HRchat Podcast
Listen to the HRchat podcast by HR Gazette to get insights and tips from HR leaders, influencers and tech experts. Topics include HR Tech, AI, Leadership, Talent, Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Recognition, Wellness, DEI, and Company Culture.
Hosted by Bill Banham and other HR enthusiasts, the HRchat show publishes interviews with influencers, leaders, analysts, and those in the HR trenches 2-4 times each week. Shows are typically 15 to 30 minutes.
Past guests are from organizations including ADP, SAP, Ceridian, IBM, UPS, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Simon Sinek Inc, NASA, SHRM, Government of Canada, Hacking HR, Ultimate Software, McLean & Company, Microsoft, Shopify, DisruptHR, Talent Board, Virgin Pulse, Salesforce, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Coca-Cola Beverages Company.
Podcast Music Credit"Funky One"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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HRchat Podcast
Hiring Hourly Workers with Sean Behr, Fountain
In this episode of the HRchat show, we consider ways to attract and engage hourly workers. Bill Banham's guest is Sean Behr, CEO at Fountain, a high-volume hiring platform that empowers companies with an hourly workforce to streamline and scale their recruiting operations across the globe.
Questions For Sean Include:
- Please introduce yourself and tell us about the mission of Fountain
- What industries are dominated by hourly workers? Retail but also sectors such as Contact centers
- The idea of earned wage access is quickly becoming a key tool for recruitment and retention. How important is it that employers can offer fast/instant access to pay?
- What hiring trends is Fountain seeing that can give us a glimpse of where the future of hourly work is headed?
- How important is it to cut time to hire?
- Fountain's mobile-first platform keeps candidates engaged and reduces drop-off via built-in automated scheduling, text, and email reminders. Tell us about the right kind of cadence to attract hour workers.
- What advice would you give to companies in regard to rethinking their hiring practices?
More About Sean Behr
Previously, Sean was the Co-Founder and CEO of STRATIM (acquired by KAR). He also previously served in leadership roles at Adap.tv (acquired by AOL), most recently, as SVP, Global operations. Before Adap.tv, He held various management roles at Shopping.com (acquired by Ebay) including roles in HR, sales, product management and strategy development. In addition, Behr advises, mentors and invests in entrepreneurs and early-stage companies.
He holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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