Join us for a panel discussion with engineering leaders from leading companies to learn about why using proxies on candidate resumes to identify skill and potential is far from being a reliable measure and why the need to change is accelerating year over year especially at fast-growing companies.

What does candidate experience mean to university candidates? How do you define candidate experience? Who are the stakeholders in crafting your companies candidate experience? Join this discussion group to understand why no matter what the outcome, leaving the candidate feeling positive about the experience is a must. Lets dive in to how to make it happen everytime. 

Join us for a panel discussion featuring the the Heads of Talent and Technical Recruiting at some of the worlds most innovative companies discussing

• Expectations of a recruiting manger UR manager
• Value of building talent communities and investing in recruiting programs
• How they consider employer brand in overall recruiting strategy

and so much more! What will you ask?

So, you are thinking about hiring a Canadian, eh? Come to learn about the Canadian co-op landscape, how to navigate the campus process and how to build relationships with Universities. Also, hear from an expert on how the visa process works and from an employer’s perspective on looking to the North as an additional talent stream in early recruitment.

Adam Ward and Jill Macri, former leaders of recruiting at Pinterest and Airbnb respectively, will be in conversation with Wahab, sharing the skills and experience they see defining the next generation of recruiting leaders, as well as how to develop in those areas. They share what they learned while leading the function and also from their current company Growth by Design Talent, where they do executive search for recruiting leaders for growth stage companies, as well as teach the Recruiting Leadership Academy, a series of workshops that help recruiting leaders up-level in their craft.

Talent Program Managers, UR, and Recruiting Ops are well positioned to lead the overall recruiting team. We will discuss some specific ways to position your experience and specific skills to focus on building towards success in future talent leadership roles.

At SAP, talent acquisition has continuously explored how to connect with external audiences, including candidates for employment. Come learn of SAP’s Influencers, a community of current SAP employees that share their authentic stories, build their personal brands, and shape the company’s narrative from digital and in-person channels. We use a systematic approach to scaling and training our efforts across the U.S. (and the globe).

Join us to learn strategies to energize your employee base and create ways to influence future talent at your companies.

• Defining your priority areas (Strategic Thinking)
• People, Procedures & Goals
• Magnifying your goals: Current Situation, Plan of Action & Future State
• Market & Talent Mapping
• Truth through metrics
• Impact, Exposure, Building Community, Practical Knowledge and Defining your cultural script

• Data driven Recruitment Strategy
• Defining your goals
• Do your metrics match your vision if not what are the tradeoffs
• Defining your ROI
• Defining your current gaps/ roadblocks and limitations
• Keeping yourself accountable and on track

With a limited team and resources, how do we stop leaning on gut assumptions and start making data-driven decisions about target schools and where to spend our time and money? In this session, Senior Campus Recruiter, Kate Wright, will discuss MongoDB’s journey in learning how to ask the right questions, identify salient data points, and make decisions on how to engage target schools.

After discussing these strategies, you will walk away empowered to compile and make use of data you likely already have. A digital worksheet will be provided that attendees can use post-conference to identify target schools for their high volume roles.

In the midst of a global talent shortage, over 70% of companies plan to hire college graduates this year. But for employers with high-volume recruiting needs, being physically present on every college campus is impossible and unscalable. That’s why companies like BDO are leveraging technology to implement a virtual campus recruiting strategy, reaching a greater pool of candidates via social media, video interviews and more. Join this session to learn about the company’s three-year initiative to go virtual at 50% of their target universities, achieving their goal of tripling entry-level hiring while reducing costs and staff time spent on campus.

1. Why creating a virtual hiring process is key to scaling campus recruiting efforts and reaching more candidates
2. How a virtual hiring process allows recruiting teams to save time and money while improving ROI
3. The most valuable tactics for implementing virtual recruiting within their own organization’s campus hiring strategy

Attendees will access a firsthand view of the recruiting challenges faced by BDO as they’ve grown rapidly over the past decade. Outdated processes, expanded hiring needs and increased expectations from a new generation of talent forced the firm to rethink hiring practices, improve candidate experience and empower recruiters to work more effectively at scale. The presenter will show how organizations that implement virtual hiring can cut costs, save staff time and reach a larger, more qualified candidate pool. Highlighting technology’s role in modern recruiting strategies, attendees will learn how to adopt new practices like pre-recorded video interviewing, Automated interview scheduling, streamlined candidate communications and more. The presenter will share real-life statistics that prove the ROI and scalability of these virtual recruiting tactics, and audience members will walk away with actionable insights that they can take back to their own organizations.

gfvncurctcvnifhhvldkjnclhfelttigA staple session at every URx Conference. Enjoy an interactive panel discussion that will shed light on the unique perspectives of the students you work with, recruit, and partner. We touch on the trends, tools, and industry from their point of view.