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Join your peers, colleagues, and friends in a bi-monthly discussion of the latest trends in hiring, staffing, best practices and rants covering the best, and sometimes worst, examples in staffing and job search. Hiring University aka Hiring U! powered by Ursus, is a podcast forum designed for fun exploration and story sharing to help benefit those looking for tips and guidance on the dos and don’ts of finding a job, finding a candidate, or running an internal or external recruiting program.
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Send us a text Will Ulmer joins Hiring University to discuss the latest and hottest contingent worker topics, including why some contingent programs work better than others and why! Will Ulmer has over 15 years of experience in contingent workforce programs. He is recognized for his strategic, compliance-focused, and results-driven approach. Will h…
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Send us a text Allen Chilson, a recognized leader in the talent industry and frequent keynote and panelist speaker, joins Hiring University to talk about the importance of defining and defending company culture, AI pros and cons, and his win/loss prediction for his beloved Dallas Cowboys! This is an episode you don't want to miss! "The last thing I…
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Send us a text We took notice that staffing, talent, and recruiting events are typically represented by suppliers, clients, technology, and managed service providers. Noticeably absent from these industry forums is YOU, the employee doing the work and making it all possible! The Ursus Contractor Care and creative recruiting leadership facilitate ou…
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Send us a text Angela Westhead joins the program to discuss, among other topics, remote work, BEI, (yes, B not D), AI, and her favorite podcasts! This is an episode you don't want to miss! You can have great talent that sits anywhere. They just have to be bought in on being present in a different way than someone who sits in an office. So what we'v…
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Send us a text Kobie Wagener joins this episode of Hiring U! to share his perspectives as a former leader of numerous talent teams and now as a job seeker himself! "Concerning back to office, I feel like post covid, many people can be a little intimidated by the face-to-face interaction. Like it's it's a tolerance that we need to build up for face-…
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Episode #43: Tami LaSance - Attorney | Human Resources & Contingent Workforce Advisor | Program & Project Manager
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Send us a text Tami LaSance, in-house legal counsel at HireArt joins Hiring University to share her insights on the importance of worker classification, advancements, and potential risks in AI among other topics. "I think more companies aren't as concerned with the risk of incorrect worker classification because there has not been a huge verdict or…
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Episode #42: Casey Jacox- Keynote Speaker, Sales and Executive Coach, Podcaster and Author - "Win The Relationship, Not The Deal"
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Send us a text On this episode of Hiring University, get to know Casey Jacox, Keynote Speaker, Sales & Executive Leadership Coach, Podcaster & Author of "Win The Relationship, Not The Deal". A twenty-year staffing executive, Casey shares his thoughts on what has changed, what has remained the same, and more importantly the constants that drive succ…
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Send us a text On this episode of Hiring University, get to know Michael Beckwith, Category Manager at Xcel Energy who oversees all contingent and project-based labor across Xcel's U.S. footprint. "I'm super passionate about data. And I think all conversations around worker classification need to start with data. If we don't have visibility into wh…
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Send us a text Self-proclaimed "Creative for Hire!" Andrew Hochradel joins Hiring U! to share what life as a creative contractor/freelancer is all about. Andrew shares his best practices on finding and creating opportunities, (yes it's possible to create your own gigs- Andrew explains his new product launch with Southwest Airlines!), as well as his…
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Send us a text Software industry veteran Shawn McCormick, SVP of Development at Signiant joins Hiring U! to share best practices in building software development teams and specifically the work he and other technology leaders are doing to attract talent to Ottawa, aka, Silicon Valley North. Prior to joining Signiant, Shawn led R&D, teams at Nakina,…
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Send us a text We are thrilled to welcome Brian Hoffmeyer, SVP of Market Strategies at Beeline to Hiring University! "Passionate about the extended workforce", Brian shares with us his thoughts on market trends related to technology innovation, contingent workforce management best practices, and the opportunity for improvement via process, legislat…
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Send us a text Steven Kekich, a recognized leader in the Global Contingent Workforce market joins Hiring University to discuss recent trends in the market including the importance of procurement and talent management partnership and interdependence among other topics. Steven has led global contingent workforce programs including Uber, eBay, PayPal,…
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Send us a text Eric Hudson, Director of Talent Acquisition at DocuSign, joins Hiring University to discuss the state of an everchanging and at times confusing talent market. As an executive coach, Eric also provides best practices for your job search regardless of whether you are looking for a VP position or if it's your first job out of college! "…
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Send us a text 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 fac…
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Send us a text 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, thankful…
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Send us a text 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 …
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Send us a text 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-h…
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Send us a text 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 losi…
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 wor…
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Send us a text 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 staff…
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 atte…
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Send us a text Almost a year to the day we reunite!! Two Cal Bears, Damon Wiley, and Mikey Williams, and a Davis Aggie, Alyssa Wheeler, join Hiring University to update us on where they are now, what they learned about work-life, career paths, the value of mentorship, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. What's more or le…
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Send us a text Anne Burns, Founder of Right the Resume joins Hiring University to share best practices on resume writing and presentation. Anne has worked with job-seeking candidates ranging from entry-level to C-Level executives. Her work is as much about personal development and awareness as it is about grammar and editing. This is a must-listen …
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Send us a text Cybersecurity thought leader Jonathan Nguyen, VP of Fortinet’s Global Field CISO team speaks with Hiring University! With 25+ years of experience in all aspects of risk management, Jonathan is a global security advisor and executive lead for strategy and analytics at Fortinet. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address th…
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Send us a text Kyle Moschetto, Director of Solutions Architecture at SADA, joins Hiring University! to share his experience hiring and training future cloud computing experts from a variety of backgrounds and in particular military veterans. Kyle served 11 years in the Marines as a Cyber Network Operations Officer then joined the private sector lea…
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Send us a text Mike Piacente Managing Partner & Co-founder at Hitch Partners joins Hiring University! to share his expertise on Chief Security Officer search as well as the state of the internet security market. Prior to starting Hitch Partners, Mike held leadership positions at several technical executive search firms. Prior to going to the dark s…
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Send us a text Diya Obeid, CEO, and President of JobDiva joins this episode of Hiring University to discuss the importance and role that Application Tracking Systems play in the staffing industry. As the Chief Executive Officer of JobDiva, Mr. Diya Obeid is responsible for setting the business and technology strategy of the company. With over 30 ye…
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Send us a text Carlos Martinez, Co-Founder of leading AV integrator Lumibuild joins Hiring University to share his outlook for what the remote and in-office workplace will look like as we recover from the pandemic. Before starting Lumibuild in 2016, Carlos led AV teams at tech stalwarts including Uber, Zynga, and Tesla as these companies were in th…
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Send us a text Pankaj Jindal, Co-Founder of the first retention and engagement platform provider, Sense, joins Hiring U! As a former C-Level executive at several leading staffing companies, Pankaj shares his uniquely qualified insights and experience related to contractor/employee care and communication throughout the entire lifecycle of the employ…
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Send us a text Andrew Silluron joins Hiring University to talk about all things FinTech! Andrew shares what he looks for when he is building software development teams including specific backgrounds and skillsets. He also helps demystify and define the world of Blockchain. If you find a software engineering candidate who thinks security first, and …
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Send us a text Aaron Ballew, VP of Demand Generation at Ping Identity joins Hiring University to share thoughts on hiring for marketing and creative positions as well his progressive management philosophies on employee career development and retention. When you said, "I support your career growth," did you really mean it? Encourage your employees t…
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Episode #15: Robert Paylor - TED Talk Speaker | UC Berkeley Business Alum | Public Speaker | Quadriplegic
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Send us a text Robert Paylor joins Hiring U! to share his personal journey and the tools and strategies he honed and developed to overcome what some called impossible. Controlling your mindset, your mental diet, and recognizing your state of being "compared to what?' are all explored in this episode. "A person with a strong 'why' can bear almost an…
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Send us a text Amanda Townsend, VP Global People Operations at Fivetran Inc. joins Hiring University. Amanda built, championed, launched, and now manages FiveTran’s Representation Policy, which is similar to the NFL’s Rooney Rule. Amanda shares the success of this program as well as other insights for job seekers and hiring managers. We implemented…
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Send us a text Alexis Gladstone, President of Intelead and a career trainer, consultant, executive coach, and specialist on leadership, culture, and diversity change joins Hiring University! Alexis shares best practices and insights from her work with clients in the areas of leadership, sales, and organizational change. “The pandemic is allowing al…
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Send us a text What started as an idea to help 19 Black womxn with resume review sessions on Juneteenth has evolved into an initiative serving a network of 1,000 people and counting towards a goal of 10,000. Niani Tolbert joins Hiring University to share the details on how #HireBlack started, the immediate impact it has already had, and where it is…
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Send us a text Want to find out how to get the attention of one of the hottest home fitness companies around? 20-year industry maven, Flavio Hernandez from Beachbody On Demand fitness shares his insights! Flavio also shares what he thinks are the three things that separate good recruiters from GREAT recruiters. You won't want to miss this episode! …
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Send us a text Autonomy. Mastery. Purpose. These are words and concepts cited by Leonid Igolnik as he shares his thoughts on attracting, building, and nurturing world-class engineering teams as an engineering executive at leading SaaS providers Taleo and SignalFx, who was acquired by Splunk in August 2019 for $1B. "I've been personally successful a…
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Send us a text Dan Sullivan, Google Cloud Certified Architect, and Data Engineer who has published dozens of white papers, training manuals, and books joins Hiring U! Dan discusses the ongoing cloud talent shortage and the launch of the Certify U! Cloud Apprenticeship program. “A candidate will complete their certification and that is an important …
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Send us a text Two Cal Bears and a Davis Aggie join Hiring University and share their thoughts on how the pandemic has changed their views and opinions related to career choice, voting, and how to find their first jobs when 40 million Americans are currently unemployed. Their answers are thoughtful, inspirational, and demonstrate a grittiness that …
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Send us a text Steve Glaveski, CEO and Co-Founder of Collective Campus, an corporate innovation and startup accelerator based in Melbourne, Australia with clients across the world, joins Hiring University to share how individuals and companies can unlock their latent potential to create more impact for humanity and lead more fulfilling lives. Steve…
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Send us a text Karen Maarouf joins Hiring University to discuss and explore how staffing firms are adapting to life in a pandemic. "We are all in this together and have to adapt, even if that means doing things we don't usually do like hiring temperature takers to enable businesses to reopen!" For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favo…
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Send us a text We're in a global pandemic and friends keep telling you that nobody is hiring—but is that true? For Ursus, a consulting firm focused on staffing and cloud advisory, they are hiring—and doing so at a feverish pace. In this podcast, we'll be joined by Jon Beck, CEO, and Founder of Ursus. He answers questions about finding work during c…
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Send us a text Carolyn Betts, Founder and CEO of Betts Recruiting shares best practices for sales, marketing and business development candidates looking for their next job opportunity. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.comΑπό τον Ursus Staffing & Services
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Send us a text Wes Beck shares best practices for job seekers looking for job opportunities in the largest technology companies in the world. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.comΑπό τον Ursus Staffing & Services
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Send us a text Noah Wisnia shares his progressive predictions for where technology meets the recruiting process and offers some great tips for job seekers. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.comΑπό τον Ursus Staffing & Services
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Send us a text Jordie Kern joins us to share best practices for finding a job, and in particular veterans looking for work in the era of COVID-19. For more Hiring University episodes tune into your favorite podcast player or visit us at www.ursusinc.comΑπό τον Ursus Staffing & Services
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