EP 23: What is empathy-driven recruiting and how do you implement it w/ Elijah Elkins

Elijah Elkins joins the show to discuss empathy-driven recruiting and how to implement it, how bad business models create bad recruiters, recruiters with agency background vs corporate/in-house background, and a lot more!

Episode Chapter

00:23 Who is Elijah Elkins

03:32 What is empathy-driven recruiting and how do you implement it?

06:02 Changing your mindset from outcome-focused to experienced-focused

07:35 How bad business models create bad recruiters

10:35 The importance of having your recruitment vendor being a partner

12:45 The challenges with working with international clients

15:15 Recruiters with agency background vs corporate/in-house background

21:15 Creating better experiences by looking at recruiter pain points

22:55 How to determine the size of an in-house recruiting team, and how/when to leverage recruitment vendors (30-50 size company)

29:55 Flexible RPO solutions for start-ups are a newer phenomenon

31:34 How to determine the size of an in-house recruiting team, and how/when to leverage recruitment vendors (51-200 size company)

36:56 Common trap: job description stuffing and role creep

43:45 The importance of process

46:45 How to contact Elijah?

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Chapters

• 1:35 Who is Elijah Elkins?
• 4:44 What is empathy-driven recruiting and how do you implement it?
• 7:14 Changing your mindset from outcome-focused to experienced-focused
• 8:47 How bad business models create bad recruiters
• 11:47 The importance of having your recruitment vendor being a partner
• 13:57 The challenges with working with international clients
• 16:27 Recruiters with agency background vs corporate/in-house background
• 22:27 Creating better experiences by looking at recruiter pain points
• 24:07 How to determine the size of an in-house recruiting team, and how/when to leverage recruitment vendors (30-50 size company)
• 31:07 Flexible RPO solutions for start-ups are a newer phenomenon
• 32:46 How to determine the size of an in-house recruiting team, and how/when to leverage recruitment vendors (51-200 size company)
• 38:08 Common trap: job description stuffing and role creep
• 44:57 The importance of process
• 47:47 How to contact Elijah