Offer Accepted

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Shannon Ogborn sits down with Heather Doshay , a Partner at SignalFire. The conversation dives deep into the world of talent acquisition and management, focusing on the importance of structured interviews. Heather shares insightful research, revealing that candidates with a structured interview were 35% happier — even when rejected. She goes on to share  How stru...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Shannon Ogborn hosts Adam Horne , the Co-Founder of Open Org. They start with the importance of both internal and external transparency in the workplace and how it builds employee trust and loyalty. Adam emphasizes the power of vulnerability and openness, even when a company isn't perfect. He encourages leaders to embrace their flaws, control the narrative,...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Leah Knobler , VP of People at Help Scout, shares her insights on the hiring process. She discusses the importance of continuous improvement in recruiting teams, drawing parallels with sales and marketing, where constant evaluation and refinement are the norms. Leah emphasizes the need for transparency and learning from successes and failures in the hiring proces...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Shannon Ogborn sits down with Jermaine Murray , the Jobfather and founder of Jupiter HR. Murray's firm is a powerhouse in the HR world, offering career coaching, recruitment services, and HR advisory consultation.  The mission? To boost the representation of black talent within the tech industry. On the note of increasing diversity in your recruiting pipelin...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Shannon Ogborn hosts Jim Miller , VP of People and Talent at Ashby. Jim shares his unique approach to hiring, emphasizing the importance of understanding the business case for open roles. This episode is a treasure trove of insights for anyone involved in hiring and talent acquisition. Jim Miller leverages his experience from Ashby, Google, and Fullstory to dive...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, your host Shannon Ogborn and Head of Talent Operations at CaptivateIQ, Max Butler , discuss the benefits of hiring a Recruiting Operations person early. Max gives tactical advice on how to discuss the value of RecOps to leaders internally, including those who do not have as much knowledge on the recruiting function.  He advises "don't wait till it'...

''Ashby is a modern, all-in-one recruiting platform that includes what you would traditionally consider an ATS, also outsourcing CRM component, really advanced scheduling automation, and then, underpinning all of that are advanced metrics and automation,” says Benji Encz , the company's CEO and co-founder and our guest on this episode of Offer Accepted. Benji shares what led him to...

Recruiting is a complex process, and it requires finding the best possible talent with the right skill set and personality for the job. But recruiting is also a key business goal. In this episode of the Offer Accepted podcast, our host Shannon Ogborn welcomes Adam Ward , the partner and founder of Growth by Design Talent. They talk about why recruiting should have a seat at the table, the differen...

In this episode of Offer Accepted, Shannon Ogborn sits down with Jhillika Kumar , CEO and Founder of Mentra. Kumar shares her personal journey — inspired by her brother's experiences as a non-speaking autistic individual — which led her to create Mentra, a platform aimed at building the world's largest neurodiverse employment network. Kumar discusses the challenges faced by neurodivergen...