When you think of Podcast in this industry you think of the Chad & Cheese Podcast. This week in our special crossover episode Shelley joins Chad to Co-Host Shelley makes us proud on the big stage!- Facebook is getting serious about #jobs- Will COVID dramatically change job board?- Will Facebook & Google smash Indeed.com?- Iceland schools everyone on closing the wage gap- Prop 22 won't save Uber, Lyft, and gig platforms.

The better looking co-host of Chad & Cheese Podcast joins Serge in hosting this crossover Show. Shelley takes some time off from Serge but you can get your fill of Shelley as she makes her grand debut with Chad on this weeks episode.Serge and Joel welcome Canadian recruiting gangster Brian Thompson of RecTxt. There's nothing we don't cover on this week show.- Is Trailer Park Boys the greatest Canadian show of all time?- Is 15$ minimum wage to much to ask?- We cover what a recruiter can expect in the near future, will knowledge workers ever want to go back to the office? who is going to fill those towers? Plus you get to find out what Joel has planned for the summer.

The Recruitment Flex this week features David Bernstein VP Partnerships and Industry Relations.Solving TA problems we know we have - yet tolerate - that’s what David taught us today. When most of our tech stack is 13 or 14 systems, how to get it all to flow nicely seems to confuse us in TA.David shared his journey from Berkeley Psychology to a little start up, at the time, called PeopleSoft to where he is today.The native apply on Linked In and Indeed has a dark sideWhere TA practitioners should start automating turned into David breaking up a fight between usNatural evolution and what being in the gig work economy give us - David’s psych degree was showing

HR Tech Series Feat NudgeJobs by BuoyancyAnyone out there ever had a WOW experience with an Outplacement firm?Spoiler Alert:​ This is going to rattle the Outplacement IndustryA start up before it is started; we met with Jon MacConnel the founder of Buoyancy.works and NudgeJobThe journey of a great idea rooted in behavioral science, Jon comes fresh off the world’s most prestigious Masters program in the world. With deep empathy for the real human journey of looking for a new job, when you are not working.Nudgejobs V1 was launched looking a bit like a Trello BoardDeep understanding of the emotional journey of looking for workKeep the job seeking on task and anticipate the lull and discouraging times We challenged the notion of charging the job seek

Serge and Shelley try to keep warm by tackling a ton of topics this week including Bell Let’s talk, EVP now TVP? Serge was right on WFH changes and outcome based work environment.

Special new series where we talk to startups in HRTech space. Dan Giurescu founder of TerraHub Technologies & Blockchain Guru joins the Recruitment Flex and we tried to be easy on himWe figured this was a good time to see if we could get our heads around what Blockchain is and what this means for recruitment. Turns out, this technology will be left on HR’s chair!The future for recruitment would look very different if everyone had their resume as a verified document.Dan gives us some real world examples of how Blockchain is being used in lots of industries. We think we get it…..Digital Identity explained…. I thinkHR needs to understand this to support the business and protect their employer

Chad is the co- founder of the #1 podcast in the HR industry, The Chad and Cheese Show with over 600 episodes in their catalog they are responsible for setting the pace on what’s going on around the world. Shelley & Serge are huge fans so this was a blast to have an exclusive time with him. Chad schools Serge on why programmatic advertising for job ads suck*Bonus material, a recommendation from Chad on which programmatic vendors are doing it well - Jovio, PandalogicChad & Serge join forces to convince Shelley the value of 1-way video interviews and Shelley is still not buying itFuture predictions on the job board industry for 2021 and will in-person events ever return?

The Recruitment Flex Feat Mark Stelzner and Mary FaulknerShake up recruitment and stop with the bullshit of aspirational EVPs. Its time to get real about who you are.We clearly understood why Mark was in the top 100 HR Tech Influencer for 2020 after this episode!Clearly ahead of their time, Mary & Mark are the pacesetters for how large global organizations are seeing the future of work.What if we dissolved job descriptions?Let go of the age old idea of jobs being permanentChime in on being paid MORE to work from home

Feat. Rod Miller President & CEO of CPHR AlbertaThere are so many HR professionals who bravely steered their organization through 2020, we knew the CPHR Alberta served it’s 6,000 members well! Looking back and looking forward was the theme of our conversation with Rod. Fitness and more time to think were the unexpected gifts of being in lockdown Where is the role of HR evolving to in a company Predictions of the future of HR and hopes for the new yearResources and professional development for the ever change expectations of HR Professionals

<p>The Recruitment Flex Feat. Laurie Ruettimann - Author of Betting on You</p><p>&nbsp;Crowned as the original HR Influencer, Laurie joins us for a great conversation and true to her Punk Rock HR style, she leaves it all on the dance floor.&nbsp;</p><p>The impossible task of pay transparency, it goes deeper than just printing pay bands or advertising how much the job pays on your posting.</p><p>&nbsp;Reality check on why you complain about work.</p><p>&nbsp;Are you ready to hear this? HR Tech will never fix what’s wrong with employee engagement</p><p>&nbsp;We are stoked to read Laurie’s new book, Betting on You - available on Amazon January 13, Serge and I have preordered a copy!</p>

Jeremy Tiffin Horizon Recruitment6 Steps to Hire the Best. Jeremy Tiffin wrote an eBook and we grilled him on a few sections; he was so on point! We talked about the distinction between recruiting and hiring and the most misunderstood talent trend in Fall 2020.Getting into recruitment means a lifelong learning mindset; business acumen is essentialThe classic triangle - speed, quality & price & the reason staffing agencies will continue to answer a demand in the marketTalent pipeline in the staffing industry is essential & how to build it.

<p><strong>Joining us is Michelle Berg to talk about the big 3 of 2020. She shares her journey as an entrepreneur and on being human in HR is a real thing.</strong></p><p><strong>Will employers make Covid vaccine mandatory</strong></p><p><strong>The best gifts of WFH</strong></p><p><strong>Announcing a new web series for HR professionals that will be sure to entertain &amp; inform</strong></p><p><strong>We all chime in on our favorite DisruptHR YYC speakers. Topping the list is none other than our very own Serge!</strong></p>

Are you and Artist or Worker? Hear the 2 most inspiring people talk about the power of storytelling in the workplace and how artists will be the only job that will never be automated.Recommended reading in this next round of isolation, The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard FloridaThere are a few Easter Eggs in this episode from James; listen for the reference to Weezer and Velvet UndergroundRecruiters are the best corporate storytellers; it's our secret sauceThe vibe of TikTok explained. Bonus material: getting fired from Sherwin Williams was the best thing for Tony Piloseno.

<p>We are calling this our rock anthem episode. “I got hurt feelings” (Flight of the Concords) - Serge throws a dagger through the steel armour Shelley has on. Our post event debrief from InnovateWork’s webinar today, we are both took a &nbsp;‘shot to the heart” (Bon Jovi). Shelley takes another run at trying to persuade Serge to see the “Policy of Truth” (Depeche Mode) on why one-way video interviews are another form of racism. Predictions on what 2021 will bring for TA tech “Dear Future Self (Fall Out Boy). We have some great guests coming up from around the globe. Be sure to stay tuned!</p>

<p><strong>The future of Work with Gillian Hynes</strong></p><p><strong>Some great insight into the world of work and how recruitment + talent management will look. In this episode we tossed in some spicy discussion on what will ALWAYS change.</strong></p><p><strong>What do we mean by never stop learning?</strong></p><p><strong>Creating great relationships with people outside your department is the future - so stop talking amongst yourselves and get out there</strong></p><p><strong>Knowledge bomb: salary ranges on your job postings is a D&amp;I move</strong></p><p><strong>We unpacked alot here and its just a glimpse into the disruptive topic Gillian will share next week at the InnovateWork event on December 3</strong></p>

The Accidental Occupation Feat. Jesse Ryan - Chief Sales Guy & Founder at High Road Human Capital and host of the Accidental Occupation PodcastDoing the math, we have nearly 60 years of experience on this episode with all 3 of us having staffing firm, corporate recruitment, entrepreneurs, sales and a love for great HR tech.Another vote for great HR tech; Shout out to our friends at Xref!Jesse starts us off with his scary story of entering into recruitmentGangster brain - we get a biology lesson from JesseIs AI even a real thing in recruitment?Listen to this episode as we play Jedi mind tricks on each other! Also catch him at Innovatework December 3rd https://innovatework.co/rockies-december-3-2020/

Serge and Shelley talk about why Intake meetings are so hard to do in Corporate and staffing . Smart Recruiters acquires JobPal.

Joining us on the Recruitment Flex this week Paula Breeze, EVP HR & Corporate Affairs AND Susan Shea, Founder of Edge Human Resource SolutionsIf you could chat with your former (or current) VP of HR, what would you talk about?Who would have the b@!!s to tell them that HR is known to never execute?!?💣 Watch this fur fly on this episode of The Recruitment Flex🧗 Climbing the ladder in HR, why start in recruitment?📣 Find out the top skills required to be successful in recruitment and in HR🚬🚭 In or out? Take a side, does Recruitment belong in HR💻  What new grads need to be valuable in their HR career choice.Listen to what’s on the mind of HR Executives as we look into 2021 hear.

We are calling this episode the Recruiter’s Red Table Talk - if we could only stay on topic… see if you can follow our bouncing ball here. 👰Kim schools us on why women over 35 should be the Bachelorette.✋Trends in recruitment and hiring for near term💁Best advice yet for how corporate recruiters should work with agency recruiters💪Best & worst interview questions. Serge and Shelley are at it again. Someone separate these two before it comes to fists 🙄Shelley & Serge exercise their right to vote for Kim as Canada’s Top Recruiter

Enough with the hollow argument about why your ATS sucks, Serge and Shelley get to the heart of the matter.Survey says…. Jobvite & iCIMS are eating Taleo’s lunch. Maybe it’s time to take their toys and go home?Arm wrestle over the difference between the CRM function in Talent Acquisition VS Sales. Shelley had to bow to Serge - maybe he’s right?!?Serge and Shelley talk about the evolution of the ATSLastly, why gaming the ATS doesnt work.

What happens when 3 TA pros get together? Magic  - that’s what! Will Van Middendorp CEO of Lucritive joins Serge and Shelley in our collective powers together to look around corners for what the next 12-18 month will bring in the staffing industry. Advice to Recruiters who are in job search mode. Will gets real about his win/lose ratio Be the first to hear what’s coming up for the Canadian Premier Recruiters Network. A huge shout out to Will for growing the Canadian Premier Recruiters Networks group - now 700 members strong!We deep dive on Lucritive . 

In this episode Serge and Shelley focus on 3 Topics- Why you should leverage your own database of potential candidates before going external to source or attract- How are you adjusting to video interviewing? (Zoom, Skype etc..)- Virtual onboarding (Tips and Tricks!)As usual Serge and Shelley don't always agree but come up with some helpful tips.

Joel Cheesman the Co-Host of the Chad and Cheese Podcast, Founder of Poach and industry veteran joins Serge and Shelley for a fun conversation. We talk about everything including Canadian Pop Culture, how Joel came up north like an American Viking to poach our Canadian women. We also talk about poach, podcasting, industry news etc..

Bill Banham, HR Gazette, Host of HRChat Podcast, Founder of InnovateWork Ten short years ago, with suitcase in hand, Bill brought his talents across the Atlantic Ocean. Hear his story as Shelley & Serge chat throw a few curve balls at him.  We hear how InnovateWork grew and continues in the face of COVID! Find out what are the biggest changes in our industry in the last few years.Will we ever see in-person conferences? Hear the latest in Global HR conferences - all brain-children of our very own Bill Banham Find out what it takes to convert Bill into a Blue Jay’s fan!

#FlexFridays is back with another episode of The Recruitment Flex.  This week we welcome a true giant of the industry Jerome Ternynck CEO of SmartRecruiters and author of Hiring Success: How Visionary CEOs Compete for the Best Talent.We tackle critical issues in the Talent Acquisitions world such as how do we get Talent Acquisitions leaders and practitioners to choose technology they leverage on a daily basis instead of IT, Finance or HR.Companies with the best talent win. Period!Why the skills gap is not going away and how you can adjust.Why recruiters are more salespeople than HR.Metrics you should be measuring  and so much more. We encourage everyone to get the Hiring Success book and gift it to their CEO.