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Welcome to Hiring Happy Hour, where we celebrate the human side of hiring. Join host, Nicole Hammond, and as she pulls back the curtain on the people shaping the future of work- the innovators, dreamers, and change makers behind today’s hiring technology experience.© 2026 SmartRecruiters Economie
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  • Great Hiring Starts Before You Source - Katrina Collier - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 023

    Great Hiring Starts Before You Source - Katrina Collier - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 023
    Jun 23 2026
    Human connection isn't a soft skill in recruiting, it's the strategy. In this episode of Hiring Happy Hour, Nicole sits down with Katrina Collier, six-continent keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and author of three books including The Robot-Proof Recruiter and Reboot Hiring, to explore what it truly means to build a human-first talent function in this age of AI. Katrina makes the case that the intake conversation is the linchpin of great talent acquisition, and that technology and human connection don't compete, they compound. From defining success 12 months out to building true recruiter-manager partnership, this episode is a masterclass in the kind of strategic alignment that helps TA leaders drive faster, better outcomes. It's also a reminder that the most powerful thing AI can do in hiring is give recruiters back the time and space to be more human — which is exactly how the best hiring technology should be built.Takeaways:Recruiting at scale and recruiting with care are not opposing forces. Even in high-volume environments, the human touches that protect candidate experience, clear communication, consistent follow-through, and genuine engagement, are what separate companies that attract great talent from those that simply process applicants.Quality of hire is nearly impossible to measure without first defining what success looks like. With 61% of TA professionals believing AI can help improve how quality of hire is measured, the opportunity is real — but it only pays off if humans do the intake work first. The best hiring technology can only match against criteria that humans articulate, which means the intake is not just a conversation, it is the foundation that makes every downstream tool and decision more effective.Investing more time at the start of the process saves everyone time throughout it. Before sourcing a single candidate, ask whether the role can be filled internally, and what vacancy is actually costing the business. That preparation is what separates reactive recruiting from strategic partnership.Ghosting applicants has real consequences. Research shows 87% of ghosted applicants experience depression or diminished confidence — closing every candidate, even at scale, is a baseline professional responsibility.Hiring technology’s most underrated value? Improving human judgment. Tools that flag whether a hiring manager spoke more than the candidate in an interview, or whether biased language crept into the conversation, shift AI's role from process automation to decision support. The best hiring instincts aren't always built in a straight line. When evaluating talent for your team, look beyond traditional credentials and ask what has energized this person and where they have shown adaptability. Those who have followed their curiosity tend to be the ones who solve your hardest problems.Quote of the Show:“You can't recruit without humans.” - Katrina CollierLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinacollier/ Website: https://www.katrinacollier.com/ Book Links: https://katrinacollier.com/reboot-hiring/ https://katrinacollier.com/the-robot-proof-recruiter/https://thedamageofwords.com/ Ways to Tune In:Substack: HiringHappyHour.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Pnhu7Njmi09N6Yzye59Nf Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hiring-happy-hour/id1868802369 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d60912b0-8925-4bba-aff1-f5230a0cc793 iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/317223012/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hiring-happy-hour-6340769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HiringHappyHour Transistor: https://podcast.hiringhappyhour.com/
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    31 min
  • How to Build a People-First Culture at Work - LaShawn Davis - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 022

    How to Build a People-First Culture at Work - LaShawn Davis - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 022
    Jun 16 2026

    Can you answer this question right now: who are you, really? Not your title, not your role, just you.

    Hiring has never been more optimized, yet 53% of job seekers have been ghosted by an employer, and the most sophisticated tech stacks still can't explain why the right hires aren't sticking. LaShawn Davis, Founder and Chief Culture Strategist at The HR Plug, believes the problem isn't the technology. It's that we've stopped treating the people on both sides of the hiring table as people — starting with ourselves.

    In this episode, LaShawn and Nicole unpack the identity crisis quietly spreading through the workforce, why candidates who know themselves win interviews, and how organizations that invest in human-centered culture will always have an edge, no matter how sophisticated the technology gets. Because AI can streamline the process, but it cannot manufacture the emotion, connection, and self-awareness that make people want to stay. This is the mindset shift the industry didn't know it was waiting for.

    Takeaways:

    • Ask yourself and your team not what they do, but who they are. The answers will change how you lead, how you hire, and how you build a culture that actually sticks.
    • The patterns in what people consistently come to you for aren't coincidental, they're your identity showing up before you even noticed it. HR leaders who understand this about themselves bring a clarity to their work that no framework can manufacture.
    • The organizations winning right now are the ones using technology to protect space for human connection, not replace it. Emotion is the competitive advantage AI will never close the gap on.
    • A future-ready hiring culture starts long before a role opens. When both candidates and companies show up knowing who they are and what they uniquely offer, the right matches happen faster, and they last longer.
    • Identity isn't just a professional development exercise, it shapes how people lead, how teams perform, and how culture gets built from the inside out. The companies that understand this are the ones building something that scales.

    Quote of the Show:

    • “There is one thing that AI cannot replace: emotion. Clients connect to people. Employees connect to people. AI is just a guide to help leverage the emotion that's going to be missing in the equation. ” - LaShawn Davis

    Links:

    • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lashawndavis
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehrplug/
    • LaShawn’s Website: https://www.lashawndavis.me/
    • Experience UNPLUG: https://www.experienceunplug.com/
    • The HR Plug: https://www.thehrplug.com/
    • LaShawn’s Book: https://a.co/d/084opVhK

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Substack: HiringHappyHour.com
    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Pnhu7Njmi09N6Yzye59Nf
    • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hiring-happy-hour/id1868802369
    • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d60912b0-8925-4bba-aff1-f5230a0cc793
    • iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/317223012/
    • Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hiring-happy-hour-6340769
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    31 min
  • Turning the Future of Hiring Into Reality, Part 2 - Rebecca Carr - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 021

    Turning the Future of Hiring Into Reality, Part 2 - Rebecca Carr - Hiring Happy Hour - Episode # 021
    Jun 9 2026
    Transformation rarely happens in perfect conditions. Sometimes it happens during executive departures, a rocky return, and a phone call on your birthday telling you that you're now the CEO.In part two of this conversation, Rebecca Carr, CEO of SmartRecruiters, an SAP company, joins Hiring Happy Hour for a candid look at one of the most defining chapters in company history: rebuilding momentum internally, pivoting SmartRecruiters into an AI-first organization, and navigating the company’s acquisition by SAP, all at the same time.What follows goes far beyond strategy decks and vision statements. At a moment when many companies slow down under the weight of acquisition and organizational change, Rebecca shares how SmartRecruiters accelerated, launching Winston into a market that was not fully ready and driving adoption to nearly 60% of all jobs running through the platform, a remarkable number at a time when most AI products struggle to achieve sustained enterprise usage.But this conversation is about more than AI. It is about what innovation actually looks like inside a global enterprise: moving quickly without losing trust, creating clarity during uncertainty, and building a culture willing to execute before every answer is fully known. From rebuilding organizational confidence to navigating acquisition, Rebecca shares an honest look at what transformation demands from modern leaders: conviction, adaptability, and the courage to keep moving while the future is still taking shape.Takeaways:Ship the vision before the market catches up. Waiting for industry consensus before moving on AI is how organizations fall behind. SmartRecruiters launched and drove adoption of Winston, the platform’s AI interface, while competitors were still debating the concept — and built a separation that's now measurable.Adoption is the real proof point, not the product itself. A strong launch means nothing if people don't use it.Nearly 60% of all jobs flowing through SmartRecruiters now use Winston — in an environment where the industry average for AI product adoption sits around 15%. Getting there required change management, internal champions, and a rollout strategy that's as deliberate as the product itself.Enterprise transformation and innovation can coexist if you're intentional. Navigating a major acquisition while simultaneously evolving your product vision is only possible when leaders are radically transparent about where the business is and what it needs to do next. Rebecca held both in motion by keeping the team informed, focused, and moving.Create conditions for bold thinking, then actually act on what comes out. The best strategic ideas rarely emerge from structured planning sessions. When Rebecca asked her team at a company offsite to bring back the craziest ideas on the planet, she got a product roadmap. Some of those ideas are still in flight today.Speed is a strategic asset, not a byproduct. In a crowded market, the organization that moves with both conviction and urgency creates its own differentiation. From launching Winston to closing an acquisition with one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world, pace itself became part of SmartRecruiters’ value proposition. Confidence shown to the market is its own signal. Rebecca's "dance floor" analogy captures something every TA leader navigating a competitive landscape needs to hear: confidence shown to the market, even imperfect confidence, projects readiness and attracts the right partners before the window closes.Change management is an innovation problem, not just a people problem. Getting an enterprise to adopt new technology at scale means solving for trust, clarity, and momentum, not just capability. Treat rollout as a strategic challenge equal to the product build itself. Quote of the Show:“If you have a goal, and you have passion behind it, you have to believe in it as a leader” - Rebecca CarrLinks:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rebeccajcarrWebsite: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/ Ways to Tune In:Substack: HiringHappyHour.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Pnhu7Njmi09N6Yzye59Nf Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hiring-happy-hour/id1868802369 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d60912b0-8925-4bba-aff1-f5230a0cc793 iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/317223012/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hiring-happy-hour-6340769 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HiringHappyHour Transistor: https://podcast.hiringhappyhour.com/
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    42 min
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