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Smarter hiring. Stronger teams. Better careers. Hosted by Josh Matthews — founder of TheSalesforceRecruiter.com — this podcast gives you the real-world edge to grow teams and careers in tech . Whether you’re a leader trying to build high-performance delivery teams, or a professional navigating the career ladder, Josh delivers no-fluff insights through solo episodes and raw convos with top minds across hiring, leadership, and career growth . You’ll get: Proven frameworks for hiring, scaling, and retention Talent trends, AI tools, and recruiting tactics that actually work Career advice to help you stand out, level up, and move fast Culture and compensation strategies for real growth Built for founders, tech leads, HR pros, and ambitious professionals — inside and beyond the Salesforce ecosystem. New
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The Hiring Edge is hosted by Josh Matthews. The show has published 91 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Neuroscience of Learning, Teaching, and Hiring" (6 October 2026, 59 minutes), "Silos Kill Businesses: Salesforce's Vala Afshar on Surviving the Agentic AI Wave" (22 July 2026, 54 minutes), and "The Salesforce Job Market Reset - 2026" (10 June 2026, 53 minutes).
The Hiring Edge publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 91 episodes.
Booking probability for The Hiring Edge is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Hiring Edge requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Hiring Edge's contact route on record: public web form.
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Josh Matthews hosts The Hiring Edge, a business podcast with 91 episodes published.
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Episode #91
Send us Fan Mail Your brain is great at making hard things feel easy. That's exactly why so much workplace training falls flat. Plus: the interrogation technique that gets honest answers in a job interview. David...
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Send us Fan Mail Seven of the ten largest companies on Earth from 25 years ago are gone. Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, says silos killed them, and in the age of AI, silos will kill companies even...
Episode #89
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The Salesforce job market is finally showing a pulse, but it is not a comeback story. We sit down with Sasha Semyonova, a leading tech journalist at Salesforce Ben, to unpack what the latest...
Episode #88
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Josh Matthews hosts a live TDX 2026 breakdown with three guests who were in the room: Sally ElGhoul (brand new Golden Hoodie winner and founder of Code with Sally), Beach Horn (Salesforce...
Episode #87
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Most hiring still starts with a resume. Jason P. Carroll says that's the problem, not the solution.<br/><br/>Jason grew a company from $20M to $80M before building Aptive Index, a behavioral...
Episode #86
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Most hiring processes don't filter for performance. They filter for interview skill. In this episode, Josh Matthews breaks down the five silent killers that cause companies to reject their best...
Episode #85
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Most Salesforce team problems aren't technical. They're organizational. And the companies that get it wrong usually don't find out until after the damage is done.</p><p>In this episode, Josh...
Episode #84
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Recruiters spend 5 seconds on your resume. Is yours failing?</b> If you’re using AI to "write" your Salesforce story, you’re blending in when you need to stand out. In this episode, Josh...
Episode #83
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Are you hiring for "culture fit" or for outcomes? In 2026, that distinction will determine if your Salesforce team sinks or swims.</b></p><p>Most hiring managers are falling into the...
Episode #82
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Salesforce demand dropped 37% in 2024, but the 2026 recovery is already leaving "average" Admins behind. Are you catching the wave, or getting crushed by the coral?</b></p><p>In this episode...
Episode #81
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Cold calls, cold emails, cold everything — they’re dead.<br/> In this episode, <b>Josh Matthews</b> sits down with <b>Drew Sechrist</b>, one of the earliest Salesforce builders and now the...
Episode #80
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Most companies hire too fast, fire too slow, and wonder why they stay stuck in the minors. </b>Josh Matthews and business coach Chris Hallberg unpack how “slow to hire, quick to fire” really...
Episode #79
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The recent Salesforce layoffs shook the tech world—over 4,000 jobs cut globally. But if you’re impacted, this isn’t the end of your career—it could be the turning point. In this episode of The...
Episode #78
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of The Hiring Edge, host Josh Matthews brings on Salesforce architect and founder of the <b>People First Method</b>, <b>Jon Cline</b>. This isn’t your typical tech talk — Jon...
Episode #77
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Betrayal at work is the hidden threat sabotaging your culture, health, and performance. In this episode, Josh Matthews talks with Dr. Debi Silber, TEDx speaker, psychologist, and author of...
Episode #76
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Is your pay strategy quietly driving talent out the door?</b> In this no-fluff episode, Josh Matthews sits down with compensation expert <b>Scott Trumpolt</b> to break down pay transparency...
Episode #75
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this raw and real episode of Salesforce Hiring Edge, we sit down with David Kestenberg — former CIO, startup founder, and transformation leader — to talk about something no one is saying out...
Episode #74
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Not all recruiters are equal — and hiring the wrong one could cost you time, money, and top talent.</p><p>In this episode, Josh Matthews explains exactly how to vet a recruiter, what red flags...
Episode #73
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Your interview process might be broken—and costing you top talent.</p><p>Ex-Google & Salesforce engineer Mike Mroczka, author of Beyond Cracking the Coding</p><p>Interview, joins us again to...
Episode #72
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Welcome to the Salesforce Hiring Edge</b>, hosted by Josh Matthews and co-host Josh LeQuire. In this powerful episode, we break down exactly what it takes to hire the right Salesforce SI...
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