Progressing Lives through Impactful Talent Acquisition - with Svenja Brandenburg

In this episode of The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast, we’re joined by Svenja Brandenburg, Director of Talent Acquisition EMEAI at Sherwin-Williams, to discuss the apt topic of impactful Talent Acquisition.

 

From the importance of upskilling and how to lead culture change, to the importance of employer value proposition and what it takes to cultivate a high performing team; in this instalment, Natasha and Svenja discuss all the key ingredients for progressing lives through successful and impactful talent acquisition.

 

Hosted by Natasha Crump, Business Consultant, Board Advisor, Strategic Programme NED and Inclusion Architect, this episode is a must-listen for anyone building and leading a team, as well as those who are actively involved in hiring and recruitment processes.

 

Timestamped guide:

0:50 - Introduction to Svenja

 

2:40 - What does progression mean to you personally and who has inspired your own progression?

 

5:18 - What are the characteristics that make a great mentor?

 

6:27 - How important is it to show vulnerability as someone who works with talent to create an open and honest culture across teams and organisations?

 

8:36 - Where does your ever-growing ambition come from?

 

9:52 - Why do you think parenting can actually act as an accelerator of ambition?

 

11:58 - How important is it for companies to be aware of talent amongst working parents, male and female?

 

13:40 - As director of talent acquisition, how have you approached creating a culture change?

 

15:11 - What would be the key and most effective change to improve diversity and inclusion in a business?

 

17:26 - Why is it so important to keep learning and upskilling?

 

18:53 - How have you seen talent acquisition change over time?

 

20:30 - What are the key ingredients for a successful partnership between internal recruitment teams and external recruiters?

 

21:47 - What are the benefits of giving access and an understanding of your business to external recruitment partners?

 

24:25 - From a talent acquisition perspective, what are the best technologies that really help you and your teams, and are there any on the horizon that should be looked out for?

 

28:07 - What are the key areas that companies should be considering in their employer value proposition to make them stand out in the war for talent?

 

29:35 - Where do you think accountability for employer value proposition should sit within an organisation?

 

32:14 - What is your advice to applicants to help them break the cycle of a new industry and lack of experience? And also what is your advice to companies who insist on certain levels of industry experience or certain degrees?

 

35:35 - What’s the secret to developing successful and high performing teams?

 

37:13 - What’s the proudest moment where you’ve thought “wow, I’ve really made a difference”?

 

39:06 - What’s a key piece of advice for someone who is wanting to process a goal or ambition or area of their own life?

 

Connect with your host, Natasha Crump, on LinkedIn.

Find your guest, Svenja Brandenburg,  on LinkedIn.

 

Thanks for listening to The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast, brought to you by Amoria Bond.

 

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