Ep 788: Technology, Trust, and Human Connection

Ep 788: Technology, Trust, and Human Connection

From Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring? by Matt Alder

April 24, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 788

About this episode

Denise Chaffin discusses the importance of building and maintaining trust in recruiting amidst the rise of technology and automation.

We live in a world where recruiters can connect with thousands of people with a single click. LinkedIn, CRMs, and AI tools all promise to manage relationships at a scale unimaginable a generation ago. The challenge is that genuine trust doesn't scale automatically. When interactions become automated and transactional, the very thing that makes recruiting work starts to break down. People still hire people they trust, and the best referrals still come through relationships, not algorithms. So how do you build and maintain trust at scale? My guest this week is Denise Chaffin, Founder of Top Source Talent and host of the Talking TA podcast. In our conversation, she shares how nearly four decades in recruiting have shaped her thinking on building trust at scale and ensuring technology strengthens relationships rather than undermines them. In the interview, we discuss: The risk of transactional relationships Building and maintaining trust over time The limits of managing large networks How AI tools can support relationships Finding talent through unexpected connections Network Mapping Key skills to build trust and connection What the future looks like Follow this podcast on Apple…

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Host: Matt Alder

Guest: Denise Chaffin

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Organizations: Top Source Talent, Talking TA, LinkedIn, CRMs, AI tools

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