on our watch. Jeff Smith and James Hornick call out some of the most common tips absolutely no one should listen to in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 70 "Bad Job Seeking Advice, Exposed"
When the job market is hot, interview processes are their most efficient. Companies go the extra mile to get people interested and on board. Job seekers are energized and excited to hear what great career opportunities await.
When things slow down, the wind gets sucked out of the room. Companies waffle and find reasons not to hire people. Job seekers get jaded and their frustration spills over.
But why should companies do anything different in down times? Why make an interview process longer or change requirements mid-stream?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick address the root causes of the downward candidate experience spiral in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 69 "Hiring Shouldn't Be An Experiment"
Breaking News: Sales is hard.
Everyone in tech or ‘office dork’ circles is having a rougher go of it right now. And the same goes for recruiters.
Yes companies are still hiring. Unemployment is still low. And there’s still more open jobs than unemployed people. Just not at the extreme levels of the past 2 years.
When urgency goes down, expectations go up. Hiring managers and HR types want to see more out of organizations they partner with.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick dig into the realities of how companies are buying recruiting services in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 68 "Why Hiring Managers Aren’t Responding To Your Pitch"
tbt to 2021 and Episode 28 “Reference Checks Are Stupid”
Sadly, our first rant on this topic didn’t change the world. Reference checks have come back in a big way.
Our title was a bit facetious that time. Reference checks are not inherently stupid. But they’re commonly misused by damn near everyone.
So we’re giving it another crack: What drives companies to use them? What true value can you get out of them? And where do they fall short?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick answer these questions with the commentary you’ve come to expect in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 67 "Inconvenient Truths About Reference Checks"
Noticing any “odd” behavior from candidates recently? Or is it just us?
Not bad. Just different. Maybe you get far more questions. Maybe your response rates are lower. Or maybe you’re getting responses…from messages you sent a year ago.
So what’s with the shift?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will explain what’s behind the current mindset and how you can adjust your approach in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 66 "Decoding Candidate Behavior in 2023"
What’s with the tension? Aren’t we trying to accomplish the same thing?
There’s nothing more counterproductive in all of hiring than the adversarial relationship that (some) internal and external recruiters have. Internals begrudgingly use externals on hard searches when they don’t really want to pay a fee. Externals angle around internals when they don’t feel they’re on a level playing ground.
It’s silly. But what causes it? And why is it so unique to the talent acquisition space compared to other areas of professional services?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dig into the insanity and provide a more productive path forward in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 65 "Can internal and external recruiters be best friends?"
How’s the hiring market, really? Have we hit a bottom? Using the almighty power of data, we can answer the first. And make our best ( or worst?) guesses on the second.
Matt Massucci and James Hornick open up the books once again and return with fresh numbers from Hirewell’s last quarter in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q1 2023". Tune in to learn more!
If you’re hiring right now…congratulations! You’re killing it. Kudos to your well-run, profitable business.
With all the doom and gloom out there, you’re probably wondering: why isn’t it easy? Aren’t these supposed to be the best of times for finding top talent?
Admittedly, if you’re trying to hire an internal recruiter, it probably is.
But everything else? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will fill you in on what you need to do to get candidates on board in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 64 "Why's It So Hard To Find Interested Candidates?"
No one likes it when someone goes behind their back. Every agency recruiter has a horror story about a time they missed out on a placement after not getting ‘credit’ for an intro they made.
But how does this play out in the real world?
Are job seekers better or worse off? Are companies more or less likely to hire the candidate?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down the financial, ethical, and relationship ramifications in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 63 "What Happens When You Cut Out The Recruiter?"
Want a sneak preview of what slick new technology recruiters will start using?
Just look at what cool sales and marketing tech came out 10 years ago!
That’s what it feels like anyway. But why? Do software companies not see the opportunity? Not understand the space? Or do the end users (yeah, us recruiters) not know how to take advantage of what’s out there?
Sam Kuehnle, the VP of Marketing at Loxo, joins James Hornick on a special edition of the Talent Insights Podcast, “Why Is Recruiting Tech So Far Behind Sales & Marketing?
What does good look like? Would you know it if you saw it?
If you’ve tuned into our rants before, you certainly know what bad looks like. Heck, if you’ve ever used a firm to hire or look for a job, you’ve undoubtedly had a bad experience at some point yourself.
But if you need to hire in 2023, what expectations should you have?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick attempt their first Un-Rant: The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 61 "What A Modern Recruiting Partner Looks Like"
And just like that, a trilogy happened. We’re right up there with The Lord of the Rings (the first ones), Star Wars (the first ones) and Creed (the movies, not the band.)
Except we’re covering all the common misunderstandings normies have about the recruiting industry. (Instead of something cool like intergalactic civil wars or boxing.)
Back by popular demand - again - is the most popular ongoing series within our ongoing series.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick proudly present The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 61 "No One Understands Recruiting But Recruiters, Volume 3"
Hiring is never easy. But when it’s a skill set you’ve hired a hundred times before, you’ve got an ironed out process of what “works” at that point.
But what if it’s your very first marketer? Or accountant? Or product manager?
Good chance you won’t know what you’re doing. And you’re hiring this new area for a reason; it’s the last thing you want to mess up. So how do you get it right?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick take away the guess work in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 60 "How To Hire Your First (Of Any Skill)"
It’s not all puppy dogs and rainbows in recruiting. It’s easy to talk about the great times. But we don’t want to shy away from tough times either.
Unless you’re living under a rock, Big Tech has been laying off. And the entire tech sector has been hit.
But how has that affected hiring? What does the actual data say about the market right now?
Matt Massucci and James Hornick dig into the numbers in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q1 2023"
The market is soft. If you’re hiring, that’s a good thing. (For you, anyway.)
You don’t have to compete against Google and Amazon and their $500k+ total comp offers right now. It’s the best time to hire in the last decade.
But not everyone is. And this isn’t going to last. Hirewell’s January job orders were up 52% since November. 118% since December.
Not convinced? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss why you’ll regret dragging your feet on hiring in Episode 59 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Now’s The Time To Hire (If You Can)"
Job seekers: every wonder why some recruiters are blowing up your phone one minute? Then nowhere to be found the next?
Hiring managers: ever wonder why recruiters are right on the money with some candidates? Then not even close on others?
Yes, some recruiters are just better than others. But what is it that makes some recruiters consistently good and others consistently all over the place? And how do we fix that?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain what’s happening (or not happening) behind the scenes in Episode 58 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Working With A Recruiter Feels So Inconsistent"
You know the type. You probably started your recruiting career there.
Job seekers hate working with them. Companies hate partnering with them. Their employees hate ‘em, too.
So why does the stereotypical, boiler room, crappy recruiting firm still exist? Shouldn’t it have gone extinct decades ago?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why these types of places persist, dragging down the entire industry’s reputation in Episode 57 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Crappy Recruiting Firms Still Exist"
When things go south in the business world, it always feels like the employees are the ones to take the brunt of it.
How are so many companies laying off when unemployment is only 3.7%?
And why are all the biggest names in tech, who had (seemingly) unlimited money a year ago, leading the charge?
Most importantly: what can we learn from this going forward?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick put on their economist hats in Episode 56 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Big Tech’s Layoff Meltdown, Explained."
Wouldn’t it be great if your job was just a little easier? If you had tools at your fingertips that did all the repetitive work for you?
Well, it already exists. Recruiting Enablement. The long lost cousin of Sales Enablement. The answers to all the questions job seekers want to know. Ready to go and at your fingertips.
If you’re wondering how you can make your day less repetitive and more effective, Nate Guggia and James Hornick covered the latest things they’re using in episode 27 of The Employer Content Show, "What The Hell Is Recruiting Enablement?"
“'If you ain't first, you're last.'” -Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights is a classic. Love that movie. But it’s a comedy. You’re not supposed to take it seriously.
Yet coming in 2nd carries a stigma. Even in hiring. Companies don’t like being a job seeker’s 2nd choice. Job seekers don’t like being a company’s 2nd choice.
We’ve seen bruised egos cause companies to pull offers and job seekers to decline then. Yet everyone is fully aware: there’s a LOT of great companies and job seekers out there.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss why everyone needs to take a breath in Episode 55 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Someone’s 2nd Option."
We've discovered the perfect interview process.
After talking to thousands of job seekers, we've concluded it consists of 100% remote, 1:1 time with the C Suite, no tests, perfectly matched values, immediate feedback and massive offers. After 1 step.
Update: we regret to inform you the perfect interview process doesn't exist.
Bad sucks. But what about good? Can we even be happy with that either?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick reexamine what realistic interview process expectations look like in Episode 54 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Will We Ever Be Happy With Interviews?"
The hiring market may be down but it certainly isn’t dead. Some industries cooled while others are still piping hot.
And in-demand positions are changing too. Sales down, marketing up. TA down, HR up.
They don’t know what the Fed’s going to do next, but Matt Massucci and James Hornick covered the real numbers Hirewell’s seeing to understand how the inflation and rising interest rates have affected the hiring market so far in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2022".
The Mount Rushmore of Sequels: Godfather 2. Empire Strikes Back. 22 Jump Street. No One Understands Recruiting But Recruiters, Volume 2.
That’s right, we’re making a sequel. After breaking LinkedIn box office records with part 1 of the franchise, Jeff Smith and James Hornick continue the tirade on what normies just don’t understand about talent acquisition.
Coming Soon: episode 53 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "No One Understands Recruiting But Recruiters, Volume 2"
At Hirewell, we’re apologetic Team Remote homers. But that’s because it works for our business. It’s our preference.
We recognize that a lot of orgs can’t actually do full remote. For a variety of very valid reasons, which often go unacknowledged in the pro-remote, social media echo chamber.
Hiring onsite (or even hybrid) is unequivocally harder to do. But not impossible.
What are some of the keys to help you pull it off? Jeff Smith and James Hornick play the other side in episode 52 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How To Hire gasp Onsite"
Turn back the clock a generation or two. How did you know a company was terrible to work for?
Word of mouth. It was slow and hard to get the word out. Toxic environments could stay below the radar. Little motivation to change.
Fast forward a bit. Social media and Glassdoor got people talking. Employee engagement, pay transparency, and work-life balance became mainstream issues. Companies took notice. They finally had to.
And now? The young generation is dunking on bad bosses to millions of people on TikTok. And it’s driving the work culture narrative. (Unless you somehow missed the whole ‘quiet quitting’ thing.)
Have we reached a critical mass? Will awful companies be forced to change or risk being unable to hire? Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss in episode 51 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Will Gen Z Kill Bad Companies?"
With age comes self-reflection (hopefully.) Those moments where you look back, ponder your existence, and question if you’d do anything differently.
If you’re thinking “you mean how we’ve been evaluating talent all these years?” we thought the same!
That goes for how we conduct interviews and how we manage teams. Everything from “bad” answers that really weren’t bad answers. To whether our KPIs really value results over time spent (or wasted?)
The 10 Minute Talent Rant turns 50 (episodes) this week so Jeff Smith and James Hornick are celebrating their show’s mid-life crisis with "We’re Evaluating Talent Wrong"
Recruiters: How many hours a week do you spend doom scrolling LinkedIn Recruiter?
Or your database? Or your reviewing job ad applicants?
And how much time on top of that doing the initial live vetting?
Sourcing. How every search begins. (After the research phase but you get my point).
It’s such a massive time suck. Especially when it has to be done all over again if something later in the recruitment process breaks down.
If you’re wondering where years of your life went and what can be done about it, Jeff Smith and James Hornick break it down in episode 49 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Is Sourcing Such A Pain In The Ass?"
Stocks down. Inflation up. Unemployment down.
Not to mention layoff chatter at an all time high…with actual layoff data at an all-time low.
So what the hell is going on?
Matt Massucci and James Hornick shed a little more light on the current contradictory market by opening up their books in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q3 2022"
A month ago Jeff Smith and James Hornick ranted how “Layoff Posting Is Fear Porn” i.e. stop getting everyone worked up and fearful.
But here they are, talking layoffs. What gives?
Once again, internal recruiters are disproportionately targeted for cuts.
Over-hiring. And over-hiring the very people who do the over-hiring. You didn’t gain anything. But you sure did disrupt a lot of lives.
It isn’t intentional…but sometimes it kind of is. Why on Earth are business leaders still hiring FTE recruiters for known short term hiring spikes?
Jeff and James break down the idiocy in episode 48 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Stop Hiring & Firing Internal Recruiters"
tbt to episode (23) when Jeff Smith and James Hornick ranted on how Unlimited PTO was a scam.
And they weren’t wrong. Companies who tout lots of time off to attract employees but don’t let it happen in reality? Absolute con job.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. And there are lots of benefits if you set the process to support it.
And Hirewell did just that. We present our real world experience in episode 47 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Un-Scamming Unlimited PTO"
Hiring is currently Schrödinger's cat: it’s both alive and dead at the same time. Depending on who you ask.
Layoff posts are currently dominating social media. Another day, another announcement.
We empathize with anyone who’s life was turned upside down. But why are layoff stories going viral seemingly every day when there’s still a massive talent shortage, unemployment is at 3.6%, and James’ favorite diner closed because they can’t find a cook?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will break down the seemingly contradictory job market in episode 46 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Layoff Posting Is Fear Porn"
When it comes to candidates, passive is good, active is bad.
Or did I get that backwards? Active is the good one?
Let’s take a step back: isn’t this whole distinction silly? Aren’t all people open to better opportunities than what they currently have?
What does this accomplish besides baking in more bias? And taking the onus off companies to sell themselves better?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down the false dichotomy and explain how companies should look at the talent pool in episode 45 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Active Vs Passive Candidate Debate Is Nonsense"
Do you ever feel like the recruiting industry is stuck in neutral? Years go by but we’re facing the same issues, over and over again?
Are we? Or do people just keep talking about the same old stuff?
If you flip through recruiting topics on LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube, or any other social site, it’s a lot of reruns. Do we really need to debate the value of cover letters for the 1000th time?
Shouldn’t we move onto more pressing topics? Things that might actually move the industry forward?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick sound off on…stuff they’re sick of sounding off on in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Lame Recruiting Takes That Need To Die"
Call time tracking. Cliques. Micromanagement. Unrealistic expectations. Confusing and bogus comp plans. No work-life balance. Complete lack of empathy. Bullying.
The recruiters reading this are probably shaking their heads: “Been there.”
Our industry is full of “boiler room” shops. And the most unfortunate part? They prey on younger workers with minimal experience who don’t know any better. So they leave recruiting entirely.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Perhaps knowing can make a difference?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick go HAM on the awful experience every recruiter had at some point in their career in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Signs You're Working At A Sh*tty Recruiting Firm"
Ever close a deal and never see a dime from it because you were on your way out?
Our data shows that 60% of salespeople or recruiters have. And another 24% worry it could.
When it happens, people talk. Word gets out. Is that really the “retention strategy” you want to be known for?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss the ethics of it (or lack of) in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Ever Get Stiffed On Commissions?"
Books. Cars. Video games. Fast Food. Apartments. A ride to the airport.
You can buy pretty much anything online. Marketplaces made virtually every purchase experience faster, easier, more transparent, and self-service.
So why not recruiting? Why is the hiring process stuck in analog?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dig into the what’s held our industry back and why that’s going to change in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Marketplaces: Recruiting As Self Service"
Irony: the least effective content to drive interest for your hiring? Content that talks about your hiring.
Effective recruiter marketing will drive job seeker interest your way. If you focus on the things they actually care about.
But no one cares about how exciting your environment is. Or how much money you raised. Or how fast you’re growing.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick will cover why the go-to hiring messaging is a total waste of time.
Connect with James Hornick and Nate Guggia:
James Hornick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick/
Nate Guggia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateguggia/
You just post jobs and people apply, right?
And everyone wants to work here because they already know what a great place it is, right?
And if I’m busy they’ll all wait for me to be ready to hire, right?
Right???
Recruiters have all hit a point where we feel like we’re taking crazy pills. No one really understands what it is we do.
Mom and dad? Never gonna get it. But hiring managers and execs? We need to bridge that gap before hiring (and frankly, life) becomes impossible.
In a topic that will undoubtedly demand a sequel, Jeff Smith and James Hornick will tell you how in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "No One Understands Recruiting But Recruiters, Volume 1"
Trying to hire when you’ve got a retention problem is like pouring water in a leaky bucket. You can’t recruit your way out of it.
It especially hurts when it’s preventable. There’s a lot of reasons why people may leave your org, but the lowest hanging fruit and easiest fix: better onboarding.
First impressions are everything. If you’re just sending someone a computer and hoping for the best…no wonder why they bail.
We get it. It’s harder in the remote world. But strong onboarding is still very doable. Jeff Smith and James Hornick will tell you how in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Good Onboarding Fixes Bad Retention”
Everyone says pay + remote are the two must-not-screw-up-if-you-want-to-hire issues in this market.
But there’s a 3rd: bullsh*t homework.
We’re looking at you, ‘coding test before talking to anyone.’ You too ‘build me a product roadmap on a whim.’
Yes, assessing skills is crucial. But there’s a time and a place for these types of exercises, which is usually later in the process. Or (gasp) never.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will put the busy work on blast and pitch a few superior alternatives in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Candidates Don’t Like Bullsh*t Homework”
The 3 must-have things to run a business:
- Product
- Sales
- Hiring
Without all 3, you're sunk.
Everyone prioritizes the first two but hiring...that just kinda happens by itself right? Post it and they will come?
Talent Acquisition has evolved. Successful recruiting draws on a variety of skills - sales, marketing, HR, operations, etc. It doesn’t cleanly ‘fit’ inside of any other part of the org.
Here's a crazy idea: maybe it should be its own damn thing.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick propose a (not so) crazy idea in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Make Chief Hiring Officer A Thing”
2021 came and went in the blink of an eye. Coming off of an extremely challenging year, no one knew what to expect 12 months ago. We saw signs of the job market thawing in Q42020. The Unemployment Rate hit 6.7% in Dec 2020 (down from 14.7% in April 2020). But a recovery was far from certain.
Twelve months later? Labor shortages are plaguing every industry. The unemployment rate hit 3.9% in December 2021. But that is only part of the story. The labor participation rate (percentage of Adult Americans in the workforce is near an all-time low of 61.9%. Broad numbers about the market as a whole aren't terribly useful. Understanding how they affect you or your company is more important.
Hirewell started releasing our Quarterly Data Insights series to discuss the trends we are seeing in hiring. We’ve got 90+ recruiters across the US. They are spread across six functional practices - Tech, Human Resources & Recruiting, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, and Real Estate/Construction. In 2021, we helped over 350 companies hire over 1500 people. So we see firsthand what is happening when it comes to hiring. We crunched the numbers to see what happened in 2021. And what might be in store for 2022.
2021 Hiring Trends
The year over year increase in hiring volume was massive. Our hiring volume increased 2.5x. Hiring increased 30% every quarter (compared to previous quarter) until Q4, when we saw the standard slow down around the holidays. When looking at year over year numbers, Q4 was up 310% from the prior year.
What was hot? Software engineers. But that is no surprise. The insatiable demand for engineers barely slowed down in 2020. In 2021 we helped companies hire over 200 software engineers. But that is only part of the story. We saw the average salary increase every quarter.
-Q1: 113k
-Q2: 119k
-Q3: 127k
-Q4 :134k
That’s an increase in average compensation of 18% in one year.
What else was hot? Recruiters. Hirewell launched its HR & Recruiters practice 10 years ago. In that time, we have placed several hundred recruiters at companies across the US. We placed 90 at clients in 2021. That was after placing 1 between April and October 2020. When the market swings that wildly, it catches a lot of people by surprise. It also causes salaries to spike quickly.
-Q1 Average Recruiter Salary = $85k
-Q3/Q4 Average Recruiter Salary = $114k
That’s an increase of 34% in roughly 9 months. What a time to be alive for recruiters.
2021 Hirewell Internal Highlights 2021 was a busy year for us at Hirewell.
-We grew by over 40 people and are just under 100 employees.
-We expanded nationally. Pre-pandemic, more than 90% of our employees were in Chicago. Now more than 33% of our people are in other markets.
-Our turnover was 6% (roughly a quarter of our industry’s average). The vast majority of that turnover was our employees going to work for our clients.
The biggest story for us in 2021? We took on outside investment from Prytek and bought a software company. We think services + technology will be what drives our continued growth.
2022 - What’s next? It is a fool’s exercise to predict what is going to happen in the course of a year. That doesn’t mean we don’t have some educated guesses though.
-Hiring in January picked up right where 2021 left off. We saw an 18% year-over-year increase in job openings. January starts are double what they were in 2021
-There are roughly 11,000,000 open jobs in the US. There will continue to be a shortage of qualified candidates.
-Recruiters are going to continue to be in high demand. As are software engineers.
-Wages are going to continue to rise, but for how long? 20+% increases are not sustainable for most companies.
-Companies need to start thinking outside the box. Upskilling existing workers and hiring people without prior experience needs to be a priority for all companies.
-Recruiting technology needs to evolve. There is a shortage of recruiters. And they spend way too much time sourcing candidates. We are working to address this challenge.
What’s next for Hirewell?
We are continuing to hire - we’ve brought on 8 new hires in January. Our OnDemand Recruiting practice is on pace to grow 100% from 2021. Our investment in technology is already paying dividends for our recruiters at Hirewell. We are excited to roll it (Sourcwell) out to clients later in Q1. If you are interested in becoming a beta client - let us know!
Hiring is easy when everyone already wants to work for you. And the strategy is incredibly simple:
Step 1 - Be good
Step 2 - Let everyone know it
The execution? That’s where the real work comes in. But it’s not some insurmountable problem.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick give away (some) of our secrets in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How To Become A Destination Firm”
What’s causing salary inflation? There’s a lot of theories. I think the equation is simple:
+Record setting VC funding
+Remote training is difficult
+Low unemployment
=There’s not enough experienced hires to go around
Job seekers love salary inflations. Recruiters love it even more. But at some point, companies need to adjust or the work just isn’t going to get done.
So where can we go from here?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will lay out the options in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "There’s Not Enough Experienced Hires To Go Around”
The definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. (That’s not really the definition, but for this promo I’ll allow it.)
I’m reminded of this every time I speak with someone who isn’t having any luck with contingent recruiting firms, but continues to use them. (We covered this at length in our “Contingent Search is Stupid” rant).
But why is retaining a recruiting partner so much better? What are you getting that you wouldn’t otherwise? And how will it help you hire?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick are happy to answer in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Retainers Get Results”
The holidays are right around the corner and so are year end bonuses. Wait, no…those don’t get paid until March.
And so begins wait-it-out season, where job seekers put things on pause, waiting for that money to hit their account. Unless another company pays a fat sign on bonus.
But there’s a lot more to it than that. It’s not just cash people think about, but equity and every other form of comp. And not every job seeker is worried about bonus dates when all they really want is a little more transparency.
If you’re hiring, it’s a real phenomenon you’ll have to deal with. Matt Tokarz and James Hornick gathered some data and looked at all the angles in the latest episode of the Talent Insights podcast “Can Sign On Bonuses Contend With End of Year Bonuses?”
“Your CEO should be your best recruiter.”
Sounds like good on the surface, don’t CEO’s have a million other things to do? How can they possibly make the time?
Well, Kris Rudeegraap did just that. He’s the CEO of Sendoso, a series C funded start-up with over 500 employees. As a CEO, he views hiring as just as important (if not more) than product development itself. His “everyone recruits” approach to hiring generates so many employee referrals that Sendoso didn’t need to hire their first dedicated internal recruiter until they reached 150 employees.
Our conversation not only had pointers on how to promote this mindset throughout your organization, but how to put your company over the top in the minds of potential candidates.
Perspective on the skyrocketing recruiting demand: average recruiter salaries go up 37% this year. And remote work among recruiters went from 50% to 95%.
There’s probably not a “go back to normal” after this.
It’s not just “The Great Resignation.” VC firms have been pumping more and more money into ‘recession-proof’ tech industries. There’s no end in sight.
But it can’t stay this hot forever. What’s it going to look like when it tapers back? And what aspects of the recruiting field will be permanently changed?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will break out their crystal balls in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How Will The Recruiting Gold Rush End?”
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Some things are easily-agreeable on the surface. Then later you realize they have unintended consequences.
Colorado’s new law requiring employers to put salary ranges in job postings is as well-intended as it gets. The move to promote pay fairness and reduce the wage gap.
Except now a lot of companies are advertising remote jobs everywhere except Colorado.
Why? Some companies vary pay based on performance. Others don’t want their competitors learning their pay scales with a Google search.
Do we really want the whole world knowing how much we make?
It’s a lot to unpack. Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dive in during the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Are We Sure We Want Salary Transparency?”
What if best practices are anything but? They’re not only overrated, but counterproductive?
We won’t mince words. We’re talking about mainstream Employer Branding.
Employee Value Propositions, employee profiles, "culture" posts...there's a long list of traditional EB content that takes time away from stuff that actually drives interest from job seekers.
So out with the old and in with the new. Nate Guggia and James Hornick covered exactly what you should stop worrying about in the latest episode of The Employer Content Show, Episode 25 "Is Employer Branding Just A Bunch Of BS?"
In our 3rd installment of Hirewell Data Insights, we are sharing the numbers we are seeing in the market. Stop me if you’ve heard this before - but the hiring market keeps getting hotter. What does that mean? Let’s dig a bit deeper. Have a listen!
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“Every time I log into LinkedIn Recruiter, part of me dies inside.”
-Jeff Smith
When it launched in 2008, LinkedIn Recruiter was a game-changer for recruiting. A worldwide company directory that could source damn near any hire? We take it for granted what recruiting was like before that.
Since then?
Massive time suck for recruiters. InMails spam machine for end users. And limited af integrations.
And now recruiters (and job seekers) are going elsewhere.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down where things have gone south.
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Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the new reality companies are facing in the all-remote world.
Sure, hiring is a challenge. But so is knowing when employees are unhappy when you can’t see their body language. When you don’t have those informal check-ins.
Or when you don’t realize how badly you botched the onboarding process until it’s too late.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will be back for the latest 600-second tirade in Episode 30 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "You Can’t Out Recruit Bad Retention"
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You may not know this, but recruiters aren’t really HR people. We just pretend to be on the internet. So when we want to go deep on pressing issues, we call on some actual experts.
Erin Turnmeyer is the VP of People at Civis Analytics. Not only is she up to date on the issues, but she has a data-driven approach. And a snarky demeanor which we of course love.
She and James discussed a few pressing issues:
- What causes alignment challenges between HR and hiring manager? And how can it fix to improve hiring?
- How can you take a data-driven approach to diversity hiring?
- Is HR’s opportunity to get ‘a seat at the table’ closing?
Everyone is frustrated that recruiting is so hard. Blame goes in every direction. A lot of it gets dumped on the technology.
Sure, recruitment tech could be better. But when you see worst practices in hiring persist year after year, isn’t that a bit of a cop out? How much of it is humans not using the tools correctly?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick will talk about where recruitment tech misses the mark. And where poor messaging and strategy are the real issues.
Lots of companies want to be inclusive in their hiring. Unless it comes to little things like...previous experience.
Vetting for necessary skills is one thing. But creating ideal profiles of who you think will be successful based on a couple of previous hires?
Kind of a recipe of everyone thinking and looking the same, don’t ya think?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will rage on the downsides of poorly conceived requirements in Episode 29 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How About Some Diversity in Work Experience?"
Having a cool product makes sales a lot easier. How does shooting drones out of the sky with RF signals sound?
That’s exactly what DroneShield does. And their CEO, Oleg Vornik, was gracious enough to come on the Talent Insights podcast to talk about a niche many people aren’t familiar with: government sales. Specifically in the defense sector.
Oleg and James discussed a variety of areas, including:
- Traits a good salesperson needs in government sales. And how the sales cycles differs from the private sector.
- The types of “fit” sales leaders should look for (spoiler: not “culture fit”)
- How to hire for roles you yourself may not have direct experience in.
- The downsides of employee referrals and what to watch out for.
- Interview blunders sales job seekers should avoid.
- How to best pivot into the defense sector when you don’t have experience.
Have a listen, here.
Anyone can get 3 people to say something nice about them. So what are we really expecting to find out with the good old fashioned reference check?
It's perhaps the biggest example of “we’ve always done it this way” pointlessness in hiring.
And don’t get us started on “backdoor” reference checks. (Asking someone the job seeker didn’t provide, behind their back). Actually, we’ll go there too. More garbage.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will tear down the pointlessness in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Reference Checks Are Stupid"
When it comes to sales hiring, what are people having the hardest time with that they shouldn’t? Answering that question is Debra Senra, the Chief Revenue Officer at Ten Spot. When it comes to hiring sales people, she’s as good as they come.
The short version? A lot.
Hiring manager egos. Not doing the first interview yourself. Saying you want a diverse slate of candidates but showing blatant bias against previous experience. Or schools. Or age.
If you’re hiring salespeople, you’ll want to hear this.
It’s hard to outspend someone with deeper pockets. Which can make competing for talent against larger organizations seem impossible. Bigger budgets mean they can do more, right?
But money isn’t everything. When it comes to hiring content, throwing money at the problem only seems to make matters worse.
In episode 23 of The Employer Content Show Nate Guggia and James Hornick will go as far as saying the best things in life are free. Well, cheap anyway, let’s not go crazy...
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Jeff Smith and James Hornick like to rant. But they also like to empathize. We’re nice people. :)
Look, hiring is hard. A lot of people are figuring it out for the first time. The biggest challenge is not knowing what you don’t know. Making mistakes that you don’t even realize you’re making.
It’s ok. We got your back in the 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 27, “How to Know That You Don’t Know How to Hire”
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Three months ago, we released the first installment of Hirewell’s Data Insights series. We crunched the numbers that we had seen over the previous 12 months to paint a picture of the hiring market. The job market flatlined (Q2 2020) and then rebounded (Q1 2021) in the span of 9 months.
Another quarter is in the books. We are back with the latest installment. And guess what? The numbers point to even more hiring activity. To give you some context, Hirewell has 75 recruiters that focus across 6 functional areas. Hiring was up significantly in all areas:
- Tech
- Digital/Marketing
- Human Resources,
- Finance & Accounting
- Sales
- Real Estate Services
In Q2, we completed nearly 500 hires across 100+ different clients. I don’t say those numbers to brag (though I’m extremely proud of our team). This is real hiring data from companies on a national basis. We continue to see some fascinating trends.
They included:
- 355% - increase in year over year activity (Q2 2020)
- 38% - increase in quarter over quarter activity (Q1 2021)
- 32% - increase in demand for Software Engineers (no surprise)
- 57% - increase in demand for Recruiters (continues to be amazing)
- 73% - Software Engineering Hires were fully remote
- 50% - Recruiting Hires were fully remote
- 0 - Number of Software Engineering Hires that were fully onsite
It’s not a loaded question. And your answer speaks volumes.
We get that the recruiter’s paradise of a single candidate hiring isn’t always feasible. But a “the more the merrier” approach raises a few red flags of its own…
Do you really care about candidate experience? How much of a priority is this hire?
And do you even know what you’re looking for?
While it’s good to have options, Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dissect the very real downsides of having too many in the next 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 26, “How Many Candidates Do You Need To Make a Decision?”
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Companies always say they want to stand out with job seekers. But few actually do.
You have plenty of opportunities. Your website, your social presence, your job ads, etc. They're yours. You can do whatever you want with them.
But place these things side-by-side, the messaging tends to look a little cookie-cutter. (I mean we all know how many JD’s are literally just copied off each other, right?)
What gives? Are companies afraid to go against the grain? Or do they just not know how?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick are welcoming back Mitch Sullivan to The Employer Content Show for Episode 22 “Why Are Companies So Bad At Selling Themselves?”
There’s the Final Interview. Then the Next Final Interview. Then the Final Final Final Interview.
Not a good strategy for winning top talent.
We get it. You’d rather be doing your actual job than running an interview process. But letting your indecision bleed through is no way to grow a team. Or run a business.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dunk on some of the most common ways companies repel talent.
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Not seeing salary info in job ads seems to be a hot button issue that all job seekers can get behind.
(Except when it comes to having their current companies add it to their own job ads but I digress…)
It’s common in the UK.. The state of Colorado just mandated it. But for most job ads in the US, salary ranges are nowhere to be found.
But…why? If it gets more job seekers interested, what’s the hesitancy?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will uncover why it never seems to happen.
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In our 4th (and potentially final) edition of the What Candidates Want to Know series we hit on an area that’s near and dear to my heart: recruiting recruiters.
Yes, recruiters are job seekers too. And they’re in insanely high demand. It’s the #2 most in-demand position that Hirewell is seeing right now (behind the always-in-the-top-spot software engineers).
And as always, it’s a lot easier to attract top talent if you know how they make decisions. So Nate Guggia and James Hornick cover on the latest The Employer Content Show, Episode 21 ”What Candidates Want to Know: Recruiting Recruiters Edition”
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The person who thought up Unlimited PTO as a selling point to employees is a genius.
An evil genius.
Go ahead. Try to take 4 months off from work. See what happens. And see how much accrued time off you get paid for when you leave your job. (Spoiler: zero hours).
How did this become a thing? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will provide the backstory and what a sensible time off policy looks like.
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If you’re having a hard time hiring software engineers (who isn’t?) this is one you’ll want to tune in for.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick are continuing their What Candidates Want to Know series with the Technology Edition.
It’s pretty straightforward. Most company messaging makes too many assumptions. You think you know what technology candidates want to hear, but do you really? Based on their research so far: nope.
So they’re doing the legwork for you. Surveys and 1:1 convos to understand what technology candidates dig into during the interview process. The real meat of their decision-making.
Then you can provide it upfront via content: recruiter outreach, job ads, career sites, social posts, podcasts, etc. It’ll attract more people.
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I’m old enough to remember when ping pong tables, beer taps, free lunches, and nap rooms were great selling points. You know, things designed to make the office feel more like home.
But what’s everyone care about now? Actually being home.
Ok, maybe the nap rooms are still cool. But by and large, the pre-pandemic perks have been rendered meaningless. So what things should companies highlight now? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will sound off in the next 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 22, "No One Cares About Your Ping Pong Tables"
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When you need to hire more people, you hire more recruiters. When you don’t, you cut them loose.
Seems like a straightforward equation. Except they’re the people on the front lines of your growth. Making those first impressions with everyone you want to hire. And they’ve seen this movie before. Kind of important they put on a happy face, don’t ya think?
The industry is changing as we speak. Good recruiters know their worth. And there are new ways of managing those peaks and valleys, which Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dig into on the 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 21, "The Revolving Door of Recruiting (and How to Stop It)"
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What makes job seekers tick? That’s at the heart of the “What Candidates Want to Know” series.
Instead of making assumptions, go directly to the source. Nate Guggia and James Hornick are surveying and interviewing professionals in different fields. How do they make decisions about their careers? What questions do they ask in interviews? If you know that…then you know how to better attract them to your company with content.
Next up: marketers.
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The results are in: we were more productive in 2020 than we were in 2019. But that’s not stopping a lot of companies from announcing they want everyone back 100% of the time.
And the common rally cry is...culture? Business executives favoring “the vibe” over output? Well that sounds a little odd...
When you peel back the layers further, there are other factors at play. Not everyone has the same ability to work in a set physical location. And are we setting up an employee class system based on proximity and not accomplishments?
Well, we’ve got an opinion on it all. Jeff Smith and James Hornick let it fly on the10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 20, "Mandatory Onsite Builds Bias Not Culture"
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Ever visit a corporate website and have no idea what they really do? Then visit their careers site and it's mostly fluff?
Kinda makes hiring needlessly difficult, don't you think?
There’s a gap between what candidates want to know and what companies make readily available. It isn't by design though. Most places just don't know what job seekers want to hear about.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick are going to fix that. They’re dedicating the next few episodes of The Employer Content Show to presenting real questions collected from real candidates. Not just their opinions.
They’ll give companies the ammo they need to do an A+ of presenting their value with content. Starting with salespeople.
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Aside from contingent recruiting, name a professional services sector that works for free. Maybe getting paid later.
I’ll wait.
The boom or bust of contingent search is clearly an inefficient way to run a business. But it’s also bad for hiring companies. Being the lowest priority for a dozen vendors is never a recipe for success.
It’s time for a re-think. Jeff Smith and James Hornick do just that in the next 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 19, "Contingent Search is Stupid"
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Job descriptions are boring. We all hate writing them. And we don’t like reading them much either.
But when it comes to attracting talent with job ads? Most recruiters still post the old JD. Kind of makes you wonder: is everyone just doing it all wrong?
For the first time ever, Nate Guggia and James Hornick welcome a special guest to The Employer Content Show. Mitch Sullivan has spent his career in recruiting and copywriting focusing heavily on this topic and is happy to share his thoughts in Episode 17 “Job Descriptions Are Not Job Ads”
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James Hornick and Matt Massucci have a discussion about the market thus far this year and what new trends are emerging. Salaries, in-demand jobs, work from home preferences, and even Hirewell's own growth. With the numbers to back it all up.
Topics include:
-How big is the employment bounce exactly?
-The dip and rebound in the contracting market.
-The explosion in internal recruiter hiring.
-What's happening with rates and salaries?
-What do people really think about Work From Home?
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Going fully remote has it’s pros and cons. One big upside is the larger talent pool. Hire a bunch of niche skillsets? The whole world is your talent oyster.
But it's still not as easy as it seems. Many companies struggle anyway. And a lot of the time it’s self-inflicted. Just because people can work from home doesn’t mean they want to work from home, for you.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will sound off on the false confidence of WFH hiring on the 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 18, "Fully Remote Isn’t a Magic Bullet for Hiring"
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Sometimes the best opportunities are staring you right in the face.
I won’t sugarcoat it: if you’re reading this, your company is probably half-assing their LinkedIn efforts. Hiring can be a hell of a lot easier than it is. Yet only a handful of companies have figured it out.
Hint: it’s The Employer Content Show, so it’s content related. Nate Guggia and James Hornick will spill the beans in Episode 16: ”The Biggest Missed Opportunity in Talent Acquisition”
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The War on Talent (such a dumb phrase but I digress) now has a 2nd front. The demand for specialized skill sets has gotten so competitive in 2021 that quality recruiters themselves are becoming hard to find. Everybody’s hiring one.
Yet a lot of companies don’t realize just how difficult talent acquisition is. Those who haven’t lived it think it’s as simple as placing an Indeed ad and setting up some Zooms. So easy a caveman can do it.
Then they learn the hard way.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick talk about what it really takes to hire a recruiter (who can hire your team) in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 17, "Hire a Recruiter, Not a Paper Pusher"
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We regret to inform you that even the greatest content plan won’t get top talent breaking down your door. (At least, not on every search). All the employer branding in the world won’t change the fact that your recruiters still have to get it done.
Much like Jordan & Pippen or J.D. & Turk, they work best when they work together.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick dig into the relationship between content and outbound in the Employer Content Show, Episode 15: ”Why Outbound Is Here to Stay (and How to Do It Better)”
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Kicking off the first edition of 'Tech Leaders Hiring Well", Zac Colip, VP - Tech Practice at Hirewell welcomes Rich Kopeikin, Director of Cloud Architecture at Prime TSR, a cloud enterprise solution consulting firm. We get the inside scoop on how Rich and Prime TSR identify candidates that will be successful in consultant roles, how evaluating talent for the newest technologies always comes back to fundamentals, and the explosive growth happening at Prime TSR right now. This is a fun episode and gives great insight into one of the most successful tech consultant companies and how they hire. Enjoy!
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What if I told you Myers–Briggs' whole methodology was designed without a single psychologist involved?
Companies always seek ways to make hiring easier and better. While personality assessments seem reasonable on the surface, when you peel back the layers you realize it's HR Astrology. Pseudoscience, with bias that’s counterproductive to your DEI efforts.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick return for another biweekly tirade in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 16, Should We Cancel Personality Tests?
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Is employer branding still relevant?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Regardless, it's a conversation that needs to happen. And we’re gonna get it started.
Holding on to closely held beliefs is detrimental to any industry. Especially one that had struggled to take off as much as employer branding. In many ways, EB leaders are stuck on the tarmac waiting for the tower to tell them when to go.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick dig into this failure to launch in the Employer Content Show, Episode 14: ”Is Employer Brand Still Relevant?”
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Your bestie’s company is hiring and you got the inside track. They referred you in so it’s smooth sailing. Red carpet treatment. Expect the offer letter any day now.
Lol. That’s absolutely not how it works.
Yet...some job seekers think it is. And they act like it. And turn off everyone in the interview process.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick tee up a rant about a worst practice for job seekers in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 15, What's Up With Referrals Acting Entitled?
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Companies are terrified of telling the truth. Even when there’s nothing to hide.
Whether it’s 1:1 conversations, job ads or corporate messaging, most companies build a facade of positivity.
Collaborative environment! Amazing culture! High growth! Dare I say it: work hard play hard!
We’ve heard it all before. And we’re numb to it. Where’s the downside? Every place has one.
If no one learns what you’re really about, how do they get excited? And if they wouldn’t like the job, why do you want them to apply?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick dig into how the corporate-speak filter hurts your hiring in the Employer Content Show, Episode 13: “The Truth Will Help You Hire”
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Stop me if you heard this one.
You spent a ton of time and energy prepping for your interviews.
Nailed all 6 steps of the process.
You crushed it. High hopes.
Then...crickets. I’d say “a no would have been nice” but let’s be honest, that’s not enough either.
Why is this still a thing?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick dunk one of the worst practices in all of hiring in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 14: What Do I Gotta Do To Get Some Interview Feedback Around Here?
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The biggest barrier to content creation is the effort. At the onset, it can seem hard to justify.
"This is a big undertaking. Wouldn’t it be easier to place more job ads?”
But to the uninitiated, the cost-benefit is misleading. Because the net results impact far more aspects of the organization than you can imagine.
Nate Guggia and James Hornick discuss how the payoffs from content creation are often in completely unexpected areas in the Employer Content Show, Episode 12: “How Content Achieves Multiple Outcomes”
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We were going to cancel this week’s show. Our very own Jeff Smith is on paternity leave. But he insisted that the show go on, if and only if, he can be allowed to rant about paternity leave.
Seriously.
So a sleep-deprived Jeff and well-rested James return on schedule for The10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 13: Why Is Paternity Leave So Short (Or Non-Existent)?
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We all know how important it is to have consistency in the message. Showing a unified front demonstrates cohesiveness and organization.
I'm kidding. That’s all wrong. People don’t join companies because of their image or corporate brand. Your values, mission statement, and employer value proposition never got anyone to say yes.
It’s the people that matter. That’s what gets others on board. Instead of showing how we’re the same, why aren’t we showing how we’re different?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick will discuss how you can hire by letting employees be themselves in The Employer Content Show: “Employer (Micro) Branding: Why Personalization Matters”
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We’re all the CEO of our own minds…
I don’t know why some people are still obsessed with titles, but they are. For some it’s a status symbol, for others it’s the pecking order over their peers. In any event, it’s a lot of wasted energy. And you could be negotiating for more important things.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick talk about more meaningful things employees and companies should focus on The 10 Minute Talent Rant. Episode 12: No One Cares About Your Title
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Machine Learning. Content. Community engagement. AI. Low-code microservices.
All the trends. So hot right now. But let’s go beyond buzzwords. How do these things impact the real world of recruiting? And how should talent teams be structured in the future?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick will fire up the flux capacitor and give you a peak into what the future of recruiting holds in this Employer Content Show: Episode 10 “The Future Structure of Recruitment Teams”
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“Younger employees are a better long term investment.”
"We need someone who can move at our fast pace."
"We're looking to hire a digital native."
It's all coded ageism. And it's all BS.
There's a lot of aspects of getting older. Many of them undeniably suck. But how you’re evaluated in the workplace shouldn’t be one.
Age bias is rooted in falsehoods. And they linger because companies don’t feel comfortable addressing them.
But Jeff Smith and James Hornick do just in the 10 Minute Talent Rant: Episode 11 “Getting Older at Work Shouldn’t Have to Suck”
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Do you have imposter syndrome? Or are you just an imposter?
Social media is an incredible resource for insights into any field. But with that comes self-promotion. A think-piece from a bona fide expert can be immediately followed by a self-love post from a personal brand faux guru.
And it isn’t always easy to know who is who. How can you tell the real from the fakes? And how do you keep your own, and more importantly, your company’s content, from going astray?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick dig into the darker size of social influencers in Episode 9 of The Employer Content Show: “Don’t Be a Social Media Fraud”.
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How much would you pay to reduce efficiencies? Eliminate transparency? And increase your total costs?
Yeah, these seem like ridiculous questions. But if you’re an enterprise organization using a Vendor Management System (VMS) to manage your staffing, the answer is: a lot.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will go in on the ultimate irony of how VMS systems do the exact opposite of what they promise in The 10 Minute Talent Rant: Episode10 “VMS Systems are a Pyramid Scheme”
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Nate Guggia and James Hornick have had a blast making The Employer Content Show in 2020. The way the calendars have aligned, they’ve got 1 episode left this year, so they want to put it in the viewers’ hands.
Episode 8, the Viewer Mailbag Edition, will be a Q&A of questions supplied by you. So far they’ve received questions about a variety of employer brand, recruitment marketing, and talent acquisition topics, including:
- How can companies build their recruiting pipeline during the holidays?
- How can you stir up employee engagement with your content initiatives? How do you position employer brand after an internal crisis?
- How can you address ageism in your recruiting efforts?
- Is employer brand effective if it doesn’t match the real culture?
If you have questions you’d like to hear them address, reach out to james@hirewell.com, they’d be happy to cover it.
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Does this job description look familiar to you? That’s probably because it is. A copy of a copy, reposted in perpetuity…
It’s rare that a job description captures a company’s true hiring need. There’s always something that’s not in there, often the most important thing. And it pretty much never convinces a job seeker that it’s the right place to be. It’s as if both sides have given up on the old JD.
But why is the most basic and ubiquitous form a job advertising so bad at both attracting and vetting talent? Is it time for a re-think of the entire concept?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick have (reluctantly) read more job descriptions than they care to count. And they dish out the hot take in The 10 Minute Talent Rant: Episode 9 “Is It Time to Cancel Job Descriptions?”
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Nothing says “you’re not that important” like canceling an interview on a job seeker at the last minute. Especially when it’s a consistent pattern.
We get it. Everyone is busy, overworked, stressed, and fires can pop up at any time. But at every phase of the process - early recruiter conversations, hiring manager interviewing, final conversations with the execs - bailing on interviews at the last minute can leave an irreparable bad impression.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will examine how no-shows can undo all the credibility you’ve built in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 8 “Our Scathing Critique of Last-Minute Interview Cancellations”
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Careerwell & Hirewell’s Talent Insights series presents "Adventures in Job Seeking, Episode 5" with special guest Ted Drost.
Finding a job is tough right now, and it’s even tougher at the executive level. Ted Drost is an accomplished sales and marketing leader with a strong background in financial services. Like a lot of people, he realized early on in COVID that his search wasn’t going to be an easy one.
But making a few small changes makes a world of difference. And while applying to job postings is a black hole for most, he actually found a way to be successful with this method by making a few tweaks in his targeting.
Ted joined James Hornick and shared his experiences and job search methods that landed him the VP of Business Development job at Dividend Finance.
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"This Monster site is going to put the recruiting industry out of business!"
-Hot take from 1995 that didn’t age well
Recruiting technology will soon be a $10 billion dollar industry. Applicant tracking systems, recruitment marketing platforms, automation outreach software...there's an endless list of next-gen tech with VC backing that promises to make hiring as easy as a few clicks.
Yet the talent acquisition is still painful for most organizations. Most companies struggle to hire. Poor candidate experience and disjointed interview processes are often the norm. So why is all this money spent on improved recruiting tech consistently missing the mark?
Nate Guggia and James Hornick did a deep dive into the state of recruiting tech in Episode 7 of the Employer Content Show “Recruiting Technology is Not Solving Real Problems”.
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Want to learn the ins and outs of conducting a Job Search when you are targeting a VP/C-Level role? Join us this afternoon for a webinar where we go behind the scenes of conducting an Executive Job Search.
Searching for a new job early in your career is pretty straightforward. Talk to a few recruiters, network with friends and family, and apply to a bunch of jobs online. But what about when you are looking for a VP/C-Level role? Roles are few and far between and there is no simple playbook.
In episode 4 of Adventures in Job Seeking, I'll talk with Phil Leslie, Chief Growth Officer, Havoc Shield (Techstars 2020) about how he navigated the process earlier this year.
1) How to navigate VC/PE firms, Executive Search firms, and other decision-makers
2) How continuity Creates Opportunity
3) How to Find No's that lead to Yes's
4) How to enter through The Boardroom Door & what you need to be careful about
5) How to Treat the Exec Search Funnel Like a Sales Funnel
6) How to get creative with Advisory Boards, Mentorships, and Interim work
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Everyone agrees that employees are their most valuable asset.
Yet many of our friends in Talent Acquisition never have enough time. Or budget. Or resources. Or support from senior management.
It can seem like everyone else - product, tech, sales, marketing, etc. - gets what they need, when they need it. But why not TA?
If you can believe it, Jeff Smith and James Hornick have a rant for that...
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Employee Value Propositions are seen as a core pillar of your employer brand. The defining statement of how you want the world to see you. They take time and effort to develop, with a high price tag to match. So you better get it right.
But...what if you don’t know what you want to be when you grow up? You’re still figuring out the business, or rapidly changing?
In reality, creating an EVP doesn’t have to be that hard. Nate Guggia and James Hornick will simplify the whole thing.
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Raise your hand if your ATS, onboarding, talent development, and LMS systems all work seamlessly.
We didn't think so.
All around us, technology keeps advancing. Cars can drive themselves. Alexa can tell you the real-time weather. And you can watch a full season of Schitt’s Creek on your phone.
But chances are the HR systems that run your organization are still as clunky as they were 10 years ago. Why is that?
HR process nerd Jeff Smith and technology junkie James Hornick discuss the disconnect on why a lot of the core tech we use is so painfully behind.
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Sometimes you just have to get real tactical.
James Hornick and Nate Guggia talk about content creation ad nauseum. But if you’ve never done it before, where do you start?
Episode 5 of The Employer Content Show got very granular with How to Create Content: Nate and James Share Their Process. They walk through what they do on a step-by-step basis, on both a personal and company-wide level, so have your notepad ready.
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Well, they finally did it. LinkedIn ripped off Instagram. Or should I say Snapchat?
If you haven’t been added to the LinkedIn Stories release on your mobile app, you soon will. And it’s going to look very familiar. The feedback has been mixed: some love it, some think it’s annoyingly awful.
But the real question is: Will it make recruiting easier?
Social media hater Jeff Smith and social media power user James Hornick will discuss whether LinkedIn Stories will help you attract talent, or just be another time suck.
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Hiring wise, some companies just have it. They’re good. Everyone knows they’re good. And everyone wants to work there, while few want to leave. We call them Destination Firms.
But your company is doing great things, too. It's just that no one seems to know. So what are you missing? How do you become part of the hiring ‘in’ crowd? In this episode, Jame Hornick and Nate Guggia discussed how to determine your approach.
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When 2020 began, we had 2.5% unemployment and contract-to-hire was (unofficially) dead.
What a difference a year makes. Contract-to-hire has come back in a big way, but that’s not all bad. Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss what companies unfamiliar with this hiring method need to know, and what advantages job seekers actually have in these scenarios.
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"Stay in your lane!”- the Internet rallying cry when people venture a little off the path.
But how much value is there in just saying the same things over and over? And isn’t it a little bit boring?
Lots of companies and content creators have managed to branch out, yet others struggle and fall on their face. Why is that? And how should you determine exactly how broad you want to go?
James Hornick and Nate Guggia discuss how to determine your approach in episode 3 of The Employer Content Show: Broad Topics or Narrow Focus?
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HR isn’t recruiting. Recruiting isn’t HR. And pretty much everyone in those fields would agree.
So why does recruiting report into HR in most organizations? With the growing specificity in talent demands and expectations in outcomes, wouldn’t talent acquisition goals be better served if they were reporting into the business units?
Jeff Smith and James Hornick will be discussing this in this episode.
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While organizations and individuals can close a few deals on LinkedIn, it’s oftentimes done at the expense of something more important: their credibility.
James Hornick and Nate Guggia will discuss the turn-offs of volume-based sales approaches, as well as some content-based methods that work in supporting relationship growth in episode 2 of The Employer Content Show: LinkedIn is Not a Sales Channel.
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The 10 Minute Talent Rant is back! In episode 2, James Hornick and Jeff Smith take on the age-old job seeker question: What's With All the Fake Job Postings?
Stress for job seekers is already astronomically high, and applying to jobs that end up being bogus surely doesn’t help. James and Jeff will rant on why this happens, and more importantly, why it needs to stop.
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James Hornick is joined by Asfa Malik (VP Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion and Leadership Development at the Addison Group)
Asfa’s search was unconventional. After 25 years at IRI, she was happy and not looking for a new job, but instead looking for a renewed sense of meaning and value: a place where she could contribute in solving new challenges. It took her a year of varied consulting engagements to be able to answer the question ‘How did I want to end my career?’
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In this episode, James Hornick is joined by Nate Guggia, to discuss how companies can better evaluate their hiring performance with more meaningful metrics can go beyond the old-school, transactional recruiting metrics.
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Welcome to the first episode of the 10 Minute Talent Rant! James Hornick and Jeff Smith will talk about the how and why people - both job seekers and hiring companies - react negatively to feedback and what people need to do to get over it.
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We often talk about how job seekers need to approach their job search like a sales process. But for non-sales types...what does that actually look like?
Careerwell Cofounder James Hornick talked with Alexine Mudawar, who is an accomplished B2B SaaS sales professional who recently landed a new gig at Displayr. Alexine breaks down how she drove her search using modified sales techniques - company research, referral gathering, tailored elevator pitches, scorecarding, prep cheat sheet, and creative & meaningful follow up.
There are lots of actionable takeaways for job seekers looking for better structure and methods.
James Hornick (Hirewell & Careerwell) and Nate Guggia (Brand Marketing at Job Portraits) love talking about employer content.
Their second live collaboration is a free-flowing conversation about the ongoing changes in employer branding, employee relations and content creation since their first event in April 2020.
Topics include:
-Employee-driven content creation
-Building a community vs building an audience
-How corporate messaging continues to shift
-Where LinkedIn is dropping the ball
-How personalized & unscalable content methods outshine automation
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Careerwell Cofounder James Hornick talks with Shandee Ewert, who recently made a career pivot into an HR Generalist role at 1WorldSync.
James and Shandee discuss the things that made Shandee successful: her proactive approach to informational interviews, utilizing her network to learn more about the field and better present her experience, targeting companies and discovering effective outreach methods, and moving on from less effective job search methods.
Shandee shares what she learned that she'll carry forward in her career and what advice she has for other job seekers looking to make a pivot.
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The world got used to working from home, real quick. But now companies are faced with the next challenge: how do we interview and hire, at scale? Interviewing and hiring, in normal times, can be challenging. Companies can take years to refine their processes and best practices, only to find themselves now in a fully remote situation they didn’t anticipate. Many have had to quickly go back to the drawing board. Hirewell Partner James Hornick is joined by Ron Wilson, CEO of interviewstream. Ron has over 25 years of experience in a wide variety of functions – operations, sales, management consulting, IT, accounting & finance. At interviewstream, he’s dedicated to helping organizations make their hiring and recruiting processes more effective through the use of a complete interviewing platform including interview prep (for hiring managers and candidates), guide building, scheduling, and video interviews so he has significant insights into what companies can do to move forward and be successful. They discuss: -How the business climate has changed for remote recruiting -What successful companies are doing to push forward in their hiring initiatives -Best practices for hiring for companies new to the remote world -What lasting impacts we’ll see in interviewing, even as some begin returning to offices Connect with James and Ron on LinkedIn James Hornick - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
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If you're a new grad, what adjustments do you make in your job search right now? And if you're a company that wants to hire entry talent but unsure if you can in this environment, how do you best manage that?
James Hornick is joined by special guest, Adam Cook, Associate Director, Engagement & Outreach at DePaul University.
They discuss:
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Current market analysis
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Who is hiring junior employees right now?
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Advice to new grads
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Insights on how to adjust your search
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Advice to companies
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How to make yourself attractive to new grads, and what to do in an uncertain environment.
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James Hornick is joined by special guest, Adam Rosenfield, discussing how job seekers can enhance their personal brand to get more interviews and get HIRED.
This podcast isn’t the same-old-same-old personal brand 101 chat. James and Adam take a deep dive in discussing how you can humanize yourself on LinkedIn, how to target and engage with people who matter (hiring managers) and they break down content creation.
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Adam Rosenfield - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjrosenfield/
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Hirewell partner James Hornick is joined by two Hirewell colleagues, Ryan Brown and Jeff Smith.
In this podcast, they discuss various job search-related topics, such as what to do when you need to get started in a hurry, and how to make your resume stand out when there's a ton of other people applying for the same jobs.
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Ryan Brown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-elizabeth-brown/
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Hirewell partner James Hornick is joined by special guest, Nate Guggia, an Employer Brand expert at Job Portraits.
In this podcast, Nate and James take a deep dive in discussing how the current situation with COVID-19 has affected hiring, remote work and employee relations, and where we go from here.
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Nate Guggia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateguggia/
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Hirewell Partners James Hornick and Jeff Smith tackle some of the more challenging aspects of remote life: How do you manage a fully remote team? How do you interview new candidates? How do you onboard new employees? How do you do all this while also having a house full of family?
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Hirewell partner James Hornick is joined by special guest, Courtney Henderson, the Diversity & Learning and Development Lead at FCB Chicago. Courtney has a strong Diversity & Inclusion background, operating both Human Resources and Talent Acquisition area. In this podcast, Courtney and James take a deep dive on what companies can do to implement D&I initiatives in their environments, how to prioritize projects with limited resources, and some tactical strategies for D&I in recruitment. Connect with James Hornick and Courtney Henderson on LinkedIn:
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Courtney Henderson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneychilds/
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Stephanie Benavidez, the Senior Director of Sales Enablement at WellRight.
Her deep experience in sales management and hiring within sales has allowed her to find top candidates for all levels of the organization.
In this podcast, Stephanie and James dive in on best practices for vetting and interviewing salespeople.
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Hirewell partners James Hornick and Jeff Smith talk with Stephanie Mercado, Executive Director/CEO at the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ).
NAHQ is a Chicago-based, fast growing nonprofit dedicated to healthcare quality professionals, defining the standard of excellence for the profession, and equipping professionals and organizations across the continuum of healthcare to meet these standards. NAHQ has undergone a recent business-focused transformation and period of rapid growth under Stephanie’s leadership.
Stephanie, James, and Jeff talk about the shifting business focus in the nonprofit sectors, the importance of living your values as an organization, and what challenges/advantages nonprofits have in attracting and retaining talent.
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Jeff Smith - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-smith14/
Stephanie Mercado - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-mercado-5ba9194a/
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Eugene Khazin, Principal at Prime TSR, a growing Chicago-based technology modernization consultancy. Eugene built Prime TSR from the ground up, learning a lot along the way as an entrepreneur as far as what-to-do and what-not-to-not in building a business.
In this podcast, Eugene and James discuss a variety of topics, including finding your market fit, going about the business development process with limited staff, and what to target in your initial hires.
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Eugene Khazin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekhazin
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Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Making the wrong hire for any position in your business is bad, but making the wrong hire for an executive position can be disastrous. When small and mid-sized businesses — especially those in growth mode — need to hire, they may be treading into uncharted waters, if they’ve never hired for the C-suite before.
Businesses can struggle to fill that C-level position effectively—especially if companies haven’t laid the groundwork for what the business needs.
In this episode, podcast host James Hornick and Hirewell partner Jeff Smith discuss:
- Identifying the real business need for hiring the CXO
- Deciding which qualities and experiences are most critical for addressing the challenge
- Integrating a new position into the organization
And of course, they’re here if you need any further guidance. Don’t hesitate to be in touch.
Connect on LinkedIn
James Hornick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Jeff Smith:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-smith14/
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Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Kim Dazey, Head of Marketing at Practifi, a Chicago-based, financial advising software company. Kim has built and managed numerous successful marketing teams throughout her career.
In this podcast, Kim and James talk about best practices in building, hiring, and developing your marketing teams.
Connect with James Hornick and Kim Dazey:
James Hornick’s LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Kim Dazey's LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimdazey/
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Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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January is one of the busiest months for job searches. It’s no wonder, as people return to work after the holidays and think about making a fresh start. This month’s podcast is especially timely with three insightful topics for both job fillers and job seekers.
In this episode, podcast host James Hornick and Hirewell partner Jeff Smith discuss:
- What happens when hiring managers have the ideal candidate in front of them, but they don’t have a job opening or the right job opening? Hint: It involves taking the long view.
- Speaking of taking the long view, that’s something a lot of recruiting firms don’t do very well. Instead, they encourage recruiters to compete to provide hiring managers with a high volume of candidates, but not necessarily the best matches. Find out how to determine if your recruiting firm understands your needs and has your best interests at heart.
- Job hopping used to be considered a no-no, but it's increasingly prevalent. When should a hiring manager be concerned over an applicant's frequent job changes? We'll give you the tips you need to separate the innovators from the flakes.
Connect on LinkedIn
James Hornick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Jeff Smith:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-smith14/
Visit https://hirewell.com/recruiting-insights for more.
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Speaker, Startup Founder and Revenue Consultant, Ashley Quinto Powell. Ashley is an accomplished speaker who focuses in a variety of areas, perhaps most notably salary negotiation.
Ashley and James discuss various aspects and best practices around why and how individuals should negotiate the best salaries for themselves.
Connect on LinkedIn
James Hornick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Ashley Quinto Powell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyquinto
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Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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It's the end of the decade. That's hard to believe—and even harder to believe that just 10+ years ago, the Great Recession forced all of us to dig deep to find new growth opportunities. The recruiting world—including our world at Hirewell—has changed tremendously since then.
In this podcast, Hirewell OGs, Matt Massucci and James Hornick, look back at the pivots and transformations that the industry and the company have made. They also hint at what the future holds.
Connect with James Hornick and Matt Massucci
James Hornick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Matt Massucci on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmassucci/
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Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Amy Wolcott, who is the Talent Acquisition Manager at Yello, a Chicago-based software development company focused in the recruitment technology space. Amy has spent her career building high-performing talent acquisition organizations with a process-driven approach.
Amy and James discuss how to maximize the candidate experience by optimizing the interview process and effective partnering with hiring managers and other internal stakeholders.
Connect with James Hornick and Amy Wolcott:
James Hornick’s LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
Amy Wolcott's LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amywolcottta
Visit https://hirewell.com/recruiting-insights for more.
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell Partner James Hornick is back with Hirewell Senior Recruiter and Account Manager Ryan Brown to engage in a lightning round of 2019 hiring trends. This is a fun episode as we look back at the past year and ahead to what’s coming in 2020.
Expect to hear our thoughts on marijuana—in the workplace. We also talk about Illinois’ No Salary History Law and ghosting. And despite Hirewell having its best year ever (following last year’s best year ever), we discuss whether a recession is on the horizon.
Related Blog Posts
- Illinois Bans Employers from Asking Job Seekers About Their Salary History. Here’s What that Means for Your Company.
- Vetting on Skill & Cultural Fit (Not Salary History)
- Special Halloween Edition - Don't Be Scared: Put an End to Ghosting Candidates.
Connect with James Hornick and Ryan Brown
- James Hornick’s LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshornick
- Ryan Brown’s LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-elizabeth-brown/
Visit https://hirewell.com/recruiting-insights for more. Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
Subscribe to Hirewell Recruiting Insights podcast on Apple Podcasts (for iOS users), Google Podcasts (for Android users), YouTube or Spotify.
Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Elliott Garms, who is the Co-Founder of humanpredictions, a recruitment tech company that takes a data-focused approach to engage with technical talent. Elliott has been at the forefront of the recruitment landscape in understanding the changes and trends in how technology professionals interact in regards to their job searches. Elliott and James discuss the changes in the tech recruiting landscape and how to better engage with technical talent. Connect with James Hornick and Elliott Garms
James Hornick’s LinkedIn page
Elliott Garms' LinkedIn page
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Thomas Donohoe, who is the CEO of Level Agency and Author of The CEO's Digital Marketing Playbook. The early draft of Tom's book was instrumental in developing Hirewell's marketing strategy.
Tom and James discuss how organizations who are new to marketing can lay their digital foundation.
Connect with James Hornick and Thomas Donohoe
James Hornick’s LinkedIn page
Thomas Donohoe's LinkedIn page
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Kylie Denk, Employer Brand Team Lead at Relativity. Employer Brand is a quickly growing field that is so new that it isn't always well understood, but nonetheless has helped many organizations scale their hiring rapidly.
Kylie discusses what goes into building an Employer Brand function, what aspects make up Relativity's strategy and what smaller companies can do to get started.
Connect with James Hornick and Kylie Denk
- James Hornick’s LinkedIn page
- Kylie Denk’s LinkedIn page
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick, talks with Hirewell Senior Recruiter and Account Manager Ryan Brown about the hiring and recruiting environment now that the Illinois No Salary History Law is in effect.
We’re in favor of the law because it’s good for candidates and reduces salary inequalities that can chase people for their entire careers. But because we now have one less metric to factor into the hiring process, we all have to get better at what we do and hone our hiring game. This may not be easy for those of you doing this on your own.
Fortunately, you have this episode of the podcast at your service.
This conversation focuses on the importance of knowing what you’re hiring for. For example, is it an executional or leadership position? Do you work in a structured or unstructured environment? Are you looking at hard versus soft requirements, and are the hard requirements truly hard requirements at all?
James and Ryan also discuss how to vet candidates and which questions to ask. This is a great conversation and we’re excited to share it with you.
Related Blog Posts
Employers Can No Longer Ask You How Much You Make. Here’s What That Means for Your Job Search.
Illinois Bans Employers from Asking Job Seekers About Their Salary History. Here’s What that Means for Your Company.
Connect with James Hornick and Ryan Brown
- James Hornick’s LinkedIn page
- Ryan Brown’s LinkedIn page
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
Subscribe to Hirewell Recruiting Insights podcast on Apple Podcasts (for iOS users), Google Podcasts (for Android users), YouTube or Spotify.
Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Colleen Curtis, Head of Marketing & Community at The Mom Project. Returnship programs are a lesser-known but growing field: return to work programs for people who have taken time off for a variety of reasons - raising children, tending to family, etc.
Colleen discusses what types of companies are embracing these programs, the positive impacts that returnships have on businesses, and what job seekers can do to get involved.
Connect with James Hornick and The Mom Project James Hornick on LinkedIn
The Mom Project on LinkedIn
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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Hirewell partner James Hornick talks with Patti Temple Rocks, author of the book "I'm Not Done" which addresses Ageism in the workplace. Patti tells her personal story with Ageism, as well as the themes she addresses in her book: what Ageism looks like, how it harms people and businesses alike, and how business leaders can get on the right side of the issue. #ImNotDone!
Connect with James Hornick and Patti Temple Rocks
- James Hornick’s LinkedIn page
- Patti Temple Rocks's LinkedIn page
Recruiting Insights is edited and mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios.
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