Podcast appearances and mentions of james hornick

Candidate Experience sucks right now. That's it. That's the show.   If you think back to 2021, when the job market was on fire, it was top of mind for everyone. Not just LinkedIn think pieces, but companies poured lots of time and effort into white-glove interview interview processes.   Now that the market cooled off, so did the effort. But there's a disconnect: attracting talent isn't any easier right now. In fact, it's harder when you inadvertently cut corners.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why ignoring candidate experience is costing companies big in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 111, “Candidate Experience Has Never Been Worse” Date and Time: Wednesday, May 14th at 11 am CT Add to your calendar here.   View LIVE via: LinkedIn Live (follow James Hornick for the notification) Hirewell's YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter accounts.   Replays will be available via Hirewell Talent Insights.

It's been nearly 2.5 years since ChatGPT was released. Since then, our LinkedIn feeds have been littered with panic-porn telling us if we don't use LLMs that make us sound like robots, we'll be left behind.   Whelp. They were half right. Wrong use, but perhaps the correct end result.   We are–slowly but surely–starting to see the real effects of AI in hiring. Both for the recruiting function, and everyone's careers.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick call out why “prompt engineering” won't save your job—but knowing what you're doing might—in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 110, “How AI Will Make Or Break Recruiting”

Rolodex.   But that's exactly what legacy firms want you to think.   They sell prestige. They sell access. They sell fear. And some companies buy it—because no one wants to screw up a high-profile hire.   Here's the truth: access is the easy part. Executives respond more than anyone. The real challenge? Fit. Immersion. Results after the hire. And most firms skip that part entirely.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick rip the curtain off the smoke-and-mirrors world of exec search—and explain why most firms are failing their clients (badly) in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 109, “What Everyone Gets Wrong About Executive Search.”  

You're not buying a list of names. Or a database. Or a stack of resumes.   At least, you shouldn't be.   But somewhere along the way, a lot of buyers got sold the idea that “access” is still the value. It's not. Ever since LinkedIn, Zoominfo, and countless contact info clones came around, everyone has access.   What actually matters? Judgment. Influence. Customization. Accepted offers.   You know, real recruiting.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down what companies think they're paying for versus what actually moves the needle in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 108, “What Are You Actually Buying From Your Recruiter?”

Repeat after me: do not talk politics at work. Or on LinkedIn.   Or in job interviews. Or on first dates. Or at Thanksgiving dinner.   Unfortunately for those of us in the business world, 2025 ruined it. There's just no way around the fact that tariffs are the issue driving the business climate right now. Every client, candidate, and partner is asking about it—or struggling because of it.   So maybe, just maybe, talking policy isn't just okay—it's necessary. Dare I say, productive.   So get ready for a little nuance from Jeff Smith and James Hornick in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 107, "Talk Policy, Not Politics”

We said we were done talking about remote work… but here we are.     A couple years ago, remote was all anyone could talk about. We're pro remote, but even we got sick of it.     Why revisit now? Because the dynamics have changed. Remote work comes with real trade-offs (e.g. lower salaries), which some people are gladly accepting. On the flip side, companies are (inadvertently) paying a premium to bring people back on-site.    What's driving these shifts?  Jeff Smith and James Hornick break it all down in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 106, "The Price of Staying Home”

It's been a wild few years. One minute, companies can't hire fast enough. The next, mass layoffs. Can't find anyone to hire and mass layoffs. We've gone from water cooler life to fully remote to back in the office…maybe?   The real challenge? Resetting expectations. Let's be honest—people aren't great at that. Whether it's job seekers or executives, at the end of the day, they're all just… people.    Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down why, despite all the change, most things about work stayed the same in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 105, "Work Is Called Work For A Reason”

Manufacturing. So hot right now.   Last year we kicked off 21 new RPO and volume solutions engagements. Eight of them came within the Industrial space.   What we enjoyed the most: it's where we have the least amount of competition from other recruiting firms.   We're not complaining. But why is that?    Jeff Smith and James Hornick address why the backbone of the US economy is largely underserved by the recruitment industry in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 104, "Why Aren't Recruiting Firms Innovating In The Industrial Sector?

Compensation discussions are always the same: Workers want more. Companies want to pay less. And somewhere in the middle the two shall meet.   But this year is a little extra. After a decade-long hiring boom, we had a pandemic, followed by runaway salary inflation, then a tanking job market (for Office Dorks™️ anyway), and another bounce back (fingers crossed.)   Which really means we have some workers unwilling to move from those high paying jobs they landed in 2021/2022. While others are taking whatever they can get. Then you've got some companies thinking they can still cut costs. While others are paying up because they have to.   Throw in increased pressure for AI and low cost offshoring and it's the wild west.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick dig into the disparity and lack of clarity around fair market value in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 103, "Compensation is a Trainwreck”  

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling pretty good about 2025. Hirewell closed out the year on a hot streak. Best 4 month stretch in 2 years. 21 new solutions clients signed since May 1. And more chatter about increased hiring from both VC-backed start ups and traditional industries alike.   So if hiring's on the upswing, what new challenge will take its place? Getting candidates to say yes and sticking around, of course! Every delayed search, declined offer, quick exit, and unexpected resignation comes from a lack of understanding that there's a lot more to hiring than recruiting. Jeff Smith and James Hornick will do a deep dive on what your company needs to focus on in a strengthening job market in the The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 102, "Finding Candidates is the Easy Part”

Be careful what you wish for.   We've long said recruitment technology is comically behind the times. (Feel free to go way back and watch episode 6, "Why Does HR Technology Suck?") Historically, it's the last place for new innovation when there's more money to be made creating sales or marketing tech.   But if you work in recruiting and you looked at your inbox over the last year, you probably noticed the steady increase in spam pitches. New RecruitTech is popping up left and right. Maybe AI made it cheaper to create. Maybe buyers in recruiting are finally the low hanging fruit.   But the real question: is any of it any good? Jeff Smith and James Hornick. will tackle that in the The 10 Minute Talent Rant, episode 101, "The RecruitTech Hellscape Is Here”  

When we started this little podcast, we thought “What can we possibly complain about? We're gonna run out of material after a dozen episodes.”   But recruiting is the gift that keeps on giving. The problems we need to solve are never-ending. So much so that even we've forgotten half the stuff we've ranted about at this point.   So to celebrate the milestone, Jeff Smith and James Hornick will sift through the archives and find out the 10 best – and 5 worst – hot takes so far. The 10 Minute Talent Rant, episode 100, "The Best (And Worst) Of The 10 Minute Talent Rant”

As the 10 Minute Talent Rant inches closer to the century mark, you may be wondering “what is it that these guys actually do?” Besides make short form video podcasts, of course.   And if you did ask that question, it's timely. Hiring is picking up. Our business is picking up. And we do have a distinctly different view of what talent acquisition should look like. Which benefits everyone.   So before anyone rebuilds their recruiting function the traditional wrong way, James Hornick and Jeff Smith will cover Hirewell's thought process behind scaling organizations in episode 99 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Let's Rebuild Recruiting The Smart Way"

The title for this one says it all. But if you read it too fast, you may have missed the word “analysis.”   Trashing employment data is a national pastime for people who follow the labor markets. But that's an easy thing to do…if you don't understand what it's telling you. Or rather, when someone else's poor analysis led you astray.   James Hornick and Jeff Smith rip into everyone who rips into employment data in episode 97 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Employment Data Analysis Is A Dumpster Fire”

Every year I keep hoping some new recruitment tech will come along and save us. And every year I'm disappointed.   Sure, a lot of cool stuff has come out. But nothing seems to knock LinkedIn (or in other sectors, Indeed) off its pedestal. The new-new is always “in addition to” not “instead of” the incumbents.   Why is that? James Hornick and Jeff Smith do a deep dive on what it will take for a fundamental shift in recruitment tech in episode 96 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why LinkedIn & Indeed Are So Hard To Disrupt”  

A client of ours recently had a leadership level finance & accounting search that got over 600 inbound applicants. That's not the shocking part. Anyone who works in recruiting has this happen on a fairly regular basis.   The shocking part: 2/3 of them were actually good. Skill sets were all in the ballpark. This wasn't a “Easy Apply button gone wrong” situation.   And we're talking to more and more companies in this situation. Which raises the question: who's going to screen all these candidates when internal recruiting teams have been cut to the bone in the last 2 years?   James Hornick and Jeff Smith sound off on how no one is prepared for the hiring market to come roaring back in episode 95 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Who's Gonna Screen All These Candidates?”

Why is everything moving so slow in hiring right now? Every recruiter we talk to – internal and external – says the same thing. More steps in the process. More people added. Longer decision times.   Mind you, two years ago things were moving at breakneck speeds. No one could hire fast enough. What happened?   Well, a lot. And there's more pressure than ever to get every hire right.   James Hornick and Jeff Smith do a deep dive on how the psychology of hiring has changed in in episode 94 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Fear of Messing Up Hiring”  

We humans love to oversimplify things into binary choices. Dogs vs cats. Drake vs Kendrick. Democrats vs Republicans.   And an “Employer's Market” vs a “Job Seeker's Market.”   In reality, we're never fully in one or the other. Prevailing sentiment might lead you to believe employer's have the upper hand right now…except unemployment is 4.1% and counter offers are on the rise.   James Hornick and Jeff Smith sound off on how employment markets are more complex than an on/off switch in episode 93 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Fallacy of the Current Employer's Market”

Another day, another AI tool that promises to change the world. But won't.   It's not a big leap to think we're at the peak of the AI hype cycle. But in recruitment – a sector already trailing the technology curve – what if it actually makes things worse?   Who is going to train AI on a good interview process if there isn't already a good interview process? What happens when an AI bot breaks down and no one knows how to fix it? And why would we think taking more human involvement out of an experience often lacking human touch will be a good thing?   James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down why we shouldn't expect a recruiting cheat code in episode 92 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why AI Won't Fix Hiring.”

It's amazing how so many companies tout how they're great places to work, then ghost you after an interview. I love irony.   Corporate arrogance and poor candidate experience seem to go hand-in-hand. They're well-known issues. But no matter how much they're talked about, it seems like they only get worse over time. And it's often ghosting victims (read: literally everyone) who perpetuate it when they're in the hiring seat. Why is that?   James Hornick and Jeff Smith will break down the psychology of it in episode 91 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Ghosting & Boasting Will Never Go Away”  

The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 90 "Gen Z's 12% Unemployment, Explained"   It came as a shock to pretty much everyone that the unemployment rate among 20-29 year old college grads is hovering at 12%. While the economy in total is under 4%.   The question is: Why? What caused such a disparity? And who is to blame?   The answer? There's no one cause. You can point your finger in pretty much every direction and be right.   James Hornick and Jeff Smith will breakdown how it happened and what's at stake long term in episode 90 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Gen Z's 12% Unemployment, Explained”

What do you call recruiting that doesn't result in a hire? A complete waste of time. There's no better (worse?) way to spin your wheels than focusing on things that don't get you any closer to a hire. Because your metrics have you focusing on all the wrong things. Good metrics keep you on track. Bad metrics lead to unproductive busy work.  James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down the pitfalls of managing the recruiting process by spreadsheet in episode 89 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Recruiting Is Not The Goal. Hiring Is.”

When I mention to my friends in accounting, legal, or manufacturing that hiring has been down…they have no idea what I'm talking about.   Lots of industry sectors – and geographies – that are thriving right now. Many of which are underserved by a lot of B2B businesses. Not just recruiting, but marketing, software, etc. Because everyone's focused on the “cool” tech clients.   Hirewell actually does work in these areas. James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down how the most business (and career) opportunity is in traditionally underserved areas in episode 88 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Neglected Markets Are Dying To Hire".

"What Makes Recruiting Partnerships Fail (or Prosper)?" - The 10 Minute Talent Rant is LIVE   Stop me if you heard this one: “I had a bad experience with a recruiter.”   Doesn't matter if you were hiring for your company or looking for a job. Everyone's experienced this. Recruiters themselves have heard it from new clients about their previous partnerships, too. A million times.   But why? Why do so many people have bad experiences with recruiters? And what's different then they actually go well?   James Hornick and Jeff Smith break down the root causes of bad recruiting in episode 87 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "What Makes Recruiting Partnerships Fail (or Prosper)?" Replays will be available via Hirewell Talent Insights: https://talentinsights.hirewell.com/

Does it feel like tenures are getting shorter? The data says they are. Both over the long term and the last year.    And that matches a lot of the conversations we've had with companies. It sure feels like more people are leaving roles in their first year. But why is that? Despite everyone's best intentions to fix up their onboarding and employee engagement during “The Great Resignation” era, it doesn't look like it stuck. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss how we still have some work to do in episode 86 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "We Never Fixed The Retention Problem"

Social networks come and go. That includes LinkedIn.   There's an argument to be made that LinkedIn is more than that. It's a user generated, worldwide corporate directory that serves as the source of truth for who's who in business. More tactically, It's the lifeblood of the sales and recruiting industries.   But what happens if people simply stop updating their profiles? Maybe they're covering gaps. Maybe they've been ‘green banner' shamed. What purpose does LinkedIn really serve then? It's a real phenomenon that Jeff Smith and James Hornick are seeing. They'll discuss where LinkedIn is headed in episode 85 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Will LinkedIn Be Dead In 10 Years?"

The hiring market is improving, slowly but surely. It's not going to the moon like Bitcoin, but it'll get there.   Hiring needs create urgency. Urgency creates shortcuts. And shortcuts create every bad stereotype people have about recruiting. What happens when scaling up becomes a hair-on-fire drill? And you didn't spend your down time fine tuning your strategy and processes? Jeff Smith and James Hornick covered it in episode 83 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Dumb Hiring Ideas Are Back, Baby!"

Remote on-the-job learning is hard. College loans are astronomically expensive. And no one knows what skills AI will make irrelevant (if any.)   Change is constant. But a lot of it at once is a lot to take in. Especially those just beginning their careers. Jeff Smith and James Hornick aren't going to play generational favorites but they are going to point out the obvious in episode 82 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "The Unique Sh*tstorm For Young Professionals"

The tech layoffs aren't over. Marketing budgets haven't recovered. DEI programs are slashed.    Might explain why we don't hear anyone talk about employer brand anymore. It's probably for the better: workers are skeptical. A lot of people got burned in the last 18 months and no one believes the old corporate jargon when they're looking for their next role.   Hiring isn't dead, but the talent attraction playbook needs a reboot. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss what resonates with job seekers and what falls flat in episode 81 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Remember Employer Brand? It's Dead."  

New year. New hiring market. Hopefully.   2023 was a year a lot of recruiters are happy to turn the page on. But it wasn't all bad. Hirewell did see some growth areas and a consistently strong demand for interim talent.    Matt Massucci and James Hornick break down the previous quarter and look what what's happening to start 2024 with “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2023"   Replays will be available on Hirewell's Youtube channel. Audio-only version will be available on the Talent Insights podcast on Apple, Google, Amazon and Spotify.   Subscribe to those channels here: https://linktr.ee/jameshornick  

It's January. Which means we're in the lame duck period for year end bonuses. Earned but not yet paid.   With that comes complications. Some companies are bracing for post-bonus churn. Others are offering sign-on bonuses to jump the line and get the talent they need now.   And of course, some companies were beat up so bad in 2023 that bonuses went out the window. There's the Haves and the Have-Nots.   Meanwhile, the real question: how effective is the yearly bonus model for retention anyway? Jeff Smith and James Hornick kick off the new year with episode 80 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Do Bonuses Buy Loyalty?"

For most of Hirewell's existence, internal recruiter positions were the #2 most commonly filled roles on a yearly basis. Right after software engineers.   In 2023? Not even on the heat map. Almost no demand. And lots of A+ recruiters have struggled to find work.   Why? Rising interest rates.  Jeff Smith and James Hornick put on their nerd hats and explain how the macroeconomic environment affects hiring in a very real way in episode 79 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "How High Interest Rates Tanked Recruiting"

Ever not get hired and wonder where you fell short in the interview? But your contact at the company left you hanging? Or maybe you were on the other side. Looking to pay it forward, but were shot down by legal. Behind every job seeker who didn't get feedback, there's a recruiter who got their hand slapped for giving it previously. Welcome to the exciting world of hiring litigation. Jeff Smith and James Hornick unpack what both job seekers and companies have lost in the modern say-nothing feedback world in episode 78 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Interview Feedback Is Dead"

The hiring world is obsessed with candidate pipeline building. Sure, the top of the funnel is important. But success in hiring has always been about conversion. Getting the right candidates to say ‘yes.'   And nothing converts offers to acceptances like an A+ interview experience.   Problem is: it's really hard for your company to set itself apart when you're doing 3 Zooms and an assessment like every other company.   Regardless of your office vs remote policy, onsite interviews offer so much more opportunity for curated, impactful interview experiences. Jeff Smith and James Hornick discussed how dramatic of a difference this can make in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 77 "Onsite Interviews Are Better"

Hiring leaders want the best. People with strong skills who fit very specific skill needs. No one ever says they'll hire someone who is “pretty good at a bunch of stuff.”   Yet come layoff time, that's who they prioritize retaining. Those who can take on the most workload. The old “do more with less.”   High for specialization. Retain for breadth.    Why is that? And can layoff decision-making teach us how we should change our hiring process? Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 76 "The Disconnect Between Hiring and Retention"  

It's no secret that the recruiting industry doesn't have the best collective reputation. There's a lot of fingers to point. Executives think hiring is easy. HR is resistant to change. Job seekers have unrealistic expectations.   But perhaps we should point the finger at ourselves. If “hiring is broken,” why haven't we fixed it? Sure, everyone complains about recruiting. But are we even listening?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss accountability while dunking on themselves in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 75 "Recruiters Are Terrible Listeners"  

Miss us? We took Q3 quarter off for our mental health. The hiring market did so we did too…   But Q3 ended with some hiring bright spots in the technology and finance & accounting fields. Not to mention some (potential) leading indicators of good news on the horizon with interim talent.   Matt Massucci and James Hornick return with a numbers-driven look on what recruiting looks like going into the end of the year with “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q4 2023"  

Real talk: back in the 9-5 in office days, there's nothing I wanted to do less than spending my evening (read: me time) at a networking event. I'm a recruiter. I just spent the entire day networking.    Now? I miss people. (Well, sometimes anyway.) And it appears everyone feels the same way.    Industry happy hours. Onsite hiring events. Internal team events. Coffee with an old contact. The vibe shifted. It sure feels like people are into it now.   Whether it's hiring, sales or a bit of both, Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss how event planning is suddenly a core competency in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 74 "Event Planning. So Hot Right Now."  

What's the most played-out online debate of this decade?   That's easy. “Are workers more efficient remote or in the office?” Everyone has their opinion and on one is changing their mind. It's tribal.   But there's one point that most of us agree on: remote learning sucks. It doesn't matter if it's in school or in the office.   When companies are expected to train new grads and skill develop experienced employees, it seems like kind of a big issue, doesn't it? If we're not getting smarter, are we getting dumber?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick discuss whether or not the episode's title is clickbait in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 73 "Is Remote Work Making Us Dumber?"  

No one enjoys giving bad news. And that's a problem.   One of the biggest complaints job seekers have about the interview process (besides not getting the job) is not finding out why. It's often something they don't want to hear.   Every recruiter has a horror story about someone who blew up on them because of it. And that causes a lot of recruiters to avoid it whenever they.   But running away from your problems never solved anything. Jeff Smith and James Hornick talk about how to deliver bad new without becoming collateral damage in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 72 "Giving Job Seekers Bad News Sucks"  

The current hiring environment confounded a lot of recruiters. Stock market is up, unemployment is low, inflation is going down…but hiring in tech-forward companies is still way down.   Internal recruiting teams are smaller. Agencies are struggling. “Getting by” is the norm.   What's the secret to survival? In the words of Ross Geller: “Pivot!”   Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss what Hirewell's done and what our contacts are focused on in 2023 in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 71 "Surviving A Turbulent Recruiting Market"  

Sam welcomes James Hornick, Partner and Chief Revenue Officer at Hirewell, to discuss the power of employee-driven content in recruitment. James shares his perspective on contingent recruiting and encourages open communication within organizations. We delve into the challenges of standing out in the recruiting industry and attracting seasoned, successful recruits. This conversation highlights the importance of creating unique content and providing valuable insights to clients and candidates and the significance of employee happiness and creating a strong culture. James shares his personal journey in using content to drive business growth and attract new talent. The episode concludes with the recognition that authentic content creation has been a driving force behind Hirewell's success, resulting in significant growth and national recognition.Tune in to this episode of 'Becoming a Hiring Machine' to learn more about the power of employee-driven content in recruitment.

They say the best things in life are free. But don't they also say you get what you pay for?   When the job market gets tough, job seekers are thirsty for whatever edge will help them land their next gig. The free advice from life coaches (and frankly anyone who's ever looked for a job before) comes out of the woodwork.   But let's call a spade a spade: some of the most common tips are objectively bad. They've just been repeated over and over again until they sound plausible.   Not on our watch. Jeff Smith and James Hornick call out some of the most common tips absolutely no one should listen to in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 70 "Bad Job Seeking Advice, Exposed"  

When the job market is hot, interview processes are their most efficient. Companies go the extra mile to get people interested and on board. Job seekers are energized and excited to hear what great career opportunities await.   When things slow down, the wind gets sucked out of the room. Companies waffle and find reasons not to hire people. Job seekers get jaded and their frustration spills over.   But why should companies do anything different in down times? Why make an interview process longer or change requirements mid-stream?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick address the root causes of the downward candidate experience spiral in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 69 "Hiring Shouldn't Be An Experiment"

Breaking News: Sales is hard.   Everyone in tech or ‘office dork' circles is having a rougher go of it right now. And the same goes for recruiters.   Yes companies are still hiring. Unemployment is still low. And there's still more open jobs than unemployed people. Just not at the extreme levels of the past 2 years.   When urgency goes down, expectations go up. Hiring managers and HR types want to see more out of organizations they partner with.   Jeff Smith and James Hornick dig into the realities of how companies are buying recruiting services in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 68 "Why Hiring Managers Aren't Responding To Your Pitch"

#tbt to 2021 and Episode 28 “Reference Checks Are Stupid”   Sadly, our first rant on this topic didn't change the world. Reference checks have come back in a big way.   Our title was a bit facetious that time. Reference checks are not inherently stupid. But they're commonly misused by damn near everyone.   So we're giving it another crack: What drives companies to use them? What true value can you get out of them? And where do they fall short?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick answer these questions with the commentary you've come to expect in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 67 "Inconvenient Truths About Reference Checks"  

Noticing any “odd” behavior from candidates recently? Or is it just us?   Not bad. Just different. Maybe you get far more questions. Maybe your response rates are lower. Or maybe you're getting responses…from messages you sent a year ago.   So what's with the shift?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick will explain what's behind the current mindset and how you can adjust your approach in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 66 "Decoding Candidate Behavior in 2023"  

What's with the tension? Aren't we trying to accomplish the same thing?   There's nothing more counterproductive in all of hiring than the adversarial relationship that (some) internal and external recruiters have. Internals begrudgingly use externals on hard searches when they don't really want to pay a fee. Externals angle around internals when they don't feel they're on a level playing ground.   It's silly. But what causes it? And why is it so unique to the talent acquisition space compared to other areas of professional services?   Jeff Smith and James Hornick will dig into the insanity and provide a more productive path forward in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 65 "Can internal and external recruiters be best friends?"  

How's the hiring market, really? Have we hit a bottom? Using the almighty power of data, we can answer the first. And make our best ( or worst?) guesses on the second.    Matt Massucci and James Hornick open up the books once again and return with fresh numbers from Hirewell's last quarter in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q1 2023". Tune in to learn more!

If you're hiring right now…congratulations! You're killing it. Kudos to your well-run, profitable business.   With all the doom and gloom out there, you're probably wondering: why isn't it easy? Aren't these supposed to be the best of times for finding top talent?   Admittedly, if you're trying to hire an internal recruiter, it probably is.   But everything else? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will fill you in on what you need to do to get candidates on board in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 64 "Why's It So Hard To Find Interested Candidates?"