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Elevating the Candidate Experience Across Generations and Boarders
Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Delivering an exceptional candidate experience is no longer optional, it’s a competitive advantage. But as organizations recruit across generations and geographies, creating a consistent, engaging journey can feel increasingly complex.
Join Stephanie Kowalski, Director of Talent Acquisition, College Recruitment, and Visa Sourcing at Marriott Vacations Worldwide, for an insightful discussion on how to elevate the candidate experience. Drawing on her experience across early career recruiting, experienced hires, and global talent sourcing, Stephanie will share practical strategies that enhance engagement at every stage of the hiring process.
This session will explore how clarity, transparency, and thoughtful communication can create a stronger, more inclusive candidate journey. Attendees will gain actionable best practices for engaging candidates across generations, aligning expectations, and delivering a seamless experience that strengthens your employer brand.
Key takeaways include:
- Strategies to engage candidates from early career through experienced professionals
- How transparent communication improves candidate trust and outcomes
- Practical approaches to elevating your employer brand through the candidate experience
Facilitator: Stephanie Kowalski, Director, Talent Acquisition (East/Florida)/College Recruitment/Visa Sourcing
Cutting Time to Fill Without Cutting Corners
Monday, September 28, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
From hard to find and harder to fill — learn how Reworld, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, is transforming and scaling its talent acquisition capability while reducing time to fill and improving quality of hire for roles that challenge the traditional playbook.
Recruiting technicians, operators, supervisors, and CDL drivers in industrial environments presents unique challenges: specialized skill requirements, competition from employers outside the industrial sector, and limited local talent pools.
In this 30-minute session, Vineet Wadhwa, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Reworld, will discuss the strategies, operating models, and process improvements that helped expand hiring capacity while building a more scalable and resilient talent acquisition function.
Discussion Focus / Takeaways:
- Strategies for recruiting hard-to-fill hourly roles at scale — what works when the standard playbook doesn’t fully deliver what you need
- Reducing time to fill without sacrificing quality of hire — how to incorporate lean principles into the process while raising the bar for talent quality and candidate engagement
- Attracting candidates aligned with company values and with growth potential by going beyond compensation
- Scaling TA in resource-constrained environments — building a TA model that can withstand volume fluctuations and be ready to quickly respond to growth surges
Facilitator: Vineet Wadhwa, Senior Director – Talent Acquisition
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