The Alder Hour
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day. Spend 60 minutes with Matt Alder, the Talent Acquisition titan, the source for sourcers, and the overseas addition to the Purple Acorn family. But he’s not spending the entire hour alone — we’ll hear from HR specialist Jocelyn King, trend maven Rhona Pierce, and callers each week. So punch that clock and let us take you home.
Episodes

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we've got some hot takes coming right up! We're joined by the amazing Nadia Murdock, and Robin Schooling is here to school us in a little HR drama. Plus, Rhona welcomes a very special guest for her Trending or Ending segment. So, kick your feet up and clock out with us on the Alder Hour!

Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
This week on the Alder Hour, we'll be joined by Amanda Thompson Buffington from Hope Leigh Marketing Group, plus Rhona Barnett-Pierce and John Baldino are on the clock. Join us!

Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day. We're coming to you LIVE, and we've got a deal for you — 3 guests for the price of one! We'll be joined by Dart Lindsley, who will talk about work as a product and Krista Tan and Peter Weddle have some new certification info hot off the press. So clock out and tune in, it's time for the Alder Hour!

Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day. Welcome to our first show of 2025 — good news, our resolution is to give you a great show! Today we'll be joined by JoAnne Estrada to discuss how tech impacts the tasking process. Meanwhile, Rhona wonders if the personal and professional should overlap on job applications. So clock out and tune in, it's time for The Alder Hour!

Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day. Today's our last show of the year, and we're giving you double the guests! Today we'll be joined by Mervyn Dinnen and Allyn Bailey, and Rhona Pierce will deliver her predictions on career pre-nups. So clock out and tune in!

Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day (and our very first show)!. This week, when does an annoying coworker require an HR visit? And Rhona Pierce wonders if AI is sticking around in our hiring process. Plus we welcome Hung Lee as a guest. So tune in and clock out, it's time for the Alder Hour!

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Welcome to the Alder Hour, your new favorite way to close out the day (and our very first show)!. This week, Jocelyn King answers the question: is it okay for someone to go to HR on your behalf? And Rhona Pierce asks if the office influencer is here to stay, or just a flash in the Internet pan. Plus we welcome Debby Clement as a guest. So tune in and clock out, it's time for the Alder Hour!