Growth by Design Talent

?? Enrollment is now open for Influencing with Data, one of our most popular courses at GBD. ?? ?? Dates: February 4th & 6th, 2025 In this course, you'll: ? Master essential formulas to quickly transform data. ? Build flexible summary views for deep insights. ? Discover tips for presenting data effectively to drive impact. To learn more about the course and to sign up, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gPuphQFp

What skills do your ICs need to build in 2025? Recently, we’ve been getting requests to offer our Recruiting Team Trainings publicly, so that those of you who lead smaller teams can send your ICs to gain valuable skills for this next year of hiring. We’re in the midst of 2025 planning and we'd love to hear from you on this, especially those of you who lead a team and would want to invest in training for 1 or more of your ICs. The sessions we’re considering offering publicly are: ?? Becoming a Trusted Advisor: Moving from being a tactical contributor to trusted advisor ?? Power Sourcing: Game-changing sourcing techniques for time-strapped recruiters ?? Closing from Day One: Pitching and closing candidates at any level ?? Which would be most valuable for YOUR team? Cast your vote below! PS. Have another training topic in mind? Drop it in the comments - we're listening!

Congratulations to the first EMEA based cohort on completing our Talent Leader Circle! ?? Over the past six months, this remarkable group of leaders has blown us away with their collective intelligence and commitment to their teams and companies. During our monthly sessions, they consistently demonstrated the skills, mindset, and passion needed to drive innovation and build high-performing talent teams. As one of the participants said,?“It was wonderful to have a forum to connect with other EMEA TA leaders, share pain points and solutions but most of all know that you are not alone in the challenges we face!” A big shout-out to Greenhouse Software for sponsoring this cohort! ?? Congrats to our all EMEA TLC members: Agapi Evangelinaki, Alex Jordan, Amanda Johnson, Aynsley Buggy, Charles Guillemet, Dave Richardson, Elaine Nelson, Gabrielle Hone (née Ward), Gareth Mullan, Hannah Yates, James Corfield, Johanna Brendel, Katerina Tichy, Louise Burgess, Marisa Uranga Bradwell, Natasha Fernandez, Katharine Coombes, Pauline McCullagh, Rebecca Schmidt, Rob Lamb, Seán Delea, Terry Swann, Tommaso. Spinelli

Last month, we spent two energizing hours with our client’s recruiting leadership team, exploring what it really means to be a trusted talent advisor. Being seen as a trusted advisor is not magic or luck, it’s a set of skills that anyone can build, including stakeholder management, influencing, and strategic communication. Our goal was to help these managers to refine these skills—and feel confident enough to bring their insights back to their teams of recruiters, sourcers, and RCs, so they could coach and mentor them throughout the coming year. The big question we tackled: How do you evolve from being seen as a tactical contributor to becoming a strategic partner your stakeholders trust and rely on? We dug into real challenges these leaders face — from managing complex stakeholder relationships to driving accountability without formal authority. These leaders got a chance to share their experiences and we worked through practical solutions together. The team’s leader shared what made this training stand out from others: “You spent time with us to gain empathy on what we were going through, and designed a thoughtful training that will have lasting impact for years to come." Our Becoming a Strategic Advisor training is available for recruiting leaders and teams of ICs, and we customize the content to ensure the examples we highlight are directly relevant to your team. If your team needs to upskill to become more of a trusted advisor to your leadership team, hiring managers, and interviewers, let's talk about how we can help. #talentdevelopment

?? Our October Newsletter is now live! ?? Planning for 2025? Founding partner, Mike Joyner, shares insights and strategies to help your team tackle headcount and capacity planning with confidence. Learn what steps you can be taking now to set your team up for success in the year ahead!

?? Last night we hosted a Recruiting Operations dinner after the #RecOps conference and it was so fun to see such a great turn out of amazing RecOps Leaders in Chicago! Thanks for joining us: Alex Cheng, Amanda Tarkenton, Amy Amato, Amy Wood (she/her), Asha Beirne, Claudia Villanueva, Danielle Gonzalez, CPA, Elaine Chow, Jared Long MBA, Jonathan Garner, Jeremy A. Lyons, Jordan Crasilneck, Kari Robison, Lee G., Luke Eaton, Maksym Dziarmaga ??, Stephanie Baysinger, GPHR, Talisa Humphrey, Tessa Denney, Tommy Barth, Veronica Sanchez, Cassie E., Viet Nguyen, and Molly Sly Big shoutout and thanks to Shannon Ogborn, Darcy Dobis, Benjamin Encz, Collin Spink, and Max Butler at Ashby for co-hosting a great event with Mike Joyner from Growth by Design Talent! #recruitingoperations

It's planning season! Looking to start of 2025 with some helpful data on recruiting team ratios, recruiter productivity, req loads, time to hire, diversity recruiting goals/tracking methods, cost per hire, and quality of hire? Take GBD's Recruiting Productivity and Operating Metrics Benchmarking Survey! ?? Link to the survey: https://lnkd.in/grCiVNpU We'll be sharing anonymized results with those that participate.

Last week we, "Growth by Designers," had an in-person meetup in San Francisco! ?? We feel so lucky to have such an incredibly talented group of recruiters, sourcers, advisors, and ops who bring their expertise to our clients every day. The benefits of connecting and collaborating in person cannot be overstated and we cannot wait to do it again!

?? Last night, we wrapped up our first ever Talent Leader Circle (TLC). We've known and admired these leaders individually for years. During our monthly meetings over the past year, they blew us away with their collective smarts, leadership skills, and vision for the future of talent. As one of participant said,? “Talent leadership often involves unique challenges that can feel isolating. GBD’s Talent Leadership Circle offers a supportive community of peers, providing validation and shared understanding of the complex issues we navigate daily.” A big shout-out to Kate Shaw for guiding us through a reflection on our journey and where we're headed. And to TLC member Alla Mezhvinsky for hosting us Instacart.? We are looking forward to the next cohort starting November 20th. ?? Congrats to our all TLC members: Ambra Benjamin, Drea Dantley, Amanda Ulmer, Andon Cowie, Ashley Dovenbarger (Davis), Dean Talanehzar, Eric Trickett, Jake Dombroski, Jen Mease, Joel Baroody, Kelsey Biggs, Kevin L., Maggie Landers, Sarah Newman, Tony Castellanos

Over the last 5 years as a company we have been so lucky to partner with such amazing clients. Last night we got to spend time with some of these clients and it felt like a high school reunion. ?? Thanks to Jen N. at TEAMWERC for hosting us in such a beautiful space and to Just Fare for the incredible food! And thanks to everyone for partnering with us over the years and joining us for a toast! ?? Aiden Yang, Alessandra Pegnim, Anna Binder, Annie Tsang, Austin Brizendine, Becca Gelb, Caitlin Schlakman, Cassie Shouger, Christine Tibbits, Clay Kellogg, Emil Yeargin, Gaby Bondar-Netis (Rodkopf), Greg Marsh, Jonathan Lydon, Jordan Crasilneck, Jordan MacDonald, Kari Robison, Katie Scherer, Lisa Pham (she/her), Marie Szuts, Mario Espindola, Matt Birnbaum, Morgan Molvig, Rich Adao, Robynne Templin, Sam Wholley, Tim Godfrey