Webinar

Hassle-free Hiring: Reducing Friction in Talent Acquisition

Transform Your Hiring: Streamline Processes, Cut Costs, and Boost Retention Across Multi-Brand Locations with Industry Experts.

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Presented by:

Christina Yuschalk,

Francine Rodriguez,

Christopher Velasco,

and Jo Weech

Join us for a webinar on reducing hiring friction in talent acquisition, featuring practitioners from McKibbon Hospitality, Fontainebleau, and White Lodging. Our panel will address how to streamline recruiting and hiring to improve ROI, sharing tactics that save time for hiring managers, ease understaffing, and reduce the cost per hire. Discover how these industry experts are rethinking time-to-fill metrics and utilizing effective tools to boost retention—all while maintaining high standards.

We’ll also discuss the complexities of hiring across multiple brands and locations and the efficiencies gained by standardizing key hiring practices. Speakers will offer firsthand insights into aligning hiring processes across diverse brands, benefiting from economies of scale without compromising brand identity. By the end, attendees will have actionable strategies to optimize recruiting investments, create a smoother hiring experience, and meet both company goals and employee satisfaction. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your approach to hiring and boost your talent acquisition success!

Attendees will gain insight around:

Streamlined Hiring Processes: Learn strategies to reduce time-to-fill and ease the workload for hiring managers, helping address understaffing challenges more efficiently.
Cost-Efficiency in Recruitment: Discover how to lower cost per hire and maximize ROI on hiring efforts through practical, high-impact recruitment tools.
Retention-Boosting Tactics: Gain insights into methods that not only attract top talent but also improve long-term employee retention, supporting brand consistency and guest satisfaction.
Effective Multi-Brand Hiring: Understand how to standardize hiring practices across various brands and locations to benefit from economies of scale while preserving unique brand identities.

Sponsored by

Launched in late 2016, Paradox was founded with the belief that recruiters, hiring managers, and talent leaders should spend their time with people, not software. Olivia, the company’s conversational AI assistant, automates administrative work — like screening, scheduling, onboarding, employee communications, and more — to drive efficiency that gives teams hours back in their week, and enables everyone to do better work, faster. Paradox has earned the trust of more than 200 clients globally, including some of the biggest brands in the world — CVS Health, McDonald’s, Unilever, and many more in the Fortune 500.

About the speakers

Christina Yuschalk

Senior Corporate Recruiter

McKibbon Hospitality

Christina Yuschalk serves as McKibbon Hospitality’s Senior Corporate Recruiter, responsible for leading the company’s associate recruitment and retention strategies and initiatives. Leveraging her passion for people, her knack for social networking and team building, as well as her years of guest service and on-property operational leadership experience, Christina finds and attracts the industry’s top talent and has successfully hired and onboarded hundreds of candidates across various roles and locations. A champion for McKibbon’s culture, she joined the company in 2016 as Assistant General Manager of Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Head before her promotion to General Manager of the property in 2019, overseeing day-to-day operations and a team of 20 associates. In 2022, she brought her training and talent acquisition expertise to McKibbon’s corporate team where she served as Corporate Recruiter until her promotion to Senior Corporate Recruiter in 2023. Christina is a Certified Talent Acquisition Specialist and graduate of the University of Connecticut. Christina resides in Tampa, FL with her husband William and their dog Mayonnaise.

Francine Rodriguez

Director Talent Acquisition

Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Francine Rodriguez is an accomplished talent acquisition leader with over eight years of experience in the hospitality industry. Currently the Director of Talent Acquisition at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, she spearheads recruitment efforts across diverse functions, implementing strategies to attract top talent aligned with the organization’s mission. Known for her expertise in social networking and Gen Z hiring, Francine previously served as Senior Recruitment Manager at Protis Global, managing recruitment for major clients in food, beverage, and consumer sectors. She is dedicated to fostering a dynamic, inclusive workforce that advances both company culture and industry standards.

Christopher Velasco

Talent Acquisition Manager

White Lodging

Christopher Velasco is a certified Talent Acquisition Manager (SHRM-CP) in the hospitality industry with a strong focus on data-driven recruitment and compensation strategy. At White Lodging, he combines talent acquisition expertise with an analytical approach to build high-performing teams that enhance organizational goals. Currently advancing his knowledge of compensation structures through Payfactors, Christopher is dedicated to fostering equitable pay practices and aligning talent strategies with business objectives. His commitment to HR excellence and continuous learning ensures that his work positively impacts workplace culture and organizational success.

Jo Weech

Founder/President

Exemplary Consultants

Jo Weech is an award-winning Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professional who coaches global teams across varied industries. She partners with organizations to ensure they have inclusive hiring processes and that internal career pathing provides equitable opportunities for projects and promotions. Jo is a speaker at HR and Recruitment conferences, podcasts, and webinars, all focusing on best workforce practices. She curated and wrote HR Fundamentals for Non-HR Managers for HR.com. Jo enjoys helping reverse engineer the job search for people transitioning from College to Career, Military/Veteran to Civilian, and Retiring Government Personnel.