Laura Holcombe, Talent Acquisition Manager at Streetbees, joins host James Mackey  to discuss how to rise into a talent acquisition leadership role, recruiter lessons from the pandemic, the importance of being human and much more!Episode Chapters00:15 Who is Laura Holcombe?01:10 Laura’s rise to talent acquisition leadership02:10 The importance of infusing the human element into talent acquisition05:11 Going from agency recruitment to in-house recruitment07:22 The pandemic was a course correction on values09:15 Power of personal branding on LinkedIn11:00 Training recruiters to embrace the human element of recruitment15:48 Optimizing recruitment operations22:00 Getting into talent acquisition during the pandemic25:13 How recruiters feel when their company treats candidates poorly26:25 The power of being in tech27:40 How to get into talent acquisition leadership32:00 Importance of people skills33:15 Importance of business acumen34:30 Say-Do ratio35:55 Asking for feedback from direct reports38:50 How to contact Laura Thank you to our sponsor, SecureVision, for making this show possible! Our host James Mackey Follow us:https://www.linkedin.com/company/82436841/#1 Rated Embedded Recruitment Firm on G2!https://www.g2.com/products/securevision/reviewsThanks for listening!