By now it's a truism to say that hiring is broken. Traditional interview and selection processes suffer from a number of weaknesses. And trying to hire for "culture fit" often means finding people who are just like "us," which can make for silos, less diversity, and higher turnover. What's the best way forward?

Michael Simpson is CEO of PAIRIN, Inc, a company trying to revolutionize hiring and workforce development using friendly science. Their PAIRIN soft skills survey and MyJourney platform have helped thousands of people find better jobs and receive smarter coaching and workforce development / placement guidance. And in many ways they're just getting started.

In this conversation we talk about what's broken in hiring and how to fix it, how data can help people both apply for better jobs and screen candidates more effectively, what "culture fit" should really mean, the biggest mistake Michael made and what he learned from it, and more.