Inside Talent – Special Edition
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Long-form, no-BS conversations about how hiring really works today. Hosted by Craig Fisher, with guest co-hosts Doug Berg, Elaine Orler, and Darren Simons, plus a rotating lineup of operators, founders, analysts, and practitioners.
We dig into candidate experience, AI hype vs. reality, job advertising, and why the talent tech ecosystem is still so messy—and what to do about it.
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About Inside Talent
Inside Talent started as a live show and podcast exploring the real conversations happening behind the scenes in recruiting, HR tech, and talent leadership.
The Special Edition powered by Match2 focuses on:
- Why candidates are more disadvantaged than ever in employer-first workflows
- How AI, automation, and hype are reshaping (and sometimes breaking) recruiting
- What actually works in job advertising, funnels, and performance data
- How to think like a performance marketer instead of a traditional HR function
Episodes feature voices like Matt Charney, Tim Sackett, and other highly opinionated operators, analysts, and builders.
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Inside Talent
Most recruiting technology is still optimized for volume.
More clicks.
More applies.
More noise.
But what if the future looked different?
On the latest episode of Inside Talent, I sat down with Brandon Amoroso from Scalis to talk about a smarter approach to hiring data, sourcing, and matching.
One point Brandon made really stuck with me:
“What if you posted a job and only got 25 applicants… but all 25 were hyper-qualified?”
That changes the entire recruiting conversation.
We talked about:
• Why first-party talent data matters more than scraped profiles
• The limitations of today’s recruiting platforms
• Building a true dual-sided ecosystem for employers AND candidates
• Why quality of applicants beats quantity every time
• How workforce intelligence may reshape recruiting over the next decade
The industry has spent years rewarding volume. The next era may belong to precision.
And honestly, most TA leaders would gladly trade 2,500 unqualified applicants for 25 great ones.
What do you think — are we finally moving toward quality-first hiring systems?
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