Shally reconnects with veteran sourcing legend Steve Levy to discuss maintaining creativity and honesty in recruiting, building institutional knowledge, and leaving a lasting legacy.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Shally Steckerl interviews his longtime friend and recruiting legend Steve Levy. They take a nostalgic walk down memory lane, reminiscing about the early days of social sourcing on sites like ERE.net. Steve explains how his natural curiosity and puzzle-solving drive led him to excel at sourcing research. Though now entering the "elder statesman" phase of his career, he remains passionate about spreading honesty, simplicity and humanity in recruiting. Steve shares war stories from tough searches that took months or years, emphasizing the need for persistence and continuous rethinking of approaches. He and Shally debate metrics, discussing the pros and cons of measuring offers versus accepts. They express concerns about the mass exodus of talent from recruiting and how institutional knowledge is being lost with constantly new hires and technologies. Steve stresses leaving the industry better through innovation, mentoring others and focusing on basics over hype.
About the guest:
Steve Levy is a globally recognized sourcing and recruiting innovator, writer and speaker, and tireless supporter of ERE, SourceCon and other global talent acquisition communities. Steve used to have hair, but has replaced this with tattoos and a dry sense of humor.
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