10x Recruiting
Metaview
10x Recruiting is the podcast from Metaview that brings you real, unfiltered conversations with today’s top talent leaders. In each episode, Nolan Church (former Carta CPO & DoorDash Head of Talent) and his guests will challenge popular thinking and spark new ideas about what it takes to build world-class teams. We’ll bring you actionable tactics you can actually put into practice now and real metrics to understand what great looks like. Always with an eye towards the future, we’ll keep you in the know about how to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of recruiting.
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Mar 10, 2025 • 42min
How to build a world-class interviewing culture with a16z's Jordan Mazer
In the first episode of 10x Recruiting, Nolan Church gets into it with Jordan Mazer, Head of Talent at speedrun, Andreessen Horowitz's early-stage gaming accelerator. Jordan, who also previously worked at industry giants like Amazon and Riot Games, shares his insights on what it takes to build a world-class interviewing culture and why achieving hiring excellence requires a cultural shift in how we think about interviewing. He also shares his lessons on the importance of building trust with hiring managers by delivering value, and so much more! Listen, like, and subscribe on: YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastsOr wherever you get your podcastsTo learn more about Metaview, the world's #1 AI scribe purpose-built for recruiting, head to www.metaview.ai/10x❇️ Key Topics (audio episode timestamps) 00:00 Key takeaways from Nolan and Siadhal (Metaview co-founder)08:10 Why most companies don't include interviewing as part of performance reviews 12:45 A focus on quality interviewing comes from the top 16:45 The cost vs. investment approach to hiring19:00 Founders and hiring managers need to intrinsically understand the pain of making a bad hire 20:50 Interviewers are not assessors of candidate fitness for the role24:40 Thoughts on hiring committees 29:45 Pros and cons of work trials 34:45 Building trust with hiring managers by delivering value
Feb 3, 2025 • 47sec
Introducing 10x Recruiting
The 10x Recruiting podcast is launching soon! Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss an episode. 10x Recruiting is the podcast from Metaview that brings you real, unfiltered conversations with today’s top talent leaders. In each episode, Nolan Church (former Carta CPO & DoorDash Head of Talent) and his guests will challenge popular thinking and spark new ideas about what it takes to build world-class teams. We’ll bring you actionable tactics you can actually put into practice now and real metrics to understand what great looks like. Always with an eye towards the future, we’ll keep you in the know about how to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of recruiting.
