Hosted by James Hornick, Hirewell · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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You don't know what you don't know. But you do know that building a successful team for your organization and excelling in your own career don't happen by accident. They happen by gaining actionable insights from those who have done it before. Luckily, you have the Talent Insights podcast, hosted by Hirewell Partner and Careerwell Cofounder, James Hornick. We'll help you learn the ins and outs of the talent game so both you and your organization will win.
James Hornick, Hirewell hosts Talent Insights, a business show with 100 episodes published.
AI is changing tech hiring, but the job titles are still catching up. AI engineer. AI agent engineer. Machine learning engineer. Data scientist. Forward deployed engineer. Some of these roles are new. Some are old roles
Most hiring conversations focus on filling open roles. This episode focuses on what happens after the hire is made. Bill Gates and Rosanna Snediker sit down with Pat Sullivan , CFO of A-Rent Test Equipment , to talk abou
Hiring demand is back. But the playbook changed. Companies still need talent. They just don't want to overhire, lay people off, and do it all over again. So what are they doing instead? In this episode of Stacked, we bre
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AI isn't just changing how companies build. It's changing who gets hired. We're seeing a spike in fake candidates, AI-polished résumés, and hiring teams buried in noise. At the same time, demand for embedded RPO support
In this episode of The Hirewell Update , Ryan Ross is joined by Charlie Saffro, founder and CEO of CS Recruiting, to announce and unpack a major move, CS Recruiting is now part of Hirewell. They dive into how CS Recruiti
In this episode of The Balancing Act , Ashley McCray-Ford gets real about: The identity shift that hit hard after maternity leave Why grieving her "old self" helped her thrive as a mom and a leader What it was like to pa
She froze her eggs at 31. She met her husband three months later. She didn't tiptoe around IVF—she owned it, even at work. In this episode of The Balancing Act, Rosanna gets real about: What egg freezing and IVF actually
In this episode of The Hirewell Update , Ryan Ross welcomes Jeff Smith to talk through why now, not January, is the critical window for 2026 hiring plans. They break down what proactive talent strategy actually looks lik
Sarah Sheridan sat down with Amanda Hausmann, a former attorney who hit her limit juggling work and motherhood — and turned her burnout into a business that helps other moms do less. They talk about the meltdown that cha
Bill and Rosanna sat down with Evan Shy, CEO of HTD Talent, to unpack why tech hiring is still a mess and what actually works when it comes to building capability inside modern teams. They get into: Why "entry-level" now
No guest this week — just Bill and Rosanna going deep on 15+ years in recruiting. From the early days of talent search to the trends shaping 2025, they share what's changed, what hasn't, and what every hiring leader need
Six years off. One massive comeback. Zero regrets. In this episode of The Balancing Act , Sarah Sheridan sits down with Susan Scutt, private equity operator, single mom, and comeback queen. She walked away from work to r
We sat down with Andrew Zuckerman to talk about what small and scaling businesses get wrong about HR and how to fix it. From 48-hour compliance assessments to rebuilding onboarding in a pinch, Andrew explains how fractio
Whelp, that's a wrap. After 20 years, James is leaving the recruiting industry behind. And Hirewell. And the 10 Minute Talent Rant. But not before taking a few parting shots at the recurring issues in the recruiting spac
This week, Sarah Sheridan chats with Mike Sharifi, a private equity exec and dad of two, about what it really takes to show up fully — at home and at work. From daily calendars to dishes, lead parenting to late-night lap
In this episode of Beyond the Offer, we talk with Eric Buntin, TA leader at Amazon, Randstad, and Bath & Body Works, about what it takes to build scalable, strategic, and people-first recruiting teams. From structured hi
This summer, the job market is shifting gears! In "The Summer Slowdown" episode of The Hirewell Update, join Ryan and Emily as they dive into the typical recruitment trends seen during the warmer months. Discover why hir
Weird aspect of the AI era: more and more candidates are first learning about companies after they applied. You read that right. When the bots apply for you, job postings aren't the final stop on your job seeking journey
In this episode of The Balancing Act , host Sarah Sheridan sits down with Michelle Keefe, VP of HR at Bowes Professional, to talk about her inspiring journey from administrative roles to HR leadership. Michelle shares ho
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