Hear The T̶a̶l̶e̶n̶t̶ People! Ep. 8: Don’t Hire Unless You Can Keep Them
Chief Talent Navigator & founder of Transforming Talent, Elizabeth Lembke, joins Glenn & Katrina to talk about the problem with hiring when you can’t keep someone in the role in a downturn!! Yes, you read that right. What can recruiters and TA pros do to stop this phenomena… Ok, ok, it may not be intentional but there are things you can do because we play with people’s lives and livelihoods!
Hosted by Glenn Martin, founder & director of Never Mind The Job Spec, and Katrina Collier, author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter, facilitator, mentor and speaker. Join us as we discover more about the work he is doing.
Video Chapters
Don’t Hire Unless You Can Keep Them! with Elizabeth Lembke
01:10 What is talent navigator?
02:07 What is on Liz’s head?
03:16 Not hiring people if you can’t keep them
05:51 Stop playing with people’s lives!
08:21 lose the process to hiring and have a philosophy to hiring
10:24 Talent Manager lessons!
12:34 The stupidity of managers claiming ownership of employees!
14:00 Don’t overlook your quiet employees
17:00 So where do recruiters ask THE question?
21:02 Stop avoiding intakes
22:45 Talent acquisition need to prove their worth
26:00 Recruit using success profiles
28:40 Domino layoffs impact
30:19 What do your employees mean to you
31:51 Don’t hire vs runway of cash in startups
32:00 Startups, don’t fall in love with your product
36:00 Stripe vs Twitter layoff emails and the impact on brand
37:51 People will accept leader’s vulnerability
38:38 Who should ask the ‘don’t hire’ question?
40:45 We learn new skills
44:42 The problem with cutting your learning & development budget
47:28 Mess with your people, they’ll mess with you
49:30 Chris Mannion’s post on the cost of firing your recruiters
51:00 2023 predictions
54:10 Efficiency vs effectiveness
55:40 Make the whole hiring process human-centred from the intake
