BreakOut Podcast

Tune in to get an update on the latest data on key economic indicators, high-growth tech hiring trends, how this compares to news headlines, and where companies are currently prioritizing their hiring resources.

In this episode, we've got Christoph Hohenberger co-founder of Retorio, a startup building video AI to help bring objectivity to hiring and coaching across organizations.

Tune into this recording (pt1) from the very first BreakOut live event hosted in Austin, TX this past May. This was recorded right as the hiring market began to halt, causing venture-funded startups to pause and rethink their hiring approach. Many of these conversations remain incredibly relevant as we continue to navigate uncertain market conditions.

In this episode, Gareth Webb speaks with Tracie Giles, VP of Talent Acquisition at PagerDuty - a global SaaS company that deploys real-time operations and incident response products for companies such as Slack, Zoom, and Salesforce. Gareth and Tracie discuss lessons learned in her career at VMware when it was in its hyper-growth stage, her point of view on the tech talent shortage and skills gap, how PagerDuty is working to work proactively address it, and much more.

In this episode, Gareth Webb discusses how to make the most of your sourcing process to ensure it is as effective as possible.

In this episode, we get Gareth's take on going from reactive to proactive recruiting, and frameworks to help set you and your team up for success in ensuring valuable time spent looking for candidates is not wasted.

In this episode, Gareth Webb dives into the nuances of hiring for potential vs expertise for tech companies.

In this episode, Gareth Webb discusses where companies miss the mark on making hires effectively, and why getting ahead of it starts with a clear process.

In this episode, Gareth Webb speaks with Mark Gray, Head of Hiring at Invisible Technologies - an "Ops as a Service" business focused on optimizing how leaders get work done through a flexible workforce and automation expertise. Gareth and Mark discuss their point of view on AI's place in hiring, how Invisible Technologies is paving the way, why hiring from big brands can have limitations, hiring for distributed organizations, and more.

In this episode, we get Gareth's take on the MBA candidate profile, when companies typically prefer this experience, at what stage, and which functions are preferred.