Best Hire Ever

About Best Hire Ever

BEST HIRE EVER is a podcast that explores a simple truth - there's nothing that drives success at your company like making a great hire. Make your BEST HIRE EVER, and suddenly you sleep better, work less nights and weekends, and you might even start being talked about as that guy or gal that's just naturally a great developer of talent. Of course, making great hires is incredibly hard, which is why this podcast exists. Join TA Leader Kris Dunn as he digs into the topic of hiring top talent with undeniably talented corporate leaders, recruiters and candidates. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn the hard lessons others learned as they developed their approach to make their BEST HIRE EVER.

Publisher

Kris Dunn

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Feb 2020

Latest episode

18 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Nov 2025

   64 - World Class Trombonist Stephen Ivany on the 10,000 Hour Rule to Become World Class

   In Episode 64 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Stephen Ivany (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ivany) of Marriott International on his path to becoming a world class trombonist (prior to his Learning career at Marriott) The hot buttons hit include: What the 10,000 hour rule means in relationship to becoming world class at anything (in his case, music). The power of intentional practice. The importance of having feedback and access to a coach when shooting for mastery. The importance of family in relationshp to a career in music. How mastery in music set him up for a transition to the business world when he was ready. Please subscribe, rate and review (Apple) and follow (Spotify) to get the latest delivered to you.  Click here if you don't see the player on this page.

2. 

   9 Oct 2025

   63 - Simon Mullins from ESIX on the State of Executive Search

   In Episode 63 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Simon Mullins (former Microsoft Exec Search leader) of ESIX about the state of Executive Search in the Talent Industry.  The hot buttons hit include: How the landscape has changed as Simon benchmarks Exec Search over the last 2 years, since the pandemic, etc. Changes in reported priorities from internal Exec Search teams in 2025 Retained Search Firm usage vs directly sourced (by internal Exec Search teams) Does CRM Management work in Exec Search – based off Simon's data? Where Exec search teams see growing usage of AI Please subscribe, rate and review (Apple) and follow (Spotify) to get the latest delivered to you.  Click here if you don't see the player on this page. ---------Simon Mullins Simon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmullins/) ESIX (Executive Search Exchange) (https://ixcommunities.com/) ------------Kris Dunn Kris Dunn on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisdunn/) Kris Dunn on X (https://twitter.com/kris_dunn) Kris Dunn on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/krisdunn183/)

3. 

   25 Jun 2025

   e62 - AI and Automation Update in TA/HR with Tim Sackett

   Kris Dunn interviews Tim Sackett, a talent acquisition industry analyst, who shares current insights on AI and automation in talent acquisition, including sourcing, screening, and legal considerations.

Who has been a guest on Best Hire Ever

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

• Tim Sackett
• Jessica Lee
• Tyler Weeks
• Shaunda Zilich
• Mike Fitzsimmons

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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

Quality

75

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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