The Talent Bubble Podcast

This week's guest in The Talent Bubble is Ellen Sweeney. Ellen is the VP of People Operations at MeUndies and a master communicator. In this episode, we talk a lot about supporting employees through COVID. A few things that stood out to me is how confident Ellen is in navigating this difficult time. She is confident because she is listening to her employees and leading with empathy and compassion.This marks episode 15, which unfortunately, is the last episode of season one of The Talent Bubble. If you just can’t get enough HR & TA podcasts then I highly encourage you to check out The Employer Brand Shop Talk podcast. Stay tuned after this episode to hear a piece of The Employer Brand Shop Talk podcast episode.

Chris has gained tons of insights working on global recruiting operations at companies like Twitter, Uber and DoorDash and as a result has become an incredibly thoughtful leader. We talked for almost two hours and he shared so many great insights, I had to break it up into two episodes. In part 2, Chris shares advice for candidates trying to find a meaningful career, how he would build the optimal talent acquisition team, and how DoorDash is focusing on informing candidates about culture. Learn more at jobhoney.io

Chris has gained tons of insights working on global recruiting operations at companies like Twitter, Uber and DoorDash and as a result has become an incredibly thoughtful leader. We talked for almost two hours and he shared so many great insights, I had to break it up into two episodes. In part 1, Chris shares how he landed his first recruiting job at Twitter after 5 years in the Air Force, why he’s excited about workforce planning, and the recruiting tools his team uses at DoorDash. Learn more at jobhoney.io

This weeks guest in The Talent Bubble is, Phil Strazzulla, Founder of Select Software Reviews. This episode is an AMA (Ask Me Anything) style podcast where I sent Phil a series of questions and he answered them on the spot. I asked Phil to be on the podcast because he is an HR Tech Expert and someone I seek out when I need advice both personally and professionally. Phil answered questions about the HR/TA space and entrepreneurship. I hope you find this episode as helpful as I did! Learn more about The Talent Bubble podcast at www.jobhoney.io/podcastThank you to our sponsors M2, Reimbi & The People Ops SocietyM2 PartnersWhether you need to find your first Chief People Officer or transform an established HR organization to meet changing needs, they can help you secure the right people to create a dynamic corporate culture that motivates and supports employees to achieve. Visit https://m2-partners.com/ today!Learn MoreReimbi: Reimbursement ReimaginedHow long does it take to reimburse a candidate for interview expenses at your company? 2 weeks? 4 weeks? More? There is a better way. Companies that use Reimbi, see their candidates reimbursed the same day the expense report is approved! Visit reimbi.com now to see why companies like Wayfair, DoorDash, and Peloton use Reimbi to improve candidate experience while streamlining operations. Reimbi is reimbursement reimagined.Learn MoreThe People Ops SocietyThe first and only community of its kind, The People Ops Society, is a closed and vetted community of active People Ops professionals working online, together, to solve problems and share resources for the first time. The POPS community is working to move the profession forward and give a new voice to People practices. No sales people, no spam. People pros only.  Learn More

The Talent Bubble podcast is brought to you by jobhoney.io. This week in The Talent Bubble is David Vencis, Head of Talent Acquisition @ Drizly. I really enjoyed speaking with David because he is honest and open with this responses. Not only does he have empathy and compassion for candidates, he has the business acumen to be a true talent acquisition partner. David shares his thoughts on what to look for in hiring a team member, how he approaching the problem of bias in the hiring process, and of course, shares the tools he is using to support a rapidly growing company. No matter where you are in your career you will learn something from this episode. Enjoy!Learn more about The Talent Bubble podcast at www.jobhoney.io/podcastThank you to our sponsors Reimbi & The People Ops SocietyReimbi: Reimbursement ReimaginedHow long does it take to reimburse a candidate for interview expenses at your company? 2 weeks? 4 weeks? More? There is a better way. Companies that use Reimbi, see their candidates reimbursed the same day the expense report is approved! Visit reimbi.com now to see why companies like Wayfair, DoorDash, and Peloton use Reimbi to improve candidate experience while streamlining operations. Reimbi is reimbursement reimagined.Learn MoreThe People Ops SocietyThe first and only community of its kind, The People Ops Society, is a closed and vetted community of active People Ops professionals working online, together, to solve problems and share resources for the first time. The POPS community is working to move the profession forward and give a new voice to People practices. No sales people, no spam. People pros only.  Learn More

This week in The Talent Bubble is Kristen Starick, Recruiting Manager & Retained Recruiting Partner @ StartupTAP. Kristen shared her experience transitioning into the talent acquisition space after being an educator for 7 years! As someone who has only worked as an in-house recruiter it was fascinating to learn about the different models and frameworks her team uses when partnering a company and talent team.  Learn more about The Talent Bubble at www.jobhoney.io/podcastThank you to our sponsors Reimbi & The People Ops SocietyReimbi: Reimbursement ReimaginedHow long does it take to reimburse a candidate for interview expenses at your company? 2 weeks? 4 weeks? More? There is a better way. Companies that use Reimbi, see their candidates reimbursed the same day the expense report is approved! Visit reimbi.com now to see why companies like Wayfair, DoorDash, and Peloton use Reimbi to improve candidate experience while streamlining operations. Reimbi is reimbursement reimagined.Learn MoreThe People Ops SocietyThe first and only community of its kind, The People Ops Society, is a closed and vetted community of active People Ops professionals working online, together, to solve problems and share resources for the first time. The POPS community is working to move the profession forward and give a new voice to People practices. No sales people, no spam. People pros only.  Learn More

This week in The Talent Bubble is Rory Lynch, Head of People & Talent at Greenbits. Rory has held Technical Recruiting positions at companies like VMWare & AWS Elemental. In this episode, Rory shares tons of tactical tips for dealing with today's challenges and the incredible of how he landed at Greenbits. This episode is sure to inspire anyone looking for a job right now. Learn more at The Talent Bubble This episode is sponsored by The People Ops Society & JobviteThe People Ops SocietyThe first and only community of its kind, The People Ops Society, is a closed and vetted community of active People Ops professionals working online, together, to solve problems and share resources for the first time. The POPS community is working to move the profession forward and give a new voice to People practices. No sales people, no spam. People pros only.  Learn MoreThe Summer to Evolve by Jobvite12 weeks. 45+ Sessions. The Summer to Evolve offers free courses, interviews, and roundtables designed specifically for TA and recruiting professionals. Expand your skills, inspire new strategies, and get a much-needed break from the ordinary all summer long with Jobvite!Register NowEpisode Summary02:02 First job ever03:05 How he got into tech04:25 How he got experience recruiting05:54 The best part about contract recruiting06:55 How to onboard the right contract recruiter08:10 How he got his first job at Greenbits10:35 How candidates should reach out to or follow up with recruiters & hiring managers11:55 How he transitioned from Office Manager to Recruiter12:55 Biggest challenges he is facing right now 14:25 Lattice to manage goals and department vision15:22 First project as Head of department: Layoffs & remote work16:01 Culture building: happy hours, egames, Netflix Party17:17 New benefits for consideration: internet stipend, home office stipend, manager budgets for team building. Check out virtual escape rooms. 18:15 Greenbits Cribs18:59 Brian & Rory talk about their dogs like they are their children19:35 Key recruiting tools: Gem20:12 Guiding principles for recruitment process22:12 How recruiting has changed since COVID-1924:25 Candidate experience: communication & frequent updates26:07 Connect with Rory

This week in The Talent Bubble is Alex Bader, Sr. Recruiter @ Hulu. Alex shared advice on how to approach recruiters when looking for a job, gave insights on how her team at Hulu operates, and shared the tools they use to hire top talent. Thank you to our sponsors Reimbi & JobviteReimbi: Reimbursement ReimaginedHow long does it take to reimburse a candidate for interview expenses at your company? 2 weeks? 4 weeks? More? There is a better way. Companies that use Reimbi, see their candidates reimbursed the same day the expense report is approved! Visit reimbi.com now to see why companies like Wayfair, DoorDash, and Peloton use Reimbi to improve candidate experience while streamlining operations. Reimbi is reimbursement reimagined.Learn MoreThe Summer to Evolve by Jobvite12 weeks. 45+ Sessions. The Summer to Evolve offers free courses, interviews, and roundtables designed specifically for TA and recruiting professionals. Expand your skills, inspire new strategies, and get a much-needed break from the ordinary all summer long with Jobvite! Register NowEpisode Summary 2:15 Favorite Hulu Shows: PEN15 & Little Fires Everywhere2:45 How she got into talent acquisition 3:00 How she got her job at Hulu5:00 How to reach out to recruiters when applying6:05 Hulu referral program7:00 Attracting top talent against other top companies8:42 Training through learning management system & DEI training10:10 Recruiter & Coordinator and talent function relationships12:00 Huluverse (intranet)13:48 How they celebrate the wins and connect as a team16:40 Systems & Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Eightfold.ai, Jobvite, Textio18:12 Employer branding: marketing, communications, talent acquisition relationships18:55 Using Masters in Clinical Psychology degree in recruiting 22:08 Advice for people transitioning in their careers24:20 Advice for candidates trying to stand out during application process26:10 Connect with Alex BaderThanks for listening to this weeks episode of The Talent Bubble. If you enjoyed this episode then please give us a review on Apple Podcast or follow us on Spotify. Learn more about The Talent Bubble at www.jobhoney.io/podcast 

This episode is brought to you by JobHoney.io - the best place to find human resources, talent acquisition, & people operations career opportunities. If you are out of work then join the talent directory and let recruiters know you are ready to work! visit www.jobhoney.io/talent-directory to sign up.This is a very special episode of The Talent Bubble because we have a special guest host, Josh Burke. Josh was a technical recruiter at Patient Ping and has recently joined Fresenius Medical Care as a talent manager. Josh was originally supposed to be a guest himself. We even sat down and recorded a conversation, but when I got home there was no audio recording. Instead of trying to recreate lightening in a bottle, I asked Josh to be a guest host and luckily he said yes! Josh asked his good friend and colleague Zach Starkey. Zach has worked in a staffing agency, as an in-house recruiter, and now as a talent consultant. Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation that includes insights on what it was like to work at Google as a contractor, how to deal with being furloughed, and structuring an interview process to remove bias. This episode was recorded on Zoom and is only part of the conversation. If you want to watch the video and hear the entire conversation go to https://youtu.be/5yoBxEPORvQIf you enjoyed this episode hit that subscribe button!

This week's Mini-episode on The Talent Bubble is brought to you by Jobhoney.io, the best place to find Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, & People Operations career opportunities.The Talent Bubble's mini-episodes will highlight 3 interesting career opportunities. We created these minisodes for all of the job seekers out there who are sick of looking at job boards. Now you can listen to career opportunities while you do other things. If one of these jobs jumps out at you, just click the link below to view the full job posting and apply. People Partner https://jobhoney.io/jobs/view//jobs/boston-ma/people-partner/immuta/09e6c244-2f9d-4489-a25d-7487fd68559dTalent Acquisition Managerhttps://jobhoney.io/jobs/view//jobs/boston-ma/talent-acquisition-manager/corvusSenior Recruiterhttps://jobhoney.io/jobs/view/senior-recruiter/everquote/cambridge-ma/f9dfdd80-31c7-484a-a417-5dd55740b5cfSee more career opportunities at www.jobhoney.io/jobs

Lydia Bowers is the People & Culture Lead @ Spyce Food Company. In this episode we talked about working in Human Resources & Talent Acquisition in a startup environment that has both a corporate function and hourly workers in their restaurant. We talked about everything from the difference between job descriptions and job postings, what drove her to work at a small startup, and how she experiments on projects to grow the company. Lydia and I met just as COVID-19 was making an impact, but had not yet shut down restaurants. Learn more about Spyce at https://www.spyce.com/This episode is brought to you by Select Software Reviews. Select Software Reviews is looking for your help in analyzing the HR Technology landscape. Their site is dedicated to providing in-depth and un-bias vendor reviews as well as the frameworks needed to find and buy the right tools. If you're a phenomenal writer, have a passion for HR Tech, and want to help other HR professionals choose the right tools then send an email to phil@selectsoftwarereviews.comVisit the site at https://www.selectsoftwarereviews.com/

Michelle Cataldo was the Sales Recruiter, Employer Brand Manager, and Community Impact Manager at Wordstream. Since the recording this week's podcast, Michelle's position was eliminated as a result of COVID-19. She is actively seeking opportunities in the Tampa, Fl or Boston, MA areas. If you know anyone hiring please reach out to Michelle directly at linkedin.com/michelle-cataldo. Let's help Michelle find her next job! This episode is brought to you by the VP of Talent Attraction position at Veeva Systems. Veeva Systems, the leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry, is hiring a VP of Talent Attraction based in their new Boston office. This hands-on role is set to operationalize and execute Veeva's non-traditional recruitment model globally. You'll oversee a growing team that includes Talent Partners who are actively identifying and engaging talent, Talent Operations who are driving systems, processes, and data, and Talent Marketing who is focused on recruitment enablement and employer brand content. If you're someone who can think outside the traditional recruitment box and is ready to lead Veeva as they grow to 10,000 employees by 2025, then apply today at https://bit.ly/VeevaTalentVPLearn more at https://bit.ly/VeevaTalentVP

This week's guest in The Talent Bubble is Jaclyn Jussif, Head of Talent @ Verily Life Sciences (a Google company). Talking to Jaclyn is like getting a crash course in being the head of talent at a fast-moving talent company. It's great to hear someone who is passionate about positioning her team as a business partner. We talked about everything from how to jumpstart your employer brand efforts, the 5 things you need to learn to be a great recruiter, and how she navigated becoming the new manager of an existing team. She also shared a really amazing, feel-good story about being a recruiter at the very end. This episode is sponsored by The People Ops Society. It's the first and only community of its kind, The People Ops Society, is a closed and vetted community of active People Ops professionals working online, together, to solve problems and share resources for the first time. The POPS community is working to move the profession forward and give a new voice to People practices. No sales people, no spam. People pros only.  www.peopleopssociety.com

This week's guest on The Talent Bubble podcast is Abbey Cohn, Sr. People Operations Associate at EverQuote. Abbey has worked in non-profits and tech startups in Boston and that means she has a little bit of experience working on just about everything people operations/talent acquisition related. We talked about how she crushes campus recruiting in one "Super Day", the women's retention study they recently conducted at EverQuote, and how she got into employer branding.   Learn more about The Talent Bubble at www.thetalentbubble.com Have an HR or TA position to fill in Boston? Check out www.bostontalentjobs.com and get $100 off the 'Super Boost' when you email brian@bantamlab.com and mention the podcast.

This week's guest on The Talent Bubble podcast is Braden Marstellar, Brand Marketer at Cogo Labs. Braden partners closely with the talent acquisition team at Cogo to make sure they are attracting the right people. We talked about the branding challenges that come with being a reverse incubator and how they collaborate with different teams across the company to create content and bring candidate feedback into their hiring process. Learn more about The Talent Bubble at www.thetalentbubble.com Looking for a job in HR, TA, or POps? Check out www.bostontalentjobs.com/jobs

This week on The Talent Bubble Podcast I sat down with Sarah Magner at the Hubspot HQ. We talked about how vulnerability has helped her become a better Recruiter, tips for building lasting relationships with candidates and how she views career paths as building a legacy.Learn more about The Talent Bubble at www.thetalentbubble.com. Looking for a job in HR, TA, or POps? Check out www.bostontalentjobs.com/jobs