LIVE @ ERE: Navigating the Hiring Landscape: Insights from Cheryl Petersen & Mark Murphy

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Recorded LIVE @ ERE Recruitment Conference. Anaheim, CA November 2024

Cheryl Peterson:

Cheryl Peterson is an Associate Principal based in Arup's New Jersey office, where she serves as a pivotal leader driving transformative talent resourcing strategies for the firm. Cheryl has consistently delivered impactful results, leading a geographically dispersed team of talent advisors overseeing talent acquisition, recruitment marketing, internal mobility, and strategic talent planning for future skills. Her career spans over two decades, and she has led talent acquisition and resourcing teams in the hospitality, retail, service, technology, and engineering industries.


In this conversation, Cheryl Peterson, head of talent resourcing at EREP, shares her extensive experience in recruitment and candidate experience. She discusses the importance of understanding one's own career goals, the challenges of job searching, particularly in the context of ageism, and the necessity of continuous learning and upskilling. Cheryl emphasizes the need for strategic networking and the integration of business practices into recruitment strategies. She also highlights the role of technology in recruitment while maintaining a humane approach to talent access and retention.

Connect with Cheryl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckpetersen/

Mark Murphy:

Mark Murphy is a New York Times bestselling author, Senior Contributor to Forbes, and Founder of Leadership IQ, a research and training firm. His books include Hiring for Attitude, Hundred Percenters, HARD Goals, Managing Narcissists, Blamers, Dramatics, and More. Mark leads one of the world’s largest databases of original leadership research, and his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg

BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and U.S. News & World Report. He’s been a featured guest on programs including CBS News Sunday Morning, ABC’s 20/20, Fox Business News, CNN International and NPR.


In this conversation, Adam Posner and Mark Murphy delve into the intricacies of hiring practices, emphasizing the importance of attitude over mere skills. They discuss the evolution of the podcast, the significance of diversity in hiring, and the challenges of identifying talent through effective interview techniques. The conversation also touches on the potential impact of the political climate on hiring practices and concludes with insights on how recruiters can leverage their human intuition in candidate evaluation.



Check out Mark’s courses and consulting on Hiring For Attitude at www.leadershipiq.com


Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markamurphy/



Thanks to our friends at ERE for hosting us. Learn more: https://www.eremedia.com/

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