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The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast

Hung Lee
Artificial Intelligence
Talent Acquisition
Recruitment Technology
AI In Recruitment
Recruitment
Candidate Experience
Recruitment Automation
Diversity and Inclusion
Interview Intelligence
Hiring Practices
Hiring Process
Employer Branding
Applicant Tracking Systems
Human Resources
Linkedin
VONQ
Generative AI
Hiring Technology
Chief Of Staff
Skills-Based Hiring

The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast: Your weekly 60 minute dose of brilliant conversation about Recruiting & HR

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Latest Episodes

Essential Guide for Increasing Talent Density

In an era of relentless cost optimisation, organisations face a pivotal choice: maintain headcount breadth or concentrate excellence. Talent density—the concentration of exceptional performers within a t... more

CALCULATING EMPLOYEE LIFETIME VALUE

For decades, talent acquisition has been measured by speed and cost—time-to-fill and cost-per-hire dominated the conversation while the true economic impact of every hire remained frustratingly opaque. Yet as work... more

The Death of the Junior Recruiter:

Where Is the Next Generation Coming From?

Since 2022, the talent acquisition landscape has undergone a seismic shift. Once a thriving entry point for ambitious professionals, the function has been systematically t... more

Fixing Hiring Manager vs Recruiter MIS-Alignment

The recruiter-hiring manager relationship is the most consequential partnership in talent acquisition—and yet, according to Metaview's 2026 AI & Hiring Alignment Report surveying 505 recruiting and hi... more

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Recent Guests

Colleen Gallagher
CEO of Textio
Textio
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep399 - The Essential Guide for Increasing Talent Density
Kim Stringer
HR leader and practitioner
Independent/Consulting
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep399 - The Essential Guide for Increasing Talent Density
Jessi Swann
VP of People Strategy and Operations at Leapsim; former COO of Talentful
Leapsim, Talentful
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep397 - Calculating Employee Lifetime Value (in Era of AI)
Brian Fink
Executive recruiter focusing on high-end technical talent and leadership
The Rework Group
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep395 - The Death of the Junior Recruiter
Richard Bradley
Talent/workforce expert with experience across RPO and agencies
(Varied, including RPO and agency roles)
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep395 - The Death of the Junior Recruiter
Justin Zabudski
Early-career entrant with startup experience
Plan (event planning platform)
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep395 - The Death of the Junior Recruiter
Elise Bogdan
Lead training and education at Metaview
Metaview
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep393 - Fixing Hiring Manager and Recruiter Misalignment
Alastair Ball
Senior Recruiting Manager at Amazon
Amazon
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep393 - Fixing Hiring Manager and Recruiter Misalignment
Joshua Hoffman
Hiring manager/recruiter alignment advocate
Episode: Brainfood Live On Air - Ep393 - Fixing Hiring Manager and Recruiter Misalignment

Host

Hung Lee
Primary host; long-time recruiter and industry thought leader in recruiting and HR tech discussions

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 54 ratings
  • Top Recruiting Show

    Far and away the best show out there for educational content and news in recruiting. Ship

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Luke Shipley
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Always full of content!

    This podcast is always stacked with content from Hung, and it always sparks ideas in my head! He always has great people on the show and shares intel that you can’t find elsewhere. Keep up the great work! - Stefani

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Stefblaz
    Canada7 years ago

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High-quality discussions and actionable ideas; strong host presence and guest selection.
Educational and insight-rich, with practical takeaways you can apply in real recruiting work.
Guests bring diverse, expert perspectives on AI and TA; content stays fresh episode to episode.

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#94
Israel/Business

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Brainfood Live On Air - Ep399 - The Essential Guide for Increasing Talent Density
Q: How might AI affect talent density and performance measurement?
AI can provide clearer signals about candidate skills andOn-the-job performance, but it may also create shifts in productivity and analytics that require new benchmarks and guardrails to avoid misinterpreting sudden breakthroughs as long-term capability.
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep399 - The Essential Guide for Increasing Talent Density
Q: What is Lavalier and why was it developed?
Lavalier is an interview intelligence platform designed to add structure and insights to hiring, moving beyond traditional interviews by automatically transcribing, generating a cohesive job spec, and prompting follow-up questions to dig deeper during interviews.
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep388 - Introducing Next Generation AI Recruitment Agents - Juicebox Live Demo
Q: What models are Juicebox using for different tasks and why?
They use a mix of models: top-tier, smart models for complex tasks and faster models for high-volume tasks, with model selection based on the specific task to balance speed and accuracy.
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep383 - How to Hire for AI Fluency - The Zapier Framework
Q: How can organizations practically start translating this into immediate steps?
Start with a defined AI literacy concept at the organizational level, engage leadership sponsorship, pilot in one or two departments, align with performance management, and use a staged approach to define minimum, adoptive, and transformative expectations across roles.
Brainfood Live On Air - Ep383 - How to Hire for AI Fluency - The Zapier Framework
Q: What if candidates are not proficient but want to learn—should you still hire them?
The panel suggests the bar is very high in Zapier's framework; while learning is valuable, the company may not hire someone who cannot reach their minimum AI fluency, though organizations can adapt the framework to fit their needs and performance expectations.

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3. Jessi Swann
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5. Richard Bradley
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7. Elise Bogdan
8. Alastair Ball

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