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The Power of Empathy: How Leaders can Support their Employees' Mental Health
The Power of Empathy: How Leaders can Support their Employees' Mental Health
As leaders, we understand that our team members’ well-being is just as important as their productivity. Especially…
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Tony Le shared thisGrateful to be named a Top 100 Talent Acquisition Professional (2026) by OnConferences. What makes this one meaningful is how it’s decided—peer voting from operators across the industry, recognizing impact, innovation, and leadership. Talent Acquisition is in the middle of a massive reset right now. AI is reshaping workflows. The bar for business impact keeps rising. And the role itself is evolving faster than most companies are ready for. I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking (and writing) about what TA becomes next—and this recognition feels like a signal that those conversations matter. Appreciate everyone I’ve worked with, learned from, and built alongside over the years. This one is shared. Onward! And I'm in great company. Check out the list here: https://lnkd.in/gT2r4NrW #TalentAcquisition #Hiring #Leadership #FutureOfWork #AI
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Tony Le shared thisI recently joined a panel with Gem and Linktree on intake and hiring strategy. (Shout out to the amazing panel with Sarah Julie Niderost and Nathalie Grandy) One thing that stood out: Most hiring processes don’t break at sourcing. They break at intake. If the problem isn’t clearly defined: • you get noise instead of signal • recruiters chase the wrong profiles • hiring managers lose confidence The best teams I’ve worked with treat intake as a calibration step — not a kickoff meeting. Get that right, and hiring becomes more predictable. Get it wrong, and you’re three weeks in before you realizeTony Le shared this"Did you just waste 20 hours this week interviewing the wrong candidate?" 🤦 Tony Le doesn't sugarcoat it. Watch the full on-demand panel to hear how top TA leaders are fixing the intake process that quietly kills hiring velocity. ➡️ https://bit.ly/499ODyO
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Tony Le posted thisMost hiring processes don’t break all at once. They break quietly. It usually starts when: • hiring slows down but expectations don’t • interview quality becomes inconsistent • “gut feel” replaces clear signal • recruiters spend more time managing process than evaluating talent And suddenly… Hiring feels harder — even if the market hasn’t changed. In your experience: What’s the first sign your hiring process is starting to break?
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Tony Le posted thisMost companies think scaling hiring is about adding more recruiters. It’s not. The difference I’ve seen between companies that scale well vs those that don’t comes down to one thing: Whether hiring is treated as a function… or a system. In companies that struggle: • hiring is reactive • processes are inconsistent • data is fragmented • decisions rely heavily on individual judgment In companies that scale: • hiring operates as a coordinated system • workflows are designed, not improvised • data drives prioritization and trade-offs • recruiters are focused on signal, not process What’s interesting is AI is accelerating this gap. It’s not just making hiring faster — it’s exposing whether your system actually works. Because when you remove manual effort, what’s left is: • how clearly you define “great” • how well your process captures signal • how aligned hiring is to business outcomes The companies that win won’t be the ones with the most tools. They’ll be the ones that design hiring as an operating system — not a series of steps. Curious how others are thinking about this as hiring continues to evolve.
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Tony Le posted thisA lot of companies are asking what recruiting should look like in an AI-enabled world. In my experience, the best teams are already starting to look very different. It’s not about having more recruiters. It’s about having a different kind of recruiting function. The strongest teams I’ve seen are built around: • fewer, more strategic recruiters who act as true talent advisors • strong recruiting operations that drive systems, data, and process clarity • AI-enabled workflows that remove low-leverage work and reduce friction in the hiring process • faster, more coordinated interview experiences that respect both candidate time and hiring team efficiency • clear alignment with product and engineering roadmaps But the biggest shift isn’t structural. It’s how recruiting is positioned inside the company. In high-performing organizations, talent isn’t a support function. It’s a strategic lever. Recruiters are expected to: • challenge hiring assumptions • bring signal into noisy processes • influence org design and hiring trade-offs • and help leaders make better, faster decisions AI will accelerate this shift. But it won’t create it. That still requires leadership. Curious how others are thinking about what “great” looks like as hiring continues to evolve — especially teams balancing speed, candidate experience, and quality.
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Tony Le posted thisMost companies are responding to AI in hiring the wrong way. They’re focused on doing the same things faster: • more sourcing • faster screening • shorter time-to-fill But speed was never the real constraint. The harder problem has always been: • hiring the right people • building the right teams • making better decisions under uncertainty AI doesn’t solve that. In fact, it raises the stakes. Because when everyone has access to the same tools, the advantage shifts to how well you: • define what “great” looks like • assess talent beyond surface signals • align hiring to business outcomes The companies that win won’t be the ones with the best AI tools. They’ll be the ones that rethink what great hiring actually means. Curious how others are approaching this — especially leaders scaling teams right now.
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Tony Le reposted thisTony Le reposted thisWhere TA leaders level up 🚀 The Recruiting Leaders events are where TA leaders come to challenge their thinking, learn from peers, and leave with fresh perspective. It’s more than just the content. It’s the honest conversations, expert insight, and a community that keeps the learning going long after the events end. Want access? Join the Resourcing Leaders Community and be first to hear about upcoming RL Events: https://lnkd.in/ei-htbGP #RecruitingLeaders #RLCommunity #RLEvents #RL100 #TalentAcqusition
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Tony Le reposted thisTony Le reposted this#GTC2026 must attend side event 🤖 🦾 🔗 sign up link below 👇 join us tomorrow after NVIDIA's, GTC, Day 2: PHYSICAL AI PITCH PLAYOFFS #002 Circuit Launch, Mountain View ... with Benjamin Shlemis, Chjango U., Ben Holfeld, Kirill Mishanin, Zahava Stroud, Alex Dantas, Nathan Cooke ...
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Tony Le posted thisToday marks the end of my chapter at Mission Cloud, now part of CDW. I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to help lead global talent acquisition during a period of significant growth and transformation that ultimately culminated in the company becoming part of CDW. Along the way, we had the chance to build an incredible team, scale hiring across multiple regions, and continue evolving how modern recruiting teams operate — including adopting more data-driven and AI-enabled approaches to hiring. Most importantly, I’m thankful for the many talented colleagues and leaders I had the privilege of working alongside. Building and growing teams together is always the most rewarding part of the journey. As I think about what’s next, I’m excited by the opportunity to partner with companies entering their next phase of growth — particularly organizations scaling GTM, product and engineering teams in high-growth technology environments. I’m always happy to connect with founders, operators, and talent leaders who are thinking deeply about how talent enables scale. And if you’re building something ambitious and thinking deeply about how talent enables scale, we should definitely connect! And to everyone I worked with at Mission Cloud and CDW — thank you for the experience and the partnership along the way.
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Tony Le liked thisTony Le liked thisThe companies that hire top talent fast don't move faster. They started earlier. By the time a new role opens, an executive recruiter already knows who they want to call. Why? They've already talked to this person about their career, where they're headed, what would excite them in their next role. That's what a warm, short list looks like, and it takes months to build. 75% of the global workforce is passive: they're not looking, and they're not waiting on your message either. Most internal teams want access to that pool. What they don't realize is that you will struggle to reach them reactively. A passive pipeline isn't something you build when the seat opens. It's something you build six months before it does. If you know you'll need five AI engineers next year, the time to start is now: mapping the market, identifying talent you want to meet, and building relationships before there's a role to fill. Engaging passive candidates reactively is a serious lift. For technical talent that means, you're rooting through GitHub profiles, sorting through white papers, combing Stack Overflow, filtering hundreds of results down to 25 to 50 people who roughly fit the kind of role you expect to need. Then you need an omnichannel sequence: five personalized touches across LinkedIn, email, DMs, and phone, because generic outreach gets buried. Especially now, with AI noise flooding every inbox. The one thing in your control: timing. If you start establishing relationships with top talent before you need to, your short list is already warm. If you wait until the seat opens, then you're starting from zero. That's exactly the problem we built Qwestly to solve. We’re giving hiring teams access to a warm passive pipeline before the role ever opens. Happy to share what we're seeing. Hiring leaders: How are you building a passive talent network right now?
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Tony Le reacted on thisTony Le reacted on thisHi 👋 I'm Mel Wise. Senior Marketing Recruiter at Rippling. Allow me to introduce myself: 🐻 I'm a proud Cal Alumni - GO BEARS! 👩💼 15 years in Talent Acquisition 🎬 Highlight reel of companies I have recruited for: DreamWorks Animation, School of Fashion - Academy of Art University, Salesforce, Pixar Animation Studios, Workday, Docusign, and now Rippling! My passions: 💜 Recruiting top talent! 💜 The creative world! Marketing, Animation, Film 💜 Running my small cactus & candle shop 💜 Blogging about fun motels in hopes of opening my own one day
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Tony Le reacted on thisTony Le reacted on thisIf I got laid off from a company that cited AI, here's what I'd do this week. Inspired by a great post from Claire Vo. Here's my version of her tweet for millennial/gen x business professionals: - Download the Claude desktop app and purchase at least the $20/mo Claude account. - Open Cowork or Claude Code and describe a full day of work, your core competencies, what you worked on before, the metrics you were goaled on, your AI experience so far, and your technical skill set. Then ask, "what are the top 10 high-leverage skills we can build together right now that would make me a 10x [job] instead of a 2x?" Review those 10, pick your top 5, iterate, end up with about a dozen. - Create a portfolio site with Claude Design (web browser capability). Show the skills in action, show yourself testing and using them, talk through the business impact of each, and publish it. (I prefer Vercel.) Example below. - Link the portfolio to all your social profiles and share it with friends. Offer to teach folks those skills for $$. - Write a few social posts that start with "I'm a [job], I was just laid off, and here's how I'm using AI today" or "Here are the top X ways a [job] can use agents and skills" or "I'm a [job] and I just built an AI agent that [value]." Link your portfolio in all of them. - Take Anthropic's free Claude Code courses, my free courses, or my mastermind. (I've already helped several laid off people find new jobs.) I'm sorry to those affected by the layoffs this week. It's easy for me to say "this is a great time to reskill or pivot!", but it's truly what I believe, and the steps above take a few days maximum. Anyone can do it. No coding required.
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Tony Le reacted on thisTony Le reacted on this🛠️ Attention all builders - the TA "AI Lab" is about to open! The gap between AI curiosity and AI execution is where most talent leaders get stuck. So at this year's summit, we're here to close it. The AI Lab is a high-octane, hands-on workshop designed for practitioners who are ready to stop speculating and start shipping. The Goal: You walk in with a recruitment funnel full of bottlenecks. You walk out with live automations running in your own environment. The Lineup: 🔥 Fireside Chat: Building the AI-Native Talent Team with Tracy St.Dic (Global Head of Talent, Zapier) and Chris Abbass (CEO, Talentful). Tracy will be demoing 4+ live workflows driving enterprise value at Zapier right now. 💡 The Lab Hosts: Hands-on guidance from Casey Firey and Emily Mabie (Zapier’s AI Automation Engineers for HR). What’s on the build-list? Workshop 1: Identifying High-Impact Targets – We deconstruct your funnel to find the friction points that actually matter. No more "AI for the sake of AI." Workshop 2: Executing the Roadmap – Guided by Zapier’s automation experts, you’ll build your first live automations. You’ll master the logic of triggers and actions to kill manual handoffs for good. Workshop 3: The Shift to Agentic Ops – We move from linear tasks to autonomous reasoning. You’ll prototype a "digital teammate" and see how advanced teams use tools like Claude and MCP to build custom solutions at lightspeed. One room. 100 practitioners. Real builds. This is the technical logic and leadership framework you need for the next decade of recruitment. Discover the full agenda for our San Francisco and London summits, and get your free ticket: London Agenda - https://lnkd.in/dJ6mwprZ San Francisco Agenda - https://lnkd.in/dj4vvGvg #TalentAcquisition #Automation #RecruitmentAI #FutureOfWork #AILab
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Tony Le reacted on thisTony Le reacted on thisLast night Katie Burke and I joined some of our favorite people leaders and execs at the Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) People Leader Summit. We heard from Adam Ward and Karl Oskar S. at Cursor, Jenny Molyneaux and Jeanne DeWitt Grosser at Vercel, Alex Buder Shapiro and Varun Anand at Clay and others on talent, AI, and evolving organizational capabilities. We also shared some of what we've learned scaling our hiring engine 600% over four quarters at Harvey. I've published it as a blog post for anyone curious about how we did it — what worked, what didn't, and how our values shaped the growth story.What We Learned from Boosting Hiring by 600% in One Year at HarveyWhat We Learned from Boosting Hiring by 600% in One Year at Harvey
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Tony Le reacted on thisGrateful for the warm welcome, Dax. What drew me to #Lightspeed is the combination of strong product ambition, platform complexity, and opportunity ahead. Retail and hospitality are undergoing a major transformation as AI reshapes how businesses operate, make decisions, and engage with customers in real time. And what excites me most is the chance to build systems that help merchants operate with greater intelligence, speed, and resilience at scale. I’m looking forward to partnering with the talented teams across engineering, product, and the broader organization to help drive Lightspeed’s next phase of innovation and growth. Excited for what’s ahead.Tony Le reacted on thisI can’t think of a better time to welcome Bhawna Singh to our executive team as Chief Technology Officer. As Lightspeed builds momentum and accelerates our AI roadmap, we’re entering an important new chapter of product innovation across retail and hospitality. Bhawna brings more than 25 years of experience leading global engineering organizations and modernizing complex platforms, including as CTO at Okta and Glassdoor. She also has what I find to be a rare combination of world-class engineering expertise and the strategic instinct to move fast, exactly what Lightspeed needs at this stage of our journey. Right now, we’re focused on giving ambitious businesses the tools they need to operate smarter and grow faster. For example, we recently released Lightspeed AI, which introduced conversational assistants so merchants can get answers quickly and make smarter decisions. Her leadership, alongside our Chief Product Officer John Shapiro, will allow us to scale our technology platform, deepen integration across POS, payments, inventory, and wholesale, and deliver real benefits for the merchants who rely on us every day. She’ll help write Lightspeed’s next chapter and drive the technical execution needed to deliver on our roadmap at scale. I feel more confident than ever with her on our team. Welcome, Bhawna!
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Tony Le reacted on thisTony Le reacted on thisKyle Lagunas and I were having one of those “random chitchats” that quickly turned into something much bigger. I was venting about the lack of industry resources to help our customers get smarter about AI: how to better understand its real rewards and risks, how to have more informed conversations with IT, and how to earn a seat at the table as companies begin forming #AICouncils. Because Kyle and I are both wired for action, the conversation quickly became: what if Kyle created the council, and GoodTime underwrote it? That’s how the Human-Centric AI Council #HCAI came to life. As a founding underwriter, we’re proud to share that the Human-Centric AI Council has released its Year One Transformation Toolkit: four free, practitioner-built resources designed to help HR leaders lead AI transformation with discipline across AI literacy, change management, vendor evaluation, and responsible AI. This is the full body of Year One work—four resources built by seasoned practitioners designed to help HR leaders navigate AI transformation with more clarity, confidence, and discipline: AI Literacy Toolkit & Applied Learning Course (led by Rachel Bourne and Melissa Laswell, MSOD, powered by CodeSignal) AI Change Management Ebook (led by Alicia Miller) AI Solution Evaluation & Design Framework (led by Lydia Wu) Responsible AI Transformation Framework (led by Susan Jackson and Tara Torres) These aren't white papers full of aspirational ideas: They're working tools—built from lived experience, not theory. And they're available right now, at no cost, to any HR leader who needs them. Built by 30+ HR practitioners who are doing the work. Worth a look if you’re helping lead AI inside your organization: LINK TO TOOLKIT IN COMMENT #AI #HCAI #HRTech #ResponsibleAI
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Tony Le liked thisTony Le liked this48% of applicants were ignored by employers in 2025, up from 38% the year before. That's a real and meaningful jump, and I understand why candidates are frustrated. But the word “ghosting” implies a choice. It implies someone looked at your application and decided you weren't worth a rejection email. What's actually happening is closer to … drowning. The average recruiter is now managing over 5,300 applications per year. At mid-market companies, it's closer to 7,800. Engineering recruiters have seen a 156% increase in applications since 2021. And recruiting teams are roughly 14% smaller than they were before the downturn. Only 6% of inbound applications clear even the first recruiter screen. The application-to-hire rate is one in 200. A recruiter carrying 15 open reqs with 500-1000+ applications pouring in per role cannot physically read what's in front of them. That's physics. And a meaningful chunk of those 1000+ applications per role are AI-generated, keyword-stuffed submissions from people who used auto-apply tools and don't even remember applying. Candidates show up to interviews not even sure what the company does. Recruiters can't find real people inside a wall of AI-generated noise. Candidates feel invisible. Recruiters feel buried. Both sides are frustrated, and directing that anger at the individual recruiter is like yelling at the person behind the deli counter because the supply chain broke. The system needs rebuilding. Not more blame.
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Volunteer Recruiting Partner & Coach @ Never Search Alone
Collaborative Gain
- Present 2 years 3 months
Social Services
Never Search Alone is a book by Phyl Terry that has created vast communities of Job Search Councils helping individuals network, build confidence, and land the job they deserve and want. And more importantly, making sure no one ever has to be alone in trying to navigate the very emotional waters of finding a new job. As a volunteer - my hope is to offer insight, educate, and support Job Search Councils with a recruiting perspective to help better prepare them for the hiring journey.
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VP Technology @ McKinley PTA
McKinley Elementary School
- Present 4 years 6 months
Education
Volunteer to help oversee the technology, platforms, messaging, website, payment platforms, and other related technology needs that support the McKinley PTA to communicate and support over 500+ students in our community.
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VP Technology @ BIS Middle School
Burlingame Intermediate School
- Present 2 years 3 months
Education
Overseeing and supporting technology related needs for our PTA at BIS.
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First Vice Chair (PTG)
St. Brigid School
- 2 years 6 months
Education
Support the Parent Teacher Guild Board. Currently support parent coordination and events. Previously corresponding secretary responsible for communication, newsletters and PTG website.
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Volunteer/Advisor for Interviewing & Resumes
Wardrobe for Opportunity
- 6 months
Social Services
Wardrobe for Opportunity (WFO) works in partnership with the community to assist low-income individuals in their efforts to Find a Job, Keep a Job, and Build a Career. We volunteered as a company to help with resume advice and mock interviewing to prepare individuals who get back into the workforce and overcome objections.
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Mentor
Spark Program
- 3 years 5 months
Children
Supporting local schools in the community with at-risk middle school students to learn what life is like as an adult to encourage them to finish their education. 30% of students in America drop out of high school every year and hopefully we can change that here.
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Volunteer - Annual Special Kids Fishing Derby
East Bay Regional Park District
- 3 years 1 month
Children
Annual event sponsored by Ask.com and IAC to spend the day with over 500 special needs kids in the Oakland community to give them a day of fun, fishing, games and food while educating them on what pollution and local influences can do to fish, lakes and ocean.
Honors & Awards
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Awardee, OnConferences Talent Acquisition Professionals Top100
https://www.onconferences.com/26-ta-winners
OnConference Top 100 Talent Acquisition Professionals (April 2026)
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Interview, The Brutal Truth, Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/297DiLzgdGIGdzwZSOf3dL?si=xCSNgbLvRzKVFke3e4B8wA
"Candidate Fraud: The Brutal Truth w/ Tony Le" (November 25, 2025)
• Why recruiting got ahead of AI and what teams need to reset right now
• How identity fraud in interviews is changing the way leaders think about trust and verification
• Why AI candidate surfacing is a net positive for real talent getting seen, not just more noise
• How AI insights are helping hiring managers build confidence faster and make better decisions
• What Tony is most excited and curious about in…"Candidate Fraud: The Brutal Truth w/ Tony Le" (November 25, 2025)
• Why recruiting got ahead of AI and what teams need to reset right now
• How identity fraud in interviews is changing the way leaders think about trust and verification
• Why AI candidate surfacing is a net positive for real talent getting seen, not just more noise
• How AI insights are helping hiring managers build confidence faster and make better decisions
• What Tony is most excited and curious about in the next phase of AI in recruiting -
Talent100 2025
Higher Community
I am featured on the 2025 ‘Talent100 List’, which recognizes the top leaders in Talent Acquisition worldwide. The Talent100 highlights innovators and change makers who are driving the future of hiring through impactful strategies and forward-thinking approaches in talent acquisition.
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Interview, The Realest Recruiter, Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ejoel22mM2D1B1IfrXthS?si=66a44bdc6eea46e6
"Recruiting is No Joke EP106" (July 23, 2025) - Is LinkedIn still worth the price? Are fake resumes making remote hiring a nightmare? And could AI actually take over your recruiting job?
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Panelist, Gem Summit, Virtual Conference
https://www.gem.com/talent-summit?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=talent+summit
"How RecOps thinks of AI-first hiring" (May 20, 2025) - This panel will talk about what RecOps teams are thinking about when it comes to AI-First TA tools and how to maintain a human touch.
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Panelist & Contributing Author, HIGHER State of TA, San Francisco, CA
https://www.higherhq.com/2025-state-of-ta-breakfast-briefings
Panelist and contributing author to the HIGHER State of TA 2025 Report discussing DEIB, headcount stabilization, doing less with more, and GenAI / AI Sourcing / AgenticAI
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Talent100 2024
Higher Community
I am featured on the ‘Talent100 Global Power List’, which recognizes the top leaders in Talent Acquisition worldwide. The Talent100 highlights innovators and change makers who are driving the future of hiring through impactful strategies, inclusive practices, and forward-thinking approaches in talent acquisition.
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Podcast Interview, Lean In with Anders Sundquist
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7F3BD6SGq8ZP3z2sAMToc4?si=4879278985e24973
Evolution of Hiring (September 20, 2024) - Featured podcast discussing the evolving landscape of talent acquisition, focusing on skills-based hiring, the importance of soft skills, and the challenges posed by fraudulent applicants. They explore the current state of hiring practices, the significance of optimizing the interview process, and provide actionable advice for new talent leaders. The conversation also touches on future predictions for the role of AI in recruitment and the changing…
Evolution of Hiring (September 20, 2024) - Featured podcast discussing the evolving landscape of talent acquisition, focusing on skills-based hiring, the importance of soft skills, and the challenges posed by fraudulent applicants. They explore the current state of hiring practices, the significance of optimizing the interview process, and provide actionable advice for new talent leaders. The conversation also touches on future predictions for the role of AI in recruitment and the changing dynamics of the job market.
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Panelist and Workshop Lead, CareerFest, San Francisco, CA
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-career-fest-connecting-minds-and-skills-tickets-890033483107
Bay Area Career Fest: Connecting Minds and Skills (July 21, 2024) - Featured recruiting expert panelist and workshop lead for some of the best talent in the bay area looking for new roles during this unusually tough hiring market in the bay area.
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Speaker, InstructureCon, Las Vegas, NV
https://www.instructure.com/events/instructurecon/agenda?agendaPath=session/1374923
Headlamp: Aligning Academia and Employers by Shifting Towards a Skills-First Mindset (July 11, 2024) - Presented from an employer perspective on how cutting-edge collaboration tools and modern, AI-driven LMS capabilities support the development of a continuously evolving, highly skilled workforce, ensuring long-term success for both learners and employers.
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Panelist & Contributing Author, HIGHER State of TA, San Francisco, CA
https://www.higherhq.com/2024-state-of-ta-breakfast-briefings
2024 State of TA Report (June 19, 2024) - Panelist and contributing author to the HIGHER State of TA 2024 Report discussing Hiring and turnover, Talent quality, Talent teams, and DEIB.
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Panelist, Chief People Officer (CPO) Academy, San Francisco, CA
https://www.nationalacademyhr.org/events/2024/05/nahr-chief-people-officer-academy
Building a Progressive Talent Acquisition Function (May 8, 2024) - Featured panelist with leaders from True Search, Netflix and myself at Mission Cloud speaking on the fundamentals and important pieces to building a TA team to an audience of Heads of HR.
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Featured Speaker, HIGHER, Virtual Webinar
https://www.linkedin.com/events/7110546608710131712/comments/
Recruitment Enablement - How TA Leaders can raise the bar (September 27, 2023) - Featured Speaker with HIGHER and Kelly McGrath-Smith about how TA leaders can use Recruitment Enablement to optimise processes and raise the bar when hiring.
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Interview, TA.Guru, San Francisco, CA
https://ta.guru/talent-leaders-tony-le/
Talent Leader Thoughts (August 2, 2023) - Interviewed with TA.Guru and Sean Galligan about advice to businesses and talent leaders on managing good and bad economic times as well as the state of the market during this turbulent 2023 year.
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Finalist / Top100, HIGHER Talent100
https://www.higherhq.com/talent100
2023 Talent100 Finalist (July 11, 2023) - Honored and recognize as one of the top Talent100 leaders globally bythe HIGHER community.
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Panelist, Denver Startup Week, Denver CO
https://www.denverstartupweek.org/schedule/7699-fostering-transparency-culture-inclusion-and-pay-equity
Foster Transparency - Culture, Inclusion and Pay Equity (September 19, 2022) - Since 2020, we’ve seen a dramatic shift in how people view work. The growing demand for transparency and flexibility is pushing organizations to take new approaches to support their people and address pay equity, gender disparity, work flexibility and more.
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Panelist, Career Journey's and Career Path, Contentful, Denver CO
https://contentful.wistia.com/medias/hakf2bqnlx
Career Journeys and Personal Development (August 24, 2022) -- Panelist in discussing what are conventional and unconventional career paths, sharing my personal story, and advice on what's made us successful in that journey.
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Panelist and Host, Contentful, Virtual
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Women In Sales: Women's Equality Day: Inspire, Empower, Connect - Panelist as an Ally (September 2, 2021) and Women In Sales: Imposter Syndrome - Host and Panelist (October 6, 2021)
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Speaker, Fireside Chat, HiPeople, Virtual
https://www.hipeople.io/form/webinar-contentful-on-demand
Data-led recruitment and the metrics that drive modern TA (October 15, 2021) Learn how Tony developed his approach on leveraging data for better hiring during his time at Contentful, Intercom, Getaround, and Workday ✨
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Panelist, Codility, Virtual
https://youtu.be/GbH40RgqhFI
How to Create an Outstanding Remote Candidate Journey (May 26, 2021) - Panelist discussing how teams have adjusted to being fully remote in their interview practices as COVID and the pandemic have changed the world.
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Panelist, BrightTalk, Virtual
https://www.brighttalk.com/webinar/live-panel-the-innovative-future-of-talent-acquisition
The Innovative Future of Talent Acquisition (August 5, 2020) - Panelist discussing the latest trends and developments in the realm of talent acquisition and recruitment strategy. In particular during a global pandemic with shifting global and corporate priorities.
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Speaker, HR Exchange, Virtual
https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/events-workforce-transformation/agenda/employee-experience-tuesday-september-30-2020
Managing Organization Change: Communication Transformation for Rapidly-Changing Times (September 30, 2020) - Fireside chat discussing how our changing times is forcing HR and Talent Acquisition Teams reimagine how they approach the candidate and employee experience and how companies have to quickly adapt or get left behind.
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Panelist, AngelList Talent, San Francisco, CA
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How to Compete for the Best Talent in the Bay (March 9, 2020) - Panelist with tech talent leaders to discuss how to compete in the San Francisco market for talent covering topics like ghosting, AI, startup vs. enterprise and diversity.
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Speaker, SmartRecruiters Hiring Success 2020, San Francisco, CA
https://www.smartrecruiters.com/hiring-success/americas/agenda/
Convincing Your HMs to Value Diversity Hiring (February 12, 2020) - Hiring processes live and die by the level of engagement of hiring managers. Add to it the importance of adding diverse talent and odds are stacked against you. This much-needed workshop will bring the perspective of hundreds of TA and D&I leaders to build hiring manager engagement about diversity sourcing.
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Speaker, SmartRecruiters Podcast, San Francisco, CA
https://www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/category/podcast/
Episode 7 – Why Companies Should Offer Employee Training Programs (November 27, 2019) -- Tony Le's insightful take on the cost/benefit of sourcing talent internally, employee retention, how to market/measure internal training programs, and why tactful, careful communication is an essential soft skill for #TA leaders! It's a jam-packed one!
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Speaker, HRDive/BetterWorks, Redwood City, CA
http://bit.ly/2HQfDFN
5 Benefits of Switching to Continuous Performance Management (March 20, 2018) - If you’re one of the many organizations re-thinking the effectiveness of the annual review, what better way to learn more about adopting a continuous review cycle than by hearing from companies in the middle of making the change?
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Contributing Writer, BetterCompany Blog, San Francisco, CA
https://www.bettercompany.com/blog/handle-rejecting-great-candidates/
How to Handle Rejecting Great Candidates (January 1, 2018) - Piece written to discuss what happens with the other 99% in your database? How do you keep a continuous pipeline? Some of the best candidates you hire tomorrow may already be in database today.
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Speaker, HR Tech Exchange, Dallas, TX
https://hrtechnologyexchange.iqpc.com/speakers
Re-imagine the Candidate Journey (December 10, 2017) - How Chatbots, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality are Ramping up the Speed of Recruiting. A conversation exploring technology and advances that are transforming the recruiting and HR landscape.
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Speaker, Recruiting Trends & Talent Tech, Palm Beach, FL
http://s23.a2zinc.net/clients/lrp/recruitingtrendsconf2017/Public/speakers.aspx
Hiring for Success — Scaling a Global Organization Like a Startup (November 30, 2017) - From small teams to giant corporations, great hiring is the foundation for organizational success. Tony Le will share his best practices for scaling global organizations in an agile way, starting with methods to empower and delight these groups, and then drilling deeper into how the success of each group is connected with that of the others.
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Interview, SHRM, San Francisco, CA
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/recruiters-use-ai-rediscover-talent-ats.aspx
Recruiters Use AI to Rediscover Talent in Their Own Backyards (June 16, 2017) - Written/interviewed by Dave Zielinski in an interview with me about using Brilent and AI in "Talent Rediscovery" to recruit better.
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Panelist, Consero Talent Acquisition & Management Forum, Newport Beach, CA
https://consero.com/event/talent-acquisition-management-forum/
Talent Next Innovative Stratgies for Breakthrough Performance (May 8, 2017) -- In an age of ever-increasing competition, talent executives must innovate their approach to the ways in which they
manage talent so that they can keep up with the demands of today’s workforce. This panel will focus on talent departments that have taken innovative paths when dealing with both garden variety and new talent challenges. -
Interview, Entelo "Hiring on All Cylinders" Podcast, San Diego, CA
http://www.hiringonallcylinders.com/episodes/tony-le-recruitment-podcast
Tony Le Flips the Recruitment Metric Scripts (April 19, 2017) -- Tony explains his unique challenge of running a recruiting team which hires for 6 different brands, as well as how he has shifted metric analysis to put the onus on hiring managers.
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Speaker+Panelist, SmartRecruiters Hiring Success User Conference, San Francisco, CA
http://ta.smartrecruiters.com/hiring-success-2017.html
High Demand, High Growth (April 11, 2017) -- The smaller your company is, the more impact each hire has. Our panel of SMB leaders to hear how they manage to close great hires and avoid mission-damaging mistakes.
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Speaker, ERE Recruiting Conference, San Diego, CA
http://sched.co/944p
Business Intelligence Helped Us Hire Better (April 19, 2017) -- You know about time to fill and cost per hire. This discussion is about using stats you may not have thought of to improve his company’s hiring decisions. You’ll leave the room with a better sense of what data to track, how you might use it, and what tools might be useful.
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Interview, Avrio Blog, San Francisco, CA
http://www.goavrio.com/blog/why-recruiters-should-be-thinking-about-artificial-intelligence-tony-le-iac
Why TA Teams Should Be Thinking About Artificial Intelligence: An Interview with Tony Le, IAC (March 16, 2017) - We sat down with Tony Le, Sr. Director of Global Recruiting at IAC Publishing to discuss the current challenges facing talent acquisition teams and why they should be thinking about leveraging Artificial Intelligence in their processes.
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Speaker, HR Analytics, Predictive Insights & Metrics Forum for Strategic Decision Making, San Francisco, CA
http://claridenglobal.com/conference/hranalytics-us2016/global-speakers/
How We Built a Team to Create an HR Analytics Center of Excellence (December 6, 2016) -- Presentation and discussion on how to put the right people in place between HR, recruiting, finance and marketing to get the data you need and best practices to analyze data to gather insights of HR and recruiting trends through insights and data visualization
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Panelist, Hiring Success Meetup, San Francisco, CA
https://www.meetup.com//hiringsuccess/events/234981099/
Rise of the machines: Can AI & Machine Learning replace the recruiting function? (November 15, 2016) - Panelist on discussion discussing: Can the rapid developments in AI and Machine Learning technologies replace the wisdom and knowledge of experienced recruiters and sourcers? Panel discussion with industry HR tech leaders, myself and moderated by CEO/Founder of SmartRecruiters.
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Guest Presenter, HR Tech Conference, Chicago, IL
http://bit.ly/2donLTo
IAC Transforms its Talent Brand (October 5, 2016) -- Partnered with SmartRecruiters as a guest speaker to present why Talent Brand is so important and how IAC has transformed their talent brand with the use of SmartRecruiters and technology by reducing cost and hiring more effectively, quickly and with higher quality hires.
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Speaker/Panelist, LGBT Job Club Member Meetup, San Francisco, CA
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hig4ijs0kcv24jk/smartrecruiters_lgbt_careerday_082516%20%282%29.jpg?dl=0
Career Day for LGBT Job Club (August 25, 2016) -- Guest speaker and panelist with Brandon Davis, Division Director at The Creative Group and Roy Baladi, Product Manager at SmartRecruiters discussing job search discussion, resume review, interview prep, mock interviews, pitch practice, networking skills & job search planning.
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Speaker/Panelist, Berkeley Career Fund Scholars at IAC, Oakland, CA
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d6pkrf1y4naqygo/DSC_0084.jpg?dl=0
IAC Publishing Prepares BCF Scholars (July 28, 2016) -- IAC Publishing hosts in Oakland, CA Berkeley Career Fund Scholars in how to prepare their social profiles, LinkedIn, resumes and interview prep to prepare and jump into the working world.
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Guest Speaker (Video), Goodhire: The Works Blog, Oakland, CA
https://youtu.be/2Kt4MwOOLYM
How To Kickstart Your Search For The Perfect Candidate | Tony Le (April 7, 2016) -- Guest interview on GoodHire: The Works Blog - to find out how to avoid those hiring stall-outs, we turned to Tony Le, who leads recruiting, staffing and HR operations at IAC Publishing.
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Speaker, SmartRecruiters Hiring Success User Conference, San Francisco, CA
http://ta.smartrecruiters.com/hiring-success-16-schedule.html#2
Inbound Isn't Dead (April 26, 2016) -- Revitalizing inbound candidate flow is doable, even for senior positions and in competitive talent markets. Great candidate experience, optimized advertising and elevated conversion rates are key.
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Keynote Speaker, Digital Talent & Capability, Sydney Australia
http://www.digital-disruption.com.au/talent/tony-le-speaker
Competing with Major Global Brands: How to Attract the Best Talent for Your Organisation (March 23, 2016) -- Discussion and Master Class on identifying, attracting and retaining talent.
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Interviewed (Video) - Expert Network Blog: SmartRecruiters, Las Vegas, NV
https://youtu.be/B7L3PGbMBow
Make Recruiting EASIER For Your Entire Team! (Feb 8, 2016) -- Tony Le, Director of Global Recruiting at IAC PUBLISHING has tripled his company's productivity by switching to SmartRecruiters! Click play to find out how he did it!
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Speaker/Panelist, LinkedIn and SmartRecruiters User Meeting, San Francisco, CA
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9vgzj2iaa6dbbss/smartrecruiters_linkedin2.jpg?dl=0
Leveraging LinkedIn with SmartRecruiters (December 15, 2015) at Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing Co - Guest Panelist with Scott Roberts, VP Enterprise Business Development at LinkedIn to discuss new preferred partnership between LinkedIn and SmartRecruiters and success to brands with this integration.
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Interviewed (Video) - Expert Network Blog: SmartRecruiters, Las Vegas, NV
https://youtu.be/k9A5-0lIAqc
How to save $100,000 (Nov 19, 2015) -- Tony Le, Director of Global Recruiting at IAC, saved $100,000 when he started using SmartRecruiters. Click play to find out how he did it! "Inboud is definitely not dead"
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Guest Presenter, HR Tech Conference, Las Vegas, NV
http://bit.ly/1N2AS5A
Building a Powerful Talent Brand for More Effective Sourcing (October 19, 2015) -- Partnered as a guest speaker for SmartRecruiters. Presented on how to Be Candidate Centric, Provide a Branded Experience & Ensure Easy to Advertise
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Speaker at LinkedIn Talent Connect, Anaheim, CA
https://business.linkedin.com/events/talent-connect/north-america/2015-speakers/2015-speakers/tony-le
Why Recruiter Certification is For You (October 13, 2015) -- Panel discussion about how Recruiter Certification strengthened our recruiting prowess & transformed our teams into talent advisers.
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Speaker at SmartRecruiters, San Francisco, CA
https://www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/our-first-hiring-success-client-roundtable/
Client Roundtable (August 31, 2015) -- Invited as a speaker and participant to a unique client roundtable to discuss recruiting industry and features.
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