Geeks Geezers And Googlization Podcast

Workplace Violence: Is it something that social media and news outlets have normalized within our culture? Current statistics state that over the course of a year, an average of 15 people will lose their lives because of workplace violence, and a staggering 38,500 employees will be attacked from perpetrators while on the job. Yet, while this problem continues to ravage the workforce, 70% of U.S. businesses have no plan in place to protect their employees or customers. Workplace violence experts Jeffrey M Miller and Robert Sollars stopped by the Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization show this week to discuss why workplace violence is on the rise and what companies must do to anticipate, prevent, and neutralize its risk to ensure everyone's safety and well-being. One of my biggest questions for the duo is whether they believe that workplace violence is really on the rise these days or if we are just made more aware because of the media blaring continuous feeds of violent actions through youtube, television, and var

David Searns, Haley Marketing CEO, stopped by Geeks Geezers and Googlization this week to discuss the staffing industry's post-Indeedageddon era. (For those of you who don't know, effective 1/7/19 Indeed no longer allows staffing firms and recruiters to post jobs for free.) Indeed is just the tip of a growing challenge staffing and businesses face when it comes to attracting job seekers and qualified workers. Misunderstanding how Google for Jobs works, delivering poor candidate experience, the lack of good recruitment marketing metrics, and low unemployment all contribute to forcing costs up & staffing ROI down. But the biggest culprit for most companies is a leaky company career site. Haley Marketing works with recruitment companies around the world, training them to recruit and engage talent by implementing effective marketing strategies. With “Indeedagedon” and the current low unemployment rate causing companies distress when it comes to receiving applicants for their positions, recruitment departments

According to our guest Venkat Janaparaddy, CEO of Jobiak, over 80% of jobs are not getting indexed by Google. That's a huge problem because 73% of job seekers start their job search on Google! That's why Venkat came up with an AI-machine learning solution that helps companies get their jobs indexed by Google without adding complicated code (job schema) and then getting those job listings ranked higher. How does Google for Jobs work? How can you get Google for Jobs to work for you? Listen!

Job Descriptions are the most unlikely topic for a fun but informative podcast. And yet, our guest today, Karen Young, CEO of HR Resolutions, managed to turn the dull, dreaded job description into a lively conversation. Listen to Karen share why the job description is the hub of talent management, not a legal document only taken out of the drawer only when it's time to post jobs and terminate employees. Karen is also the author of Stop Knocking on my Door: Drama Free HR to Help Grow Your Business Karen’s book is also known as “the primer for the accidental HR manager.” In case it’s not clear, Accidental HR Managers are the people that have either fallen into their HR position because of the way they moved up in a company or because of their experience in a similar position- the managers who have “fallen” into the position and didn’t necessarily start out with the intent to ever work in HR. Without prior recruitment training or experience, these are the Human Resource Managers that are Googling answers to the

Is working with a 3rd party recruiter worth it? If yes, when is the right time to hire a recruiter and what are reasonable expectations? As more and more companies turn to search firms, or "headhunters," executive recruiters during this historic period of low employment, we took the opportunity to ask those questions and many more to our show guest Hugh Gallagher from The Gallagher Group. We go behind the scenes with Hugh, exploring what employers should expect and how they can be better prepared. The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com). You can view all episodes on Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization or on your favorite podcast platform.

Job hunting used to be so easy. Send a resume. Fill out an application. Schedule an interview. Get hired. Today, it's become a lot more complicated. Both job seekers and employers seem to be like 2 ships passing in the night. That's why we're excited to welcome Courtney Kirschbaum CEO of Job Hunt School, to the Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Show. Courtney takes us behind the scenes of her job hunting "school" and shares tips and insights about building a compelling resume to get you in the door for your next job. Job School was created for those that have been out of the job hunting game and need advice on how to attract recruiters to themselves. A completely online course, Job Hunt includes live coaching, Q&A sessions, and mentoring calls all aimed at the goal of helping job seekers to develop their “brand”. Courtney goes on to explain that with recruiters now using Linkedin and similar online platforms in their sourcing of candidates, it’s vital that your profile stands out and grabs their attention

Founded in 2011, Talent Board wanted to shed light on companies that were attempting to improve the candidate experience. About 3 ½ years ago, our guest on today’s show, Kevin Grossman, was approached with the offer to run and scale the program. Working with hundreds of employers around the world, Talent Board is a not for profit institution that works to continue educating employers on how to elevate the candidate experience during the recruitment process. Regardless of company size and culture, companies that are investing more in communication have access to more qualified candidates, as well as higher rates of retention. In 2018, 60% of candidates received an automated email turning them down. 20% of candidates received a personal email with the news. 10% of candidates received a phone call. Now, obviously for large scale companies or any business that hires in mass quantities throughout the year, a personal phone call to each rejected candidate is not feasible. Often, automation needs to be used when it

Our guest today is Danny Iny, author of Leveraged Learning and CEO of the online business education company, Mirasee. With his works followed by over 100,000 experts and professionals, Keith and I were excited to have him on the show. In the context of education, a core part of Danny’s belief is that the college degree is a “generic magic ticket to the successful life, costs too much and delivers too little.” The college degree as a measurement tool is no longer working, and the disruption resulting from this fact is obvious. So how do people stuck between these two schools of thought and looking to follow a non-traditional and non-college path obtain the careers that they desire? If you’re looking for the answer, listen in as we dive in to explore this further. I brought up this statistic to Danny as a segue into what he calls the “signals” of the disruption. “Working minimum wage in the late 1970’s- a typical student with a four-year degree could pay off their entire tuition by working 182 hours. That’s a

Today, Keith and I are happy to have Eric Meyer on the show discussing social media as it applies to at-will employment and HR. A partner in the employment group at FisherBroyles LLP,  Eric Meyer is a volunteer EEOC mediator, a paid private mediator, and publisher of “The Handbook.” https://www.theemployerhandbook.com/ We start off the conversation with this simple and relatable question - “How has social media changed in the last few years, and how should employers be using social media?” Eric’s take on this is that it’s common knowledge that businesses can gain a huge economic advantage from responsibly using social media platforms, and if they are using these platforms, it should come as an obvious fact that companies need to be training their employees to use social media responsibly. This training should cover everything from how one can adjust their privacy settings to instilling awareness in employees that whether or not they are on the clock, they are still accountable for the things they post, tweet,

With 300 million people worldwide suffering from depression and with depression and anxiety disorders costing over 1 trillion dollars each year, I thought a discussion with Dave Quinn of Being Well 365 would be of great value to our listeners. Excited to have him on the show, Keith and I discuss with Dave some of the startling statistics when it comes to employee disengagement related to stress and depression issues. Did you know... 80% of workplace stress affects relationships with family and friends 35% of employees miss 3-5 days of work per month because of workplace stress 71% of employees constantly spend time thinking about or actively looking for another job Keith started our conversation with this thought- “There is a massive element missed in job/life integration. For employers, doesn’t it make sense to help the employees that they already have lead a better life?” Well, in Dave’s opinion, the U.S. spends billions of dollars each year on wellness programs that simply are not working. With a former

Today we’re talking with Phil Strazzulla, CEO and Founder of the recruitment marketing company, Next Wave Hire, and creator of the YouTube series “Whiteboard Wednesdays”. Firstly, if you haven’t watched Whiteboard Wednesdays, you should. Whiteboard Wednesdays  started as a New Year’s Resolution and became a hit for viewers with over 252,475 watches. Stemming from conversations that Phil has had with recruiters, HR departments, and other business minds, he spends 2 minutes in front of a whiteboard each week to talk about recruitment concepts in relation to marketing. Covering topics such as using Facebook ads for marketing, HR chatbots, SEO and its relation to talent acquisition, and the myriad of other subjects that recruiters and HR are currently struggling with, Phill dissects these topics and offers solutions. Phil noted the need for a company like Next Wave when he saw how top talent was getting continuously bombarded by recruiters with generic or lifeless emails and cold calls. By using these archaic me

Today, we’re talking with a man who was pronounced dead at birth, diagnosed as retarded by his guidance counselor, and never spoke a word until he was 6 years old. Additionally, he had a documentary made about him in in 2007 called “Music Within”. Our guest this week, Richard Pimentel, has overcome tremendous odds and Keith and I are honored to have him on our show. A disability rights advocate and public speaker, Richard was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Pronounced dead at birth, his mother, who had gone through several miscarriages, struggled to cope with raising him. Shortly after he was born, she released him to the care of an orphanage where he stayed until his Grandmother found him. However, by the time she was able to locate him, he had adapted to the culture of the orphanage. This culture was one in which children were expected to be neither seen nor heard. It was partially due to this, and the rest Richard credits to stubbornness, that he remained voluntarily mute until he was six years old. W

Is AI something that could be utilized in the recruitment process without eliminating the need for the human element in HR? This week, Keith and I cover this topic during a great conversation with our guest, Robby Gulri, CMO of Engage Talent, an AI-assisted recruitment support company. With the recruitment process going through a technology metamorphosis, AI has found its place in the echelon of the biggest players and change makers in business tech. Robby describes Engage Talent as “Recruitment Science”,  in which they “map the relationships between people, roles, companies, and dynamic markets using purely external data.” When working with clients, the Engage Talent process is positioned on what Robbie calls the “Legs to the Stool”. Talent identification: There needs to be the realization that sometimes a person and a company are just not a good fit. Now, this isn’t necessarily the individual or the company’s fault. Engage Talent believes that this improper pairing can be avoided by identifying potential c

This week’s podcast features our guest Janine Woodworth, Director of Strategic Services at Jobvite. Janine, Keith, and I had a fast-paced conversation about the current state of talent acquisition, why corporations are failing at it, and how to ensure that you don’t. With unemployment rates at their lowest since 1969, a staggering 3.7% (2% if you’re a college graduate), competition between companies to hire the best talent is extremely high, and the time of candidates begging for jobs (aka the recession) is long gone. If corporate recruiters know these facts, then why are they still using the same recruitment process from ages past? Janine points out how she hears rather often, “We posted on the various job sites, so why aren’t we seeing the right candidates coming through?” Well, in this technological age, you might as well ask why the “help wanted” sign in your store window wasn’t effective for pulling in top talent! If you’re waiting for candidates to come to you and you’re not out there aggressively marke

This week on The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show we’re talking about the #MeToo movement and its effects on the culture of HR as we know it. Rebecca Weaver and Nickolett Hocking from HR Uprise lead us in an eye-opening discussion regarding “disruptive HR”, the #MeToo movement, and how Human Resource departments wield so much more power than they realize.   In the wake of #MeToo and the conversations it has stirred up within the past year, Rebecca and Nickolett wondered why they were seeing so many powerful leaders in the entertainment industry being held accountable, but when it came to leaders in business, no one was being called out. It was these discussions that led the two to start HR Uprise.   Knowing that business leaders and HR departments are a huge proponent in driving the culture of the business workplace forward, Rebecca and Nickolett established HR Uprise as a channel through which sexism and racism in the workplace may be eradicated.   Curious, I asked Nickolett what, initially, the reception

On this episode of The Geeks Geezers and Googlization Show, we’re talking with the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer. Keith, Jason, and I dive deep into the resentment that each generation seems to have for the next. If you’re curious to hear Jason’s thoughts on this topic, you’ll love this episode. We get down to brass tacks quickly.   First, Jason invited us to take a look at the history of innovation and how each new thing introduced through the generations was met with resistance. He starts with the bicycle (Yes the bicycle was going to ruin civilization!), recorded music, the radio, and so much more. But eventually, the adoption of these inventions became so commonplace that the resistance dissipated and the disruptions went mainstream. Fast forward a generation or two down the line, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a single soul who can still recall or explain the resistance in the first place.   You’ve probably heard the saying that history repeats itself. Then it’s no surprise th

Join me on BeTheTalk, a 7 day a week podcast, where Nathan Eckel chats with me about my journey to and from my TEDx talk, living in a VUCA world. Ira S Wolfe is a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body.” He’s known for his fierce passion for embracing exponential change and his commitment to understanding its impact on people, jobs, and work. Ira is an accomplished speaker/author and President of Success Performance Solutions. His latest book is Recruiting in the Age of Googlization: When the Shift Hits Your Plan. Connect with Ira HERE  LISTEN to Ira's TEDx talk  BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & other branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com! If you've given a TED or TEDx Talk and want to be interviewed by Nathan, click here.

Is HR on the fast track to irrelevance or what will it take for HR to finally get a “seat at the table?” Those are just a few of the critical questions discussed in this episode of Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization. My guest is Ed Krow, partner and co-founder of TurboExecs and 25 year “veteran” of HR. This episode was prompted by two separate but almost simultaneous experiences shared by me (Ira S Wolfe) and Ed.  When presenting my keynote at a regional SHRM meeting, I noticed something odd.  I was the only male in the room of over 3 dozen participating members. Not that all the women weren’t professional and competent but I couldn’t help to wonder why no men felt the need to attend a presentation about talent acquisition, one of the biggest challenges organizations face. Was it me? Is recruitment considered a “woman’s job?” Was there any significance behind this or were all the men just too busy too attend?  I don’t know the answer but the experience was a bit troubling. My concern was soon deepened when one

True or False?  There is a brewing technological storm threatening to eliminate hundreds of jobs and leave millions of workers without a paycheck. Listen to this podcast when futurists John McElligott and Ira S Wolfe discuss why robots, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and other advanced technologies probably won't destroy occupations and jobs as quickly as many experts forecast. But exponential technologies will certainly disrupt and change how work gets done. You might find this optimistic forecast odd coming from the guy whose company just created Robo-Rista to serve up coffees and lattes and Vincent van Gogh-Bot to draw sketches of customers. But York Exponential CEO John McElligott believes the immediate future features a collaborative interface between technology and human workers. "We don't automate," he insists. "We augment. We want to make sure that our robots are not taking people’s jobs; they’re saving jobs." While many companies are focused on recruiting and hiring Millennials a

This podcast is the second in a 2-part series. You can listen to the 1st podcast here. For decades, posting a job opening was a relatively simple task. All a recruiter had to do was share the job description across the appropriate channels and candidates came pouring in. Today, the competition for talent is fierce and writing content to advertise a job opening requires a lot more finesse. An effective job post attracts a high volume of high caliber candidates that actually click to apply to the position. Achieving this goal requires a content formula that creates love at first sight, and making the right first impression begins with proper job title keywords. (Learn how to craft the right job title in the first part of this two-post series.) But a job posting is more than just a click-worthy headline. Here's how to build an entire post with SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) in mind. Listen to this article here written and read by author Ira S Wolfe and posted on ReWork.