In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Tobi Oluwole, Sales Manager at Shopify and founder of 3Skills, to discuss how to create the best candidate experience in today's hiring market. Tobi shares his insights on what candidates are really looking for, the importance of effective feedback during the hiring process, and how to prioritize speed to attract top talent.

Tobi also emphasizes the significance of treating candidates like humans and leaving them better than you found them. He discusses how to provide specific and constructive feedback to candidates, and reveals Shopify's process for giving feedback to candidates in the final stages of the interview process.

Additionally, Tobi talks about the growing trend of candidates diversifying their incomes and why it's important for employers to support them in those endeavors. He also touches on the importance of culture in attracting talent and how it can make up for lower compensation in a market downturn.

Whether you're a hiring manager, recruiter, or candidate, this episode offers practical tips and insights on creating a winning candidate experience. Tune in to learn how to stand out in today's competitive hiring market!

In this episode of "How We Built Our Team", Aaron Levin, Head of Engineering at Fiveable, shares his experience and insights on scaling a team and finding the right candidates. We discuss his approach to hiring, including how he uses Dover as an extension of his team, to save time and resources.

Moreover, Aaron shares his thoughts on how to tactically prioritize diversity in engineering hiring, with a strategy called candidate pooling. He also talks about AI for hiring, and how to optimize your outreach, interview process and screening of engineering candidates to get the best talent for your early team.

For our first episode, we welcome Jim Stroud, a content creator, marketing genius, and former global head of sourcing and recruiting strategy at Ranstad. He has consulted for companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Siemens, and is currently producing The Recruiting Life, a comic strip about the world of work.

We discussed recruitment marketing and how recruiters can use AI to attract potential candidates, and a sourcing concept called the "Batman Robin strategy.” We also touched on the relationship between recruitment and marketing, and how founders can use their marketing efforts to attract both potential customers and potential candidates.

Listeners can find out more about Jim Stroud on his website Jimstroud.com or on his Twitter and LinkedIn profiles. Stroud also produces "The Recruiting Life," a comic strip and newsletter about the world of work, and is currently looking for his next career opportunity.

2:05: Why Jim is so excited about AI in the recruiting space + unique tactics for using ChatGPT in recruiting

6:15: How AI is a tool, not a replacement

8:07: Why recruiters should report into marketing

11:58: How recruiting will evolve with ChatGPT as a discipline

16:19: Why we can never replace humans entirely

17:48: Jim’s thoughts on RecruitingEmails.ai

19:54: How to update AI generated outreach to be more personalized

21:37: How to assess recruiters as an early stage founder

26:11: How AI can be used for employer branding

30:22: How marketing and recruiting can work to enhance each other’s goals

32:26: How to set up a recruiting and marketing feedback loop at your company

36:37: Why laying off your talent team can hurt your marketing efforts

40:31: Your job description is marketing collateral

42:05: The importance of thought leadership for startups

47:09: The Batman/Robin strategy