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How do you recruit 300,000 people… without losing the human touch?
PepsiCo’s Blair Bennett breaks it down.
Live from Unleash 2025: Meet Blair Bennett, SVP of Global Talent Acquisition at PepsiCo — the hiring trailblazer redefining how a 300K‑strong company finds, moves, and keeps top talent.
👉 In this episode of #thePOZcast, hosted by Rhona Pierce, we dive into Blair’s playbook:
Employer brand as innovation engine: Candidate feedback is woven into every stage, and PepsiCo's secret to a smile‑powered candidate experience.
Co‑design your TA systems: Bring stakeholders in early, align expectations, and get buy‑in so hiring frameworks don’t just roll out, they take off.
Global scale, local nuance: Build structured hiring processes while empowering regional teams to adapt, scalable but never rigid.
Recruiters as strategic partners: TA pros aren't just filling seats, they're frontline advisors with market insight and cultural impact
Whether you lead talent teams, scale enterprise hiring, or want to boost your candidate experience, this episode is full of actionable gold.
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