Season 2

Employer Branding for Small Business: James Ellis on Turning Size Into Strategy and Building Talent Magnetism Without the Bloat
Recruiting Book ClubJune 10, 2025x
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00:50:03

Employer Branding for Small Business: James Ellis on Turning Size Into Strategy and Building Talent Magnetism Without the Bloat

In this episode of The Recruiting Book Club, host Carmen Hudson welcomes James Ellis - author of Talent Chooses You, The 18 Laws of Employer Branding, and Employer Branding for Small Business. Equal parts marketing mind and recruiting realist, James joins Carmen to unpack why most employer brands so...

Hiring Humans: Craig Fisher on Building Connection at Scale and Why Automation Can’t Replace Intuition
Recruiting Book ClubJune 03, 2025x
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00:47:06

Hiring Humans: Craig Fisher on Building Connection at Scale and Why Automation Can’t Replace Intuition

In this episode of The Recruiting Book Club, host Carmen Hudson sits down with longtime friend and fellow industry builder Craig Fisher - author of Hiring Humans, founder of TalentNet Media, and a seasoned consultant at the intersection of recruiting, marketing, and employer branding. From his early...

The Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook: Shally Steckerl on Building Smarter Talent Pipelines and the Evolution of Modern Sourcing
Recruiting Book ClubMay 27, 2025x
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01:05:12

The Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook: Shally Steckerl on Building Smarter Talent Pipelines and the Evolution of Modern Sourcing

In this episode of The Recruiting Book Club, host Carmen Hudson sits down with Shally Steckerl – sourcing pioneer, educator, and author of The Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook. Known as one of the earliest voices in online recruiting education, Shally’s career spans from Peace Corps volunteer to fo...

AI Talent Sourcing: Reimagining Recruiting Workflows with Jonathan Kidder
Recruiting Book ClubMay 20, 2025x
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00:44:54

AI Talent Sourcing: Reimagining Recruiting Workflows with Jonathan Kidder

In this episode of The Recruiting Book Club, host Carmen Hudson welcomes Jonathan Kidder - senior technical recruiter at Amazon and prolific author of 24 recruiting books, including AI Talent Sourcing and A Guide to Diversity Talent Sourcing. Known in the industry as the “Wizard Sourcer,” Jonathan b...