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Talent Rebelcast

by Evergreen Podcasts

We know the talent business. We love the talent business. We talk talent, but with an edge. We are not ones to sugar coat the truth or dance around the hard topics. We think that is what you appreciate about our candid, free flowing conversations. Be ready for plenty of laughs sprinkled with some truth bombs.

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Episodes

  1. Nothing ever...Why nothing gets done?

    Nothing ever…. Why nothing gets done? Deceitful, distrust, power, control, EGO, sounds like an upcoming Drama series on Netflix. Nope, sorry folks I will be addressing the topic of managers. In this episode I’ll highlight the area of bad managers and why people are fed up. I want you to remember…

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  2. Chats with Smart People Featuring Maury Hanigan with SparcStart

    The dreaded application form process. Do you remember a time in which you applied for a job? Do you remember how much time it took to fill out a paper application or electronic one? I do, it mentally time consuming it is also a waste. Problems with application forms Time, depending on the job...

  3. Chats with Smart People Featuring Jeanne Achille

    Chats with Smart People Featuring Jeanne Achille. Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. Shirley Chisholm (New York State Representative, educator, and author) Have you ever met someone and was like wow! You’re amazing! Can we be…

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  4. Stop asking for Permission for approval. Stop it now!

    Happy Friday Everyone, In this episode shares information about transformation. A short recap about the holiday celebrations and a candle with good advice. Let's chit chat about change. You have a change that needs desperate attention because it isn’t balancing your business or perhaps your...

  5. You Know Your Worth

    What has been happening? Worqdrive pitch fest at HR Tech in Vegas! SUCCESSFUL!!! User logging in every 9 days! *Q3 Voice of the Candidate Study in June: What is job seeks chatting about on SM? What’s the word of mouth on applications, job hunt, and quitting? Starting a new path. Building modules,...

  6. Licking Our Wounds

    Allyn & Tracey break down the emotions behind navigating moments when transformation programs fails. The spawn for this article is based on Allyn's personal experiences with disappointment and feelings of failure she articulated in her article, "The Truth Is, Sometimes Good Things Go Bad". The…

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  7. Chats with Smart People - Coby Schneider, Workforce Strategy Intel Corporation

    Allyn & Tracey have a fascinating conversation with Coby Schneider from Intel. Coby has a an intriguing career path from TA operations and recruitment marketing focus to embedding within the business to drive workforce strategy and workplace of the future programs.

  8. Chats with Smart People - Derek Murphy-Johnson, TA Leader at KinderCare Education

    Tracey & Allyn welcome Derek Murphy-Johnson from Kindercare Education to the Rebelcast. Derek unpacks the concept of one size fits one, a message on the importance of treating each candidate as a unique individual and addressing each recruiting challenge with a unique recruiting solution.

  9. Can you market a job, when we really don‘t know what the job is?

    As we move through the summer, Allyn and Tracey tackle the challenge of hiring for jobs, when so many jobs are new, evolving or have never existed before. How do you market the work do work when everything is in such flux? Are we all just making SH**t up because we have no clue what any of us are...

  10. Do You Even Need A Career Site?

    Ok let's get Real. How many career sites are actually valuable to candidates? How many are just vanity projects for recruitment marketers, companies and over zealous digital marketing teams? Given today's candidate behavior what value does a career site even provide? Is it time to rethink the…

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  11. Chats with Smart People - Julia Levy

    Join Allyn and Tracey for a fascinating conversation with Julia Levy, Head of Global Talent Acqusition at CommScope. Julia brings a unique perspective to the podcast as a leader of a global TA team who is also a leading voice in Recruitment Marekting. We talk which came first the RM passion and...

  12. Chats with Smart People - Lauryn Sargent, Partner at Stories Incorporated

    Buckle up everyone you are in for a deep and thought provoking podcast. Allyn Bailey & Tracey Parsons explore the topics of what it takes to be an entrepreneur and especially a woman entrepreneur with Lauryn Sargent the founder and partner of Stories Incorporated the premier employer branding...

  13. Let's Talk About the Great Awakening

    This week Allyn & Tracey spend some time unpacking the the Great Awakening that is occurring in the world of work. Is everyone getting it wrong or right? Is this about people not wanting to work because they are receiving government subsidies and they are afraid of COVID and child care concerns…

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  14. Chats with Smart People - Tyler Weeks, Head of Partnership and Strategy at Hiredscore

    Welcome to our first episode of our new podcast series Chats with Smart People. This month we are joined by Tyler Weeks, Head of partnership and Strategy at Hiredscore. We talk about his move from a corporate role to HR technology company. That is just the start though, we talk about so many...

  15. What Real People Think

    Tracey and Allyn go deep in discussing the implications of the game-changing research Tracey conducted with @PandoLogic on the what real candidates are talking about.https://www.pandologic.com/employers/recruitment-industry/spilling-the-tea-on-the-candidate-experience/

  16. Are We All Marketing a Lie?

    Lets face it as recruitment marketers we are often in the position where we feel like we are putting lipstick on a pig. Marketing work is challenging and marketing a company as a place to do that work and enjoy it is just plain tough. In this pod we discuss the implications of being responsible…

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  17. Finding Your Zen

    Balance is hard to find for all of us. In this episode Allyn and Tracey discuss the importance of finding balance in our lives and work and how it impacts ourselves and those around us.

  18. Let's be Social - Engagement vs Advertising on Social Media Which Are you Doing?

    "It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television." - Amy Jo Martin, Author of Renegades Write The Rules. In this episode Allyn Bailey and Tracey Parsons talk shop about the impact of using social media to engage.

  19. RMs Dirty Little Secret - The Application process Su**s and We Know It

    In this episode of the Talent Rebelcast Allyn and Tracey address the truth we all know but hate talking about.. application processes are bad experiences for candidates and we know it, but we are just ignoring it. Today we take a deep breath, stop being ostriches and pull out heads out of the…

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  20. The Impact of Epochal Memories on RM + James Ellis

    James Ellis, the author or Talent Chooses You, joins Allyn and Tracey this week to talk about the impact of "epochal memories" on recruitment marketing and talent acquisition. "Brands need to look beyond customer sentiment, activities and context in charting their next course. Therefore, they…

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  21. 2021 Coming In Like a Tsunami

    Are you ready for the new year? Have you had your coffee? Have you sorted your inbox, organized your computer files and set up your reoccurring meetings yet? Hope so, because here comes 2021 and it is a huge tsunami you can either surf like a pro or drown under the crushing waves. Allyn & Tracey...

  22. There is no new "normal" coming! Change is constant so now what!

    Everyone is waiting for the new normal to emerge so they can take a deep breathe, feel in control, know how to move forward and what RM success will look like. Allyn & Tracey pose the uncomfortable frame that there will never be a new "normal". Change will be a constant. What does that mean to…

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  23. 2020 The Dumpster Fire Where You Don't Know Sh**

    In this episode of Allyn and Tracey's stream of consciousness we talk about the importance of reading the room. We get there by focusing on how to plan for 2021 when 2020 has been so chaotic. Trust me it all connects.

  24. 2021 Recruitment Marketing Planning - Possible or Just a Sh** Show

    Allyn and Tracey talk about the demon in the room, planning. How do we plan for 2021 when nothing that happened in 2020 was as expected? Do we plan? Should we plan? What did we end up spending our time and money in 2020 and is it a sign off what is to come in 2021?

  25. Going to Extremes

    As we navigate this "new normal" which includes pandemics, economic uncertainty, political thrash and just plain 2020 chaos, Tracey & Allyn discuss what it means to shift from going to extremes in our work to finding balance. The RM space has been a magnet for big ideas, big change and big...

  26. Disruption Alert: Rethinking Recruitment Marketing as Empathetic Customer Experiences

    Allyn & Tracey unpack the article, In An Era Of COVID-19 Disruption, Brands Must Rethink Marketing As Empathetic Customer ExperiencesForbes by Brian Solis, through the lens of Recruitment Marketing. What lessons can we take from the consumer marketing disruption occurring and apply it to...

  27. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs = Time to Change Your Recruitment Marketing Approach

    This week Allyn & Tracey explore how the changing ecosystem in midst of economic uncertainty, the COVID pandemic and increased geopolitical angst impact candidate's priorities and needs. Does the content and experience you were driving for candidates yesterday really resonate given what they are...

  28. Tick Tock TA - Its Time to Change the Game

    Allyn & Tracey are not afraid to tackle the conversations many of us are having quietly with our friends. We are all wondering these days about what companies really value versus what we say in all our HR propaganda.

  29. The Musical Episode - If TA was a Musical

    The Talent Rebelcast officially has entered its 2nd year with a fresh sound and a renewed focus on providing TA with a place to discuss and think about the issues happening under the surface. In our 21st episode we ponder.. what if TA was a musical? Are we the plucky heroine or the misunderstood...

  30. Rising Tides Lift all Boats

    Let's get serious folks.. there are very few if any "original" ideas even in talent acquisition and recruitment marketing. Tracey and Allyn make a case for being open and sharing your thinking and ideas in the talent acquisition & recruitment marketing space so we can all learn and get better...

  31. Is It Time for TA To Own Our Mom Jeans?

    We talk the potential impact and value of having a candidate bill of rights and a set of service level expectations we make public to candidates. The pros and cons of holding ourselves accountable to our candidates. This weeks conversation includes: Pondering if its possible to create an employer...

  32. Our COVID19 Response Plan

    We are back! After several weeks of trying to figure out how to navigate this new normal amid the unreal reality of the Coronavirus, Allyn and Tracey are reentering the podosphere with an honest and unfiltered discussion about the challenges of figuring out how to move forward in a world that has...

  33. Should Recruitment Marketers Tell The Truth?

    How do you sell "work" when its actually work? In this episode Allyn and Tracey get real about RM and discuss: Are RM teams the "Mad Men" advertisers of Recruiting? What do you do when the work you are marketing just plain Su**s Do we need work lemon laws? If there are only 9 core values in the...

  34. Deep Thoughts on Castles, Conversion Rates, Engagement & Belonging, Friction Points

    Allyn & Tracey focus on connecting dots this week and do using the word "Gravitas" more then once. We talk about: How castles make you smarter Why RM needs to get its head out fo the sand and start really learning about its customers (Candidates) How Consumer and Recruitment Marketing are…

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  35. Cult Employer Brands - Is it a Thing?

    Allyn and Tracey talk about what it means to be a cult brand and if employer brands have been, are or could be ones? Dive in with us as we think big about whether the real brand is the talent or the company.

  36. Should Recruitment Marketers Be Marketing More To Influencers

    Research proves most candidates choose to apply or get connected to your company through friends, family and recommendations from people they trust. Does that mean we should be rethinking who our target market is for RM? Should we be focusing more energy on those that can influence our ideal...

  37. Recruitment Marketing's Dark and Rainy Day

    Not everyday in recruitment marketing in sunshine and roses. In this episode number 13, Allyn & Tracey talk about the uphill struggle we face as we try and incorporate recruitment marketing into the talent acquisition world. Listen to us talk about: The frustration of having the same…

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  38. What's the Buzz Going to Be in 2020?

    Allyn and Tracey tackle their new year's slump by anticipating what all the buzz is going be in recruitment marketing and TA in 2020. Listen to hear what they think you will be talking about this year. Do you a agree?

  39. May The Force Be With You - The Star Wars Episode

    It should come as no shock to you that the RM Rebelcast is born of our love of TA and an ethos cultivated through our passion for all things Star Wars. As the final episode of the Skywalker Saga launches into a movie house near you, Tracey and Allyn take on a topic four decades in the making......

  40. RM Rebelcast Cocktail Hour with Ben Gledhill

    Ben Gledhill, Head of TA from Yodal joined our second cocktail hour to talk chit chat about our TA wishes. We had such a fun conversation and Ben validated for me my belief that some very interesting things are happening in TA across the pond. In this cocktail hour we talked about our wishes for…

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  41. Recruitment Marketer vs. Sourcer... Are They Really Doing the Same Job?

    Allyn & Tracey discuss the roles or recruitment marketers and sourcers and ponder what makes them the same and different. The question this week is are they different roles in recruitment? We discuss: Are recruitment marketers really sourcers with fancy titles? Are sourcers more like recruitment...

  42. The Value of CRMs (The lost Episode)

    The episode that almost wasn't, has been found and published for your listening pleasure. Allyn and Tracey talk about CRMs and their value. This episode asks some big questions and pushes all of us to go deeper than the marketing spin of tech suppliers to examine what the real use cases are that...

  43. Recruitment Marketing on a Budget

    Lets face it in the real world we all have budgets that are never as big as we feel we need them to be. In this episode Allyn and Tracey talk about what to do to create recruitment marketing that both takes your budget into account as well as helps you be impactful. The chat covers: Tweet rules…

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  44. The RM Rebelcast Cocktail Hour with Julia levy

    Allyn & Tracey are joined by Julia Levy this week to share some virtual cocktails and discuss the top 10 things every recruitment marketing team needs. This week we talk about: Heated seats a plus or minus? The value of career sites The merits of choosing the craps table in Vegas (hint its for…

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  45. Are Candidates Consumers.. Maybe, Maybe Not

    Allyn and Tracey have a spirited discussion about the impact of thinking about candidates as consumers. This week we banter about somewhat different perspective on the topic. Listen in to hear about: Why Tracey thinks calling candidates consumers in bullish*** Why Allyn thinks understanding...

  46. What's a Pipeline and Why Do They Matter

    Allyn and Tracey tackle the topic of pipelines this week and discuss what in their opinion is and is not a pipeline. We chat about: Why an applicant list IS NOT a pipeline The value of a pipeline is in how up to date it.. Stale contacts are BLAH Prioritization makes a pipeline useful... Do you…

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  47. The Real Deal with Candidate Nurturing

    Allyn and Tracey have a no holds barred conversation about candidate nurturing. This is not the same old tired conversation about keeping candidates warm. It is time to evolve our notion of nurturing. Are you ready? In this episode we challenge you to: Engage in two way conversations with...

  48. getting-the-most-out-of-conference-season

    Fall conference season is upon us and for many of us it can be daunting. This week we provide practical tips for how to get the most out of attending a conference or following along virtually. Some tips you'll get this week: How to prep for the conference ahead of time What type of sessions to be...

  49. Is There Such A Thing As An Ideal Experience

    In episode #1 Allyn Bailey and Tracey Parsons dive into a conversation about creating "ideal" experiences in recruitment marketing and talent acquisition. We tackle some big questions: What is an ideal experience and should we care? What makes recruitment marketing and product marketing…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We know the talent business. We love the talent business. We talk talent, but with an edge. We are not ones to sugar coat the truth or dance around the hard topics. We think that is what you appreciate about our candid, free flowing conversations. Be ready for plenty of laughs sprinkled with some truth bombs.

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