Advancing Talent Acquisition

About Advancing Talent Acquisition

"Advancing Talent Acquisition" is your go-to podcast for forward-thinking strategies and expert insights in the world of recruitment. Each episode features candid conversations with top industry leaders, offering actionable tips, emerging trends, and innovative solutions to tackle today’s most complex talent challenges. From employer branding to employee retention and every step in between, this podcast explores recruiting and hiring topics that are timely and relevant to talent acquisition leaders. Tune in to gain the knowledge and inspiration you need to drive results for your organization.

Publisher

Advanced RPO

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jan 2025

Latest episode

18 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

16 of 18 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Hiring for Potential in Biotech: Lessons from 25 Years of Recruiting

   Steven Swan, CEO of The Swan Group, discusses with Michelle Krier the evolution of biotech hiring over 25 years, highlighting the shift back to valuing potential and cultural fit in this interview.

2. 

   4 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   From Talent Gaps to Workforce Wins: Expert Insights on Life Sciences Hiring

   Host Michelle Krier interviews life sciences hiring expert Peter Webster on navigating talent gaps and achieving workforce wins through strategic talent acquisition.

3. 

   21 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Five Fatal Errors Companies Make When Outsourcing Hiring

   Host Michelle Krier interviews Mike Foster, Client Services Director at Advanced RPO, revealing five critical errors companies commit when outsourcing hiring and how to avoid them.

4. 

   24 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Turning Interviews Into Employer Branding Moments

   Johnny Campbell discusses how companies transform job interviews into employer branding opportunities by focusing on candidate experience, structure, and purpose-driven conversations in this interview.

5. 

   10 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   What Is AI Governance? Frameworks for Risk, Compliance, and Innovation

   Guru Sethupathy, CEO of FairNow, defines AI governance and its importance for organizations, outlining five pillars to protect against bias and regulatory issues in this interview with Jenna Hinrichsen.

6. 

   26 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The ROI of Outsourcing Talent Acquisition: A Client’s Perspective

   Talent Director Megan Taylor discusses with Jenna Hinrichsen the return on investment achieved by outsourcing talent acquisition, focusing on improved efficiencies and strategic hiring approaches in this interview.

7. 

   19 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Process, Partnership, Performance: The ROI of Outsourcing TA

   Jenna Hinrichsen interviews Megan Taylor, Talent Director at Millrock Packaging, about outsourcing talent acquisition and how it creates a more strategic and scalable hiring approach that improves internal efficiencies.

8. 

   5 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   DEI in the Hot Seat: Reframing the Conversation in 2025

   Host Jenna Hinrichsen interviews Victoria Hill, Director of Diversity and Social Impact, about the evolving state of DEI in the workplace and actionable strategies for sustaining inclusion efforts.

9. 

   22 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Why Candidate Experience Is Your Hidden Hiring Advantage

   Jenna Hinrichsen interviews Eric Gregg, who explains how improving candidate experience creates a hidden advantage in hiring by treating candidates like consumers and building a candidate-friendly strategy.

10. 

    8 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Employer Loyalty vs. Career Mobility: How to Find the Right Balance

    Recruiting expert Amber Schleinkofer discusses with Jenna Hinrichsen the shifting dynamics of employer loyalty versus career mobility, revealing how companies can cultivate talent through development plans in this interview.

11. 

    24 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Interview Like a Pro: Behavioral Interview Techniques for Hiring Managers

    Jenna Hinrichsen interviews Katie Leonard, who shares behavioral interviewing techniques using the STAR method to improve hiring success and identify key candidate indicators in biotech and pharma.

12. 

    8 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

    From Data to Decisions: Using Labor Market Trends to Hire Smarter

    Appcast Chief Economist Andrew Flowers reveals to Jenna Hinrichsen how talent acquisition teams leverage labor market data to develop smarter recruiting strategies, improving candidate quality in this interview.

13. 

    24 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

    The 2025 Hiring Shift: What Employers & Job Seekers Must Know

    Recruiting expert Jeff Martin discusses the evolving power dynamics in hiring, explaining how job seekers now act as informed consumers, in an interview with Jenna Hinrichsen.

14. 

    10 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Talent Acquisition Metrics That Matter in 2025: Insights with Tony Panaiia | Advancing Talent Acquisition

    Tony Panaiia, Director of Recruitment, explores crucial talent acquisition metrics for 2025, including time to fill and candidate conversion rates, in an interview about data-driven hiring strategies.

15. 

    24 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Understanding Pay Transparency with Justin King | Advancing Talent Acquisition

    Jenna Hinrichsen interviews Justin King about pay transparency, discussing its impact on trust, fairness, recruiting, compliance, and how organizations can prepare for evolving regulations in talent acquisition.

16. 

    10 Feb 2025

    Mastering Employee Retention with Amanda Brooks | Advancing Talent Acquisition Episode 2

    Amanda Brooks discusses effective employee retention strategies, including work-life balance and career development, with Jenna Hinrichsen in this interview.

17. 

    24 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Transforming Talent Acquisition: Expert Insights with Pam Verhoff | Advancing Talent Acquisition Episode 1

    CEO Pam Verhoff discusses talent acquisition's crucial role in organizational success, offering insights into attracting, retaining talent, and using technology to transform recruitment in an interview with Jenna Hinrichsen.

18. 

    24 Jan 2025

    New Year, New Insights! | Advancing Talent Acquisition

    Host Jenna Hinrichsen introduces the Advancing Talent Acquisition podcast, promising bi-weekly episodes featuring diverse guests and insights into the latest industry trends.

Inside a recent episode

Hiring for Potential in Biotech: Lessons from 25 Years of Recruiting

Published 18 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because how many times and I've seen this myself, you know, somebody who comes from a very large enterprise organization now, is it more of a startup? They don't necessarily know how to function in that environment at all because they're used to having layers and layers of management, bureaucracy and people and teams and you go to a startup and your hands on in that environment. And I think being able to translate experiences or, you know, ask the right questions of somebody to understand, are you actually going to be able to make it in this environment or not? It's a huge difference. Yeah. A huge difference, you know, the person at the small company and one, one gentleman put a pretty plainly to me several years ago, when you're at a small company, you're your own strategy. […]

Who has been a guest on Advancing Talent Acquisition

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steven Swan
• Peter Webster
• Mike Foster
• Johnny Campbell
• Guru Sethupathy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,224

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

94

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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