Honeit Podcast - Mission-Driven Recruiting with Carmela French and Rianna White from Earthjustice

In this Honeit podcast, Nick Livingston from Honeit interviews Carmela French and Rianna White from Earthjustice, a nonprofit organization that offers legal representation to protect the environment. The conversation explores the unique recruitment strategies at Earthjustice, including how they source and hire talent driven by a passion for environmental and social justice. Carmela, a legal recruiter, and Rianna, a senior recruiter and operations manager, share their non-traditional paths into recruitment, emphasizing the importance of mission alignment in attracting top talent.

They discuss Earthjustice’s tailored recruitment approach, emphasizing community connections, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency. The organization uses tools like Honeit to streamline the hiring process, reduce interview steps, and improve candidate experience without sacrificing the human touch. They highlight the balance between maintaining a personal connection with candidates and integrating efficient tools and processes, including limited use of AI to enhance but not replace human decision-making in recruitment.