Welcome to "Recruiting is No Joke" with your host, Joel Lalgee – the realest recruiter. Get ready for raw, no-BS conversations that delve into the latest trends in the recruiting space. Joel holds nothing back, providing a fresh and entertaining take on the world of recruitment.
With no filter, Joel gives you an inside look at the industry like never before. If you're craving to be part of the conversation with leaders in the field, this podcast is your ticket. Discover the ins and outs of talent acquisition trends, hear the captivating stories of top talent thought leaders, and gain valuable perspectives on current industry happenings. You will also learn what talent and HR leaders actually care about, bridging the gap between job seekers and talent leaders.
With a decade of recruiting experience, Joel's content has made waves, generating over 200 million views. Joel brings you insights that matter, resonating with both recruiters and job seekers alike. Tune in and join the conversation!
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Welcome to "Recruiting is No Joke" with your host, Joel Lalgee – the realest recruiter. Get ready for raw, no-BS conversations that delve into the latest trends in the recruiting space. Joel holds nothing back, providing a fresh and entertaining take on the world of recruitment.
With no filter, Joel gives you an inside look at the industry like never before. If you're craving to be part of the conversation with leaders in the field, this podcast is your ticket. Discover the ins and outs of talent acquisition trends, hear the captivating stories of top talent thought leaders, and gain valuable perspectives on current industry happenings. You will also learn what talent and HR leaders actually care about, bridging the gap between job seekers and talent leaders.
With a decade of recruiting experience, Joel's content has made waves, generating over 200 million views. Joel brings you insights that matter, resonating with both recruiters and job seekers alike. Tune in and join the conversation!
Episode 113: AI and the Future of Recruitment: Solving Talent Acquisition Challenges with Adam from Talent Llama
Recruiting is No Joke
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1 month ago
Episode 113: AI and the Future of Recruitment: Solving Talent Acquisition Challenges with Adam from Talent Llama
What if the perfect candidate applied for your job, but you never even saw their resume? What if the key to fixing this broken system wasn't a human, but an artificial intelligence designed to actually be more fair?
In this episode of Recruiting Is No Joke, host Joel Lalgee tackles these very questions with Adam Stokar, co-founder of Talent Llama. They expose the modern recruiting crisis: a perfect storm where thousands of spam and AI-generated applications drown talent teams, forcing genuinely qualified candidates into a digital black hole. Isn't it a tragic irony that the tools creating this problem might also be the solution?
The conversation demystifies AI's role, framing it not as a job-replacer, but as a powerful ally. Can a machine conduct a dynamic, conversational skills assessment that rivals a harried recruiter? The answer, surprisingly, is yes. This technology efficiently identifies top talent, freeing up humans for what they do best: gauging culture fit and motivation. But do candidates actually like being screened by a bot? Astonishingly, 92% rate their AI interview experience highly, often preferring its immediate, low-stress nature over weeks of anxious silence.
So, what’s the future for recruiters? The episode concludes with a crucial mandate: embrace AI to eliminate grunt work, but hone your uniquely human skills, strategy, empathy, and creativity to become an indispensable partner. Will you adapt and thrive, or be left behind?
In this episode:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:40) Housekeeping and guest introduction
(01:43) Adam's career journey and early ventures
(04:24) The birth of Talent Llama
(07:17) Challenges in recruitment and AI solutions
(10:00) AI in recruitment: Concerns and benefits
(17:53) Improving candidate experience with AI
(20:32) The reality of job searching
(22:49) AI in interviews: A surprising preference
(23:31) Balancing automation and human interaction
(25:17) The future of recruiting: A hybrid approach
(30:01) Advice for recruiters in the age of AI
(32:27) Embracing change and problem-solving skills
(36:10) Upcoming events and final thoughts
About Adam Stokar
Adam is the co-founder of Talent Llama, an AI-powered recruiting platform helping talent teams fairly and efficiently screen candidates at scale. With a background in software engineering, entrepreneurship, and product development, Adam has spent his career building solutions at the intersection of tech, health, and hiring.
About Joel Lalgee
Joel Lalgee is an internationally known recruitment leader and coach who has helped thousands of recruiters build their brands online. In 2015, Joel started recruiting for a small start-up agency in Milwaukee. He quickly found his passion for recruitment. In 2019, he discovered content marketing, publishing his first posts on Linkedin. Since then, he has grown to over 400k followers, and his content has been seen over 1 billion times. In 2023, he started a business specializing in coaching recruiters, marketing consulting, and influencer partnerships.
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Recruiting is No Joke
Welcome to "Recruiting is No Joke" with your host, Joel Lalgee – the realest recruiter. Get ready for raw, no-BS conversations that delve into the latest trends in the recruiting space. Joel holds nothing back, providing a fresh and entertaining take on the world of recruitment.
With no filter, Joel gives you an inside look at the industry like never before. If you're craving to be part of the conversation with leaders in the field, this podcast is your ticket. Discover the ins and outs of talent acquisition trends, hear the captivating stories of top talent thought leaders, and gain valuable perspectives on current industry happenings. You will also learn what talent and HR leaders actually care about, bridging the gap between job seekers and talent leaders.
With a decade of recruiting experience, Joel's content has made waves, generating over 200 million views. Joel brings you insights that matter, resonating with both recruiters and job seekers alike. Tune in and join the conversation!
