
In this digital first world, the old ways of recruiting are becoming obsolete. Or are they? The talent demands on every business has put TA squarely in the hot seat. Welcome to Talent Acquisition In The Trenches, a real dialogue podcast with talent acquisition pro’s closest to the front line. We want to talk to our peers who are actually doing the heavy lifting day in and day out.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 54 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessBusinessMedicineCareers | |||

A stale employee referral program is more than a missed opportunity. It quietly raises time to fill, keeps you overpaying agencies, and leaves your best potential hires sitting just one warm introduction away.
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A stale recruiting database is more than an inconvenience. It can quietly weaken outbound recruiting, distort AI-driven hiring workflows, and limit a health system’s ability to fill roles that affect patient care.
In this episode of TA in the Trench... more
In this episode of TA in the Trenches, host Matt and co-host Ryan sit down with Devin Martinez, SVP of Account Management at Accurate, to cut through the hype and show how data, AI, and advanced automation are reshaping background checks for many ind... more
On this episode of TA in the Trenches, host Matt and co-host Ryan are joined by Ashley O’Connor, SVP of Accounts & Strategic Partnerships at Radancy, to dig into one of the biggest opportunities in talent acquisition today: the intersection of data, ... more
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This is a wonderful podcast very insightful! Well spoken! Good job.
As a new Director of TA with an innovative HC company, this podcast is amazing! Super helpful insights excited to listen to more episodes.
As the President of NAHCR (National Association of Health Care Recruitment), it’s refreshing to hear the inside story of what’s happening in Healthcare TA. Thanks Matt!
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This show centers on hands-on recruiting in the front lines of talent acquisition, with a recurring emphasis on healthcare, data, and technology-enabled hiring. Episodes repeatedly explore how AI, data signals, and automation can speed hires, improve candidate experience, and optimize referrals or background checks, all while balancing governance, privacy, and human judgment. Notable threads include practical tactics for scalable referral programs, data foundations for TA, and the evolving role of AI copilots and NLP/geo-enabled tools in high-volume recruiting. The format tends to mix strategy with concrete, implementable tips from practitioners working across healthcare, tech, and healthcare-adjacent industries, making it especially valuab... more
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