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Lana Bryon |
1. Give
us a short description of your job, scope and team: I lead field recruitment for the Canadian
market, which includes all operations management and professional services; as
well as programs for hourly recruitment.
I have a team of 5 Talent Acquisition Specialists and 2 coordinators.
2. Tell
us about you (home town, residence, family, education, etc.): I grew up in a smaller town, Newmarket, and have
recently returned to a small town, Georgetown – I am a country girl at heart,
and would love to own an acreage and farm some day. I am very close with my
family, including my amazing nieces. I completed a BA at Western University in
Political Science, and not knowing what I wanted to do, drove out West to
Calgary to do an MA in Political – which confirmed for certainty I did not want
a career in politics.
3. How
did you get into Recruiting? It was definitely not a planned career; like
most agency recruiters - I went to an agency to look for a new job, and they
hired me as a recruiter. I never thought
I’d end up in HR, but joining a corporate HR team was definitely the best
career choice I’ve made.
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Lana in Ait-Ben-haddou, Morocco |
4. What
is one thing people would be surprised to know about you? I’m an open book – so I don’t think much would surprise
anyone. Perhaps that I wanted to be Prime Minister most of my childhood, which
is a bit of an odd ambition for a child!
5. What
are your top 3 goals you hope you and your team accomplish in the next year? 1) Replicate our national Co-Manager Assessment at the
Assistant Manager level, for a more objective and consistent approach to
hiring. 2) Launch and expanded College Recruitment program; 3) Improve
technology, branding and ease of hire for hourly recruitment in our stores.
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Canada's Talent Acquisition Team at Mid Year Off-Site |
6. What
do you like most about your current job? What do you dislike? My team, hands
down – I am grateful for the high performing talent I have on my team, and
working with them makes me smile even on the most challenging days. The think I
dislike, is sometimes not being able to execute innovations into actions fast
enough.
7. Do
you have a work pet peeve in yourself or others? My
biggest pet peeve personally, or at work is when there is a lack of
communication – if you don’t share your frustrations or actively pursue
solutions, then you are a part of the problem!
8. What
is the best thing for you about working for Walmart? That
we are encouraged to always be innovating and evolving the business.
9. When
does the day start for you? It all depends on when
the first meeting is!
10. When
you are off work how you do relax? In my world
relaxing = Oil painting, kickboxing, any
outdoor activities, travel, and sometimes a good movie.
11. Can
you give us a few unchecked items on your Life’s Bucket List: 1) Skydiving; 2) Machu Picchu; 3) ½ marathon on the Great
Wall of China
12. If
you could have dinner with some notable person dead or alive – who would it be
and why? Salvador
Dali. He
was a genius and I think probably one of the most interesting individuals in
history.
13. If
you had a Magic Genie and one wish; what one project on your plate would you
ask for help on? I’m never afraid to reach out for
help on projects, it’s all about collaboration and cross functional input to
achieve any project – I think instead, I’d wish for the Magic Genie to make it
easier for my team to continue finding great talent.
14. Fill
in the blank: “I’ve been fortunate to _____: have an
incredibly supportive and loving family”
15. Where
do I spend most of my disposable income:
Travel and adventure.
16. What
1 book would you recommend colleagues read? Atlas
Shrugged, as it was the most impactful book
I ever read.
17. What
is your biggest productivity challenge? Not getting too distracted by the new too much to finish
executing the old.
18. Do
you have one internet tool / smart-phone app that you cannot do without? Google Maps – I’m
navigationally challenged.
19. One
word to sum me up: Happy.
