The Recruitment Reality Podcast
Our mission with this podcast series is to explore the changing recruitment environment from every angle. Surfacing a unique insight into the challenges faced at each stage of the talent equation. In each series, we'll interview candidates, recruiters and technologists to understand their 'Recruitment Reality.' Andrew Wood (aka Woody), has worked in the recruitment industry as both an agency worker and a technology founder. Assessing and placing 10,000+ candidates in his 15 years in the industry. Willo, the business that Woody co-founded, has enabled asynchronous video interviews across 195 countries, and has been involved in over 30,000 hiring decisions!
Podcasting since 2022 • 45 episodes
The Recruitment Reality Podcast
Latest Episodes
#44 - Inside the World of School Recruitment - Artimese Braddy Lawrence
In this episode of the Recruitment Reality Podcast, I am joined by Artimese Braddy Lawrence, Coordinator of Human Resources at Tyler ISD, the largest school district in Northeast Texas. Artimese discusses the broad range of recruitment ...
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Episode 44
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#43 - Peer-to-Peer Learning for Talent Acquisition - Joe Atkinson
In this episode of the Recruitment Reality Podcast, I am joined by Joe Atkinson, Founder at PURPL, a peer-to-peer learning platform built by talent acquisition for talent acquisition professionals. They specialize in upskilling recruiters with ...
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Episode 43
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24:33
#42 - Web Design for Recruitment Agencies - Robert Garner
In this episode of the Recruitment Reality Podcast, I am joined by Robert Garner, Director at Abstraction Labs, a recruitment website design & development firm. We discuss his transition from a career in recruitment to becoming a software d...
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Episode 42
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29:14
#41 - Cultivating & Nurturing All-Stars Within Your Team - Ahva Sadeghi
In this episode of the Recruitment Reality Podcast, I am joined by Ahva Sadeghi, CEO/Co-founder at Symba, an innovative onboarding and talent management platform. She highlights how Symba has grown from its initial conception of remote internsh...
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Episode 41
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33:41
#40 - Attracting Talent Worldwide: Valuing Candidate’s Potential - Dace Straupmane
In this episode of the Recruitment Reality Podcast, I am joined by Dace Straupmane, a Talent Acquisition Manager at SmartLynx, an aviation lending company (think of them as the B2B ‘Uber of aviation’). We discussed SmartLynx’s unique business m...
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Episode 40
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27:34