HRO Today Educational Podcast Series

How Organizations Can Implement Skills-Based Hiring Skills-based hiring is a familiar trend that is making a recent surge in the hiring landscape. Organizations are turning toward practical experience and learned skills as a performance indicator for new employees. The military veteran recruitment industry is a prime example of a sector using modern technologies to improve and implement the classic strategy of skills-based hiring.  On the latest episode of the HRO Today Educational Podcast, Greg Summers, CEO of Orion Talent, shares his insights on the return to skills-based hiring and offers examples from the Orion playbook for how organizations can begin to apply these principles to broader talent pools.  Listen in as Greg speaks with HRO Today CEO Elliot Clark about how skills-based hiring shows not only what candidates have achieved but what they are capable of achieving. 

The Rise of a “Ready-For-Everything" Talent Solution From sourcing through onboarding, talent acquisition problems are becoming increasingly complex. How can HR and TA leaders remain agile and prepared as more hiring challenges emerge?   The answer starts with integrating disparate systems and technologies into a streamlined operation.   Integration today is a practical necessity. Clients increasingly seek solutions providers with a connected range of capabilities to quickly address changing demands of a turbulent business environment. The ideal solution replaces cumbersome multi-vendor relationships with a comprehensive “one-source, one force” solution needed in a ready-for-everything TA function.    Amy Bush, President of RPO at KellyOCG + Sevenstep, joins this episode of the HRO Today Educational Podcast to share her perspective on integration and the progress providers are making to deliver the full offering of technology and services clients need.  Together with host Elliot Clark, CEO of HRO Today, they examine the expectations placed upon TA and HR leaders and how existing processes are not as flexible as they need to be.  Listen in as Elliot and Amy explore the current talent acquisition environment and share how practitioners AND providers are stepping up to the challenge. 

“Nurses want more than a job. They’re looking for meaningful work, they’re looking for career growth, and they’re looking for flexibility.”  From a retiring workforce and aging population to a high bar of entry and demanding work, the nursing shortage is one of the most significant challenges that healthcare organizations and recruiters have to face.   Liz Bickley, Chief Operating Officer of Korn Ferry Health, visits the HRO Today Educational Podcast Series to speak with host Elliot Clark, CEO of HRO Today, about these challenges and the role of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) providers in providing a more holistic approach to healthcare recruitment.   Listen in as Liz and Elliot discuss the unique challenges and share some of the recruitment innovations in the nursingspace. 

Exploring L&D as a Talent Acquisition Strategy As we enter 2025, HR leaders are looking at the business market and identifying which trends and shifts they need to pay close attention to in their planning. Korn Ferry’s 2025 Talent Acquisition Trends Report lists several trends that HR leaders should be aware of, including the intersection between a company’s Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development programs. Richard Shea, Global Managing Director of Projects at Korn Ferry, stops by the HRO Today Educational Podcast to dive deeper into this trend. Together, Richard and Elliot Clark, CEO of HRO Today, discuss the advantages of a robust L&D program as it attracts new employees and encourages existing employees to upskill. Listen in as Richard and Elliot examine how organizations can make their L&D and TA functions mutually supportive.