This episode with Jason James from Tezi briefly vanished from Spotify. Don’t ask us why. But it’s too good to not share again. So here’s Jason unpacking the future of recruiting. Please enjoy.

Jason James doesn’t sugarcoat it: recruiting coordinators and sourcers won’t exist in 5 years. In this episode, James (Co-founder and COO of Tezi) sits down with Kelli and Nolan to discuss how to screen 3000 applicants in minutes, why most great resumes just rode the elevator up at hypergrowth companies, and why AI bias audits set a higher standard than humans ever could.

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Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontezi/

Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/

Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/

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Tezi: https://tezi.ai/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:55) Meet Max: The AI Agent Replacing Recruiting Busywork

(03:16) AI Bias vs Human Bias: Which Is Fairer?

(06:08) Human-in-the-Loop: AI Recommends, Humans Decide

(07:34) AI Interviews at Top of Funnel: What Works, What Doesn’t

(11:00) Standing Out in a Crowded AI Recruiting Market

(14:26) Sponsors: Ethena & Metaview

(17:18) “RCs and Sourcers, Find Something Else”

(20:30) The New Grad Opportunity: Alpha in a Tough Market

(22:23) “Riding the Elevator Up”: The Resume Pedigree Problem

(24:26) How to Spot Resume Riders vs Real Contributors

(26:00) 100-Hour Weeks and the 9-9-6 Culture Debate

(30:00) “The Best Culture Is Growth”

(31:00) Tezi’s Culture: Committed to Calm, Team of Adults

(34:00) What’s Next for Tezi?

(34:56) Wrap

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