Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring? Ep 753: Hiring Exceptional Executive Talent
Dec 8, 2025
Lauren Greif, Founder of Portfolio Rocket and career strategist for C-suite executives, delves into the challenges of hiring exceptional senior talent. She discusses how trust has eroded in the hiring process due to lengthy interviews and poor candidate experiences. Lauren emphasizes the importance of viewing roles from the job seeker's perspective and leveraging AI in the job search. She also highlights the hidden costs of age bias and shares insights on building trust and the need for adaptability in an aging workforce.
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Target Urgent, Costly Problems
- Identify the urgent and expensive problems the employer faces and position yourself to solve them.
- Demonstrate the specific unfair advantages you bring that make hiring you a no-brainer.
Urgency Drives Hiring Speed
- Hiring moves fastest when roles address urgent needs; urgency creates momentum in searches.
- Candidates who identify and signal urgency shorten processes and get faster decisions.
Use AI To Decode Job Needs
- Use AI to analyze job descriptions and surface the top 3–5 urgent and expensive problems.
- Upload your resume and public materials to reveal your unfair advantages and craft a tailored pitch.