Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring? Ep 749: Recruiting Past, Present, and Future (Live at TA Tech)
Nov 26, 2025
Jeff Taylor, a serial entrepreneur known for founding Monster.com, joins the conversation to unravel the future of recruiting. He shares the intriguing story of Monster’s near acquisition of LinkedIn and his reasons for re-entering the industry with BoomBand. They discuss how traditional resumes and job postings are failing in today’s market and the pressing need for innovation. Taylor emphasizes the potential of AI to increase productivity while reshaping job requirements. He envisions a future where targeted outreach replaces conventional recruitment methods, aiming to rebuild trust in the hiring process.
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From Newspaper Ads To Monster
- Jeff Taylor launched Monster to solve failing newspaper recruitment ads and unhappy buyers after the early-90s downturn.
- He built an online marketplace because jobseekers and employers were dissatisfied with legacy newspaper systems.
Turning Down LinkedIn And Walking Away
- Jeff described leaving Monster after his board rejected buying LinkedIn for about $304 million and then resigning.
- He walked away, invested in a new idea called Eons, and spent two decades outside recruiting.
Old Habits Still Dominate Recruiting
- Much of recruiting infrastructure later built still uses the original buyer-seller patent and paywalled resumes.
- Jeff was disappointed that core habits like resumes and job postings remained largely unchanged.