Today on the podcast we are joined by Stress Reduction Coach, Victoria Smith. After contracting shingles twice before the age of thirty, Victoria realized she needed to recalibrate her relationship to stress. Following her own wellness journey, Victoria now supports others to reduce their stress so that they can better enjoy and perform in their daily lives. She is the founder of Stress Less Ladies, a podcaster at Girl Tries Life and runs corporate workshops to help teams become more...

Jeff Hurrell is a founding partner of webTactics, a fast-growing recruitment advertising agency in Canada, where he is responsible for sales and development. WebTactics partners with companies to identify and eliminate the gaps in their talent acquisition efforts, streamline their recruitment strategies and implement tactics to achieve hiring objectives. We start this episode learning about Jeff’s early career and his advice for new recruiters. We go on to discuss: How he moved from...

Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of a consulting, coaching and training firm called Disaster Avoidance Experts. His mission is protecting recruiters from the dangerous judgement errors known as cognitive bias or that “gut” feeling. His newest bestselling book, which we discuss, is called Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters. Dr. Tsipursky will be releasing a new book in 2020 called The Blind Spots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious...

Adam Czarnecki is an award-winning HR instructor and Director of Corporate Services at a heavy duty truck company in Alberta. He is also a sought-after public speaker and subject matter expert on topics of HR, technology, cannabis in the workplace, trades and the Alberta employment pool. Adam is a past CPHR Alberta board member, and volunteers with post-secondary institutions and various non-profit organizations. He is a popular speaker on employment, corporate readiness and as a resume...

Take the Stress Out of Networking with David Burkus David Burkus is a best-selling author and a sought after keynote speaker. His newest book, FRIEND OF A FRIEND, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He has delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and the future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed over 2 million...

Kristen Dyck joins Tim and Luke to discuss her work as a Personal Branding Specialist. Kristen is the founder of AVRO Creative. She was once told, “You do great work but no one knows who you are.” After that, she developed her personal brand, reached her goals and received national recognition for her work. She has 10+ years of marketing and communication experience working with some of the world’s biggest brands like Coca-Cola, Glaceau VitaminWater and United Way. She uses that experience to...

Sam Rahbar joins Tim and Luke to discuss best practices in training new recruiters. Sam has been working with Technology & Talent across Canada for the past 13 years. He started his career in technology recruitment in Toronto where he connected hundreds of Technology professionals with suitable projects and careers within Fortune 500 organizations across Canada. Sam is currently the Director of Training and Corporate Recruitment  at Eagle Professional Resources where he has specialized...

Jeffrey Fischer joins Tim and Luke to discuss the nuances of recruiting people into trades roles, specifically in the oil/gas sector. Jeffrey Fischer is a recruiter at Roevin, where he recruits people into roles in the Oil and Gas industry, for both owner/operator and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) companies. His interests include recruitment best practices, bridging the academia-industry gap, HR business trends and analytics, and providing students and job seekers with the...

Jeremy Bonewitz joins Tim and Luke to discuss finding construction and engineering talent in a tough market. Jeremy has been recruiting in the construction and engineering industries since 2008. He first started off with a staffing firm and is now the Talent Acquisition Manager for Stantec in North America.

Dave Fletcher joins Tim and Luke to discuss in-house sourcing in the public sector. Dave is a Talent Management Consultant with the City of Calgary where he manages the corporate LinkedIn account/brand there. He regularly uses LinkedIn Recruiter and other innovative tools to directly source candidates for all types of roles, making his role unique in the public sector.

Karen Simpson joins Tim and Luke to discuss inclusion strategies and initiatives for hiring underrepresented people into businesses. Karen is a Talent Inclusion Partner specialized in Women in Leadership at TD Bank. She was named Canada's #1 Top Recruiter for 2018.

Harrison Boss joins Tim and Luke to discuss prejudice and discrimination toward newcomers (refugees/immigrants) in workplace contexts, and what recruiters can do about it. Harrison is a PhD student specializing in industrial/organizational psychology at the University of Calgary.

Shahzia Noorally joins Tim and Luke to discuss the innovative recruitment practices employed by ATB Financial. Shahzia is the Director of Talent Management at ATB Financial and the host of The Colour Gap Podcast. She is also a published writer, speaker, and blogger on recruitment and talent related topics.

Will van Middendorp joins Tim and Luke to discuss headhunting and "stealing" talent. Will is an entrepreneurial Talent Thief with more than 18 years of recruitment expertise in the Netherlands, Germany and Canada. His career path started in staffing with two global industry leaders before expanding into permanent placement and executive search roles.

Serge Boudreau joins Tim and Luke to discuss what is happening in HR tech. Serge has had led sales teams for multi-national job boards like Indeed and Workopolis. He was previously a manager at Kelly Services and is now the Manager of Talent Acquisition for Burnco Rock Products, a North American concrete company.

Greg Savage joins Tim and Luke to discuss personal branding for recruiters. Greg is the founder of a number of recruiting firms, the author of the blog The Savage Truth and one of LinkedIn’s “Top Voices” of 2018.

The hosts of Recruitment Now, Tim Vanderpyl and Luke Gass, talk about why they are doing this podcast and preview the first season.