Recruiting EQ

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Recent Episodes

1. Recruiting EQ E114: Engagement is Broken, How to Fix It with Clark Ingram

   Nov 2, 2026

   Clark Ingram, founder of People Profits and author, discusses the root causes of employee turnover and declining engagement. He argues that fixes must be specific to each organization, drawing on examples from a technician-training case with Exxon and a hospital engagement. The conversation also covers building trust for honest exit information, defining employer identity on careers pages, and whether AI will change HR work.

2. Recruiting EQ E113 - AI and Cybersecurity in 2026 w.Stephanie Zavala of LHI

   Oct 26, 2026

   Stephanie Zavala, head of cybersecurity recruitment at Lawrence Harvey (LHI), discusses how AI is reshaping cybersecurity hiring, especially the automation of entry-level SOC analyst roles and the resulting gap in the talent pipeline. The conversation also covers AI-driven screening tools that reject qualified candidates, the shifting executive market for CSOs, and practical advice on building a professional brand, networking, and staying AI-fluent. Rick Coluccio hosts the episode.

3. Recruiting EQ E112: What's NEXT with Career Coach Erika Parker Price

   Oct 14, 2026

   Career coach Erika Parker Price, host of the podcast Next and a former tech program and product manager, discusses how mid-career and senior professionals can figure out their next move. The conversation covers the market correction after COVID-era hiring, the retirement wave and Gen Z workforce entry, the role of AI in replacing or supporting human judgment, and the shift toward personal brand and public visibility for business development. They also touch on operations roles in recruitment, compensation resets, and staying engaged during a job search.

4. Recruiting EQ E111: EMPOWER Your Job Search with AI- Author Carrie Christiano

   Oct 7, 2026

   Carrie Cristiano, author of "EMPOWER Your Job Search with AI," discusses how job seekers and recruiters can navigate a fundamentally changed hiring landscape by using AI strategically rather than transactionally. The conversation covers how AI-powered applicant tracking systems are evolving beyond keyword matching, the paradox of high application volumes coupled with increasingly rigid screening criteria, and why understanding a company's broader business context—not just matching job descriptions—is essential to standing out. Cristiano emphasizes moving beyond resume keywords toward authentic storytelling, relationship-building, and strategic positioning.

5. Recruiting EQ E110: Featured Guest Julian D'Angelo, Co-Founder of Talin

   Oct 1, 2026

   Julian D'Angelo, co-founder of Talin, discusses his journey from SaaS growth marketing into founding an AI-native operating system for staffing and recruiting agencies. The conversation covers why recruiting agencies won't disappear despite AI hype, how automation should enhance rather than replace recruiter work, and the characteristics of high-performing recruitment teams in a competitive market.

6. Recruiting EQ Podcast E109: Featured Guest Igor Quézel-Perron, Co-founder of Kint Partners

   Sep 24, 2026

   Igor Quézel-Perron, co-founder of Kint Partners, discusses his global career trajectory spanning Russia, Brazil, China, and multiple European markets, and the founding of his executive search and interim management firm. Kint Partners combines retained executive search with "situation management"—focused interim C-level placements—serving private equity portfolio companies and international clients across nearly all sectors. Igor explores how his firm's flat, collaborative culture, emphasis on trust-based relationships, and blend of permanent and fractional executive roles challenge traditional career assumptions and position the company for international expansion.

7. Recruiting EQ E108: The Power of the Unconscious in Executive Coaching

   Sep 22, 2026

   Jenilaine Turcut, an executive coach and former 25-year corporate executive, discusses her transition from corporate leadership to therapeutic hypnosis coaching. She explores how unconscious beliefs and anxiety patterns hold back high-performing executives, and demonstrates how clinical hypnosis—distinct from stage hypnosis—helps leaders reprogram limiting narratives, manage performance anxiety in interviews and presentations, and reconnect with their authentic motivations. The conversation spans the neuroscience of the alpha brain state, the relationship between anxiety and success, and how executives can make deliberate career choices rather than reactive decisions driven by burnout.

8. Recruiting EQ E107: When AI Reaches Its Limits with Samuel Morhaim

   Aug 31, 2026

   Samuel Morhaim, founder and fractional CTO, discusses the limitations of AI in recruiting, screening, and healthcare compliance. He shares how his firm discovered candidates were using AI to cheat automated engineering tests, forcing a pivot toward assessing 'taste'—the ability to make contextual decisions and direct AI effectively. The conversation explores how AI commoditizes technical skills, elevating the value of soft skills like resourcefulness, creativity, and the ability to learn in the workplace.

9. Recruiting EQ E106: The Risks of Relying on AI with Natasha Lopoukhine

   Aug 24, 2026

   Natasha Lopoukhine, founder of Savvy Marketing Communications, discusses the risks and opportunities of relying on AI as a business tool. She explores how AI can be a force multiplier for small business owners while warning against over-reliance that leads to deskilling oneself in critical areas like strategic thinking and human connection. The conversation emphasizes the importance of maintaining humanity, emotional intelligence, and strategic clarity in an increasingly AI-driven business landscape, particularly within recruiting and B2B marketing.

10. Recruiting EQ E105: Recruiting in Today's AI Landscape with Callum Stainer

    Aug 17, 2026

    Callum Stainer, Managing Consultant at Eames Recruitment, discusses recruiting in the AI landscape, specifically for AI-native startups and data platform companies like Databricks and Snowflake, as well as their service partner ecosystem. He shares insights on the volatility of AI startups, candidate wariness after multiple failures, and strategies like PE relationship-building to identify stable opportunities. The conversation also explores how AI tools are changing recruitment workflows and the growing value of human creativity, critical thinking, and fundamentals in an increasingly automated industry.