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Episode 7: The Wrong Hire Problem (with Jennifer D'Agostino)
Okay, Actually is a podcast for people who are working hard and starting to wonder if the problem is them. It's not.
Each episode, we dig into what's truly broken and figure out how to build a solution that can actually work.
In this episode, I'm joined by Jennifer D'Agostino, a fractional HR executive and someone who has been handed more broken hiring processes than she can count. We're talking about where hiring actually goes wrong — which is almost always before the first resume arrives. The job description, the backfill bias, the hiring manager who's too busy to engage, the culture fit that's really just a clone request. Jennifer has seen all of it, and she's direct about what it costs.
00:00 Hiring Clarity Gap
00:54 Meet Jen D'Agostino
02:07 Root Causes Beyond Search
05:36 Fixing Job Descriptions
09:35 Stop Cloning Past Stars
12:13 Neutral Review Market Data
15:18 Engaged Hiring Managers Win
17:27 Bias Culture Add
21:58 Three Questions Before Posting
26:38 Wrap Up & Key Takeaways
About Jennifer: Jennifer D'Agostino is a fractional HR executive with more than 20 years of VP-level experience in corporate HR, most recently as VP of HR and Talent Management at RTI International. She now partners directly with small business CEOs and COOs through her own practice, helping growing companies attract, develop, and retain the right people — starting with an honest assessment of what they actually need.
Connect with Jennifer:
Purpose HR
Find me:
OkayDoak.com
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By Karen DoakOkay, Actually is a podcast for people who are working hard and starting to wonder if the problem is them. It's not.
Each episode, we dig into what's truly broken and figure out how to build a solution that can actually work.
In this episode, I'm joined by Jennifer D'Agostino, a fractional HR executive and someone who has been handed more broken hiring processes than she can count. We're talking about where hiring actually goes wrong — which is almost always before the first resume arrives. The job description, the backfill bias, the hiring manager who's too busy to engage, the culture fit that's really just a clone request. Jennifer has seen all of it, and she's direct about what it costs.
00:00 Hiring Clarity Gap
00:54 Meet Jen D'Agostino
02:07 Root Causes Beyond Search
05:36 Fixing Job Descriptions
09:35 Stop Cloning Past Stars
12:13 Neutral Review Market Data
15:18 Engaged Hiring Managers Win
17:27 Bias Culture Add
21:58 Three Questions Before Posting
26:38 Wrap Up & Key Takeaways
About Jennifer: Jennifer D'Agostino is a fractional HR executive with more than 20 years of VP-level experience in corporate HR, most recently as VP of HR and Talent Management at RTI International. She now partners directly with small business CEOs and COOs through her own practice, helping growing companies attract, develop, and retain the right people — starting with an honest assessment of what they actually need.
Connect with Jennifer:
Purpose HR
Find me:
OkayDoak.com