73 - TIkTok Resumes and Funky Hiring Promotions

HR Famous

On episode 73 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Jessica Lee and Kris Dunn come together to discuss weird tactics companies are using to find employees, TikTok resumes and their reactions to the Olympics!

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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

2:00 - The whole crew was very into the 2020 Summer Olympics, even though they’re confused on why it’s called 2020 and not 2021. KD is watching the NBC primetime coverage

4:30 - KD wonders why the divers take showers after every dive. JLee tells him that it’s to keep their muscles warm since the pool is so cold. The more you know!

7:00 - Shout out to Katie Ledecky who’s from JLee’s home area! What a beast.

9:30 - JLee is teaching her children about the Olympics and how they should root for everyone to do well and be happy for all the winners. Great sports life lessons!

11:00 - The majority of the US Olympic team are women. This is the third straight Olympics where women outnumber men for Team USA.

12:15 - JLee asks Tim and KD what the weirdest thing they’ve seen to help with hiring. She saw a Wendy’s that was offering a free meal to do an interview for a job. KD says that the lack of change by some companies has been the oddest thing to him.

15:45 - JLee shouts out Chipotle for hopping on TikTok to ramp up hiring.

17:20 - Tim talks about how Chipotle got an influencer to come in and make a video about her past employment there. He thinks this is a really smart recruitment marketing tactic.

19:30 - JLee talks about an influencer Marriott uses that makes content about being a foster mom of teenage girls.

22:30 - Tim praises TikTok Resumes for being innovative unlike many other social platforms but is upset that their job description language is the same traditional, boring descriptions from the past.

27:00 - Tim thinks that smaller brands can have more impact using TikTok for hiring since the bigger brands have more risk involved.

31:30 - JLee asks the crew what they would say if their kids asked if they should do a TIkTok resume. Tim says that if a brand is on TikTok resumes, they should know what they’re getting themselves into.

---------------Jessica Lee, Kris Dunn and Tim Sackett

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