# Hiring And Recruitment

Everything Truth, Lies & Work has said about **hiring and recruitment** — 169 segments. Each links to its clean transcript (this site) and the human playback deep-link (truthliesandwork.com) for attribution.

## Segments

- [Round 1 — Recruiting almost entirely through employee referrals](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/324-round-1-recruiting-almost-entirely-through-employee-referrals.md) — EP 324 (2026-08-04), tags: recruiting, employee-referrals, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/324?t=303)
- [Round 11 — The CEO who interviews every candidate](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/324-round-11-the-ceo-who-interviews-every-candidate.md) — EP 324 (2026-08-04), tags: ceo, interview, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/324?t=2759)
- [The European hiring crisis: why 50% of new hires leave within a year](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/320-the-european-hiring-crisis-why-50-of-new-hires-leave-within-a-year.md) — EP 320 (2026-07-21), tags: hiring, retention, europe, turnover · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/320?t=2)
- [Workplace Surgery: Inclusive hiring and supporting candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/320-workplace-surgery-inclusive-hiring-and-supporting-candidates-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds.md) — EP 320 (2026-07-21), tags: inclusive-hiring, disadvantaged-backgrounds, diversity, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/320?t=2974)
- [Ford's AI rollback and human rehiring spree](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/314-ford-s-ai-rollback-and-human-rehiring-spree.md) — EP 314 (2026-06-30), tags: ai, automation, hiring, human-touch, ford · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/314?t=1146)
- [News Roundup: The Death of the Technical Interview](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/310-news-roundup-the-death-of-the-technical-interview.md) — EP 310 (2026-06-16), tags: technical-interview, hiring, news · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/310?t=953)
- [Google embraces AI in job interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/308-google-embraces-ai-in-job-interviews.md) — EP 308 (2026-06-09), tags: ai, job-interviews, google, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/308?t=736)
- [Truth or Lie: Is experience the best predictor of job performance?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/308-truth-or-lie-is-experience-the-best-predictor-of-job-performance.md) — EP 308 (2026-06-09), tags: experience, job-performance, hiring, truth-or-lie · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/308?t=1314)
- [Reframing your founder story: From shame to courage](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/305-reframing-your-founder-story-from-shame-to-courage.md) — EP 305 (2026-05-28), tags: interview, founder-story, career-transition, mindset · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/305?t=472)
- [Handling 'Why are you leaving?' in interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/305-handling-why-are-you-leaving-in-interviews.md) — EP 305 (2026-05-28), tags: interview-questions, job-interview, career-advice, founders · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/305?t=603)
- [Interview begins: young Al, intelligence and family dynamics](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/304-interview-begins-young-al-intelligence-and-family-dynamics.md) — EP 304 (2026-05-26), tags: interview, childhood, intelligence, family · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/304?t=327)
- [Intro: The waiting list problem](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/299-intro-the-waiting-list-problem.md) — EP 299 (2026-05-07), tags: recruitment, hiring, talent-acquisition · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/299?t=0)
- [Systemising the recruitment pipeline](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/299-systemising-the-recruitment-pipeline.md) — EP 299 (2026-05-07), tags: recruitment, systems, process · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/299?t=991)
- [Why traditional hiring is normally a hard sell](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/299-why-traditional-hiring-is-normally-a-hard-sell.md) — EP 299 (2026-05-07), tags: hiring, recruitment, marketing · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/299?t=1605)
- [Choosing the right platform](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/299-choosing-the-right-platform.md) — EP 299 (2026-05-07), tags: recruitment, platforms, tools · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/299?t=1849)
- [Where to find Rachel and final takeaways](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/299-where-to-find-rachel-and-final-takeaways.md) — EP 299 (2026-05-07), tags: social-media, recruitment, takeaways · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/299?t=2905)
- [Workplace Surgery: If people keep leaving, is it really a hiring problem?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/298-workplace-surgery-if-people-keep-leaving-is-it-really-a-hiring-problem.md) — EP 298 (2026-05-05), tags: turnover, hiring, retention · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/298?t=2989)
- [The unpaid labour of younger brothers and recruiting Kira](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/295-the-unpaid-labour-of-younger-brothers-and-recruiting-kira.md) — EP 295 (2026-04-23), tags: unpaid-labor, family-business, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/295?t=1109)
- [The 'right' team: Kieran finds his own replacement](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/295-the-right-team-kieran-finds-his-own-replacement.md) — EP 295 (2026-04-23), tags: team-building, hiring, succession · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/295?t=2608)
- [Workplace Surgery: new job red flags](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/294-workplace-surgery-new-job-red-flags.md) — EP 294 (2026-04-21), tags: job-search, red-flags, onboarding, career-advice · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/294?t=2978)
- [The 'Hiring Like Me' Trap](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/292-the-hiring-like-me-trap.md) — EP 292 (2026-04-14), tags: hiring, bias, diversity · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/292?t=2859)
- [From competencies to questions](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-from-competencies-to-questions.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: competencies, questions, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=1027)
- [Everyone gets an interview](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-everyone-gets-an-interview.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: interview, everyone-gets-interview, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=1239)
- [Candidate satisfaction scores](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-candidate-satisfaction-scores.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: candidate-experience, satisfaction, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=1327)
- [The cost of doing it yourself](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-the-cost-of-doing-it-yourself.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: cost, diy, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=2625)
- [The one thing to take away](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-the-one-thing-to-take-away.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: takeaway, hiring, advice · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=2925)
- [Top 3 takeaways](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/287-top-3-takeaways.md) — EP 287 (2026-03-26), tags: takeaways, hiring, cost, fairness · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/287?t=3030)
- [Truth or Lie: Should you hire for culture fit?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/286-truth-or-lie-should-you-hire-for-culture-fit.md) — EP 286 (2026-03-24), tags: culture fit, hiring, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/286?t=1442)
- [Story 2 — The rise of 'new-collar' jobs](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/284-story-2-the-rise-of-new-collar-jobs.md) — EP 284 (2026-03-17), tags: new-collar-jobs, hiring, skills · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/284?t=774)
- [Story 3 — Would you walk out of a messy interview?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/284-story-3-would-you-walk-out-of-a-messy-interview.md) — EP 284 (2026-03-17), tags: interview, recruiting, job-search · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/284?t=1082)
- [Intro: The 57th hire at The Facebook and Tom's extraordinary life](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/281-intro-the-57th-hire-at-the-facebook-and-tom-s-extraordinary-life.md) — EP 281 (2026-03-05), tags: facebook, startup, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/281?t=0)
- [Who is Tom LeNoble?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/281-who-is-tom-lenoble.md) — EP 281 (2026-03-05), tags: interview, career, biography · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/281?t=203)
- [The interview with a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/281-the-interview-with-a-19-year-old-mark-zuckerberg.md) — EP 281 (2026-03-05), tags: mark-zuckerberg, interview, facebook · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/281?t=348)
- [Workplace Surgery: The nepotism trap](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/280-workplace-surgery-the-nepotism-trap.md) — EP 280 (2026-03-03), tags: nepotism, hiring, workplace-fairness · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/280?t=2447)
- [Workplace Surgery: The '30-second' interview](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/278-workplace-surgery-the-30-second-interview.md) — EP 278 (2026-02-24), tags: interviewing, hiring, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/278?t=2940)
- [Workplace Surgery: Should small businesses hire younger workers?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/274-workplace-surgery-should-small-businesses-hire-younger-workers.md) — EP 274 (2026-02-10), tags: small-business, younger-workers, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/274?t=2551)
- [Story 3: Why banks are hiring behavioural scientists for AI](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/270-story-3-why-banks-are-hiring-behavioural-scientists-for-ai.md) — EP 270 (2026-01-27), tags: banking, behavioural-science, ai, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/270?t=1322)
- [Prediction 7 — AI will become a dealbreaker for candidates (Becky Simms)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/263-prediction-7-ai-will-become-a-dealbreaker-for-candidates-becky-simms.md) — EP 263 (2026-01-01), tags: ai, candidates, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/263?t=2412)
- [Prediction 6 — Josh Levine: The death of the resume — relationships are the new CV](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/262-prediction-6-josh-levine-the-death-of-the-resume-relationships-are-the-new-cv.md) — EP 262 (2025-12-30), tags: resume, relationships, networking, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/262?t=2240)
- [Story of the Year: The Great Employment Heist](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/260-story-of-the-year-the-great-employment-heist.md) — EP 260 (2025-12-23), tags: hiring, talent-acquisition, employment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/260?t=711)
- [Workplace Surgery: Building a competency model from scratch](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/256-workplace-surgery-building-a-competency-model-from-scratch.md) — EP 256 (2025-12-09), tags: competency-model, talent-management, hr · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/256?t=2689)
- [Workplace Surgery: Hiring people who think like you vs challenge you](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/254-workplace-surgery-hiring-people-who-think-like-you-vs-challenge-you.md) — EP 254 (2025-12-02), tags: hiring, team-dynamics, diversity-of-thought · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/254?t=2247)
- [LinkedIn's most unforgettable interview moments](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/252-linkedin-s-most-unforgettable-interview-moments.md) — EP 252 (2025-11-25), tags: interviews, linkedin, viral · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/252?t=2)
- [The interview hack: calling companies to schedule interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/246-the-interview-hack-calling-companies-to-schedule-interviews.md) — EP 246 (2025-11-05), tags: interview, job-search, tips · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/246?t=576)
- [Workplace Surgery: New hire 40 minutes late on day one](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/246-workplace-surgery-new-hire-40-minutes-late-on-day-one.md) — EP 246 (2025-11-05), tags: new-hire, onboarding, management · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/246?t=2854)
- [Workplace Surgery: Managing hiring chaos without spending a fortune](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/244-workplace-surgery-managing-hiring-chaos-without-spending-a-fortune.md) — EP 244 (2025-10-28), tags: hiring, recruitment, budget, small-business · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/244?t=2116)
- [Workplace Surgery — new job full of red flags](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/242-workplace-surgery-new-job-full-of-red-flags.md) — EP 242 (2025-10-21), tags: job-search, red-flags, onboarding · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/242?t=2528)
- [MrBeast's vibe check hiring trials](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/238-mrbeast-s-vibe-check-hiring-trials.md) — EP 238 (2025-10-07), tags: hiring, recruitment, mrbeast, talent-acquisition · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/238?t=814)
- [Recruitment: stop selling the fantasy](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/237-recruitment-stop-selling-the-fantasy.md) — EP 237 (2025-10-02), tags: recruitment, hiring, realistic job preview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/237?t=2712)
- [Workplace Surgery: Experience vs. Talent in Hiring](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/232-workplace-surgery-experience-vs-talent-in-hiring.md) — EP 232 (2025-09-16), tags: hiring, experience vs talent, workplace surgery, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/232?t=2899)
- [How Meghan Revolutionized Her Hiring Process](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/229-how-meghan-revolutionized-her-hiring-process.md) — EP 229 (2025-09-04), tags: hiring-process, interview, revolution · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/229?t=680)
- [Employment law, small businesses, and the 13th hire](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/224-employment-law-small-businesses-and-the-13th-hire.md) — EP 224 (2025-08-19), tags: employment-law, small-business, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/224?t=898)
- [Interviewing leaders you've never been managed by](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/217-interviewing-leaders-you-ve-never-been-managed-by.md) — EP 217 (2025-07-24), tags: interviews, leadership, startup · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/217?t=289)
- [Hiring A-players: tough love or recruitment theatre?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/216-hiring-a-players-tough-love-or-recruitment-theatre.md) — EP 216 (2025-07-22), tags: hiring, recruitment, talent-acquisition · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/216?t=647)
- [Workplace Surgery Q2: Best recruitment tools for small businesses](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/216-workplace-surgery-q2-best-recruitment-tools-for-small-businesses.md) — EP 216 (2025-07-22), tags: recruitment-tools, small-business, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/216?t=2776)
- [Workplace Surgery — hiring your spouse](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/214-workplace-surgery-hiring-your-spouse.md) — EP 214 (2025-07-15), tags: hiring, spouse, nepotism · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/214?t=2172)
- [Managing geniuses: Steve Roest's story begins](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/213-managing-geniuses-steve-roest-s-story-begins.md) — EP 213 (2025-07-10), tags: geniuses, hiring, experts · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/213?t=0)
- [Screening for ego in the hiring process](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/213-screening-for-ego-in-the-hiring-process.md) — EP 213 (2025-07-10), tags: hiring, ego, screening · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/213?t=1902)
- [Creating artificial conflict in interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/213-creating-artificial-conflict-in-interviews.md) — EP 213 (2025-07-10), tags: interviews, conflict, assessment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/213?t=2108)
- [Hot Take: Why Wellbeing Leaders Have to Be Perfect (with Matt Smeed)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/212-hot-take-why-wellbeing-leaders-have-to-be-perfect-with-matt-smeed.md) — EP 212 (2025-07-08), tags: wellbeing-leadership, leadership, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/212?t=1547)
- [Workplace Surgery: hiring remotely for the first time](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/210-workplace-surgery-hiring-remotely-for-the-first-time.md) — EP 210 (2025-07-01), tags: remote-hiring, hiring, remote-work · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/210?t=2572)
- [Workplace Surgery: Why Is Hiring So Brutal When You're Starting Out?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/206-workplace-surgery-why-is-hiring-so-brutal-when-you-re-starting-out.md) — EP 206 (2025-06-17), tags: hiring, entry-level, job-search · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/206?t=2360)
- [Story 3 — Why you're still hiring the wrong leaders](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/204-story-3-why-you-re-still-hiring-the-wrong-leaders.md) — EP 204 (2025-06-10), tags: hiring, leadership, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/204?t=1112)
- [Hot Take: Divorce is a workplace issue (with Kristyna Hawkett)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/202-hot-take-divorce-is-a-workplace-issue-with-kristyna-hawkett.md) — EP 202 (2025-06-03), tags: divorce, workplace-issues, guest-interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/202?t=1392)
- [Workplace Surgery — How do I know if I'm any good at interviewing?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/198-workplace-surgery-how-do-i-know-if-i-m-any-good-at-interviewing.md) — EP 198 (2025-05-20), tags: interviewing, skills, hiring, self-improvement · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/198?t=2732)
- [Hot Take: Stuart Mace on candidate experience](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/196-hot-take-stuart-mace-on-candidate-experience.md) — EP 196 (2025-05-13), tags: candidate-experience, hiring, hot-take · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/196?t=1356)
- [Why bad hiring experiences happen](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/196-why-bad-hiring-experiences-happen.md) — EP 196 (2025-05-13), tags: hiring-process, candidate-experience, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/196?t=1659)
- [Firing quickly and recognizing A-players](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/193-firing-quickly-and-recognizing-a-players.md) — EP 193 (2025-05-01), tags: firing, a-players, hiring, management · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/193?t=349)
- [Workplace Surgery: is 50% staff turnover in two years a red flag?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/192-workplace-surgery-is-50-staff-turnover-in-two-years-a-red-flag.md) — EP 192 (2025-04-29), tags: staff-turnover, hiring, red-flags · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/192?t=2352)
- [Story 2: Are you lucky? The Bezos interview question](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/190-story-2-are-you-lucky-the-bezos-interview-question.md) — EP 190 (2025-04-22), tags: luck, interview-questions, jeff-bezos, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/190?t=381)
- [Recruitment — how PostHog hires at scale](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/189-recruitment-how-posthog-hires-at-scale.md) — EP 189 (2025-04-17), tags: recruitment, hiring, scaling, talent · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/189?t=2699)
- [The ghosting epidemic and the recruiter's 'no excuse'](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/187-the-ghosting-epidemic-and-the-recruiter-s-no-excuse.md) — EP 187 (2025-04-10), tags: ghosting, recruitment, job-search · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/187?t=444)
- [It is never too late — the short-sightedness of ageist employers](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/187-it-is-never-too-late-the-short-sightedness-of-ageist-employers.md) — EP 187 (2025-04-10), tags: ageism, recruitment, organizational-psychology · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/187?t=694)
- [From resume to professional brand](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/187-from-resume-to-professional-brand.md) — EP 187 (2025-04-10), tags: professional-brand, resume, career · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/187?t=2656)
- [Workplace Surgery: The CEO's nephew applied](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/186-workplace-surgery-the-ceo-s-nephew-applied.md) — EP 186 (2025-04-09), tags: nepotism, hiring, workplace-dynamics · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/186?t=2622)
- [The Dark Psychology of Job Ghosting](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/184-the-dark-psychology-of-job-ghosting.md) — EP 184 (2025-04-01), tags: job ghosting, recruitment, candidate experience, psychology · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/184?t=913)
- [London's hiring crisis and remote work](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/182-london-s-hiring-crisis-and-remote-work.md) — EP 182 (2025-03-25), tags: hiring, remote-work, news · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/182?t=137)
- [The first employee — and what culture really means](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/181-the-first-employee-and-what-culture-really-means.md) — EP 181 (2025-03-20), tags: company-culture, hiring, first-employee · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/181?t=628)
- [Hot Take: Sarah Gashier on why DEI might be broken](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/180-hot-take-sarah-gashier-on-why-dei-might-be-broken.md) — EP 180 (2025-03-18), tags: dei, workplace-wellbeing, guest-interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/180?t=1311)
- [Recruitment lessons from the sidelines](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/179-recruitment-lessons-from-the-sidelines.md) — EP 179 (2025-03-13), tags: recruitment, hiring, lessons · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/179?t=2514)
- [The employability paradox](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/176-the-employability-paradox.md) — EP 176 (2025-03-04), tags: employability, talent, hiring, skills-gap · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/176?t=909)
- [Outro: What's coming up this Thursday](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/176-outro-what-s-coming-up-this-thursday.md) — EP 176 (2025-03-04), tags: outro, teaser, interview, upcoming · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/176?t=3098)
- [Story 2: Career catfishing and office ghosting](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/172-story-2-career-catfishing-and-office-ghosting.md) — EP 172 (2025-02-18), tags: career-catfishing, office-ghosting, hiring, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/172?t=534)
- [A favourite guest — Zeynep Ton](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/162-a-favourite-guest-zeynep-ton.md) — EP 162 (2025-01-14), tags: zeynep-ton, guest, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/162?t=2713)
- [Nora's Story — How The Undercover Candidate Began](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-nora-s-story-how-the-undercover-candidate-began.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: undercover-candidate, nora-burns, candidate-experience · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=187)
- [The Most Eye-Opening Discoveries from 250 Interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-the-most-eye-opening-discoveries-from-250-interviews.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: interviews, discoveries, employee-insights · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=696)
- [The Illegal Questions Nora Was Asked (and Why They're Dangerous)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-the-illegal-questions-nora-was-asked-and-why-they-re-dangerous.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: illegal-questions, discrimination, hiring-bias · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=961)
- [Why Onboarding Is Just... Bad](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-why-onboarding-is-just-bad.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: onboarding, bad-onboarding, employee-experience · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=1467)
- [Why Recruitment Shapes the Entire Employment Relationship](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-why-recruitment-shapes-the-entire-employment-relationship.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: recruitment, employment-relationship, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=1786)
- [The Third-Round Ghosting Story (It Happens to Directors Too)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-the-third-round-ghosting-story-it-happens-to-directors-too.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: ghosting, job-search, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=2251)
- [How AI Could Make Hiring Bias Worse](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-how-ai-could-make-hiring-bias-worse.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: ai, hiring-bias, artificial-intelligence · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=2392)
- [What We Should Have Asked but Didn't](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/161-what-we-should-have-asked-but-didn-t.md) — EP 161 (2025-01-09), tags: questions, interview, podcast · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/161?t=2631)
- [Why hiring people with mental illness is good for business](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/153-why-hiring-people-with-mental-illness-is-good-for-business.md) — EP 153 (2024-12-12), tags: hiring, mental-health, business · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/153?t=2805)
- [Nike's New CEO: Promoting from Within vs. Fresh Blood](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/144-nike-s-new-ceo-promoting-from-within-vs-fresh-blood.md) — EP 144 (2024-11-12), tags: nike, ceo, leadership, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/144?t=470)
- [Workplace Surgery: Personality testing in hiring](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/140-workplace-surgery-personality-testing-in-hiring.md) — EP 140 (2024-10-29), tags: personality-testing, hiring, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/140?t=2302)
- [What are employers actually looking for?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/135-what-are-employers-actually-looking-for.md) — EP 135 (2024-10-10), tags: employer-expectations, hiring, skills, job-search · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=1571)
- [Education requirements on job descriptions](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/135-education-requirements-on-job-descriptions.md) — EP 135 (2024-10-10), tags: job-descriptions, education-requirements, hiring, tech-jobs · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=1777)
- [The reality of tech interviews](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/135-the-reality-of-tech-interviews.md) — EP 135 (2024-10-10), tags: tech-interviews, interview-process, career-advice, job-search · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=2103)
- ["Stump the chump" questions](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/135-stump-the-chump-questions.md) — EP 135 (2024-10-10), tags: interview-questions, stump-the-chump, tech-interviews, preparation · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/135?t=2295)
- [Story 1: Salary transparency and Gen Z talent](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/134-story-1-salary-transparency-and-gen-z-talent.md) — EP 134 (2024-10-08), tags: salary-transparency, gen-z, talent, compensation · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/134?t=156)
- [Story 3: The Diversity Hiring Backlash](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/132-story-3-the-diversity-hiring-backlash.md) — EP 132 (2024-10-01), tags: diversity, hiring, backlash · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/132?t=678)
- [Fresh Voices: Anna Papalia and Interviewology](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/130-fresh-voices-anna-papalia-and-interviewology.md) — EP 130 (2024-09-24), tags: interviewing, hiring, fresh-voices, anna-papalia · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/130?t=1063)
- [Workplace Surgery: attracting young talent](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/128-workplace-surgery-attracting-young-talent.md) — EP 128 (2024-09-17), tags: young-talent, design, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/128?t=2844)
- [Amanda's first interview — in a co-working kitchen](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/127-amanda-s-first-interview-in-a-co-working-kitchen.md) — EP 127 (2024-09-12), tags: interview, co-working, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/127?t=435)
- [Building the team and the probation period](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/125-building-the-team-and-the-probation-period.md) — EP 125 (2024-09-05), tags: team-building, probation-period, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/125?t=947)
- [News Round-Up: Bad Bosses and How to Spot Them in an Interview](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/121-news-round-up-bad-bosses-and-how-to-spot-them-in-an-interview.md) — EP 121 (2024-08-13), tags: news, bad-bosses, interview, red-flags · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/121?t=568)
- [Intro and guest introduction](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/116-intro-and-guest-introduction.md) — EP 116 (2024-07-20), tags: podcast-intro, guest-interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/116?t=33)
- [Workplace Surgery: Retaining key employees](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/111-workplace-surgery-retaining-key-employees.md) — EP 111 (2024-07-02), tags: employee-retention, key-employees, talent-management · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/111?t=1857)
- [Top Traits of 10/10 Candidates (Adriane Schwager)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/109-top-traits-of-10-10-candidates-adriane-schwager.md) — EP 109 (2024-06-25), tags: hiring, candidate-traits, recruitment, adriane-schwager · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/109?t=332)
- [The Valley of Death — the 10–12 employee crunch](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/104-the-valley-of-death-the-1012-employee-crunch.md) — EP 104 (2024-06-06), tags: startup, growth, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/104?t=760)
- [The 3rd characteristic: obsession with onboarding](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/104-the-3rd-characteristic-obsession-with-onboarding.md) — EP 104 (2024-06-06), tags: onboarding, best-practices, employee-experience · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/104?t=1840)
- [The true cost of replacing an employee](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/104-the-true-cost-of-replacing-an-employee.md) — EP 104 (2024-06-06), tags: cost-of-turnover, hiring, onboarding · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/104?t=2444)
- [Amazon's leaked tech email templates](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/99-amazon-s-leaked-tech-email-templates.md) — EP 99 (2024-05-21), tags: amazon, email-templates, communication, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/99?t=304)
- [Meet Peter Dorrington](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/98-meet-peter-dorrington.md) — EP 98 (2024-05-16), tags: interview, guest, peter-dorrington · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/98?t=233)
- [AI in recruitment: a flawed future?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/97-ai-in-recruitment-a-flawed-future.md) — EP 97 (2024-05-14), tags: ai, recruitment, hiring, flawed-future · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/97?t=513)
- [When should you invest in a CPO?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/96-when-should-you-invest-in-a-cpo.md) — EP 96 (2024-05-09), tags: chief-people-officer, hiring, organizational-growth · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/96?t=2215)
- [Google's 15-minute onboarding secret](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/95-google-s-15-minute-onboarding-secret.md) — EP 95 (2024-05-07), tags: google, onboarding, hr, culture · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/95?t=491)
- [Burnout discussion recap with Jeremy Cline](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/93-burnout-discussion-recap-with-jeremy-cline.md) — EP 93 (2024-04-30), tags: burnout, interview, recap · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/93?t=1232)
- [Highlights from last week's episode with John Smith](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/92-highlights-from-last-week-s-episode-with-john-smith.md) — EP 92 (2024-04-23), tags: podcast, highlights, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/92?t=787)
- [Talent acquisition strategies](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/91-talent-acquisition-strategies.md) — EP 91 (2024-04-18), tags: talent-acquisition, scouting, player-recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/91?t=1646)
- [Workplace Clinic: 'I found the perfect candidate. Do I need to keep looking?'](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/90-workplace-clinic-i-found-the-perfect-candidate-do-i-need-to-keep-looking.md) — EP 90 (2024-04-16), tags: hiring, recruitment, candidate-selection · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/90?t=1302)
- [Resume red flags: what recruiters are really looking for](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/88-resume-red-flags-what-recruiters-are-really-looking-for.md) — EP 88 (2024-04-09), tags: recruiting, resume, red-flags · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/88?t=133)
- [Recruiting vs. hiring: building an A-team](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/87-recruiting-vs-hiring-building-an-a-team.md) — EP 87 (2024-04-04), tags: recruiting, hiring, talent · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/87?t=2020)
- [Google's hiring evolution: skills vs. personality](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/86-google-s-hiring-evolution-skills-vs-personality.md) — EP 86 (2024-04-02), tags: hiring, google, skills, personality, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/86?t=33)
- [Workplace Surgery: The aggressive interviewer](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/84-workplace-surgery-the-aggressive-interviewer.md) — EP 84 (2024-03-26), tags: interview, aggression, workplace-advice · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/84?t=1035)
- [Illegal interview questions: 'Are you planning to have kids?'](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/74-illegal-interview-questions-are-you-planning-to-have-kids.md) — EP 74 (2024-01-18), tags: illegal-interview-questions, hiring-bias, discrimination · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/74?t=524)
- [Why recruitment is the foundation of workplace culture](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/74-why-recruitment-is-the-foundation-of-workplace-culture.md) — EP 74 (2024-01-18), tags: recruitment, workplace-culture, hiring-process · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/74?t=1070)
- [A shocking example of bias in a real interview](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/74-a-shocking-example-of-bias-in-a-real-interview.md) — EP 74 (2024-01-18), tags: interview-bias, real-example, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/74?t=1292)
- [Growing world-class talent — you can't hire it, you have to grow it](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/68-growing-world-class-talent-you-can-t-hire-it-you-have-to-grow-it.md) — EP 68 (2023-12-08), tags: talent-development, hiring, growth · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/68?t=1728)
- [Recruiting for culture: the 51% qualities](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/66-recruiting-for-culture-the-51-qualities.md) — EP 66 (2023-11-23), tags: recruiting, culture-fit, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/66?t=549)
- [Building culture from day one and finding great managers](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/66-building-culture-from-day-one-and-finding-great-managers.md) — EP 66 (2023-11-23), tags: culture, management, onboarding · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/66?t=1169)
- [Meet the champions: Pip Hare, Clarke & Carrie Carlisle, Shaughna Brown](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/65-meet-the-champions-pip-hare-clarke-carrie-carlisle-shaughna-brown.md) — EP 65 (2023-11-17), tags: champions, interviews, athletes · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/65?t=167)
- [Recruiting at scale — what Michael's 1,000+ employees teach us](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/64-recruiting-at-scale-what-michael-s-1-000-employees-teach-us.md) — EP 64 (2023-11-16), tags: recruiting, hiring, scale · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/64?t=1504)
- [Introducing Martin Lindstrom and the Ministry of Common Sense](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/59-introducing-martin-lindstrom-and-the-ministry-of-common-sense.md) — EP 59 (2023-10-05), tags: martin-lindstrom, common-sense, guest-interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/59?t=559)
- [Hired or Fired: pocket dialing your boss](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/53-hired-or-fired-pocket-dialing-your-boss.md) — EP 53 (2023-08-24), tags: hiring, firing, pocket-dialing · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/53?t=608)
- [Myth 3 — Hire the right people and culture takes care of itself](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/50-myth-3-hire-the-right-people-and-culture-takes-care-of-itself.md) — EP 50 (2023-08-03), tags: hiring, culture, management · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/50?t=1066)
- ["Never met an unpleasant person at MKG" — culture adds vs culture fits](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/46-never-met-an-unpleasant-person-at-mkg-culture-adds-vs-culture-fits.md) — EP 46 (2023-07-05), tags: culture add, culture fit, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/46?t=2734)
- [Lesson 3: Never Bargain Shop for Talent](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/44-lesson-3-never-bargain-shop-for-talent.md) — EP 44 (2023-06-21), tags: talent, hiring, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/44?t=1810)
- [Meet the 16 guests](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/43-meet-the-16-guests.md) — EP 43 (2023-06-14), tags: guests, interviews, podcast · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/43?t=323)
- [Ross's hiring secret: record yourself first](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/42-ross-s-hiring-secret-record-yourself-first.md) — EP 42 (2023-06-07), tags: hiring, recruitment, remote-work, self-awareness · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/42?t=2692)
- [Onboarding as a brand moment](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/39-onboarding-as-a-brand-moment.md) — EP 39 (2023-05-17), tags: onboarding, brand, employee-experience · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/39?t=3432)
- [Extend what you already do for customers to employees](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/39-extend-what-you-already-do-for-customers-to-employees.md) — EP 39 (2023-05-17), tags: employee-experience, customer-service, onboarding · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/39?t=3505)
- [Lesson 1: Finding great people](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/38-lesson-1-finding-great-people.md) — EP 38 (2023-05-10), tags: hiring, talent-acquisition, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/38?t=1979)
- [What it feels like to be at The Watercooler](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/37-what-it-feels-like-to-be-at-the-watercooler.md) — EP 37 (2023-05-03), tags: watercooler, event, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/37?t=4700)
- [5 lessons from an hour with Stella](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/33-5-lessons-from-an-hour-with-stella.md) — EP 33 (2023-04-05), tags: lessons, interview, insights · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/33?t=3527)
- [How to spot a toxic superstar at recruitment stage](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/31-how-to-spot-a-toxic-superstar-at-recruitment-stage.md) — EP 31 (2023-03-22), tags: recruitment, toxic-superstar, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/31?t=2611)
- [Building diverse teams — moving beyond clones](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/31-building-diverse-teams-moving-beyond-clones.md) — EP 31 (2023-03-22), tags: diverse-teams, inclusion, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/31?t=3029)
- [The question Al should have asked — improv comedy](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/22-the-question-al-should-have-asked-improv-comedy.md) — EP 22 (2023-01-17), tags: improv, interview, humor · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/22?t=2361)
- [Prediction 1: The fight for talent continues, but the strategy shifts](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/18-prediction-1-the-fight-for-talent-continues-but-the-strategy-shifts.md) — EP 18 (2022-12-29), tags: talent, recruitment, strategy · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/18?t=308)
- [Prediction 1 summary: Focus on perfecting recruitment](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/18-prediction-1-summary-focus-on-perfecting-recruitment.md) — EP 18 (2022-12-29), tags: recruitment, process, optimization · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/18?t=735)
- [Prediction 2: From attracting talent to retaining it](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/18-prediction-2-from-attracting-talent-to-retaining-it.md) — EP 18 (2022-12-29), tags: retention, talent, employee · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/18?t=787)
- [Meet Stephan Wiedner](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/15-meet-stephan-wiedner.md) — EP 15 (2022-12-06), tags: guest-interview, introduction, leadership · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/15?t=588)
- [Why leaders should care: recruitment & development](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/06-why-leaders-should-care-recruitment-development.md) — EP 06 (2022-08-02), tags: leadership, recruitment, development · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/06?t=205)
- [Silo 1: Recruitment in a Hybrid World](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/05-silo-1-recruitment-in-a-hybrid-world.md) — EP 05 (2022-07-25), tags: recruitment, hybrid-work · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/05?t=846)
- [The problem with culture fit as a hiring strategy](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-the-problem-with-culture-fit-as-a-hiring-strategy.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: culture-fit, hiring, strategy · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=118)
- [How predictive is culture fit vs. other methods?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-how-predictive-is-culture-fit-vs-other-methods.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: culture-fit, predictive, hiring-methods · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=178)
- [Where to start instead: understand the role](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-where-to-start-instead-understand-the-role.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: role-understanding, hiring, job-analysis · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=281)
- [When culture fit does work — and when it doesn't](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-when-culture-fit-does-work-and-when-it-doesn-t.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: culture-fit, effectiveness, recruitment · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=434)
- [Is culture fit ever a good idea?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-is-culture-fit-ever-a-good-idea.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: culture-fit, pros-cons, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=864)
- [Groupthink: the hidden danger of hiring for fit](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-groupthink-the-hidden-danger-of-hiring-for-fit.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: groupthink, hiring, dangers · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=899)
- [The 10-second synopsis](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/04-the-10-second-synopsis.md) — EP 04 (2022-07-19), tags: summary, key-points, culture-fit · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/04?t=968)
- [What 'the fight for talent' actually means](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-what-the-fight-for-talent-actually-means.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: talent, recruitment, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=101)
- [Why the nature of the role changes everything](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-why-the-nature-of-the-role-changes-everything.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: role, recruitment, job-analysis · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=233)
- [Recruitment is science — the evidence base](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-recruitment-is-science-the-evidence-base.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: recruitment, science, evidence-based, service-industry · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=573)
- [Step 1 — Define the role properly (job analysis)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-step-1-define-the-role-properly-job-analysis.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: job-analysis, recruitment, process · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=653)
- [Step 2 — Create a process, not a gut feeling](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-step-2-create-a-process-not-a-gut-feeling.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: recruitment, process, gut-feeling, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=1127)
- [Step 3 — The search (and why it's not where you start)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-step-3-the-search-and-why-it-s-not-where-you-start.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: search, recruitment, hiring · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=1409)
- [Wrap-up and how to get in touch](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/03-wrap-up-and-how-to-get-in-touch.md) — EP 03 (2022-07-15), tags: recruitment, contact, wrap-up · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=1551)
- [Introducing Kristien Turner & Jeffrey Fermin](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/LIVE-2026-04-03-introducing-kristien-turner-jeffrey-fermin.md) — EP LIVE-2026-04-03 (2026-04-03), tags: guest, introduction, interview · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/live-02?t=334)