Marriott Hiring: 2 Weeks to 3 Days

About this episode

Chad and Joel interview Meghan Rhatigan about Marriott's hiring challenges and solutions post-pandemic.

Chad and Joel, drag Meghan Rhatigan (VP of Talent Acquisition Experience at Marriott International) into the interrogation room to find out how a hospitality giant survives a global punch in the face. Marriott used to live in a pre-2020 la-la land where millions of candidates just fell into their laps organically. Then the pandemic hit, the world shut down, and Marriott was caught flat-footed trying to fill 200,000 global roles using the same old clunky tech and slow-as-molasses hiring managers. Enter Meghan and her organizational change management background to fix a "fat funnel" nightmare where the interview process alone took two agonizing weeks. The "Legal AI" Secret Sauce The ROI: The 5-Million Candidate Bench The Loyalty Program Hustle: Listen and enjoy!

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad, Joel

Guest: Meghan Rhatigan

Topics covered

• hiring
• talent acquisition
• organizational change
• hospitality industry
• technology in recruitment

Keywords

• Marriott
• hiring process
• talent acquisition
• pandemic impact
• organizational change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marriott International

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