Hey @Arun Babu_EmployerBranding & @Raj - welcome and thanks for introducing yourselves! You both may also be interested in an upcoming webinar led by CSM experts @Yoyo & @Anuradha Ray on October 12 - it’s India time zone friendly! See: 

Thanks for joining the Community! We are happy you are here!

Hello Renee @RSmith! Thanks for joining and thanks for introducing yourself (& Harley & Nala!). I love that you are both a Recruiter & LinkedIn Learning fan! While we do have categories that live within the Talent Acquisition Lounge & the L&D Lounge, so many topics and Community members span across categories and functions as HR professionals. 

Welcome to the Community from your Community Manager who also happens to be a neighbor to your south !

~ Courtney

Hey Everyone! FariSha, here from Singapore! A Talent Sourcer who have been in Talent Acquisition for over 10 years. A very fond user of LinkedIn Recruiter & recently Talent Insights. 

I am here to network, explore ways to utilize LinkedIn to its full capacity and keen to hear about sourcing strategies across the globe!  Excited to connect with everyone!

Hi I’m Rachel I work in Insurtech as an HRBP

I live and work in Wisconsin

Looking forward to networking, brainstorming, & sharing with others

Great to meet everyone!

Hello from sunny and hot Austin, Texas! As the National Talent Manager for American Heart Association I work closely with both our Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development partners. This is a new role that focuses on the internal mobility and career growth and enrichment for our staff. It's a perfect match for my skills and experience and I get great joy out of helping others find, prepare for, and go after their perfectly matched role.

I love reading many genres, but Stephen King is my favorite.  Music is a big part of my life and I will travel to hear my favorite artists. Those trips beautifully combine two of my passions…music and travel.

I'm excited to be a part of this community, and I consider it an extension of the LinkedIn Learning platform I enjoy.

Greetings! Excited to be here. I’m LeShan (or Shawn to my friends). I am THE recruiting specialist (read team of 1) for Integrated Supply Network. We’re an automotive tools seller/distributor based in Lakeland FL. Supply chain/automotive aftermarket is the best way to classify what we do. I live in Hampton Virginia currently. I’m here to connect with others in my field, share ideas, and learn. 

Hello Talent Community from Indianapolis, IN!  Curious about this community and its function within the platform of LinkedIn.  Have been a user of the LinkedIn platform for a long time and seen many iterations of it over the years.  

As a professional platform, LinkedIn is supposed to be different from Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), Reddit, and so many others.  Does anyone know if MySpace still exists?   

As a professional platform (), that doesn’t mean we have to be stoic , stodgy , or aloof   from one another.  We are also a community.  Sharing professional best practices, incubating business concepts, driving innovation, and connecting professionals - B2B, candidates to employers, and common business interests is exactly why LinkedIn was initially created by its founders.  As a side note - LinkedIn… PLEASE FIX GROUPS!!! See me for details!

My goal here is to connect with professionals in our field.  From the description of the community, it appears to be crafted for Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development professionals, two critically important disciplines within the field of Human Resources. As a strategic HR executive and consultant, I value the knowledge, skills, and abilities of my peers to help me add value to my clients.  The field of HR is too expansive for anyone to “know it all”, and it has been that way far longer than AI has been a thing and will only continue to expand long after AI as passed the way of… well…  OK, I’ll say it… Skynet, HAL, and the Cylons!

Sometimes, we are in competition with each other as we battle for talent to fill positions with our own companies or that of our clients, or to leverage unique L&D initiatives that set our companies apart from the competition in hopes to retain our people and take talent from competitors.  However, I view this community as neutral ground, where we call can collaborate, share, and grow in our profession.  If you have a question and I feel I can lend value, I’ll answer.  If I have a question, I hope you will respond in kind with value. 

Looking forward to mutual and valuable professional interactions!  

Hi, everyone! I am Violeta Ilincic, psychologist by education.

I worked for 5 years in public sector and afterwards for 20 (!) years as HR and Organization Director in financial industry (banking sector). I have done it all: from green field investment and start-up bank to enlarging, downsizing, M&A (twice!), but always a kind of pioneer, because I was in charge for building HR and implementing all the processes.

It was part of my identity and it wasn't an easy decision, but as of September, I founded my own agency and I have been hopping to build something substential and relevant for the changing world :)

I live in Belgrade, Serbia, Europe

I am on LinkedIn for many years and this is my primary network :) 

I used Recruiter previosly, but no other L&D tools. Looking forward to change that!

I am here because I always strive to do more, different, but meaningfull staff. I found re-shaping future of work inspiring and I see great opportunity in sinergy of our creative assets, agile and AI.

 My name is Sheri Morgan, and I am the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Kendo Brands (LVMH) Headquartered in San Francisco, CA.  

I am located in El Dorado Hills, just east of Sacramento, CA.

I am currently using LI, LI Recruiter and LI Learning.  I have had my LI profile for close to 20 years. 

I look forward to connecting with and learning from you all!

HI! My name is Audree Hall, Talent Brand Manager at Coupa. 

Located in Chicago, Illinois. 

I use LinkedIn for professional and personal brand. I developed our LInkedIn Life pages and am learning how to use LinkedIn Recruiter. 

I have been in digital marketing for a good part of my career and moved to talent brand a few years ago. I love that I can use my digital marketing chops for talent brand. 

Hello! 

I’m Elyssa Hamilton and I have been in HR for almost 20 years.  Currently, I am leading a global talent acquisition team and prior to led in the HRBP space and other areas of HR.   

 I’m especially interested in sharing and learning from this network how we create new “playbooks” to bring TA, TM and L&D more closely together and provide aligned and successful solutions to attract, engage and retain top diverse talent.   

I am located in the beautiful pacific northwest in Portland, Oregon.

Thanks for welcoming me to the talent community!
I’m Mike I work at Canva as a Talent Acquisition Partner hiring in our Marketing team. 
Keen to grow and learn here!

 Hello everyone! I am Tushar Jain, Co-Founder of Leinex Consulting which is a HR Consulting business with expertise in Talent solutions servicing some of the biggest names in Indian market. 

Located in the capital city of New Delhi, India. 

I have used LinkedIn Recruitment Professional Service, Global Job Slots as well as LinkedIn Learning over last 4-5 years. 

I am looking to share learnings, thoughts, ideas with the global talent community here, and looking to catch up on the emerging trends which will shape up the next decade of growth and opportunities. Plus connecting with all the awesome people here. Cheers!  :)

Hi All, 

I am Chaitali Deb, APAC Human Resource from India. Have worked for multiple businesses and supported multiple geographies globally. 
 

Happy to be part of the diverse talent community. 
 

Thanks! 

Hi everyone, 

My name is Josiane Hachem and I am a Talent Acquisition Leader at Microsoft, primary supporting the Sales & Marketing organization. I am based in Toronto, Canada. I mainly spend time on talent insights, helping my team address business needs. I am excited to be part of this community to learn more about the latest innovation /improvements brought into the tool and how AI is going to influence the way we operate moving forward. I look forward to learning from you all! 

Hi everyone,

I am Gene Nelson, Global Learning and Development Business Partner in the New York City area. I power enterprise performance and growth through strategically aligned learning. Great to connect with all of you!

Hello!

My name is Marla Valentine and I’m the Learning & Development Leader for a Civil Engineering firm.  I’m located in Norman, Oklahoma. Home of the Oklahoma Sooners! We launched LinkedIn Learning about a year ago, so excited to celebrate our 1-year anniversary! I’m looking forward to connecting with other Learning or Talent Development professionals. I would like to hear about best practices for implementing leadership capabilities across the company, as well as other best practices. ‍

Hi! I am Christian Hebert and I am a Senior Technical Sourcer for Core Tech at Activision Blizzard. I am responsible for 100% sourcing of passive talent within my Engineering Disciplines such as Graphics, Engine, VFX, AI, Animation, Audio and Physics throughout all studios at Activision Blizzard and King Games, globally! 

I am located in Salt Lake City, UT (born and raised!!) Lived briefly in Bothell, WA when I relocated to work for Amazon Have definitely thought about moving back one day to Seattle/Bothell!!

I have been using LinkedIn Recruiter for 7 years now (throughout my career in Recruiting/Sourcing) and what I’ve enjoyed the most is the ability to try all different ways/techniques with Boolean Strings and sourcing techniques whether it be filter based, Boolean string based on LI vs LIR as well as things such as skill endorsements, recommendations on profiles, etc. There are many ways of finding qualified talent through sourcing strategies on LinkedIn and their features. 

My goal for joining the LinkedIn Talent Community is to help influence on features/ideas/innovations, etc. side across LinkedIn and to then share these insights/changes to my teams for best practices and to make their lives easier. 

Hi I’m George Bartrum, I’m Founder and Director at People Investment Group in Sydney Australia. I have established a new consultancy and search firm designed to bring genuine insight and experience to my clients and candidates from more than 15 years experience across multiple disciplines in HR and industries in Australia and the UK.

I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work with and for the best people and culture practitioners and leaders across the world. Wherever I have worked I have learnt, developed and diversified my skill set to be best placed to add value and impact in my roles.I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work with and for the best people and culture practitioners and leaders across the world. Wherever I have worked I have learnt, developed and diversified my skill set to be best placed to add value and impact in my roles.

I’m passionate about bringing practical solutions to complex problems and adding commercial value to my clients business.

My goal for joining this community is to share my thoughts and expertise as well as learn from others and contribute. 

Hey Everyone! 
This is me 

H.M. Rayhan

Vice President Business Operations-Talen7 Workforce,Asis,USA,UK,UAE,Canada,Australia||Sales & Marketing Specialist||Startup Ecosystem Developer|| IBA-Dhaka University

Everything is possible, the impossible just takes longer." Guided by this mantra, I've spent over five years dedicated to crafting success stories, particularly within organizations, and have developed a deep passion for marketing and entrepreneurship.

With over five years of career experience, I've had the privilege of working with multinational companies and numerous prominent groups of companies in Bangladesh. My journey in sales, marketing, and business development has allowed me to hone my skills in conceiving and executing strategic marketing initiatives that not only spark brand recognition, lead generation, and revenue growth but also forge valuable collaborations.

I'm proud to serve as a co-founder of Startup Khulna, shaping the future of entrepreneurship. Additionally, I actively engage with organizations like the ICT Division Bangladesh and Startup Bangladesh, contributing to the development of a thriving startup ecosystem in the country.

As an independent marketing consultant, I've been spearheading innovative initiatives like Tech Bees, a new venture under the Cloud Institute, showcasing my unwavering commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship.
But what truly sets me apart is my unwavering 'can-do' attitude. Challenges are not roadblocks; they are invitations to innovate, opportunities to push boundaries, and pathways to exceptional achievements.

Throughout my life, I've been passionate about graphic design, event planning, and management, and I've seamlessly integrated these interests into my profession. I have a keen eye for design and a talent for integrating it with business ideas to bring new concepts to life.

But what truly sets me apart is my unwavering 'can-do' attitude. Challenges are not roadblocks; they are invitations to innovate, opportunities to push boundaries, and pathways to exceptional achievements.

If you're seeking a dynamic, visionary professional who thrives on challenges and possesses an innate ability to turn possibilities into realities, let's connect. Together, we can embark on an extraordinary journey to scale-up your marketing efforts, grow your business, and explore new horizons in entrepreneurship.

Greetings from Cork in the south of Ireland. My Team at Atos works remotely since 2011 working on accessibility accross all our digital transformation projects with clients. To do that we have an accessibility apprenticeship program to train new hires on accessibility and another initiative to bring that knowladge to more experienced developers. If you are interested on all topics of disability, accessibility, diversity and inclusion and future of work please reach out. I also host the oldest ongoing podcast on the subject that is running for a decade now, just search for axschat on your favourite podcast app. Best Antonio

Greetings all,

I’m joining the community on the back of a fantastic Talent Connect Show (05/10/2023). I joined virtually but it didn’t matter, it was really insightful, AI and how it can help recruitment processes was the main topic of discussion. It’s really given me a different spin on the actual benefits of the technology and will be sure to recommend a number of things to senior management within my organisation which will hopefully help us in many way moving forwards! I’d be glad to hear about other peoples experiences from the session.

As for me, I am the sole recruiter for Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), a INGO (Humanitarian Organisation) operational in over 40 countries globally.

Happy to connect! 

Imran B.

Hi there,

My name is Crystal Kardys, and I am a Managing Partner of L21 Solutions, LLC.  We are a consulting firm focused on teaching companies who feel stuck learn to recruit.   Additionally, we’ve helped companies implement applicant tracking systems, upscale their TA teams, and centralize TA functions.  

I am located outside of Rochester, New York.  

👋🏼  Hello!, everyone! I’m Jen Cox, a talent management and development leader in the tech industry. 

🌏  I’m based in Austin, Texas.

💻  I’ve been using the learning solution since before it was LinkedIn Learning. 

⭐️ By participating in this community, I hope to learn more about all the talent products and what talent leaders are learning as they take a skills-first approach to managing the talent lifecycle.

Hello everyone in this fabulous network!!

This is Kunal Wadhwani here, I currently Head the HR practice at Pocket FM which is a leading audio streaming platform where users can listen to audio content across formats like audio series, audiobooks and podcasts. We are pioneering audio entertainment globally with a vision to build the largest audio OTT platform.

I am based out of Mumbai, come with 18 yrs. of experience in Talent Acquisition and Business Partnering across sectors viz Internet / Technology, Media & Entertainment, Banking & Financial Services, KPO and Retail. I have been fortunate enough to manage stakeholders across the hierarchy for regions viz India, US, Denmark, UK, Middle East, SEA, LATAM and APAC.

Experienced in establishing processes & best practices, building high performance teams (on rolls and RPO), performance improvement analytics and building relationships and network across the organization as well as the industry.

Happy to connect with the vibrant & diverse network of folks in this community. Looking forward to some exciting conversations!!