The Accidental Occupation is a podcast for Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Professionals brought to you by, High Road Human Capital. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only! If you’re expecting to learn something educational or to pick up the latest industry tips and tricks you won’t find it here. In each installment, I’ll be interviewing top Recruitment and Talent Acquisition professionals from across the country, from both corporate and agency. I want to know how they found their ...
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In this episode we bring you the audio version of our latest LinkedIn article, Social Media Marketing - How it's Working for High Road. If you'd like to give it a read, please click this link! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-marketing-how-its-working-high-road-jesse-ryan/Par The Accidental Occupation
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Here's the audio version of our latest LinkedIn Article, Finding your Flow - Business & Fitness. If you want to give it a read, please follow this link to your LinkedIn company page: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/finding-your-flow-business-fitness-jesse-ryan/Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Weekly Rant is BACK! In Episode 10, Jesse rants about the job posting war between Indeed and LinkedIn and the infiltration of small aggregation players like Nuvoo and Jooble! IT NEEDS TO STOP!Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Weekly Rant - Episode 9
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Jesse continues his rant on psychometric testing, their history, when to use them, when to not and why trying to cheat the test is a bad idea!Par The Accidental Occupation
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Jesse rants about hiring managers being oblivious to the employment market and putting their sole focus on their top candidate...even though #2 and #3 are also excellent!Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Ryan Ayres
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My guest today is, Ryan Ayres. He may not be the patron saint of recruitment, but I can tell you first hand…he is a saint. Having worked along side him for a full year, he had good, bad, horrific and glorious days. Regardless and whatever the mood of the office or the tone of the client, Ryan’s glass was never half full… Ryan’s glass always runneth…
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Jesse rants about the sad resurgence of the ATS as a solution, the inability of recruiters to pivot during their search and the complete lack of strategy when taking on a new requisition!Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Weekly Rant - Episode 6
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Jesse has his sights set on the Hiring Manager and rants about the obstacles they create, but also a few tips on how to pull them back into line…for their own good!Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Weekly Rant - Episode 5
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In this super strong job market, Jesse rants about the grass not always being greener and to not chase the $$... to look for a few other things that will make your next move that much more rewardingPar The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Weekly Rant - Episode 4
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Jesse rants about the odd places a press release can end up and HR conferences that take more than they give!Par The Accidental Occupation
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Jesse rants about closing out candidates with closure and dignity, and how it's not happening near as much as it should!Par The Accidental Occupation
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Jesse rants an audio version of his latest LinkedIn article, "Candidate Experience - We Can Do So Much Better"Par The Accidental Occupation
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Jesse talks about sales titles, cold calls and prospects that are afraid to say, "NO!"Par The Accidental Occupation
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The Accidental Occupation - Sara Cooper
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Before I announce my guest today, I need to tell you all that this podcast is two weeks late for delivery. My apologies. If I’m not sounding 100%, it’s because I’m coming off a two-week flu followed by a lovely little bout of tonsillitis. Silver linings…I’m down 10 lbs and I’ll take it! Ok, back to the matter at hand! My guest today is the Supercal…
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The Accidental Occupation - Jeff Lazenby
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My guest today is, Jeff Lazenby - Senior Director, Client Services at Career Edge Organization, Canada’s largest provider of paid internships. So, let’s get it out there…I was instrumental in Jeff getting that job. And, as Talent Acquisition professionals most of us have been fortunate to have matched a candidate with their “dream” job at some poin…
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The Accidental Occupation - Marlene Mortensen
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My guest today is, Mortensen, but before I get into it I must make reparations. You see, in Shawn Park’s episode, I stated that I’d known Shawn as long as anyone in the industry and in writing this bio it dawned on me that, that isn’t exactly true. That honor belongs to Marlene! I actually interviewed with Marlene in early 2005 when she ran Talent …
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The Accidental Occupation - Ryan Atkinson
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My guest today is, Ryan Atkinson, President of Direqlink, an on-demand recruitment platform that delivers top talent while saving employers time and money on their external recruitment costs. Now you might say, “Jesse, how much did Ryan pay you to say that?!” and that would be fair, but the answer is zero. Ryan actually found me by pitching me…a te…
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The Accidental Occupation - Nigel Pena
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My guest today is, Nigel Pena, whom I hereby name, The Unsung Hero of Corporate Recruitment. I’ll qualify that momentarily. In addition to being unsung, he is reluctant. Don’t get me wrong, if you look for him, you will find him. But where you will not find him is blogging, sharing the newest recruitment tips and tricks on LinkedIn and god forbid a…
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The Accidental Occupation - Valerie Khan
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My guest today is, Valerie Khan. Valerie and I go back a good long while, let’s call it an even decade to be fair. I’ve followed her career closely over the years because even on paper anyone can see it’s been far from dull. But as you will hear shortly and not to give too much away, Valerie is a bonafide trailer-blazer when it comes to talent acqu…
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The Accidental Occupation - Maureen Carroll
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My guest today is, Maureen Carroll and the conversation you’re about to listen to was fantastic and there is some really great stuff in this episode but for me, this episode was so much more. Our subscriber base is growing rapidly at this point and advertisers and sponsors are finding value in our listener demographic. But, what was even more satis…
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The Accidental Occupation - John Dawson
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Welcome to the podcast everyone! We took a good long break over the holidays, but due to listener demand, WE ARE BACK! And I knew that upon return we would need to bring you an episode that packs a real punch! So, have I got the ticket for you! My guest today is, John Dawson and ladies and gentlemen the one thing I want to say is…I’ve finally met m…
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The Accidental Occupation - Shawn Park
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My guest today is, Shawn Park. While I have valuable relationships with all of my previous guests, Shawn is different. He’s my brother from another mother, professionally speaking that is. I’ve known Shawn as long as anyone in the industry and we have followed freakishly similar paths; having both moved to corporate from boutique staffing agencies …
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The Accidental Occupation - Perry Monaco
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My guest today is, Perry Monaco. First off, I want to say that Perry obviously knows a good thing when he hears it, as he was one of The Accidental Occupations’ very first “followers”! I appreciate that, but he also one of those guys I love to hate. Why? He’s one of those guys that looks like he just came off of 6 months on the Appalachian Trail, w…
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The Accidental Occupation - Dan Saul
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My guest today is, Dan Saul. The first thing I want to say is, settle in and BUCKLE UP! Dan brought his A-Game to The Accidental Occupation! He came into the session with his adrenaline on 10, but I’m partly responsible for that. You see, I gave Dan the wrong address, which put him up against the clock and had him literally sprinting into the sessi…
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The Accidental Occupation - Dorothy Wolentarski
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My guest today is, Dorothy Wolentarski. Firstly, forgive Dorothy’s volume being low, that’s my fault. However, I would STRONGLY suggest you listen to what she has to say, and listen good! Dorothy and I worked together briefly some 15 years ago. She was and still is a lovely person, but I never really got to see her practice her trade. With that sai…
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The Accidental Occupation - Dana Cioffi
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My guest today is, Dana Cioffi. Dana holds an early honor with the Accidental Occupation, in that she is my most blatantly passionate guest to date. Dana’s talent acquisition journey began close to 20 years ago and has weaved its way in and out of some of Canada’s best known organizations. In each case and as you will hear, Dana has always done her…
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Accidental Occupation - Chris Onorato
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My guest today is, Chris Onorato. I’ve known Chris a long while. If you were to meet him for the first time, you might say to yourself, “This guy is way too laid back, he can’t possibly a top corporate recruiter?” Well, you’d be wrong. Very very wrong! Not only is Chris one of the best in his class, as I’ll mention later on…he is the single best in…
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Accidental Occupation - Trevor Rudd
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My guest today is, Trevor Rudd. I don’t know of another recruitment professional with whom I’ve had more business interaction throughout my career. We’ve worked together on literally dozens of highly successful projects. Whenever a client had something new, my first question was always; “I hope I can get Trevor for this assignment” or “I really hop…
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Accidental Occupation - Michael Lymer
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Michael Lymer’s career path is one that screams humility, starting with an internship at the TTC. Stops along the way (no pun intended) include Enterprise Rent-a-car, Spherion and Adecco. Fast forward 14 years, Mike is the Director of Client Services at IQ Partners and leads a successful practice that specializes in back-office legal support for so…
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Accidental Occupation - Adam Cooper
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My guest today is Adam Cooper. Adam is a really nice guy and a very good Talent Acquisition professional and leader. While many of us in the industry have a “reputation”, Adam has a genuine brand, that’s been developed through countless speaking engagements and many years of, “jobs well done”. If you’re not just a bit curious already, did I tell yo…
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Accidental Occupation - Bruce Powell
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My guest today is, Bruce Powell. For the past 15 years, Bruce has led one of Canada’s foremost staffing agencies as Managing Partner at IQ Partners, a 40 person company with a particular focus on Senior Digital Sales and Marketing roles. When Bruce enters a room, you just know it’s not going to be dull. With the swagger of a Madison Avenue Don Drap…
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