What If Hiring Worked Like Matchmaking | David Darnell & Jimmy Ralph

About this episode

David Darnell discusses his journey in recruiting and the innovative approach of treating hiring like matchmaking.

You can feel it when someone isn’t just “in recruiting” but is genuinely obsessed with the craft. That’s what comes through in our conversation with David Darnell, a new Board of Advisors member and the founder of NTIS, a talent solutions firm whose name blends “enterprise” and “genius” for a reason. We talk about how he took the long route through big talent organizations, launched his own firm, learned hard lessons, and stepped out again to build something sharper, faster, and more durable....

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Ralph

Guest: David Darnell

Topics covered

• hiring
• matchmaking
• recruiting
• talent solutions
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• hiring
• recruiting
• talent solutions
• entrepreneurship
• David Darnell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NTIS

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