Talentless
Episodes
Is Interviewing Broken⌠or Just Exposed?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talentless, weâre joined by Victoria Gates and Lorna Erickson; co-founders of Expert Interviewers and hosts of the Donât Tell M...
Are Recruiting Models Broken⌠or Just Misunderstood?
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talentless, Des and Ashley are joined by Chloe Ryan, VP of Talent Solutions at WSI Talent Sync, to tackle a question most of the in...
Is the Resume Dead? AI Screening and the New Hiring Front Door
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The resume is not dead yet.But it is definitely on life support. In this episode of Talentless, Des and Ashley sit down with Mayur Macwan, CEO of Rou...
CSI: Hiring Funnel: AI Fraud, Fake Candidates, and Trust Signals
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI didnât just change hiring. It changed lying. In this episode of Talentless, Des and Ashley sit down with Maryam Mahdaviani, Founder & CEO of Att...
Building the Table: Leadership, Power & The Climb
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership conversations love to talk about intention.This one talks about impact. In this episode of Talentless, Desiree Goldey and Ashley King sit ...
Building the Table: Leadership, Power & The Climb
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership conversations love to talk about intention.This one talks about impact. In this episode of Talentless, Desiree Goldey and Ashley King sit...
Data Over Drama: Building Strong Partnerships
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Abear, Scaled Analytics & Innovation Manager at Adobe In this episode of Talentless, Desiree Goldey and Ashley King sit down with Ben Abear to ta...
Military Hiring Debunked
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hiring veterans isnât hard.Hiring veterans without understanding them is where everything falls apart. In this episode of Talentless, Desiree Golde...
AI in Talent: Why It Matters (and When It Doesnât)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is everywhere in recruiting right now. And depending on who you ask, itâs either the future of TA⌠or a compliance nightmare wrapped in a shiny...
The Data That Matters
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Data. Data. Dada. However you say it, one thing is clear: not all data is created equal. In this episode of Talentless, Ashley King and Desiree Gold...
The Data That Matters
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Data. Data. Dada. However you say it, one thing is clear: not all data is created equal.In this episode of Talentless, Ashley King and Desiree Goldey ...
Recruiter Enablement Is the Future of TA
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the problem with talent acquisition isnât recruiters⌠itâs how we set them up? In this episode of Talentless, Ashley King and Desiree ...
Recruiter Enablement Is the Future of TA
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the problem with talent acquisition isnât recruiters⌠itâs how we set them up?In this episode of Talentless, Ashley King and Desiree Gol...
Recfest Shakers Video
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We took Talentless on the road and dropped ourselves right into the middle of RecFest. Sun out, mics on, chaos fully embraced.In this episode, we sat ...
Recfest Shakers Video
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We took Talentless on the road and dropped ourselves right into the middle of RecFest. Sun out, mics on, chaos fully embraced.In this episode, we sat ...
HR Conferences: A Deep Dive
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"HR Conferencesâ is our love letter and side-eye to the events that are supposed to move this industry forward. Desiree and Ashley break down what c...
HR Conferences: A Deep Dive
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"HR Conferencesâ is our love letter and side-eye to the events that are supposed to move this industry forward. Desiree and Ashley break down what c...
Jim Miller: Rethinking Recruiter Productivity in a High-Volume World
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Miller is a global People Operations leader with over 20 years of experience scaling recruiting and people teams across tech giants and hyper-grow...
Jim Miller: Rethinking Recruiter Productivity in a High-Volume World
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Miller is a global People Operations leader with over 20 years of experience scaling recruiting and people teams across tech giants and hypergrowt...
Katrina Kibben: Leading with Humanity and Building Better Workplaces
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katrina Kibben is a leadership speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and founder of Three Ears Media known for transforming how companies attract talent and bu...
Katrina Kibben: Leading with Humanity and Building Better Workplaces
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katrina Kibben is a leadership speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and founder of Three Ears Media known for transforming how companies attract talent and bu...
Clockout with Julia Arpag
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
âClockout with Julia Arpagâ is a story about building something meaningful at work and at home. Julia shares how she turned her love for connectin...
Clockout with Julia Arpag
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
âClockout with Julia Arpagâ is a story about building something meaningful at work and at home. Julia shares how she turned her love for connectin...
Clockout with Tejal Rives
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
âClockout with Tejal Rivesâ is a conversation about finding power where the system told you not to. Tejal opens up about navigating the job search...
Clockout with Tejal Rives
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Clockout with Tejal Rivesâ is a conversation about finding power where the system told you not to. Tejal opens up about navigating the job search a...
Clockout with Erin Riska
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
âClockout with Erin Riskaâ dives into the unconventional path of a recruiter who refuses to play by the old HR rulebook. Erin shares how curiosity...
Clockout with Erin Riska
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
âClockout with Erin Riskaâ dives into the unconventional path of a recruiter who refuses to play by the old HR rulebook. Erin shares how curiosity...
Clockout with Joel Lalgee
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Clockout, we sit down with Joel Lalgee â podcast host, executive recruiter, content strategist, and longtime friend of the Talent...
Joel Lalgee: Building a Career, Community, and Content That Lasts
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Lalgee is a podcast host, executive recruiter, and content strategist whoâs become a true friend of the Talentless Podcast. In this episode o...
Clockout with Shannon Ogborn
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clockout with Talentless and learn about the career journey of everyone's favorite almost dentist- Shannon Ogborn!
Clockout with Shannon Ogborn
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clockout with Talentless and learn about the career journey of everyone's favorite almost dentist- Shannon Ogborn!
Brand Like You Mean It: Employer Branding with James Ellis
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to employer branding, no one cuts through the noise like James Ellis. In this episode, we dig into what it really means to âbrand like...
Role Nuances
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Same job title, totally different reality. In this episode of Talentless, we break down the messy truth about role nuances: the invisible details that...
Role Nuances
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Same job title, totally different reality. In this episode of Talentless, we break down the messy truth about role nuances: the invisible details tha...
Industry Nuances
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting isnât one-size-fits-allâand nowhere is that clearer than when you move across industries. In this episode of Talentless, we dig into th...
Industry Nuances
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting isnât one-size-fits-allâand nowhere is that clearer than when you move across industries. In this episode of Talentless, we dig into t...
Managing the Manager
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiters arenât just sourcing resumes â theyâre managing expectations, coaching through bias, and sometimes dragging hiring managers across th...
Managing the Manager
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiters arenât just sourcing resumes â theyâre managing expectations, coaching through bias, and sometimes dragging hiring managers across th...
Managing the Manager
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiters arenât just sourcing resumes â theyâre managing expectations, coaching through bias, and sometimes dragging hiring managers across th...
TA & HR: A Tale of Two Sisters - with Dani Herrera
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They share the same house but donât always see eye to eye.In this episode, weâre unpacking the long-standing (and sometimes strained) relationship...
Talent Tales and Other Hard Lessons Learned
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the real lessons no one warns you about when you start recruiting?In this episode of Talentless, weâre talking about the rookie mistakes, u...
Candidate Experience - with Bonnie Dilber
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talentless, weâre diving headfirst into one of the most overlookedâbut most importantâparts of the hiring process: the candid...
Recruiters: Good, Bad, and Scammer
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you know if the recruiter sliding into your DMs was actually running a scam?This week on Talentless, weâre cracking open the recruiting ecosys...
Niche Roles: Those D*%n Purple Squirrels
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talentless, Ashley King and Desiree Goldey take on the recruiting unicorns of the talent world those hyper-specific, nearly mythica...
RecOps, it is Sexy - with Jeremy Lyons
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Talentless, hosts Ashley King and Desiree Goldey welcome their very first guest: Jeremy Lyons, a recruiting operations pro whoâs ...
Season One Launch Party - with Mike Peditto
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talentless Launch: Real Talk. No Filters. With Mike PedittoGet ready for an unfiltered, unapologetic deep dive into the world of recruiting, HR, and e...
Merit Myth Busters: Shattering Illusions One Corporate Lie at a Time
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone loves to talk about âmeritocracyâ in hiringâbut what if thatâs just a shiny myth masking bias, access, and systemic privilege? In thi...
Forget About Us, What About You?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the debut episode of Talentless, hosts Ashley King and Desiree Goldey set the stage for a no-holds-barred exploration of the talent industry. This ...