Recruiting in Times of Layoffs

I am strategist focused on the next generation of dynamic resource interactions in the market and within organizations. As management focuses less on data generation and more on data interactions, I study and live at the nexus of different organizational segments to understand, visualize, and report on how different combinations of resources produce different profitability and performance opportunities. 

I have a diverse background spanning workforce planning, talent strategy, business strategy and market orientation, operational resource planning, and high-level supply chain partnership analysis. I have consistently worked in all of these areas and in complex data environments to surface insights and understanding about the state of business and business positions as they relate to underlying economic factors. I have also published research into how strategic business positions support the execution of new projects to solve key areas of value lag within organizations in the public and private sector. 

I began my career on the business side, leading sales and operation teams at a local and state level for major banking institutions. In 2004, I made a pivot and started my journey in HR. 

My passion is to lead, innovate and engage the recruiting industry to change how both large and small businesses value the Talent Acquisition discipline. My blog Sprintrecruiting.com reaches thousands of readers and provides unique insights on a range of recruiting topics.

Rob held leadership roles at global companies like SAS, Capital One, Aimia and Aon. He has led large sized recruitment teams of up to 55 recruiting professionals within RPO and internal corporate recruitment functions across Canada, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

As a proven Talent Acquisition leader, Rob has designed, built and executed creative and scalable recruitment strategies to support up to 18,000 hires per year. He has also led the design and implementation of various innovative recruitment and sourcing tools including: application tracking systems, data analytics, media cloud, CRMs, assessments, text recruiting and video interviewing. Based in Toronto, Rob lives with his partner of 17 years and their beautiful Chocolate Labrador dog, Summer. He loves to travel and is a big believer in health & fitness so when not at work, you can find him discovering a new city, country or at the gym putting in a great workout.

Experienced Global Vice President of Talent Acquisition leader with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry respectively. Strong human resources professional skilled in Management, Interviewing, Recruiting, Training, investigations and all things HR. Currently serving as a board member for an AI sourcing technology; Hire Wells and previously spent 3 years running Disrupt HR chicago. Recently named Top 100 most influential TA leaders by TA tech for spring 2022.