Talent Rebelcast

Can you market a job, when we really don‘t know what the job is?

As we move through the summer, Allyn and Tracey tackle the challenge of hiring for jobs, when so many jobs are new, evolving or have never existed before.  How do you market the work do work when everything is in such flux?  Are we all just making SH**t up because we have no clue what any of us are even really hiring for.

Do You Even Need A Career Site?

Ok let's get Real.  How many career sites are actually valuable to candidates?  How many are just vanity projects for recruitment marketers, companies and over zealous digital marketing teams? Given today's candidate behavior what value does a career site even provide?  Is it time to rethink the whole strategy?  Allyn and Tracey taken the topic of career sites and debate whether creating one is even worth it.

Chats with Smart People - Julia Levy

Join Allyn and Tracey for a fascinating conversation with Julia Levy, Head of Global Talent Acqusition at CommScope.  Julia brings a unique perspective to the podcast as a leader of a global TA team who is also a leading voice in Recruitment Marekting. We talk which came first the RM passion and focus or the TA leadership role.  Julia has some fascinating learnings to share with RM professionals who want to expand their career and TA leaders who want a way to drive TA and business priorities while working to meet candidate needs and expectaitons.  Don't miss this insightful convo with the magnificent Julia!

Chats with Smart People - Lauryn Sargent, Partner at Stories Incorporated

Buckle up everyone you are in for a deep and thought provoking podcast.  Allyn Bailey & Tracey Parsons explore the topics of what it takes to be an entrepreneur and especially a woman entrepreneur with Lauryn Sargent the founder and partner of Stories Incorporated the premier employer branding agency focused on leveraging stories to create impact.  What is amazing about talking to Lauryn, is that immediately the dialogue began to center around each of the ladies personal stories.  The result is an amazing, raw and real conversation.  Enjoy! 

Let's Talk About the Great Awakening

This week Allyn & Tracey spend some time unpacking the the Great Awakening that is occurring in the world of work. Is everyone getting it wrong or right?  Is this about people not wanting to work because they are receiving government subsidies and they are afraid of COVID and child care concerns or is this really something bigger?  What do we think is happening?  What do you think is happening? Pull up a chair, pour a drink of your choice and let's discuss.

Chats with Smart People - Tyler Weeks, Head of Partnership and Strategy at Hiredscore

Welcome to our first episode of our new podcast series Chats with Smart People.  This month we are joined by Tyler Weeks, Head of partnership and Strategy at Hiredscore.  We talk about his move from a corporate role to HR technology company.  That is just the start though, we talk about so many interesting things. Have listen but don't blame us is you start laughing and spray coffee out your nose.

What Real People Think

Tracey and Allyn go deep in discussing the implications of the game-changing research Tracey conducted with @PandoLogic on the what real candidates are talking about.https://www.pandologic.com/employers/recruitment-industry/spilling-the-tea-on-the-candidate-experience/ 

Are We All Marketing a Lie?

Lets face it as recruitment marketers we are often in the position where we feel like we are putting lipstick on a pig.  Marketing work is challenging and marketing a company as a place to do that work and enjoy it is just plain tough.  In this pod we discuss the implications of being responsible for marketing a company as a great place to work when we face challenges wanting to go to work ourselves.

Finding Your Zen

Balance is hard to find for all of us.  In this episode Allyn and Tracey discuss the importance of finding balance in our lives and work and how it impacts ourselves and those around us.

Let's be Social - Engagement vs Advertising on Social Media Which Are you Doing?

"It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television." - Amy Jo Martin, Author of Renegades Write The Rules. In this episode Allyn Bailey and Tracey Parsons talk shop about the impact of using social media to engage.