How Can Social Recruiting Change the Attraction of Top Talent?
Have you noticed that traditional recruiting methods aren’t producing the results you’re looking for? Are you perhaps relying too much on Artificial Intelligence to bring the right talent through the door? If these questions resonate with you, you may have experienced the negative side of hiring, either as an HR professional or a candidate. In this episode of eLearning is written, we discuss how businesses can focus on the human side of attracting and hiring top talent by exploring the concept of relational hiring.
eLearning Unscripted: A Real Talk About Affiliate Recruitment with Lauren Sands and Cathy Sands
Explore the real life benefits of hiring a business relationship.
Meet Our Guests
This time, our show was honored to host two Talent Acquisition experts.
Lauren Blood
Lauren believes that the right opportunity, in the right hands, can change someone’s life. As a Senior Talent Consultant at SweetRush, she works on this belief every day, connecting top talent with meaningful work and helping organizations build successful teams. With over ten years of full-cycle recruiting experience, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies across L&D, biotech, technology, and financial services to understand the needs of real growth. Dedicated to hiring people, he treats everyone with the utmost respect. Today, she leads SweetRush’s AI-driven recruiting practices, using technology to automate repetitive tasks so she has more exposure.
Cathy Sands
Cathy is a Senior Talent Solutions Consultant at SweetRush with a deep belief in meaningful communication. Every communication he makes begins with curiosity about your story, your pivots, and what you are built for. For him, talent matching is not a transaction, but a deep personal responsibility. For Cathy, work shapes our stability and self-esteem, which is why she struggles to find the perfect balance. At SweetRush, she found a home that reflects her core values of care, encouragement, and deep personal investment. Every day, you have the privilege of connecting special people with meaningful opportunities.
About this episode of the eLearning Unscripted Podcast
Here is a summary of what the episode is about:
- What does “relationship recruiting” actually mean, and why is it important for business leaders today to move from commercial recruiting to relationship recruiting?
- How does corporate recruiting put businesses in the best position to acquire top-level talent, and why are traditional corporate recruiting practices turning them off from top-level employees?
- What emotional weight do hiring managers usually carry with a candidate or client?
- How do SweetRush’s recruitment policies differ based on how the placement is targeted to the role and company they work for?
- How can you maintain a valuable recruiting relationship with someone when the candidate or client isn’t doing their part?
- How can we benefit from returning our focus to the human side of the candidate experience?
The conclusion
Listen to eLearning Unscripted: A Real Talk About Affiliate Recruiting by Lauren Blood and Cathy Sands to explore the real life benefits of affiliate recruiting.
Don’t forget to check out SweetRush’s site to learn more about their workforce expansion solutions and how they can give you access to top-level talent right down to the ground.
