The Changing State of Talent Acquisition

Graham Thornton

The Changing State of Talent Acquisition cuts through the noise in the crowded world of recruitment marketing, employer branding, workforce intelligence, and AI.Hosted by Graham Thornton, President of Consulting & Growth at Talivity, this podcast brings you unfiltered conversations with industry founders, practitioners, and the occasional contrarian who's actually doing the work – not just selling you on it.We're not here to hype the next big thing. We're here to help you separate signal from noise, understand what's actually working (and what's just well-marketed), and make smarter, data-backed decisions about your talent strategy.You'll hear from TA leaders navigating real hi...

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The Changing State of Talent Acquisition

Episodes (71)

Nov 19, 2025 #71: Process First, Tools Second: Real AI Results from Healthcare Recruiting
Oct 15, 2025 #70: Signal vs. Noise: Navigating the Crowded TA Tech Landscape
May 15, 2025 #69: Recruitment Is Marketing: The Evolution of Talent Acquisition

The Changing State of Talent Acquisition

Nov 19, 2025
32½ minutes
22 MB

Yvette Hansen has spent nearly two decades leading talent acquisition at major health systems: UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Amedisys, and most recently as Director of TA & Belonging at Baylor Scott & White Health. In that time, she's learned that healthcare doesn't let you chase shiny tools. High stakes, compliance requirements, and tight labor markets force a process-first mindset. But Yvette's also honest about what disappoints: vendors who oversell integration capabilities, tools that look great in demos but disrupt recruiter workflows, and the gap between "we can do that" and actually doing it. One vendor demo promised seamless integration. When...

The Changing State of Talent Acquisition

#71: Process First, Tools Second: Real AI Results from Healthcare Recruiting

Graham Thornton

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