#TheCandEs Virtual Conference 2022: Spring Into Candidate Experience
Join our next virtual conference June 15-16, all about DEI! Join #TheCandEs virtually for two days of great speakers & sessions on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Recruiting, Hiring & the Candidate Experience. SHRM & HRCI credit for attending as well, learn more here!
Learn more about our March 2022 Virtual Conference below:
2022 is here bringing with it a continued upside-down world of recruiting and hiring. Talent acquisition leaders and their teams continue to be busy. Crazy busy. Hair on fire busy. It’s a tight labor market, employees are quitting in record numbers, req loads are out of control, and candidates are demanding more flexibility in how and where they work today.
Candidate experience has never been more competitive, and so companies big and small across industries need to make a renewed commitment to improve their recruiting and hiring communication and feedback loops.
Join #TheCandEs virtually for two days of great speakers and sessions talking about Spring Into Candidate Experience – Time for a Renewed Recruiting and Hiring Commitment on March 23-24, 2022, from 11 AM ET – 3 PM ET each day.
Don’t miss 30 minutes of Roundtable Virtual Networking at the start of Day 1 to meet your peers and discuss your problems and triumphs around topics you can choose from including Employer Branding, Recruitment Marketing/Targeted Sourcing, Screening and Interviewing, Onboarding, Internal Mobility/Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, Remote/Hybrid/Back to Office and more!
Virtual Interview Survival Giveaway – We’ll also be giving away 2 HTC VIV Flow VR Glasses – made with one goal in mind; to promote wellness and help you find your happy place through mindfulness. Each one valued at $500!
Can’t make the event live? All of the sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for 3 months, so there is no missing out!
You can check out the keynote speakers and agenda below, and get 3 SHRM & HRCI credits for attending! This event will be virtual again and held in the Whova app (where you can attend on your computer, tablet and/or mobile). Come save your seat today.
Already registered for this event? Join us on Whova! You are able to login using the email you registered with and view the conference on a computer or mobile device here.
Register Today! Registration is free and donations are welcome (recommended donation is $50, although any amount would be appreciated). For solution and service providers that aren’t current CandE sponsors, a registration donation of $500 per person for this event is required. Contact support@thetalentboard.org if you have any questions.Â
Talent Board is the first nonprofit research organization focused on improving recruiting, hiring and the candidate experience. Donations go a long way to help us continue our mission!
Check out the agenda for the virtual conference!
Agenda (All times below are listed in Eastern Time):
Our Whova event app is live for those registered, so if you are not, get registered for the event and start planning your agenda today!
March 23 - Day 1 Agenda
11:00-11:05am Talent Board team welcome you to the conference!Â
11:05-11:45am Keynote Presentation: From Surviving to Thriving: Leveraging Value-Based Time Management — Peggy Sullivan (CEO of SheCAN! | Author of Happiness Is Your Responsibility)
11:45am-12:15pm – Keynote Presentation: What the heck is Outbound Recruiting? — Craig Fisher (Founder, TalentNet Media)
12:15-12:45pm – Virtual Round Table Networking! Join us for round table networking sessions to meet talk shop about a specific topic at your table with your fellow attendees, connect and more
12:45-1:15pm How to Improve Your Candidate and Hiring Manager Experience — Discussion with Tyler Phelps (Talent Acquisition Manager, Sorenson Communications) & Kevin Grossman (President, Talent Board)
12:45-1:15pm Ways a Remote Manager Successfully Develops Their Recruiting Team — Kelsey Habich (Chief People Officer at Mission Critical Solutions)
1:15-1:45pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Incremental Changes that Impact Candidate Experience — Speakers: Kelly Tavakoli (Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition at West Monroe), Swarna Rallabandi (VP HR – North America Generics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories), Patrick Orr (Director, Talent Acquisition, Waste Management) | Moderator: Christy Andrews (Director of Learning Programs & Advisory Services at Talent Board)
1:15-1:45pm The Great REALIZATION & How to Prevent Resignation — Mike Sipple Jr. (CEO & Co-Founder, Talent Magnet Institute®)
1:45-2:05pm Break
2:05-2:35pm How AI Chatbots Turbocharge Recruiting & Transform the Candidate Experience — Pankaj Jindal (Co-Founder, Sense)
2:05-2:35pm 2022 Hiring Outlook — Darren Findley (President, Recruitment Solutions at Engage2Excel)
2:05-2:35pm Turning High-Volume Hiring into High-Value Experiences — Bambi Grundwerg (Product Marketing Director – Industry Solutions at Phenom)
2:35-3:05pm The Secret World Of Hiring Managers And Recruiters — Jason Moreau (CEO at Survale) & Ian Alexander (Co-Founder & CMO at Survale)
2:35-3:05pm How Data Empowered Us to Build a Stellar Candidate Experience While Scaling Our Organization — Matthias Schmeißer (Director of Talent at Beamery) & Maria Riabukhina (Talent Ops Manager at Beamery)
2:35-3:05pm Inside the Mind of Today’s Job Seekers — Amber Ferrari (Marketing Manager at Jobvite) & Kurt Jones (Senior Manager Product Marketing at Jobvite)
3:05-3:10pm Day 1 Conference Wrap-up with Talent Board team
March 24 - Day 2 Agenda
11:00-11:05am Talent Board team welcomes you to Day 2!
11:05-11:45am Keynote Presentation: What’s Well-Being Got to Do With It? — Laura Putnam (International Speaker | CEO of Motion Infusion | Author of Workplace Wellness That Works)
11:45am-12:15pm Keynote Presentation: Strategies and Technologies Considerations That Impact Recruiting Teams — Madeline Laurano (Founder, Aptitude Research)
12:15-12:35pm Break
12:35-1:05pm Pay Transparency Is a Candidate Experience Differentiator — Kevin Grossman (President, Talent Board)
12:35-1:05pm Good Recruitment is now Competitive Advantage — David Perry (CEO and Managing Partner, Perry-Martel International Inc.)
1:05-1:35pm Successful Hybrid — Discussion with Kelly Tavakoli (Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition at West Monroe) & Kevin Grossman (President, Talent Board)
1:05-1:35pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Pandemic Best Practices Screening & Interviewing — Speakers: Brian White (Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations, Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437) and Terry VanEpps (Associate Director, Talent Acquisition at Spero Therapeutics) | Moderator: Christy Andrews (Director of Learning Programs and Advisory Services at Talent Board)
1:35-1:55pm Break
1:55-2:25pm Above & Beyond: Reimagining the Candidate Experience — Robyn Thornton (Diretor of Talent Acquisition at SeekOut)
1:55-2:25pm The Candidate Experience: 6 Elements to Win Top Talent — Eric Sydell, Ph.D. (EVP of Innovation at Modern Hire)
1:55-2:25pm How Dick’s Sporting Goods is Eliminating Candidate Ghosting — Rick Jordan (Senior Director, Talent Acquisition at DICK’S Sporting Goods) & Ty Abernethy (Co-founder & CEO of Grayscale)
2:25-2:55pm PANEL DISCUSSION: Recruiting and Hiring in 2022: Tips from Down Under — Speakers: Jon Bowker (General Manager People, Lycopodium Limited), Pavi Iyer (Talent Acquisition Manager, Liven), Stan Rolfe (Lead – Recruitment and Mobilisation Lead, Macmahon) | Moderator: Kevin Grossman (President, Talent Board)
2:25-2:55pm How to Hire in a Tight Labor Market – Focus on Potential Rather Than Experience — Andrew Nelesen (Global Solutions Director, Volume Hiring, SHL)
2:55-3:00pm Conference Wrap upÂ
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Peggy Sullivan
CEO of SheCAN!
Author of Happiness Is Your Responsibility
Craig Fisher
Founder, TalentNet Media
Madeline Laurano
Founder, Aptitude Research
Laura Putnam
International Speaker
CEO of Motion Infusion
Author of Workplace Wellness That Works
Kelly Tavakoli
Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition
West Monroe
Kelsey Habich
Chief People Officer
Mission Critical Solutions
Stephanie Kara Jordan
Business Recruiter
Vendr
Tyler Phelps
Talent Acquisition Manager
Sorenson Communications
Mike Sipple Jr.
CEO & Co-Founder, Talent Magnet Institute®
David Perry
CEO and Managing Partner
Perry-Martel International Inc.
Andrew Nelesen
Global Solutions Director, Volume Hiring
SHL
Darren Findley
President, Recruitment Solutions
Engage2Excel
Ian Alexander
Co-Founder / CMO
Survale Talent Feedback Platform
Jason Moreau
Co-Founder / CEO
Survale Talent Feedback Platform
Pankaj Jindal
Co-Founder
Sense
Eric Sydell, Ph.D.
EVP of Innovation
Modern Hire
Maria Riabukhina
Talent Ops Manager
Beamery
Matthias Schmeißer
Director of Talent
Beamery
Amber Ferrari
Marketing Manager
Jobvite
Kurt Jones
Senior Manager Product Marketing
Jobvite
Robyn Thornton
Diretor of Talent Acquisition
SeekOut
Bambi Grundwerg
Product Marketing Director – Industry & Vertical Solutions
Phenom
Rick Jordan
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
DICK’S Sporting Goods
Ty Abernethy
Co-founder & CEO
Grayscale
Panel Discussion – Recruiting and Hiring in 2022: Tips from Down Under – Speakers include:
Jon Bowker
General Manager People
Lycopodium Limited
Pavi Iyer
Talent Acquisition Manager
Liven
Stan Rolfe
Lead – Recruitment and Mobilisation Lead
Macmahon
Moderator: Kevin Grossman
President
Talent Board
Panel Discussion – Pandemic Best Practices Screening & Interviewing – Speakers include:
Terry VanEpps
Director, Talent Acquisition
Spero Therapeutics
Brian White
Executive Director of Human Resources and Operations
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437
Moderator: Christy Andrews
Director of Learning Programs & Advisory Services
Talent Board
Panel Discussion – Incremental Changes that Impact Candidate Experience – Speakers include:
Kelly Tavakoli
Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition
West Monroe
Swarna Rallabandi
VP HR – North America Generics
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Patrick Orr
Director, Talent Acquisition
Waste Management
Moderator: Christy Andrews
Director of Learning Programs & Advisory Services
Talent Board