Welcome to the ‘Hiring Excellence’ podcast, where each week, SocialTalent CEO and Co-Founder Johnny Campbell takes you on an insightful journey into the world of recruitment and talent acquisition. Join Johnny as he chats with industry thought-leaders, pioneering experts, and influential authors, exploring their unique insights and expertise. From groundbreaking strategies to the latest trends, ‘Hiring Excellence’ delivers actionable advice and innovative ideas to help you navigate and succeed in the ever-evolving landscape of work.

Hiring Excellence with Johnny Campbell
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Welcome to the ‘Hiring Excellence’ podcast, where each week, SocialTalent CEO and Co-Founder Johnny Campbell takes you on an insightful journey into the world of recruitment and talent acquisition. Join Johnny as he chats with industry thought-leaders, pioneering experts, and influential authors, exploring their unique insights and expertise. From groundbreaking strategies to the latest trends, ‘Hiring Excellence’ delivers actionable advice and innovative ideas to help you navigate and succeed in the ever-evolving landscape of work.
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July 22, 2026
Building Internal Mobility at Scale — with Thom Staight
<p>Internal mobility is having a moment. Johnny sits down with Thom Staight, who spent 11 years at Microsoft, most recently as General Manager of Global Talent Acquisition for EMEA and Asia, to unpack how the company built a scaled internal mobility system from the ground up. Thom explains why the biggest barriers weren't technology but culture, how a shared skills taxonomy became the common language that made everything else work, and why a hard business case, not an HR case, is what finally got leaders on board.</p><p><a href="https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/guides/thom-staight-top-tips-internal-mobility" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Download Thom Staight's Top Tips here!</a></p>

July 15, 2026
Inside the Candidate Fraud Epidemic — with Stacy Zapar
<p>Candidate fraud isn't a fringe problem anymore. It's organized and hitting companies of every size. Johnny talks with Stacy Zapar, longtime recruiter and founder of the Fraud Squad community, about how fake applicants, proxy interviewers, and North Korean IT operatives are slipping through hiring funnels. Stacy shares her framework for catching fraud at every stage, not just one interview, plus ways to add friction that stops bad actors without hurting real candidates.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/guides/stacy-zapar-candidate-fraud-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Download Stacy Zapar's Top Tips</a></p>

July 8, 2026
AI, Bias & the Law: Hiring Risk in 2026
<p>AI in hiring isn't a yes-or-no question, it's a risk-management one. Johnny talks with Heather Bussing, an employment attorney who's spent almost 40 years at the intersection of employment law and technology, about what's actually required under the EU AI Act and US state laws. They dig into why risk rises the closer AI gets to a hiring decision, why pre-interview sorting is the hardest area to get right, and how bias audits can protect you.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.socialtalent.com/resources/guides/ai-legal-risk-hiring-heather-bussing-top-tips" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Download Heather Bussing's Top Tips Here</a></p>
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