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Episode #35: Jamhali Portus- Director, Alternative Workforce - NetApp Nov 23, 2022

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Jam Portus, Director of Alternative Workforce at NetApp joins Hiring University to discuss how this 30-year-old technology stalwart is navigating a job market that has seen plenty of layoffs, yet is ripe with opportunities to acquire newly available talent.
"I think it's easier to find top talent because of the recent layoffs. In fact, we are working on a talent strategy to take advantage of these layoffs."
-Jam Portus

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Episode #34: Steven Rothberg - Founder & Chief Visionary Officer - Collegerecruiter.com Jul 21, 2022

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Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at College Recruiter, joins the show to share his observations on the current job market for college grads as well as best practices and guidance for employers looking to attract and hire the next generation of talent.
"One thing that's really important to this generation, thankfully, is that they want to leave the world a better place than they found it. If corporations looking to hire can articulate in their job postings the small piece that they play in helping them make the world a better place, that goes a long way!"
Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at College Recruiter

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Episode #33: Adnan Hamid - Division Vice President & CIO - CommonSpirit Health May 23, 2022

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Adnan Hamid, Division Vice President & CIO at CommonSpirit Health joins the podcast to discuss best practices and challenges of hiring technical and creative talent to drive digital transformation initiatives in healthcare. With over 20 years in healthcare technical leadership, Adnan shares where the market has been and what it will take to compete going forward.
"The move from paper to digital transformation finds us at an exciting point in the digital evolution of healthcare where we have the opportunity really to transform our industry. How do we empower our patients to now use this information and understand the value of the information that we're gathering? First, we need to ensure the data is safe and private, and meaningful. How can we now parse this information out as, as patients and healthcare providers to help our patients live healthier and empower our caregivers to deliver a more preventive model versus a reactive model of healthcare? These are the questions we are facing as we continue the digital transformation journey."
- Adnan Hamid

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Episode #32: Ellen Jordan - Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner- Alegeus Mar 31, 2022

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Ellen Jordan Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Alegeus, a leading market leader in consumer-directed healthcare solutions joins Hiring U to discuss recruiting best practices in a hyper-competitive, candidate-driven market.
"When we engage with hiring managers we really walkthrough closely to figure out what are the must-haves; what are the skills or experiences that a candidate absolutely has to meet in order to meet their standards and determine what are skills are trainable? Because rarely in a candidate do you find they have everything on the wish list."
-Ellen Jordan

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Episode #31: Sam Pessin- Co- Founder & President - Remote Year Mar 11, 2022

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Sam Pessin, Co-Founder, and President of Remote Year joins Hiring University to discuss the state of remote work; how far we've come, where there is work left to do, and will some employers revert back to traditional and mandatory in office work models!
"If your company does not support remote work or hybrid work options you are losing out on a lot of talent. Especially top tech company talent. I have so many friends that work in technology and at this point will not entertain a conversation with a company that isn't remote."
-Sam Pessin - Remote Year

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Episode #30: Cheryle Peikert, Lori Kwan, Cristina De La Cruz - Ursus, Inc. Mar 07, 2022

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On this 2022 International Women's Day we welcome three members of the Ursus executive management team to the show. Cheryle, Cristina, and Lori share what they've over their careers that led them to the executive leadership positions.
"What may seem like a failure today can be a stepping stone to something better tomorrow."
- Cheryle Peikert - Chief Financial Officer
"Listen and learn. I think if you really listen to what everyone wants to teach you, you will be so much better."
- Lori Kwan - Vice President of Recruiting & Delivery
"Trust your gut and use your voice. I think that is one of the biggest things that has served me well over the years is just always using your voice."
- Cristina De La Cruz - Vice President of Sales

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Episode #29: Wen Stenger - CEO & Co-Founder - Omni Inclusive Feb 27, 2022

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Wen Stenger, CEO, and Co-Founder of Omni Inclusive joins the Hiring University podcast to discuss diversity and inclusion in the staffing industry. Before founding Omni Inclusive, Wen led contingent labor programs at leading enterprises including Best Buy and Thompson Reuters.
Before founding Omni Inclusive she ran the contingent workforce programs at household enterprise companies like Best Buy and Thompson Reuters, she is a retired U.S Air Force veteran and has been recognized by the staffing industry with the following distinctions:

· 2021 SIA DEI Influencer.

· 2021 LinkedIn Diversity Champion Talent Award.

· 2019 & 2020 SIA Contingent Workforce Game Changer leading process and change in external workforce ecosystem.

"When it comes to the contingent workforce, it takes a village process. Regardless of who "owns" the data or the technology or the process, everybody has to have a hand in understanding that information and using it to address the challenges at hand."
- Wen Stenger

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Episode #28: Adam Nicholson - VP of Product - AgileOne Jan 26, 2022

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Adam Nicolson, VP of Product at AgileOne joins the Hiring University podcast to discuss new technology trends in the staffing industry, specifically the tools of today and the future that will allow suppliers, buyers, and candidates to access more relevant data and approve the overall supply chain experience. Adam is a 20+ year staffing veteran who brings a wealth of experience, wisdom, and vision to this episode!
"We'll handle the strategy. You worry about the business! If you can get the VMS to a place where it's super user intuitive and it's doing a lot of the manual work that you're doing today you've added huge value."
- Adam Nicholson

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Episode #27: Jan Jedlinski- CEO and Co Founder - Gustav Aug 02, 2021

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Jan Jedlinski, CEO and Co-Founder of Gustav, Candidate.ly, and the World Staffing Organization joins the Hiring University podcast to discuss new technology trends in the staffing industry today and what we should expect in the near future.

“There is a huge opportunity in the staffing market right now to adopt technology that doesn’t necessarily mean the death of recruiters. AI and automation, the Uberization of staffing, and other technology adoption should improve the user experience for the employer and candidate even though it will look different.”

-Jan Jedlinski

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Episode #26: Cynthia Moore - Co-Founder, VMS Professionals May 25, 2021

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Cynthia Moore, co-founder of VMS Professionals and formerly sourcing manager at AllState, joins Hiring University to share past, current, and future trends and best practices related to MSP and VMS programs including diversity and inclusion programs, on-premise MSP versus self-managed programs, and how suppliers can best get the attention of program managers!

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