Radical Research

Welcome to Radical Research, a new conversation in HCM research. One that moves beyond what has happened in the past and looks at what is important for the future. We feature guests that are leading the way in helping companies with their HCM strategy, processes and technology

Hosted by

Madeline Laurano

Founder at Aptitude Research

Radical Research Episodes

How Employee Referrals Empower Candidates and Improve Diversity

In this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano apeaks with Gerry Crispin to discuss employee referrals.

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Radical Research 12 – Highlights of the Current Labor Market

In this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano interviews Andrew Flowers, Labor Economist at Appcast, to discuss the jobs report, state of hiring, and layoffs.

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Radical Research 11 – Insights into Conversational AI for Talent Acquisition

On this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano is joined by Josh Secrest, VP of Client Advisory at Paradox and former Head of Global TA at McDonald’s.

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Radical Research 10 – Can Talent Acquisition Bring Candidates Joy?

Although the talent acquisition experience has improved over the past few years, it still creates frustration and inefficiencies for both candidates and employers.

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Radical Research 9 – Financial Stress: The Impact on Employee Experience

The events of 2020 have increased financial stress and accelerated the need for financial wellbeing within organizations.

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Radical Research 8 – Automation with Humanity

On this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano is joined by Barb Hyman, CEO of Predictive Hire.

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Radical Research 7 – How Scientific Data Improves the Talent Acquisition Process

On this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano is joined by Mike Hudy, Chief Science Officer at Modern Hire to discuss how provable, scientific data can help improve overall talent acquisition process.

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Radical Research 6 – The Benefits of Conversational AI

On this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano is joined by DeLisa Atkinson, Director of Talent Acquisition at Sport Clips, to discuss the benefits of conversational AI and the best use cases in talent acquisition.

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Radical Research 5 – Improving Quality of Hire through Recruiting Enablement

During this episode of Radical Research, Madeline Laurano talks with Jeanette Leeds Maister, Head of America’s at Oleeo, about how recruiting enablement and automation gives companies the tools they need to be more efficient and improve quality of hire- especially during today’s uncertainty.

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Radical Research 4 – Improving Hourly Recruiting: Alexander Mann Solutions

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 82 million workers in the United States are paid hourly, representing 58.5% of all wage and salary workers.

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