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Improving the Talent Pipeline, From End to End

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Improving the Talent Pipeline, From End to End

From campus recruiting to the job offer, the hiring process has many steps where talent can be overlooked, blocked, or lost to competitors. What are the most effective ways in which employers can remove obstacles and boost engagement? How can they make the most of other pathways besides recruiting, including internships and referrals?

From Day One is a Recertification Provider for SHRM and HRCI. This session is eligible for 1 PDC. The Activity ID will be sent to attendees after the conclusion of the session.

This session is hosted by the From Day One editorial team and moderated by Lydia Dishman, staff editor at Fast Company, with support from Lever.

speakers

Karla Samdahl

Cisco Systems

Vice President, Global Head of Executive Talent Acquisition & Board Integration

Lydia Dishman

Fast Company

Senior Editor, Growth and Engagement

Angie Wesley

TIAA

SVP, Chief Talent Acquisition Officer

Crystal Lannaman

BASF Corp.

Head of Talent Acquisition & University Relations

James Stirling

Western Union

Head of Talent Acquisition

Deb Hallmark

CEC Entertainment

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Deb Hallmark

CEC Entertainment

A strategic and innovative Talent Acquisition & Management professional with proven ability to build high-performing teams which consistently deliver organizational results. Highly skilled in solving complex human capital gaps to achieve operational success and working with cross-functional teams to achieve business success. Ability to confidentially work with public and private companies, private equity groups and driving TA solutions during mergers and acquisitions.

An AIRS and LEAN/Six Sigma trained professional who quickly identifies process improvement opportunities and implements required technology and process efficiencies. Experienced in developing social channel platforms and engagement strategies to drive quality candidate hires. Adept in project management, compensation philosophy and administration, large staffing initiatives, executive search, and identifying technology enhancements. Excellent in developing sustainable workforce management programs, building performance metrics and dashboard reporting; developing competency models; new executive leader assimilations, 360 feedback programs, OFCCP, technology & vendor management, applicant tracking systems, and full P&L management.

James Stirling

Western Union

James Stirling is the Head of Talent Acquisition at Western Union.

Angie Wesley

TIAA

Angie Wesley is SVP, Chief Talent Acquisition Officer at TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization and leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields. She oversees all aspects of talent acquisition strategy and execution, partnering closely with business leaders across the firm to deliver human capital hiring plans, diversity and inclusion sourcing strategies, executive staffing, college relations and analytics. Angie joined TIAA in 2014 and is located in the Charlotte, NC, office.

Angie is an experienced HR executive who has served in senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies. With more than 20 years of human resources and sales experience in financial services, Angie has expertise in key areas such as HR generalist, talent acquisition, organization design, organization effectiveness, talent planning and performance management. She has consistently achieved success in supporting business objectives and driving improved organizational performance.

Prior to joining TIAA, Angie spent 15 years at Wells Fargo, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, where she served as a Senior Recruiting Leader and Senior HR Generalist, supporting multiple business areas during her tenure. She previously held a sales leadership role with Aerotek Employment Services, ensuring top level sales and expansion of new territories.

Angie is on the Talent Acquisition Executives Council of The Conference Board, on the CEO’s Innovation Council (CIC) for Yello and on the CEO NY Jobs Council. She is a member of the Association for Latin Professionals for America (ALPFA), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and National Association of Professional Women (NAPW).

Angie received a bachelor’s of science in communications with a focus in public relations and marketing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Karla Samdahl

Cisco Systems

Karla is the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Executive & Board at Cisco, People & Communities managing the strategic and tactical aspects of overall Talent Acquisition effectiveness. Karla has a proven track record of progressive experience implementing staffing strategies for various market segments, having worked within multiple industries for fortune 500 companies and start up. She has demonstrated ability in executing successful Talent Acquisition development strategies to drive growth and maximum return across multiple business groups.

Karla’s early work leading marketing and business development are what make her a welcome, credible, and influential partner across functions and levels of the organization. She is a relationship builder with an innate ability to observe and understand organizational undercurrents, and she facilitates information exchange helping teams deliver more effectively.

Karla impacts business outcomes by working with executives and key business stakeholders to get what they need through effective prioritization of talent acquisition strategies and staffing requirements, targeting top 20% of talent. Karla holds a MBA with emphasis in Business Organizational Management and Marketing, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science/Pre-Law.

Crystal Lannaman

BASF Corp.

Crystal Lannaman is currently the head of Talent Acquisition and University Relations at BASF, the largest chemical company that creates chemistry to help solve the world's problems. In this capacity, Crystal leads her team ensuring that BASF acquires top talent, drives the employer branding and talent attraction diversity recruitment and management of third-party vendors. As an innovative and performance driven Human Resources professional with 15 years’ experience, she has driven impact in various large global organizations in various industries (manufacturing, retail, consumer goods to name a few).

Her leadership success has been experienced through organizational growth/development and business transformation, and global operations. Crystal’s impactful HR solutions drive business growth and generates cost savings. She is a creative problem solver with expertise analyzing trends and implementing new business plans that boost business partnership and trust. She drives for HR functional development resulting in increased capability and caliber ultimately improving performance metrics.

Crystal is passionate about empowering professionals to grow and develop to their optimal potential. Her speaking engagement specialize in professional branding, networking, career planning, interview and resume prep, and general HR consulting. Crystal helps to reimage intentionality on managing one's career.

Lydia Dishman

Fast Company

Lydia Dishman is Fast Company’s senior editor for growth and engagement. She has also written for CBS Moneywatch, Fortune, The Guardian, Popular Science, and the New York Times, among others.