The Recruiting Conundrum: Why Post And Pray Is Not A Strategy

The Recruiting Conundrum: Why Post And Pray Is Not A Strategy

April 23, 2026 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 26

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The episode discusses the complexities of recruiting and the challenges faced by both employers and candidates in the hiring process.

Recruiting can be complex without being miserable, but most of the pain comes from the parts we choose to overcomplicate. We sit down with recruiter and speaker Blake Babcock to talk about why hiring feels stuck for both sides: employers drowning in irrelevant resumes and candidates convinced they have to apply to 200 jobs just to get noticed. We dig into the real mechanics of talent acquisition: who actually owns recruiting, what a sane hiring process looks like, and how the right tools can...

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