If you’re hiring right now…congratulations! You’re killing it. Kudos to your well-run, profitable business.

With all the doom and gloom out there, you’re probably wondering: why isn’t it easy? Aren’t these supposed to be the best of times for finding top talent?

Admittedly, if you’re trying to hire an internal recruiter, it probably is.

But everything else? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will fill you in on what you need to do to get candidates on board in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 64 "Why's It So Hard To Find Interested Candidates?"

No one likes it when someone goes behind their back. Every agency recruiter has a horror story about a time they missed out on a placement after not getting ‘credit’ for an intro they made.

But how does this play out in the real world?

Are job seekers better or worse off? Are companies more or less likely to hire the candidate?

Jeff Smith and James Hornick break down the financial, ethical, and relationship ramifications in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 63 "What Happens When You Cut Out The Recruiter?"

Want a sneak preview of what slick new technology recruiters will start using?

Just look at what cool sales and marketing tech came out 10 years ago!

That’s what it feels like anyway. But why? Do software companies not see the opportunity? Not understand the space? Or do the end users (yeah, us recruiters) not know how to take advantage of what’s out there?

Sam Kuehnle, the VP of Marketing at Loxo, joins James Hornick on a special edition of the Talent Insights Podcast, “Why Is Recruiting Tech So Far Behind Sales & Marketing?

What does good look like? Would you know it if you saw it?

If you’ve tuned into our rants before, you certainly know what bad looks like. Heck, if you’ve ever used a firm to hire or look for a job, you’ve undoubtedly had a bad experience at some point yourself.

But if you need to hire in 2023, what expectations should you have? 

Jeff Smith and James Hornick attempt their first Un-Rant: The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 61 "What A Modern Recruiting Partner Looks Like"

And just like that, a trilogy happened. We’re right up there with The Lord of the Rings (the first ones), Star Wars (the first ones) and Creed (the movies, not the band.)

Except we’re covering all the common misunderstandings normies have about the recruiting industry. (Instead of something cool like intergalactic civil wars or boxing.)

Back by popular demand - again - is the most popular ongoing series within our ongoing series. 

Jeff Smith and James Hornick proudly present The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 61 "No One Understands Recruiting But Recruiters, Volume 3"

Hiring is never easy. But when it’s a skill set you’ve hired a hundred times before, you’ve got an ironed out process of what “works” at that point.

But what if it’s your very first marketer? Or accountant? Or product manager?

Good chance you won’t know what you’re doing. And you’re hiring this new area for a reason; it’s the last thing you want to mess up. So how do you get it right?

Jeff Smith and James Hornick take away the guess work in the next The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 60 "How To Hire Your First (Of Any Skill)"

It’s not all puppy dogs and rainbows in recruiting. It’s easy to talk about the great times. But we don’t want to shy away from tough times either.

Unless you’re living under a rock, Big Tech has been laying off. And the entire tech sector has been hit.

But how has that affected hiring? What does the actual data say about the market right now?

Matt Massucci and James Hornick dig into the numbers in “Hirewell Data Insights: Hiring Trends Q1 2023"

The market is soft. If you’re hiring, that’s a good thing. (For you, anyway.)

You don’t have to compete against Google and Amazon and their $500k+ total comp offers right now. It’s the best time to hire in the last decade.

But not everyone is. And this isn’t going to last. Hirewell’s January job orders were up 52% since November. 118% since December.

Not convinced? Jeff Smith and James Hornick will discuss why you’ll regret dragging your feet on hiring in Episode 59 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Now’s The Time To Hire (If You Can)"

Job seekers: every wonder why some recruiters are blowing up your phone one minute? Then nowhere to be found the next?

Hiring managers: ever wonder why recruiters are right on the money with some candidates? Then not even close on others?

Yes, some recruiters are just better than others. But what is it that makes some recruiters consistently good and others consistently all over the place? And how do we fix that?

Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain what’s happening (or not happening) behind the scenes in Episode 58 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Working With A Recruiter Feels So Inconsistent"

You know the type. You probably started your recruiting career there.

Job seekers hate working with them. Companies hate partnering with them. Their employees hate ‘em, too.

So why does the stereotypical, boiler room, crappy recruiting firm still exist? Shouldn’t it have gone extinct decades ago?

Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why these types of places persist, dragging down the entire industry’s reputation in Episode 57 of The 10 Minute Talent Rant, "Why Crappy Recruiting Firms Still Exist"