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Talentless

Talentless

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Welcome to Talentless 👋, the podcast that’s all HR, all talent, and zero fluff—the official show for recruiters, by recruiters! If you’re in the people business, this is your one-stop shop for everything that matters. Hosted Industry Leaders Ashley King and Desiree Goldey, we’re here to dig into the heart of what makes workplaces tick (and sometimes, blow up). From talent acquisition tips that actually work to the real talk on DEI and workforce trauma reshaping our industry, we’re not afraid to get into the messy, the meaningful, and the downright motivating. Buckle up—this is where you become the best in the business.All rights reserved by WRKdefined Careers Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Success
Episodes
  • Bias by Design - Desiree Goldey and Ashley King

    Bias by Design - Desiree Goldey and Ashley King
    Oct 7 2026
    Recorded: Live at RecFest USA, Nashville Sponsor: RecOps Collective Live from RecFest Nashville: your brain runs on bias, so what happens when recruiters stop pretending it doesn't? Ashley breaks down anchor bias, decision fatigue, and why "bias-free" AI isn't, and the hosts debate where influence ends and manipulation begins. Resources and Links RecOps Collective, recruiting operations community and consulting Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini Dutton and Aron (1974), the suspension bridge study on misattribution of arousal Darley and Latané (1968), the original bystander effect research Women in the Workplace 2025, McKinsey and LeanIn.Org TalentED, Ashley's recruiter university Catch us at HR Tech in Las Vegas, October 20 to 22, 2026 Leadership is a Practice, Not a Personality by Desiree Goldey, out October 27, 2026 The T-Hive newsletter: talentless.beehiiv.com www.talentlesspodcast.com Segment note: Talent Outside the Box is included in this episode (the bystander effect).
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    48 mins
  • Hire the Outcome, Not the Resume - Desiree Goldey and Ashley King

    Hire the Outcome, Not the Resume - Desiree Goldey and Ashley King
    Oct 2 2026
    Recorded: Live at RecFest USA, Nashville Sponsor: RoundOne AI (roundone.ai) Disclosure: Desiree is Head of Growth and Partnerships at RoundOne AI. Live from RecFest Nashville, Desiree and Ashley ask what "qualified" means when AI can optimize every resume. Ashley breaks down her four-quadrant recruiter performance model and time to find, a metric nobody tracks. Desiree asks whether any CEO will actually pay to hire this way. Resources and Links RoundOne AI, voice screening that keeps humans in the decision: roundone.ai TalentED, Ashley's recruiter university Watch Talentless on The HR Channel (Roku and Fire TV) Leadership is a Practice, Not a Personality by Desiree Goldey, out October 27, 2026 The T-Hive newsletter: talentless.beehiiv.com Subscribe on YouTube (please, we're begging) www.talentlesspodcast.com Segment note: Talent Outside the Box is included in this episode (validity versus reliability).
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    44 mins
  • Active or Passive: The Recruiter Line That Decides Who Survives AI

    Active or Passive: The Recruiter Line That Decides Who Survives AI
    Sep 22 2026
    Amit Parmar, Co-Founder & CEO, Cliquify LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/parmar79 | Company: cliquify.me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cliquify/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cliquify Cliquify CEO Amit Parmar says the best recruiter he ever managed refused to look at the applicants. In a conversation that went completely off the rails in the best way, Amit, Desiree, and Ashley take apart what storytelling actually means, why companies can get five tools approved but not one more recruiter, and the line between active and passive recruiters that decides who still has this job in two years. Plus: the Competitive Plateau, the Wadabot Layer, and how your job posting got on Indeed without anyone ever posting it there. In this episode: What storytelling actually means, stripped of the buzzword, and the one question to ask a hiring manager that changes a job post Why the storytelling that moves the needle most is recruiter to hiring manager, not recruiter to candidate Ashley’s real example of a candidate who failed the screen and became the best hire on a two-and-a-half-year-old req What the Edelman trust data actually says, and why "people trust their employer" is a ranking, not a win The Competitive Plateau: what happens when a high-volume worker has already worked for every competitor in town Bots talking to bots, and the ATS filter stack built to clean up a mess we created Why companies can get five tools approved but not one more recruiter Strategy, process, people, tech, and why everyone runs that order backward Humans innovate because we are lazy, and what that means for every product purchase in TA Why products sell you symptom relief, and how root cause analysis always defaults to "top of funnel" Active versus passive recruiters, and Amit’s case that one of them has about a year left How Cleo maps who is stealing your data scientists in Hungary, and what Cliquify will not use AI for How your job posting got on Indeed without anyone ever posting it there Resources & Links Amit Parmar on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/parmar79 Cliquify: cliquify.me (also cliquify.ai, both redirect) People Brand Collective, where Amit is a founding board member James Ellis, name-checked by Desiree on employer brand Desiree’s book, Leadership is a Practice, Not a Personality, out October 27, 2026 Catch Talentless at RecFest USA (Nashville, Sept 23-24) and HR Tech this fall
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    54 mins
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