Authors

Adele Kennedy, People Operations Generalist at Expensify, is a member of the company’s recruiting and hiring team. She previously worked in talent acquisition at 52 Limited and Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.

Alina Dizik’s business articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Money, and Time. Her expertise spans technology, recruiting, and the future of work.

Alisha Shibli has spent the past 10 years writing about human resources, technology, and e-commerce for publications around the world.

Andrew McDermott is a business book author and writer whose work has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine and Fox Business.

A Talent Acquisition Partner at McAfee, Brian Fink has 18 years of recruiting experience with companies including Apple, Twitter, and Amazon Web Services. His annual event, Boolean Beginners Bash, teaches junior recruiters how to use Boolean logic and techniques to create better candidate searches. He is the author of the book Talk Tech To Me, about simplifying difficult technology concepts for the modern recruiter.

Cara Schaeffer is the Associate Director of Talent Experience at Hook, a creative production agency with clients such as Google, Amazon, and YouTube. She previously held recruitment positions at The Honest Company, BuzzFeed, and TikTok.

Cheri Hedrick has more than 20 years of recruiting experience with respected agencies, private businesses, and elite staffing firms. She is currently Manager of Talent Acquisition at Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc., where she leads a team of recruiting professionals. At Canon, she is also a Project Team Lead for the company’s first-ever military extern program.

Dalia Goldberg is a US-born writer based in Europe. She specializes in HR technology, productivity, and remote work.

Dann Albright is a writer and researcher specializing in human resources and finance.

Diane Faulkner is an award-winning writer on labor law, corporate culture, and HR technology in many business journals, including Forbes.

Emma Rosenberg is a communications specialist based in Los Angeles, CA. She has contributed to a wide variety of business publications.

As Head of Marketing at ShortDot, Eshan Pancholi uses his tech marketing expertise to develop leading-edge recruitment strategies.

Francesca Di Meglio is an award-winning expert on higher education. Her work has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, and other notable publications.

James Arnold has more than 17 years of recruiting experience. He previously held positions at Meta, recruiting for the company's Reality Labs Research, Studios, Sales, and Operations divisions, and at Cruise as a Lead Robotics Sourcer. He is the founder and operator of Recruiting by James, a boutique executive search firm that specializes in robotics and AI talent.

Jenna Aronow is an experienced recruiter, talent acquisition specialist, and DEI advocate who has held positions at Netflix, Imperfect Foods, Patreon, and Cisco. She launched her own recruiting services firm, Aronow Recruiting, in 2017.

Jennifer Roland Cadiente focuses on HR, technology, and education. She has written for enterprise journals, including Samsung Business.

John Theriault is the head of Talent Acquisition and People Partnership for Nasdaq in the Americas, and has held leadership roles at Dow Jones, The Pepsi Bottling Group, and L’Oreal USA.

Jordan Morten is an experienced recruiter and talent acquisition specialist who has held positions at the advertising tech startup MNTN and the global recruitment firm Aerotek. After more than 10 years in the industry, she launched her own recruiting services and career coaching firm, HireHearts Recruitment.

An HR expert, Schlegel has contributed to case studies and research on which people professionals rely.

Josh Spilker is a writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience covering technology, recruiting, and the future of work.

Laura M. LaVoie worked in the staffing industry as a recruiter for 15 years before becoming a writer and editor.

Workforce planning expert Lauren Ramakrishna has written for top-notch publications such as Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Refinery29.

Lindsey Romain is the Senior Editor of Recruitment.com. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Vice, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, and The Verge.

Lisa Fraser is a workplace inclusion expert who has advised Fortune 500 companies on their diversity and equity strategies. She has been featured in Black Enterprise, Working Mother, and other notable publications.

Maddie Shepherd’s work in business tech, finance, and operations has been featured in the New York Post and in HR and finance publications.

Melissa Thompson is the Global Head of Talent Acquisition for Ford Motor Company. She has previously held talent acquisition roles at Nielsen, McGraw-Hill Education, Bank of America, and Dell Computer Corporation.

Mike Wolford has more than 15 years of recruiting experience. He is the Director of Analytics at Claro and has served as a recruiting strategist for companies such as NPR, Twitter, and Allstate. His latest book, The AI Recruiter: Revolutionizing Hiring with Advanced GPT-Powered Prompts, looks at how AI will transform the recruiting industry.

Noa Ferber is the Global Talent Attraction Manager at PayPal and holds a master’s degree in occupational psychology from the University of Haifa. She has more than 20 years of recruiting experience across diverse industries from tech to healthcare, with expertise in strategic sourcing, employer branding, and recruitment marketing.

Phil Fernandes is a recruiter with nearly 10 years of experience at companies like TikTok, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and NSC Global—positions that have taken him all over the world. He is currently a Senior Talent Acquisition Lead at H-E-B.

Renganathan Padmanabhan has led digital experience teams for Nike and Deloitte. He writes about product management, tech, and leadership.

Ritika Puri has written for LinkedIn, Twitter, PNC, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and more. She also advises on HR and communications strategies.

Samantha Perlman, Head of People at OneSignal, has 10+ years in recruitment, including roles at Airbnb and Fastly. She's co-founder/CEO of 1Up Events and an executive member of the HIGHER Community, a global network of talent acquisition leaders.

Sara Lyle is the Lead Editor of Recruitment.com. Most recently, she led The Finder, the longest-running media platform for expatriates in Singapore. Before that, she was a top editor at magazines such as Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, and Jane.

Serena Kappes is a workforce expert who advises Ivy League graduates on how to connect with recruiters and break into their desired industries. She has also worked with Korn Ferry, Acorns Securities, and MarketWatch.

Sphoorti Bhandare has 10 years of experience writing about HR and technology.

Specializing in careers and productivity, Stephanie Vozza is a columnist for Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and Forbes.

Steven Mostyn is Chairman and CEO of Alpha Recruitment and has worked in recruitment for more than 25 years, for brands like Scotiabank, Aon, and Adventist Health System. He is the author of three books about recruiting, including Recruiting 101: The Fundamentals of Being a Great Recruiter.

Susan Hailey has more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, with past leadership roles at OpenText, eBay, PayPal, and Caesars Entertainment. She currently serves as the chairperson of the board of directors for Harvard Business School, where she obtained her MBA.

Travis Arkon has been an industry leader in the recruitment space for more than two decades. She is currently a Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist at Humana, and has previously held high-level technical recruiting roles at Matrix Resources, Technology Consulting, Inc., and New Age Technologies.

Trish Ferrett has more than 30 years of recruiting experience with Fortune 500 companies and respected nonprofits, including Advance Auto Parts, the American Red Cross, and Save the Children US. She is currently Vice President, Global Recruitment at The Trevor Project.

Vanessa Valentine is a senior sourcer at Cruise, a ride-hail company and subsidiary of General Motors based in San Francisco, where she recruits for both technical and nontechnical positions. Prior to Cruise, she held recruiter roles at DISYS and Aerotek.