Today’s guest is Susan Hailey, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OpenText. As an expert in leading all aspects of human capital and talent for high-growth organizations in technology and life sciences, Susan is known for innovation, results, and creating high-performance teams around the globe.

In this episode, you’ll hear about the benefits and importance of interdepartmental “cross-pollination”, hiring process differences in cultures around the world, evaluating interviewees’ responses to behavioral interview questions, and some of the challenges facing talent acquisition professionals in today’s rapidly changing environment.

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Discussion Points:

• Susan’s backstory
• HR challenges in a global team
• High-functioning companies ‘cross-pollinate’ across departments
• Cultural differences in talent and recruiting- India
• The theory of ‘weak ties’ in a job search
• Behavioral interviewing questions and how they are answered
• The pros and cons of panel interviews
• Online video interviews - the new normal
• Challenges around limits on travel and global time zones
• Generational challenges around new tech and other changes
• Talent advice for the near future - mindful hiring and scrutiny of high-level executives

Resources/Links:

Susan Hailey LinkedIn

OpenText Careers

Speaker Profile - Talent Acquisition Week

Real Talk with Susan Hailey

Book: The Silo Effect

Global Mentor Network Website

Global Mentor Network on Twitter

Global Mentor Network on LinkedIn

Dr. Diane Hamilton LinkedIn