Recruiting by Design: Recent Episodes
Kadeem Morrison
A podcast speaking to the primary user in the job application process, the candidate. It‘s easy to lose hope in the job application process, which is understandable but the key to landing a role in understanding your primary user, the recruiter. Each podcast episode will involve a conversation with at least one recruiter in the tech or staffing space. By understanding the recruiters and how you fit a company‘s void, the hope is that you can break into a new industry or transition to a role that is better suited for you.
This episode focuses on how to tailor job applications while not getting stuck in the weeds. Listen in on today's episode with Huey CEO, Sean McAuliffe as he shares how time management lead him to start an org chart company called Huey and what he looks for in a candidate and how candidates can use some of the things that he learned in his journey to help them be prepared when speaking to companies.
Check out this episode's timestamps: How having a time efficiency focus led to Sean McAuliffe starting Huey [1:30] Sean's journey with candidates after a merger [8:37] Sean's tips with balancing between time and job application tailoring [16:15]
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For this episode, we see from a different side of the hiring curtain, the candidate. Former job candidate Micole Simpson shares her difficult journey getting in UX and how she interviews to land the job!
Join us as Micole gives her perspective on the following topics:
What inspired her to go into UX Design [1:46]
What her journey was like [8:16]
What inspired her to continue going into UX past the doubt [14:16]
Shares her interview experiences [17:03]
Importance of being likable on the job [22:19]
How she went about choosing her company [24:01]
How she goes about prepping for an interview [29:52]
Tips for getting through frustrations [36:13]
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Saying that getting interviewers excited about your job candidacy will get you far is an understatement! Check out this episode as Kadeem speaks to the Lead Technical Recruiter at Geek Recruiters, Michal Juhas, on ways to attract interviewers in an interview as a job candidate in tech.
Geek Recruits is an international Tech Recruitment Agency that Michal found after working in IT for 15 years as a software developer, consultant, and IT director. Today, over 50 recruitment specialists work for their international clients. You can learn more about Michal at https://MichalJuhas.com
Michal will speak on the following topics:
- Inspiration for starting Geek Recruits (2:34)
- Type of candidates focused on in recruiting process as a CTO (4:54)
- Skills comparisons between different countries (7:28)
- COVID effect on work climate in Eastern Europe (8:21)
- Measurement of experience quality (13:01)
- The impact of understanding the company before an interview (16:26)
- Why recruiters don't give feedback (20:36)
- Freebies!!! (25:38)
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Improve your digital presence with Freebies from Michal!
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In this episode, Kadeem talks to Cristin Dent, the Chief of Talent Acquisition at Dear Athletes and a former Psychology Professor. Psychology is essential to consider when interacting with people, so Cristin shares tangible tips for improving your non-verbal skills and mindset so your body doesn't communicate something different from what you are saying.
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Join Kadeem as he speaks with Senior Recruiter and Career Coach Mark Perkins about the importance of your online presence. Mark also discusses what he looks for in a candidate when he's searching for job candidates.
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Understanding how to connect with a recruiter during an interview can present challenges. Join Kadeem as he speaks with CEO of Jump Recruits Cedric Chambers on how to push past those challenges using your most valuable tool, yourself.
Cedric will speak on the following topics:
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Problems Cedric sees repetitively in candidates. (3:32)
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How a vision helps candidates in their career journeys. (10:56)
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How having a vision helped Cedric in his journey. (17:27)
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The value of being a problem solver (24:48)
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In today's episode, Creative and Marketing Recruiter, Kwaku Amponsah, discusses how to give off a better impression when you're working with recruiters. Kwaku also shares the behind-the-scenes of working alongside his clients and how it's not just about your hard skills.
Kwaku will answer the following questions:
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Why are recruiters proactive with communication? (4:31)
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Why you shouldn't take rejection personally? (9:48)
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How the job description relates to screening candidates? (14:06)
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How can a recruiter take a chance on you? (22:52)
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Why references? (29:00)
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Breaking into a new career, such as UX Design, can be a daunting task. In this episode, Kadeem chats with Senior Recruiter and Career Coach Mark Perkins on ways to combat those feelings of doubt by improving what you can control and pushing past rejection.