Hey,

Just landed back from RecFest. Two days of stages, presentations, panels, hundreds of conversations.

Here’s what I kept hearing: “How do we get buy-in for that?”

Translation: “I don’t think I’m allowed to do this.”

You are.

You’re not a recruiter or a recruiting leader. You’re a Chief Growth Officer. If you hire better people, the company grows. Full stop.

That gives you permission to experiment, to try new tools (even cheap ones like ChatGPT), to test new ideas, and to innovate how you attract talent.

Stop waiting for someone else to give you permission. You already have it.

Watch the full episode for what else I learned at RecFest.

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- James

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