Gusto VP of Talent Emil Yeargin
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Today we are joined by the VP of Talent at Gusto, Emil Yeargin. Emil has a tech background and an extensive career in talent and recruitment. We discuss Emil\\u2019s recruitment goals for Gusto and tap into how leaders respond to the feedback he gives. Emil also explains what makes recruitment successful before diving into his background and an overview of his career up to this point. Emil then dismisses stereotypes surrounding his role and explains why the new generation will be passionate about recruitment. We discuss the new generation\\u2019s relationship with technology and how it has evolved over the last few years. Finally, Emil gives advice to those who want to pursue recruitment as their career.
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Key Points From This Episode:
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- Introducing today\\u2019s guest, Emil Yeargin.
- How things are going at Gusto.
- How Emil prepares for the meetings at the end of the year so the team gets what it needs.
- Emil\\u2019s goal for reinventing recruitment in Gusto.
- How leaders take Emil\\u2019s feedback about their recruitment skills.\\xa0
- Emil explains good recruitment on a very basic level \\u2013 knowing your organization.
- An arc of Emil\\u2019s extensive career and how he ended up in his current role at Gusto.\\xa0
- How he realized that recruitment is about more than just placing someone in a job position.
- Why the new generation will be very passionate about recruitment as a career.\\xa0
- The new generation\\u2019s interaction with technology.\\xa0
- How Emil thinks HR tech has evolved over the last few years.\\xa0
- Advice Emil would give for people who want to have a similar career to his.
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Tweetables:
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\\u201cHow are you going to be impactful in really driving this company to its optimal greatness?\\u201d \\u2014 Emil Yeargin [0:04:43]
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\\u201cI think the next generation unlike us are going to grow up wanting to be recruiters.\\u201d \\u2014 Emil Yeargin [0:17:47]
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\\u201cDrive impact, drive high-level philosophy and drive a culture where you can tie business objectives to your work, so that you feel attached to it.\\u201d \\u2014 Emil Yeargin [0:26:26]
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\\u201cRecruiting is all about narrative. It\\u2019s all about being able to tell a holistic cohesive story.\\u201d \\u2014 Emil Yeargin [0:27:33]
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Links Mentioned in Today\\u2019s Episode:
Emil Yeargin on Linkedln
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