In the video above, Dawn Burke follows up with Chief HR Officer at Children’s of Alabama, Douglas Dean, and together they pick apart the the topic of her latest post here, which talks about the “God Complex” some of us in the HR and Talent space can develop when it comes to determining candidate fit in a specific role.
Check out the video above to hear Dean (who was actually a former seminary student and philosophy minor) and Dawn go all deep thoughts on you in this month’s episode of “No Scrubs.” It’s a can’t miss!
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Dawn Burke, Sr. Consultant for Recruiting Toolbox and founder/advisor for Dawn Burke HR, is an HR leader, speaker, and writer specializing in new HR practices, engagement and workplace culture. Her HR/recruiting/leadership career has spanned the last 20 years, with past gigs including a foundational role as VP of People for Birmingham, AL’s award-winning technology company, Daxko (And yes, Kris Dunn and Dawn are making Bham the HR capital of the world! Who knew?). You can also check her out at DawnHBurke.com and a variety of other interesting places. Google her, it’ll keep you posted on what she is up to.
Most importantly: She is addicted to TV, knows most of the lyrics to Hamilton and West Side Story, loves to cry at movies (check out Cinema Paradiso for a cry fest!), thinks wine, a wheel of Brie and Milk Duds make a well-balanced dinner, and sings in her car daily. Her husband and cat are the Yin to her Yang.