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Brandon Diehm: Why Your Hiring Process Is Broken and How to Fix It | Ready Set Exec
Most companies think their hiring process is fine. It's not. And a 20-year veteran of one of the world's top executive search firms will tell you exactly why.
Brandon Diehm is a senior talent acquisition leader who built and led end-to-end TA functions at PwC, RSM, and, most recently, as Director of Talent Acquisition at Heidrick & Struggles, one of the world's most prestigious executive search firms. He's hired everyone from campus interns to C-suite executives, and he's seen every mistake companies make along the way.
In this episode, Brandon breaks down what separates great recruiting from the average, how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance, and why the most important call you'll ever make as a recruiter is to the person who didn't get the job.
About Ready Set Exec: Founded by Managing Partners Patrick Shea and John Pezoulas, Ready Set Exec is a premier North American executive leadership recruitment firm specializing in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Operations. We replace hiring chaos with a repeatable process, boasting an average time-to-hire of 39 days and a 100% placement success rate.
Chapters:
00:00 Who is Brandon Diehm? PWC → RSM → Heidrick & Struggles
01:25 Why professional services recruiting requires a higher standard
04:33 Competency-based interviews: how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance
07:31 The most important call a recruiter makes, and it's not the job offer
09:37 Employer brand starts with your job description - not your logo
14:29 Campus recruiting: the lollipop-to-legacy pipeline explained
20:37 Healthy attrition: why 70% staying 3 years means you've won
23:56 The 3 biggest leaks killing your recruiting engine
35:15 AI in recruiting - where it will fall short and why human recruiters still win
43:07 How to work with an executive search firm and get the best outcomes
Connect with Ready Set Exec:
- John Pezoulas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/
- Patrick Shea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-jm-shea/
- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySetExec
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6clqPWbF2yFRlsFUOXY0CO?si=UuOAbZeiQMKpgSjV5Od5_g
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-set-exec-the-podcast/id1837951413
Connect with Brandon:
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/brandondiehmrecruiting
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By Ready Set Exec Inc.Most companies think their hiring process is fine. It's not. And a 20-year veteran of one of the world's top executive search firms will tell you exactly why.
Brandon Diehm is a senior talent acquisition leader who built and led end-to-end TA functions at PwC, RSM, and, most recently, as Director of Talent Acquisition at Heidrick & Struggles, one of the world's most prestigious executive search firms. He's hired everyone from campus interns to C-suite executives, and he's seen every mistake companies make along the way.
In this episode, Brandon breaks down what separates great recruiting from the average, how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance, and why the most important call you'll ever make as a recruiter is to the person who didn't get the job.
About Ready Set Exec: Founded by Managing Partners Patrick Shea and John Pezoulas, Ready Set Exec is a premier North American executive leadership recruitment firm specializing in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Operations. We replace hiring chaos with a repeatable process, boasting an average time-to-hire of 39 days and a 100% placement success rate.
Chapters:
00:00 Who is Brandon Diehm? PWC → RSM → Heidrick & Struggles
01:25 Why professional services recruiting requires a higher standard
04:33 Competency-based interviews: how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance
07:31 The most important call a recruiter makes, and it's not the job offer
09:37 Employer brand starts with your job description - not your logo
14:29 Campus recruiting: the lollipop-to-legacy pipeline explained
20:37 Healthy attrition: why 70% staying 3 years means you've won
23:56 The 3 biggest leaks killing your recruiting engine
35:15 AI in recruiting - where it will fall short and why human recruiters still win
43:07 How to work with an executive search firm and get the best outcomes
Connect with Ready Set Exec:
- John Pezoulas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/
- Patrick Shea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-jm-shea/
- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySetExec
- Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6clqPWbF2yFRlsFUOXY0CO?si=UuOAbZeiQMKpgSjV5Od5_g
- Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-set-exec-the-podcast/id1837951413
Connect with Brandon:
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/brandondiehmrecruiting