In Episode 6 of the podcast, Jeremy speaks with Wendy Knight, a seasoned HR professional. They discuss Wendy's career transition to specializing in outplacement, Wendy shares her expertise in hiring from an HR perspective and how to best make career decisions. Wendy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyknight26/ Jeremy Tiffin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremytiffin/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast HERE

In Episode 5 of the podcast, Jeremy speaks with Michael van Keulen, Chief Procurement Officer at Coupa Software. They discuss the twists and turns of Michael's career, the skills and lessons he learned along the way and what factors come into play when making career decisions. Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-v-0a31a43/ More from Michael: https://www.coupa.com/blog/procurement/procurement-needs-new-operating-model-part-2-talent Coupa Software: https://www.coupa.com/ Jeremy Tiffin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremytiffin/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast HERE

When it comes to acquiring your talent, do you approach it from a hiring perspective or a recruitment perspective? There’s an important difference. In hiring there is a direct link to problem resolution. Every role in an organization exists to solve some business challenge and each of those challenges are, in some way, related to either increasing revenues or decreasing costs. The best recruiters get that and won’t touch a recruit unless they’ve got a firm grasp of the business issues themselves because anything less is a waste of time and resources. When I started in the recruitment industry I was taught how to “close deals” and get the candidate “across the line” which serves the sales pipeline but doesn’t necessarily solve the clients problem. In those early days I went about my time in a recruitment mindset. It wasn’t until I started leading a team that my mindset started to change. I had a full scale transformation when I started running my own business and learned what it was really like to live with my own hiring decisions. Getting someone “across the line” simply wasn’t enough and is just the start of being able to solve the business problem. So unless you’re in a hiring mindset, and any one helping you recruit, is also in that mindset there’s a lot left to chance. In today’s business climate no one can take that kind of risk. Building great teams takes a lot more than recruiting and hiring, it takes great leadership too. So how do you know how the recruiters and resumes that end up in front of you are there to help solve your business challenge? Two of the biggest problems in recruitment are resumes and job descriptions because the vast majority don’t effectively capture businesses challenges or people - they’re recruitment tools not hiring tools. If you find yourself asking how to ensure you’re in a hiring mindset a great start is to get everyone focused in on understanding and geared to solve that challenge. Can you articulate it clearly and succinctly? Have you provided your recruitment resources the time and attention for them to digest what you need to accomplish. “I’ll know it when I see” it is not a viable strategy. Give your recruiter the time and attention to help make a great hire. If they can’t, or won’t reciprocate drop me a note and I’d be happy to strategize to find a solution.

The ability to find, hire and keep the best people is a critical business driver for every organization. Without the right talent, organizations will struggle to meet their goals and deliverables. Growth can be stunted, deadlines missed or profitability compromised. Unfortunately, the skills and knowledge to hire the best talent often isn’t taught, so leaders are left to their own devices to find their way and develop these skills on their own. This eBook was designed to provide direction and shorten the learning curve for hiring the best talent you can. It will help reduce some of the most frequent hiring errors and save you from becoming frustrated, by providing a knowledge foundation to help you become a great hiring manager. Learning how to hire well is a complex equation that leaders tackle as they develop in their career. If you currently lead a team, manage a group or are responsible for building an organization and need to hire now or in the future, then this eBook is for you. This guide will provide you with the six key steps that will get you off to a great start. There is a lot more to hiring than posting a job and making an offer. Hiring can’t be left to chance and takes intentional thought and planning to work effectively. This guide will save you a lot of time, frustration and money if you integrate the six steps to hiring the best accounting and finance talent into your hiring practices. Let’s get started!

In Episode 4 of the podcast, Jeremy talks with Victor Pang, CFO at Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, they discuss the different paths to the C Suite. How sometimes an unconventional career path will will put you higher than you may have ever expected to be. Victor Pang's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pangvictor/ Jeremy Tiffin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremytiffin/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast HERE

In Episode 3 of the podcast, Jeremy talks with Jason Longden, CEO of Fine Choice Foods, they discuss skills and mindsets you need to develop on your way to the C Suite. Jason Longden's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-longden-p-log-59860019/ Jeremy Tiffin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremytiffin/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast HERE

In Episode 2 of the podcast, Jeremy talks with Jeff Smith, Founder & CEO of The Supporting Lines Institute, where he cultivates high performance and improves the human experience of work. In this episode, they discuss Jeff's diverse career history and how to successfully manage career changes. Jeff Smith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcyo/ Supporting Lines Institute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supportinglines/ Supporting Lines Institute Website: https://supportinglines.com/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast here:

In the first episode of the podcast, Jeremy chats with Hardeep Chaggar, Executive Director of Systems Operations at the Fraser Health Authority. They discuss how COVID-19 has affected operations in health care and how data and data science can help you build a better career, regardless of what you do. Listen to the audio version of the podcast here: