Comp and Coffee
Comp and Coffee
Podcast Description
Comp and Coffee is a podcast by Payscale where we explore the art and science of compensation management. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join us for conversations on pay and performance—packed with insights, practical tips, and strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world of work.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various compensation-related topics including pay transparency, the gender pay gap, and the impact of AI on HR practices. For instance, episodes like Closing the Confidence Gap discuss challenges in pay strategies, while Compensation History reflects on the evolution from traditional methods to modern data-driven approaches.
Comp and Coffee is a podcast by Payscale where we explore the art and science of compensation management. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and join us for conversations on pay and performance—packed with insights, practical tips, and strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world of work.
Jobs aren’t changing once every few years anymore. They’re evolving constantly.
Skills are shifting, AI is reshaping roles, and organizations are redefining jobs faster than traditional job architectures can keep up. At the same time, Talent Acquisition and Compensation teams often evaluate talent through different lenses. Recruiters are responding to hiring realities and candidate expectations, while Compensation is balancing market data, internal equity, and long-term pay strategy.
In this episode, we explore how these two functions can stop speaking different languages and start working from the same playbook. We’ll discuss what alignment looks like in practice, how organizations can create a shared understanding of talent and market value, and why stronger collaboration leads to better hiring decisions and more sustainable compensation strategies.
Host: Ruth Thomas – Chief Compensation Strategist, Payscale
Guests:
Danielle DuBois – Director of Global Rewards, HR Technology, HR Operations & Talent Acquisition, American Dairy Queen Corporation
Michelle Antonsen – Talent Acquisition Leader, American Dairy Queen Corporation
Join us for our upcoming live events to get your questions answered in real time by compensation experts and earn HRCI and SHRM recertification credits: https://www.payscale.com/events
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