What in the Hunger Games is Happening with Recruitment?
summary
A rapid history and prescriptive playbook: hiring evolves from Edison’s 146‑question gatekeeping with a 2% pass rate to LinkedIn in 2002 that productizes sourcing, and today a survey of 2,000 finds 93% report interview anxiety. Practical fixes are clear — decompose roles into measurable competencies, thread values through each stage, favor short paired job simulations over solo take‑homes, train hiring managers in structured interviewing, and use AI to audit interviewer behavior and remove grunt work rather than automate judgment.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 6:41Trust and belonging in hiring
- 11:54The problem with interviewing
- 15:59A history of recruiting
- 19:36The war for talent metaphor
- 20:52The rise of LinkedIn
- 22:00Sourcing and selection
- 24:22Evolution of technical testing
- 26:50Current recruitment challenges
- 27:25Debunking recruitment myths
- 30:54Implementing structured values
- 33:00Reframing the interview process
- 36:52Future of recruiting and AI
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