Alison Kaizer and Andrew D'Souza
From The Hard Part with Evan McCann by Evan McCann
March 30, 2026 · 55 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of AI on hiring practices and the importance of human intuition in recruitment.
This episode explores how AI is transforming hiring practices, emphasizing real-time testing, new roles, and the importance of human intuition in recruitment. Guests Ali and Andrew share insights on leveraging AI for better matchmaking, feedback loops, and building effective, nimble teams. Alison is the Partner, Talent at Golden Ventures Andrew is the Founder of Boardy Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Focus on Broken Hiring Practices 01:11 Traditional Success Metrics in Hiring Are Changing 01:57 Real-Time Testing and Practical Skills Over Past Experience 02:44 Shift from Filling Roles to Strategic Matchmaking 03:55 New Roles Emerge: AI Adoption Experts and Prompt Engineers 05:48 The Evolving Role of People Management in AI Era 07:20 The Value of Curiosity and Openness to Change 08:50 Technical Skills and Building with Latest Tools 10:22 Accessing Talent Beyond Traditional Platforms 12:02 Deep Conversations and Motivations in Hiring 14:04 Using AI for Better Candidate Matchmaking 17:01 The Power of Personal Connections and Fit 17:23 Feedback Loops and Continuous Improvement in Hiring 21:20 AI as a Central Team Member and Meeting Facilitator 23:48 Scaling Talent Acquisition with AI…
People in this episode
Host: Evan McCann
Guests: Alison Kaizer, Andrew D'Souza
Topics covered
- AI in hiring
- recruitment practices
- human intuition
- candidate matchmaking
- team building
- feedback loops
Keywords
- AI
- hiring
- recruitment
- candidate matchmaking
- human intuition
- feedback loops
- team building
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Golden Ventures, Boardy
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