The Purple Squirrel Podcast

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The Purple Squirrel Podcast

The Purple Squirrel Podcast is a podcast by Bullhorn that highlights the insights of staffing and recruitment technology experts who are helping firms adapt their technology platforms in order to meet the complexities of their unique businesses. Tune in to conversations that will help you accelerate your staffing business and ultimately, make the unattainable attainable. https://www.bullhorn.com/purple-squirrel-podcast/

Episodes

  1. 04/15/2020

    Process Improvement & Configuration With Tonic HQ [Ep. 4]

    We speak with Becky DeShields and Dan Donathan, the Co-Founders of Bullhorn implementation partner, Tonic HQ, about the growing pains of starting a small business, and how they set their staffing customers up for success. (0:43 - 4:05) Becky and Dan dive into their staffing backgrounds, explaining how they met and what lead to their aha moment that was/is Tonic HQ. (4:06 - 5:08) Becky and Dan discuss and eliminate any concerns a staffing firm might have when considering putting their data completely in the cloud. (5:10 - 6:12) Dan discusses the differences between small and large staffing firms and how they store their data. (6:14 - 10:00) Becky and Dan talk through some of the challenges and concerns they hear when consulting with new Tonic HQ customers, including what they’ve learned from them. (10:03 - 11:39) Dan discusses the strong relationship between Tonic HQ and Bullhorn, explaining why the customization aspects Bullhorn offers are so valuable to Tonic HQ’s customer base. (11:44 - 13:50) Becky and Dan talk about working with other Bullhorn Marketplace Partners to improve the processes of the staffing firms Tonic HQ works closely with. (13:52 - 17:37) Becky and Dan discuss their respective strengths and weakness that have made them such successful co-founders. (17:42 - 23:40) Becky and Dan explain the growing pains of starting a small business in the staffing industry. (23:42 - 28:12) TRIVIA: Becky and Dan answer questions about the staffing industry. Check out Tonic HQ in the Bullhorn Marketplace: https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/tonic-hq/.

    29 min

  2. 03/02/2020

    Payroll, Benefits, and ACA Compliance with Employdrive [Ep. 3]

    We speak with Jeff Jefferson, co-founder and CEO of Employdrive, about his (almost) lifelong career in staffing and how Employdrive can help with your payroll, benefits, and ACA compliance. (0:36 - 2:05) Talking names. Is your name really Jeff Jefferson? (2:06 - 3:51) Jeff discusses his life before joining the staffing industry in 1998, including his time in the military jumping out of planes and playing basketball. (3:52 - 5:38) Jeff gives us his elevator pitch on Employdrive - who they are, what do they do, and why staffing customers should care. (5:40 - 9:47) Why a staffing firm might outsource payroll. Jeff discusses scenarios where outsourcing might not make sense. (9:48 - 16:00) Jeff talks about why some of the underserved areas in the staffing industry are more hesitant than others to adopt new technologies, and how to win them over. (16:01 - 19:53) Trends Jeff is seeing in growing employee loyalty, retention, and employer brand. (19:55 - 23:19) Jeff walks us through his journey as a founder. (23:21 - 27:58) How Employdrive’s singular focus on the staffing industry has helped them to provide a differentiated customer experience. (28:00 - 29:31) Jeff discusses whether he would found another company. (29:33 - 33:47) TRIVIA: For the love of basketball! Jeff plays trivia with Hanna and Sarah. Check out Employdrive in the Bullhorn Marketplace: https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/employdrive/

    34 min

  3. 03/01/2020

    Search and Match Technology with SourceBreaker [Ep. 2]

    We speak to Steve Beckitt, Founder of SourceBreaker, about artificial intelligence in recruitment, search and match technology, and some insight into the culture of growth and collaboration at SourceBreaker. (0:35 - 1:45) The elevator pitch! What staffing and recruitment professionals should know about SourceBreaker. (1:46 - 3:05) The problem/gap in the market that drove Steve to create a search and match solution. (3:07 - 8:55) Steve gives an example of a search and match solution in action and explains how the role of machine learning factors into search and match at his firm. (8:57 - 14:00) SourceBreaker’s culture of promoting from within with the support of external mentors. (14:05 - 19:30) Steve explains SourceBreaker’s best-in-class support through exemplary onboarding practices, including a “three-month break clause” to limit risk to new clients. (21:00 - 25:38) Steve discusses the great collaboration amongst departments at SourceBreaker, including a walk-through of a product forum where the sales and customer success teams give and receive feedback from the product team. (25:40 - 27:55) Recruitment Trivia: We test Steve’s knowledge of the U.S. unemployment rate, Bullhorn’s Global Recruitment Insights and Data (GRID) survey, and artificial intelligence. Check out SourceBreaker in the Bullhorn Marketplace: https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/sourcebreaker/

    29 min

  4. 02/29/2020

    Improving Candidate Communications with TextUs [Ep. 1]

    On Episode 1 of the Purple Squirrel Podcast, we speak to Ted Guggenheim, the CEO and co-founder of TextUs, on how to improve candidate communications through texting. (0:39 - 1:13) How The Purple Squirrel Podcast got its name. (1:19 - 8:15) How the idea behind TextUs was formed and ultimately founded in 2012. (8:15 - 12:30) Why TextUs originally started off targeting exclusively small businesses and how it transitioned to enterprise firms. (12:35 - 17:18) How TextUs broke into staffing tech and revolutionized the staffing landscape by enabling recruiters to begin texting candidates. (17:20 - 19:34) The hurdles they faced early on, common misconceptions with texting for candidate engagement and relationship building, and their evolution growing within the industry. (19:35 - 22:20) TextUs’ growth as a Bullhorn partner, from starting out in the Developer program and ultimately becoming a Marketplace partner. (22:23 - 25:30) Talking music! Ted’s career prior to TextUs as the assistant to Sting’s manager. (25:32 - 28:29) The parallels between developing a new artist/band and a staffing startup company. (28:30 - 29:30) Hire, befriend, fire: The Police, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran. Check out TextUs in the Bullhorn Marketplace: https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/textus/

    31 min
  • 4 Episodes

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The Purple Squirrel Podcast is a podcast by Bullhorn that highlights the insights of staffing and recruitment technology experts who are helping firms adapt their technology platforms in order to meet the complexities of their unique businesses. Tune in to conversations that will help you accelerate your staffing business and ultimately, make the unattainable attainable. https://www.bullhorn.com/purple-squirrel-podcast/

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