This week on TRF we cover: Coming to you from Silicon Valley where we were greeted by the CEO of Linked In, Ryan Roslansky. Serge killed it on the pickle ball court! Tune in May 24 at 2 pm ET as we discuss the agenda for TATech - the speakers and who is the ideal person to attend - hosted by our friend Stephen O'Donnell IN THE NEWS Indeed lays off 1,000 staff Canada’s job number for April stay steady Foreign student fiasco with 800,000 business students when what we need is healthcare and trades  TIP OF THE WEEK Creative thinking for recruiters that want to get off t ..read more

This week from Las Vegas from Unleash America Serge puts on a brave face and jumps off the Strat in Las Vegas!  Unleash America hosts amazing speakers and the trade show floor was buzzing around the start up pavilion. We made some new friends and reconnected with our community of TA tech vendors. In the News Ontario has some lofty goals and heavy fines for employers who post jobs for the fun of it and for those who ghost candidates after an interview.  April’s US job numbers remain vanilla - small changes over March but nothing alarming Tip of the Week Reality check on ..read more

This week on TRF we cover: Coming to you from Silicon Valley where we were greeted by the CEO of Linked In, Ryan Roslansky. Serge killed it on the pickle ball court! Tune in May 24 at 2 pm ET as we discuss the agenda for TATech - the speakers and who is the ideal person to attend - hosted by our friend Stephen O'Donnell IN THE NEWS Indeed lays off 1,000 staff Canada’s job number for April stay steady Foreign student fiasco with 800,000 business students when what we need is healthcare and trades  TIP OF THE WEEK Creative thinking for recruiters that want to get off t ..read more

This week from Las Vegas from Unleash America Serge puts on a brave face and jumps off the Strat in Las Vegas!  Unleash America hosts amazing speakers and the trade show floor was buzzing around the start up pavilion. We made some new friends and reconnected with our community of TA tech vendors. In the News Ontario has some lofty goals and heavy fines for employers who post jobs for the fun of it and for those who ghost candidates after an interview.  April’s US job numbers remain vanilla - small changes over March but nothing alarming Tip of the Week Reality check on ..read more

This week on TRF we cover: 7 weeks to TATech, Should Serge wear a Bond Tux to MC the event at the International Spy Museum in Washington? Fun private client and friends dinner event with @Plum and coming up. In The News HiBob launches Bob Hiring Pandlogic and Broadbean become Veritone Hire Try getting a candidate to move cities when they're on a low rate mortgage? The data is showing that's it's nearly impossible. Kenya cracking down on recruitment agencies scamming job seekers Tip of The Week (Brought to you by Plum) We're not a "family" I think Netflix got it right: it ..read more

This week on TRF we cover: We may need to call for a security escort after Serge presents at the CRNG event in Calgary. On one hand for the riots that may ensue and on the other hand, the ladies who will be storming the stage.  Work assignments gone wild. We rip into Eight Sleep for thinking getting hired by them is like an audition for SNL - Saturday Night Live is notorious for stealing comic’s material in their auditions.  In The News Air Canada tries to blame their own chatbot for giving out the wrong information to a customer. The ruling was watched around the world and ..read more

TRF welcomes Chano Fernandez Co-CEO of Eightfold Chano brings an impressive track record with his career built in the HR Tech world and his incredible depth of knowledge from industry giants like SAP and Workday We tackle the topic of how Eightfold, by design, has 2 CEOs. Chano shares his expertise on how AI is being applied for the betterment of HR within organizations.  Internal mobility is the top trend in our space, identifying skills development opportunities and how generative AI, like Chatbots can help co-pilot the HR professional and Leaders.  Advice for organiz ..read more

This week on TRF we cover: The holidays are best with little people. Seeing how excited and happy they are to unwrap gifts is precious.  Some omens of the year to come based on how NYE was celebrated.  In the News Know when to stop talking is our advice to Wayfair’s CEO  Elite athletes and CEO’s get paid top dollar - also known as pay for performance, we wont get on the bandwagon to envy their success  Prediction from 2023 came true. Unionized workers flexed their muscles and took job action in many sectors New employment related laws in Canada coming into ..read more

Happy New Year! New Episodes coming Friday in the meantime enjoy one of our best episodes of the year. TA Practitioners Series With a TA team of 80 across Canada, Nicole and Harneet share with us why KPMG is the best place to work if you are a recruiter. Hiring Leaders who understand the value of TA is no accident. With Nicole flying the plane and Harneet as co-pilot, Hiring Managers are fully onboard with investing in TA.  Early talent, campus, internal mobility, alumni, sourcing for domestic and international, this team does it all. KPMG’s pandemic response was to upskill the ..read more

TRF Best Episode of 2023 When the classiest guy in HR Tech buys the nicest recruitment marketing agency, you get happy employees and delighted customers. 10 cities in 10 days to meet the Bayard team, he’s convinced this acquisition is a win-win.  Chris gives us an inside view of his personal journey and his philosophy on how to build a successful company.  Smart people are everywhere, so invest in overlooked communities like Fredericton, New Brunswick. Chris gives us some inside baseball on how the conversations with partners unfolded before the acquisition with Bayard was a ..read more