Panel: Recruiting Market

This is a podcast episode titled, Panel: Recruiting Market. The summary for this episode is: In today's volatile labor market, it feels like we're constantly flip-flopping from "everything's great," to "everybody panic." At least, that's how our guest <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/indymike/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Seidle</a>, Co-Founder at <a href="https://www.pivotcx.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PivotCX</a>, summarized the situation. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/weswinham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wes Winham</a>, CEO and Founder at <a href="https://www.woventeams.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Woven</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramanohri/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raman Ohri</a>, CEO and President at <a href="https://sep.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SEP</a>, also join us for this conversation about trends in recruiting.We discuss the challenges recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates are all facing in the current market, specifically in the tech space, and share options for addressing these challenges effectively. Whether you're struggling to get candidates' attention, navigating compensation shifts, or wondering how to engage with recruiters as a candidate, you'll walk away from this conversation with an actionable piece of advice.We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to <a href="podcast@sep.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@sep.com</a> to share your feedback on this show.You can find more information about this podcast at <a href="https://app.casted.us/account/62/shows/81b7557b-52e8-4ea3-87b9-a8f2cdaa00e4/episodes/93ecce9c-0530-4661-a507-b77e2748f4ee/sep.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sep.com/podcast</a> and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Key Takeaways

Guests

Mike discusses the trend of laying off senior employees and replacing them with junior employees.

00:40 MIN

Wes predicts a shift in types of compensation as employers attempt to cut costs.

00:29 MIN

Mike explains the advantage of speed in the recruiting process.

00:42 MIN

Raman emphasizes the need to get clear on your identity as an employer and communicate it well.

01:05 MIN

Wes explains the impact of being clear about who you are as an employer.

00:33 MIN

Raman explains how a clear identity enables effective recruiting.

00:50 MIN

Mike shares the importance of moving quickly in the recruiting process.

00:40 MIN

Today's Host

Zac Darnell

|Host of Behind The Product & Principal at SEP

Today's Guest

Mike Seidle

|Co-Founder at PivotCX

Mike has split his career between sales, marketing, and building software. Prior to building PivotCX, Mike founded Indy Associates, Virtual Payment Systems, and Professional Blog Service. Mike also served as Director of Development for DirectEmployers Association where he helped architect the National Labor Exchange and served on the board of directors for the HR Open Standards Consortium. Now, Mike is responsible for PivotCX's product, digital operations, and podcast. He loves that he's still hands-on, coding! He loves talking about all things product, recruiting, and software development.

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Raman Ohri

|CEO and President at SEP

Raman has spent his career at SEP, starting as an engineer out of Rose-Hulman. He is now CEO and President. Raman leads SEP in building exceptional software products and stronger teams by collaboratively identifying the right product to build, executing the project, and leveling up our clients' teams' software practices.

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Wes Winham Winler

|Founder/CEO at Woven

Wes has spent his career learning by trying and has found a unique path to building a great team and product at Woven. He believes it takes an effective team to make a positive dent in the universe. But building great software teams is a challenge. He works with engineering leaders to create hiring systems that build effective teams. Wes says, "I came by my learning the honest way (by screwing up). Now, I get to focus all my energy helping others with this wicked-hard problem."

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