
Talent Makers: featuring Shelley Zalis
11/14/22 • 24 min
In this episode, Micah is joined by Shelley Zalis, Founder and CEO at The Female Quotient. We’ll discuss hiring for passion while training for skill and the importance of creating a sense of belonging among new employees.
Talent Makers are leaders who believe that talent is their top business priority. Rather than seeing hiring solely as the role of People teams, Talent Makers champion better hiring and strengthen DE&I across their entire organizations to achieve business success. On the Greenhouse Talent Makers podcast, join host Micah Gebreyes, Senior Manager of Editorial Content at Greenhouse, as she sits down with hiring managers and recruiters who are changing the game in diverse and inclusive hiring.
Love the Talent Makers podcast? Find out how Greenhouse promotes inclusivity, creates a culture of belonging and embraces diverse perspectives in our product, our culture and our community by visiting us at greenhouse.io/belonging.
Thank you to BambooHR for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to check out the recap of their session, HR Disruptors: Top Takeaways from Pay Equity Conversations Don’t Have to Be Uncomfortable.
Special thanks to our production partner, Wonder Media Network. Our producer is Brittany Martinez, and our production assistant is Sara Schleede, with additional production assistance from Lila Watts. Our Greenhouse producer is Marnie Williams.
In this episode, Micah is joined by Shelley Zalis, Founder and CEO at The Female Quotient. We’ll discuss hiring for passion while training for skill and the importance of creating a sense of belonging among new employees.
Talent Makers are leaders who believe that talent is their top business priority. Rather than seeing hiring solely as the role of People teams, Talent Makers champion better hiring and strengthen DE&I across their entire organizations to achieve business success. On the Greenhouse Talent Makers podcast, join host Micah Gebreyes, Senior Manager of Editorial Content at Greenhouse, as she sits down with hiring managers and recruiters who are changing the game in diverse and inclusive hiring.
Love the Talent Makers podcast? Find out how Greenhouse promotes inclusivity, creates a culture of belonging and embraces diverse perspectives in our product, our culture and our community by visiting us at greenhouse.io/belonging.
Thank you to BambooHR for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to check out the recap of their session, HR Disruptors: Top Takeaways from Pay Equity Conversations Don’t Have to Be Uncomfortable.
Special thanks to our production partner, Wonder Media Network. Our producer is Brittany Martinez, and our production assistant is Sara Schleede, with additional production assistance from Lila Watts. Our Greenhouse producer is Marnie Williams.
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Talent Makers are leaders who believe that talent is their top business priority. Rather than seeing hiring solely as the role of People teams, Talent Makers champion better hiring and strengthen DE&I across their entire organizations to achieve business success. On the Greenhouse Talent Makers podcast, join host Micah Gebreyes, Senior Manager of Editorial Content at Greenhouse, as she sits down with hiring managers and recruiters who are changing the game in diverse and inclusive hiring.
Love the Talent Makers podcast? Find out how Greenhouse promotes inclusivity, creates a culture of belonging and embraces diverse perspectives in our product, our culture and our community by visiting us at greenhouse.io/belonging.
Thank you to Remote for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to visit their guide, Inclusive hiring practices to start today, for more information.
Special thanks to our production partner, Wonder Media Network. Our producer is Alana Herlands, and our production assistant is Sara Schleede, with additional production assistance from Lila Watts. Our Greenhouse producer is Marnie Williams.
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Talent Makers are leaders who believe that talent is their top business priority. Rather than seeing hiring solely as the role of People teams, Talent Makers champion better hiring and strengthen DE&I across their entire organizations to achieve business success. On the Greenhouse Talent Makers podcast, join host Micah Gebreyes, Senior Manager of Editorial Content at Greenhouse, as she sits down with hiring managers and recruiters who are changing the game in diverse and inclusive hiring.
Love the Talent Makers podcast? Find out how Greenhouse promotes inclusivity, creates a culture of belonging and embraces diverse perspectives in our product, our culture and our community by visiting us at greenhouse.io/belonging.
Thank you to HiBob for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to visit their latest guide, Driving diversity: how to evaluate key DEI&B metrics, for more information.
Special thanks to our production partner, Wonder Media Network. Our producers are Brittany Martinez and Liz Smith, and our production assistant is Sara Schleede, with additional production assistance from Lila Watts. Our Greenhouse producer is Marnie Williams.
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