Never Met A Stranger -- Aaron Moore

Thanks to our sponsor ⁠candidate.fyi ⁠for their support! Listeners get 1st month free + 10% discount with promo code CEP. ⁠candidate.fyi⁠ – the candidate experience platform that transforms your company’s interview process into a world-class experience Welcome to the ‘Never Met A Stranger’ episode where Aaron Moore, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Manager at Western Specialty Contractors is my special guest. Listen in as he shares his insights on The Great Resignation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion and tips to improve the Candidate Experience. If you like what you're hearing on this podcast please subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts and please share with others. Want to comment, discuss, provide feedback you can send me a note via LinkedIn, via the contact form on our website TheCX.xyz or via audio message below. Thank you for listening! Chuck Solomon Host of The Candidate Experience Podcast This episode was recorded in early January 2022 and aired mid February 2022. Resources: Aaron Moore via LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsayayron/ Careers at Western Specialty Contractors https://www.westernspecialtycontractors.com/careers/ #candidateexperience #candidatejourney #employerbrand #HR #talentacquisition #culture #workplaceculture #recruiting #worklifebalance #talent #worklifeboundaries #recruitmentmarketing #employerbranding #diversity #diversityandinclusion #hiring #networking #career #WFH #zoomfatigue #on-boarding #HR #mentalhealth, #resilience, #transparency, #ATS, #universityrecruiting, #DEI #assessments #meritocracy #feedback #candidatecommunications, #ERG, #employeeexperience, #thegreatresignation Transcript: Chuck Solomon Hey, Aaron, how are you today? Aaron Moore I'm doing well. Chuck Solomon I don't know about you, Aaron, but I'm still, I'm still writing 2021 on things. Is that happening to you as well? Aaron Moore I've already done it twice today. I had a appointment before I came into the office and, you know, you put the time of arrival and in the date and sure enough, I scratched up to 21. Or I scratched up the one and put it to. So yeah, you know, it looks like, I don't know, I'll probably do that eight more times before I finally get it. Chuck Solomon You're all good. You're all good. There. So glad. Glad I'm not the only one. So, um, before we get started, can you please tell listeners a little bit about yourself, your company, or your role with the company you work for right now? Aaron Moore Sure, sure. Sure. So I work for Western Specialty Contractors. We are a nationwide construction company really is what it is, we we actually fall in the category in this category of what's called specialty, specialty contracting. In a nutshell, we do the we protect, maintain, retain the integrity and the maintenance of buildings. And we specialize in concrete masonry, concrete and masonry, masonry restoration, as well as waterproofing and roofing. So we're the largest in the nation, we have 3333 branches, from east to west, north to south and the Midwest. So we pretty much have a presence everywhere. And I have the privilege of being the manager of talent acquisition and diversity here at the organization. So pretty cool. Pretty cool outfit and blessed to be here. Full transcript available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rT-LJNRucVqmgvr4WEoDiPGt4ztAhMr4bFv3Z5VZdEQ/edit?usp=sharing