Time to Hire
Episodes
Keep Hiring Human: Nick Livingston on AI-Assisted Interviewing and the Future of Recruiter Intelligence
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting teams are gaining back real time — but the more significant shift is what happens to the conversation once the note-taking disappears. Ac...
From Hype to Hiring Outcomes: Jan Grohoske on AI Strategy, Applicant Fraud, and What RPO Partners Must Deliver in 2026
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence has moved from a competitive advantage to a baseline expectation in talent acquisition — and the pressure on recruiting team...
From Tool Users to Trusted Advisors: John Fitzgerald on AI Strategy, Organizational Readiness, and What RPO Partners Must Deliver Now
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI consulting and expertise have become the top capability buyers demand from RPO partners — surpassing operational delivery for the first time. Acc...
Skills Over Jobs: Stefan Lint on Navigating Talent Scarcity, AI, and the Future of RPO
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s evolving talent landscape, organizations face a paradox: a cooling labor market alongside persistent shortages in high-value skills. As S...
Navigating Skills Gaps, Passive Talent, and Embedded Recruiting Strategy with Lori Prehar
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hiring demand is no longer linear—it’s uneven, unpredictable, and increasingly skills-driven. While some roles stall, others remain critically har...
Closing the Skills Gap: Jim Sheehan on the Silver Wave, Skills-First Hiring, and AI-Driven Talent Strategy in Advanced Manufacturing
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The manufacturing sector is facing a talent crisis that no amount of job postings will solve. Gartner predicts that by 2030, half of all enterprises w...
Fede Calvino on Skills-First Hiring, AI Recalibration, and Global Talent Strategy in a Restructured Labor Market
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When hiring slows but demand for specialized skills accelerates, talent leaders face a paradox. According to LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends researc...
Winning the AI Talent Race: Grant Jessup on Specialized Hiring, Passive Talent Strategy, and the Future of RPO
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hiring volume may be cooling, but competition for specialized skills is intensifying. As AI adoption accelerates across industries, organizations face...
Applicant Fraud and How to Detect Fake Candidates
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Applicant fraud is no longer a fringe issue—it’s becoming a structural risk in talent acquisition. As AI tools make it easier to fabricate resumes...
Ep 50 Skills-First Hiring in 2026: How AI, Emerging Skills, and RPO Are Redefining Talent Acquisition with Chip Holmes
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2026, demand for emerging skills is accelerating even as overall hiring slows—yet only 21% of companies have fully adopted skills-based hiring, a...
Ep 49 Skills-First Revolution: Kyle MK on Redefining Talent Acquisition
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that 81% of jobs on Indeed are now matched to candidates based on skills, not degrees? Yet talent acquisition leaders struggle as employe...
Ep 48 Catalysts for Workforce Transformation: An RPO Future with Alex Ridder
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The RPO landscape faces a reckoning: according to Nelson Hall, 60% of buyers now view providers as largely interchangeable—a figure underscoring ind...
Ep 47 The End of Recruitment as We Know It with Scotty AI Co-Founder
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI-driven recruiting is rewriting the rules of talent acquisition. At the 2025 RPOA Annual Conference, we learned of an innovative AI hiring platform ...
Ep 46 Thriving Through Turbulence: RPO Leadership Resilliance with Terry Terhark
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Global RPO revenue growth took a stark turn, with 2024 marking a -13% drop and 2025 showing flat or even negative growth (according to multiple indust...
Ep 45 AI Governance & Trust in Recruitment: Insights from FairNow's CEO
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI adoption is transforming recruitment, yet 30+ new global AI regulations introduced in just four years reveal a sector racing to manage unprecedente...
Ep 44 AI-Native Talent Strategies: Future-Proofing RPO with Jordan Morrow
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s talent acquisition landscape is experiencing rapid disruption. Did you know that 90% of employees use generative AI, yet only 40% of enterpr...
Ep 43 Ted Peirni of Robertson Explains How Organizations Can Transform Their Talent Acquisition Function
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across the talent acquisition landscape, 77% of companies report difficulty keeping teams right-sized amid unpredictable hiring cycles, according to t...
Ep 42 Why Joe Cote Champions RPO As A Stabilizing Force In A Volatile Tech Market
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A handful of $500 million-plus Series A rounds in AI highlight capital concentrating into a small set of hyperscale bets. Tech hiring pipelines expand...
Ep 41 Heather Taylor of MAU: How to Build a Resilient Talent Pipeline Without Over-Hiring in a Downturn
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A majority of talent acquisition (TA) leaders lack hiring strategies ready for market fluctuations. This data expose how quickly teams lose traction w...
Ep 40 Why RPO partnerships fail (and what ZRG and Symbotic did differently)
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In high-growth technology sectors, talent acquisition leaders face an unprecedented scaling challenge: how can organizations rapidly deploy recruiting...
Ep 39 Diana Doro of Orion Talent: Why Employer Brand Matters More Than Ever (And What to Do About It)
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows referred candidates get hired at a rate of 30% compared to just 7% for applicants sourced through traditional job boards. Today's...
Ep 38 Elaine Nicol of AgileOne on How to Build a Magnetic Employer Brand Without a Massive Budget
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your Employer Brand Bleeds Talent—And You Don't Even Know ItAccording to Lighthouse Research & Advisory, 83% of candidates distrust employe...
Ep 37 Hillary Jarman of Hueman People Solutions: How to Build Strong Healthcare Employer Branding Without Slowing Down Hiring
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to Deloitte, companies that effectively activate their employer value proposition can improve retention by up to 69%, yet healthcare systems...
Ep 36 Emily Gordon & Zack Flippo of Randall Reilly on Brand Marketing for Transportation Companies
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an 80% average turnover rate plaguing the trucking industry, transportation organizations struggle to fill critical positions while facing an unp...
Ep 35: Michelle Krier of Advanced RPO: How to Fill Food and Beverage Jobs Without Losing Day-One Hires
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Food and Beverage industry and other high-volume-hiring industries face a critical employer branding crisis costing organizations qualified candid...
EP 34 Jamie Minier of NXTThing RPO: For Talent Leaders Tired of Losing Candidates to Slow Hiring
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
High-volume hiring faces a critical speed-to-hire crisis costing organizations top talent daily. Frontline positions now require what industry experts...
Ep 33 The Future of Workforce Intelligence: Raleen Gagnon on Building Predictive Hiring Strategies
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Raleen Gagnon joins Lamees Abourahma to discuss how global workforce intelligence transforms talent acquisition strategy, why traditional outsourcing ...
Ep 32 Heather Siler on Why Smart Healthcare Leaders Prefer Flexible Recruitment Solutions
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Siler from Hire Velocity joins Lamees Abourahma to discuss how Project RPO can solve healthcare's most pressing talent challenges, from m...
EP 31 Leigh Cuevas on Using Direct Sourcing to Build Proactive Talent Communities
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Cuevas joins Lamees Abourahma to discuss the three critical shifts every TA leader must make: moving from reactive to proactive sourcing, turnin...
EP 30 Matt Corbett on Navigating AI's Massive Recruiting Transformation Without Getting Lost in Complexity
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt Corbett, President at ZRG Embedded Recruiting, joins Lamees Abourahma to discuss the transformative effect of AI on the recruiti...
Ep 29 Jenna Hinrichsen on Data Analytics: Strategic Effect on Talent Acquisition
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jenna Hinrichsen, Director of Recruitment Strategy and Labor Market Analytics at Advanced RPO, joins Lamees Abourahma to share strate...
Ep 28 Chip Holmes on Hiring Efficiency: How Project-Based RPO Eases Recruitment Surges
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, RPO expert Chip Holmes joins Lamees Abourahma to share insights on the growing trend of Project-Based RPO. As organizations navigate ...
EP 27 Talent Acquisition Tech Strategists on AI and Automation Transforming Recruitment Processes
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful episode of Time to Hire, host Lamees Abourahma speaks with Agile One executives Andrea Barre (VP of RPO) and Jordan Morrow (SVP of ...
EP 26 Mindset Transformation: Kristen Fox on Conquering Leadership Challenges with Mental Fitness
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, Lamees Abourahma welcomes mental fitness expert Kristen Fox, Practice Leader at Talent Rise, alongside Suzie Mitchell...
EP 25: Talent and Procurement Leaders on RPO's Evolving Role in Talent and Procurement
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, Lamees Abouramha welcomes global talent and procurement experts to discuss the changing role of Recruitment Process O...
Ep 24: Paul Sharpe and Miles Lloyd on Contingent to RPO: Creating Predictable Agency Revenue
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, recruitment industry veterans Paul Sharpe and Miles Lloyd join Lamees Abourahma to share strategic insights on transitioning from con...
Ep 23: HR Economics Pioneer Maria Scarangella Unlocks Value in Talent Data
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, Lamees Abourahma features Maria Scarangella's keynote address from the 2024 Annual RPOA Conference. Maria, forme...
Ep 22: Terry Terhark on the Evolution of RPO
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lamees Abourahma welcomes Terry Terhark to the podcast. Terhark, a 35-year, highly-accomplished veteran of the RPO industry, shares h...
Ep 21: Seasoned TA and RPO Leaders Share Insights From the New RPO Trends Study
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Time to Hire podcast, host Lamees Abourahma features an expert panel of TA and RPO leaders from the 2024 Annual RPOA Conference...
Ep 20: Renowned Talent Analyst Ben Eubanks Spotlights Opportunities to Elevate RPO
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Time to Hire podcast, Lamees Abourahma features Ben Eubanks's keynote speech from the 2024 Annual RPOA Conference. Ben, th...
Ep 19: What Owners Need to Know About Buying and Selling RPO Business
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Time to Hire explores the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) industry. Moderated...
Ep 18: Kevin Wheeler on the Positive Effect of AI on Recruitment Process Outsourcing
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As AI snowballs in recruiting, tech vendors amp up investment to improve tools for recruiters. In this episode, Lamees Abourahma shares Kevin Wheeler&...
Ep 17: FairNow CEO Discusses AI Governance In Recruiting
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, thinker, writer, creator, builder, leader, and co-founder of FairNow, Guru Sethupathy joins Lamees Abourahma to share invaluable insi...
EP 16 Indeed Economist Provides Comprehensive Analysis of The US Labor Market
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Culbertson, Senior Economist at Indeed Hiring Lab, joins Lamees Abourahma to provide a valuable overview of general trends in ...
Ep 15 Neurodiversity: Identify and Recruit Neurodiverse Talent Effectively
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Victoria Hil, Senior Director of Diversity and Social Impact at Advanced RPO joins Lamees Abourahma to speak about fostering an inclu...
Ep 14 Best Practices for Successful External Recruitment Partnership
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, acclaimed RPO leaders Kris Fox and Zach Coffey at Hueman join Lamees to discuss best practices for successfully imple...
Ep 13: The 7 Traits of High Performance Recruiting
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, Lamees Abourahama welcomes Trent Cotton, author of the newly released book High-Performance Recruiting. Trent will pr...
Ep 12: Recruitment Scorecard
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, Lamees Abourahma is delighted to welcome back to the program two highly acclaimed RPO leaders Mike Foster, Accounts D...
Ep 11: Marketing and Selling RPO in a Down Market
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, the global RPO market size declined by 7 to 9 percent. Despite this downturn, the future of RPO is bright. According to Everest Group, the co...
Ep 10: RPO Buyer Study: Key Takeaways and Insights from the 2023 RPO Trends Report
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, the RPOA partnered with Lighthouse Research and Advisory for the second year on the RPO Value and Insights Study, which provides data-driven ...
Ep 9: PR and Recruiting
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, senior marketing leaders and recruitment industry experts Christine VanTimmeren and Ann Warren from ClearEdge Marketi...
Ep 8: Recruiting Using Candidate Persona
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Time to Hire, acclaimed RPO leader Zach Coffey at Hueman joins host Lamees Abourahma to take you through the critical elements of...
Ep 7: Economic Uncertainty and Its Effect on Hiring
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
landing page https://resources.rpoassociation.org/webinar-economic-uncertainty-and-its-affect-on-hiringWhether you're a seasoned talent acquisiti...
Ep 6: Planning and Prioritizing Your Marketing Efforts For The New Year
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Richmond and Lori Blanford from ClearEdge Marketing join Lamess Abourahma to help you make the most of the fall budgeting season. They will sho...
Ep 5: Decoding AI for Recruiting
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lamess Abourahma is joined by John Fitzgerald, President at LevelUP HCS, to deconstruct AI's positive and negative influence on talent acquisit...
Ep 4: An Insider’s Look Into Recruiting Trends
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lamess Abourahma is joined by Annemarie Penny, Advanced RPO's Director of Business Development, to moderate an insightful discussion between Kevi...
Ep 3: Talent Technology Driving RPO Success & Candidate Experience
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lamees Abourahma is joined by Nicole Clarke, Co-Founder of Shazamme, a recruitment marketing technology company in Australia. Shazamm...
Ep 2: What the Future Holds for Direct Sourcing and Contingent Labor
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jason Krumwiede, a renowned RPO leader from Broadleaf Results, joins Lamees Abourahma to explore the world of direct sourcing for suc...
Ep 1: Recruiting in Times of Layoffs
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lamees Abourahma is joined by Trent Cotton, Vice President of talent and culture at HatchWorks, Kelly Berlage, Vice President of glob...