DE Talk Unplugged | Striking the Right Chord in Recruitment: How Employers Can Build Talent Pipelines and Engage Top Talent

DE Talk | Board Takeover | The OFCCP Compliance Journey in 2024 & What’s Ahead in 2025

Season 6 • Episode 4

Join us for a special “Board Takeover” episode of the DE Talk podcast as members of the DirectEmployers Board of Directors discuss the evolving compliance landscape for federal contractors. This insightful conversation explores the challenges faced in 2024, including navigating complex OFCCP compliance requirements, adapting to regulatory changes, and fostering inclusive hiring practices. Looking ahead to 2025, the Board examines the potential impact of the new Trump Administration, anticipating shifts in compliance priorities and enforcement. From updates to affirmative action plans to strategies for strengthening workplace diversity, this episode provides actionable insights to help federal contractors stay prepared and compliant.

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DE Talk Unplugged | Striking the Right Chord in Recruitment: How Employers Can Build Talent Pipelines and Engage Top Talent

DE Talk | Empowering Women Veterans: Navigating the Transition from Service to Civilian Success

Season 6 • Episode 3

Women veterans often face unique and overlooked challenges when transitioning from military service to civilian employment, as many veteran hiring programs are built with men in mind. In this episode, DirectEmployers Community & State Outreach Administrator Kim Lott sits down with Women Veterans Interactive Foundation Founder & CEO Ginger Miller to explore the roadblocks women veterans encounter, the resources they need, and how employers can build supportive recruitment and retention strategies tailored to them. Ginger shares her insights on connecting with veteran organizations and the importance of building an inclusive workplace that truly supports women veterans: “If you can’t reach women veterans, you can’t support women veterans.

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DE Talk Unplugged | Striking the Right Chord in Recruitment: How Employers Can Build Talent Pipelines and Engage Top Talent

DE Talk | Using Programmatic Job Advertising to Elevate Candidate Quality and Optimize Costs

Season 6 • Bonus Episode 3.5

In today’s competitive hiring landscape, simply posting a job and waiting for responses is no longer effective. Companies need innovative, tech-driven approaches to reach and attract top talent. In this episode, we’re joined by Michelle Rawlins, VP of Sales and Client Success at Nexxt, to explore the power of programmatic job advertising. Michelle explains how this approach differs from traditional, duration-based job postings and how AI and performance-based strategies can increase traffic, improve candidate quality, and reduce costs. Tune in to learn how programmatic advertising is reshaping the recruitment landscape for today’s employers.

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DE Talk | How SMBs Can Use AI Hiring Tech in Inclusive Ways

DE Talk | How SMBs Can Use AI Hiring Tech in Inclusive Ways

Season 6 • Bonus Episode 2.5

Businesses of all sizes are impacted by the potential benefits and possible harms of artificial intelligence (AI) in their recruiting and hiring technologies. While some may consider the HR tech space “too technical” or beyond their current capabilities, this mentality can cause them to lose job candidates with the skills they need to succeed. In some cases, small and midsized businesses (SMBs) may already use AI-enabled hiring technologies without knowing it. In this session, Our Ability’s CEO, John Robinson, and the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology’s Director of Communications, Lex Huth, team up to show how people with disabilities are leading the way to more inclusive AI in hiring technologies — and how SMBs can maximize the benefits they get from these AI-powered tools.

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