Hired Podcast
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Hosted by Matthew - former Executive Recruiter, Search Firm Owner, VP of Talent Acquisition, and Top Interview Coach. Executive-level career strategy from an expert who's been on the other side of the hiring table.Whether you're chasing a better role, a promotion, or negotiating your next offer, Hired delivers the insider strategies and real-world insight to help you advance with confidence.What you'll get:Win more interviews with strategies that actually workTurn interviews into offersNegotiate the salary you deservePosition yourself for promotionsAvoid the mistakes that quietly cost candidates the jobGet answers to your real career questions from a hiring insiderSubscribe n...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Hired translates employer-side judgment into concrete ways to present experience, handle interviews, and approach career moves with greater precision.
Matthew turns the hiring table around, explaining how employers assess candidates and how candidates can respond with more useful evidence. Solo instruction, live Q&A, guest interviews, and an appearance on another podcast all support the same practical method: identify the…
Matthew wants your next interview answer to solve the employer's problem, not narrate your dreams.
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A grounded case for letting interests guide the search.
Chris Fontanella treats career planning like mapmaking: start with what you already enjoy, then sketch the ground around it. The advice stays grounded, moving from accounting and culinary arts to a simple habit of noticing what holds attention and where time goes.
A practical look at recruiter judgment, fit, and the value of staying in touch.
The episode treats executive recruiting as a question of fit and timing, not just credentials. Its clearest passage is the example of a fast-growing company and a burned-out candidate, which shows why a recruiter may pass even when the background lines up.
Fast phone screening that keeps the candidate experience in view.
This episode follows how interview screening can move faster while staying conversational. Darian Michael, co-founder and CEO of Qualify, lays out a phone-based format that replaces written prompts with an actual call: the recruiter asks, a beep follows, and the candidate…
Career advice that ties purpose, resilience, and job search into one plainspoken conversation.
Purpose is the throughline, but the conversation keeps looping back to hiring, work, and what 2020 changed for people looking for jobs. Tanisha Jackson-Warner makes the case for flexibility over rigidity: write the plan in pencil, stay ready to erase, and treat disruption as a…
Practical interview coaching that treats prep, curiosity, and follow-through as real advantages.
A former recruiter maps the interview mistakes that can quietly sink a candidate and linger after the hire, from thin prep to muted curiosity.
A career pivot works best when experience becomes something useful.
This episode treats a career change as practical work, not a leap of faith. Jim Frawley shows how old experience can be translated into language a hiring manager can use, and that is where the conversation has its weight.
Negotiation advice that turns nerves into a simple, usable script.
The segment treats salary negotiation as one part of the larger interview process, with Andres Lares arguing that a stronger ask comes from preparation rather than bluster.
Practical interview advice that favors concrete results over polished fluff.
William Vanderbloemen treats a familiar job-interview script as something worth taking seriously: how to answer "Tell me about yourself" without sounding rehearsed, how to speak honestly about weaknesses, and how to describe fit for the role in concrete terms.
Unhurried FT conversations about bosses, burnout and the office.
It starts with the interview question everyone expects.
This episode introduces a series on how communication and other soft skills are crucial for getting hired, advancing in your career, and succeeding beyond technical qualifications.
Erica joins to talk about why a prestigious job can still be the wrong fit.
Start with what they need.
The host warns that ordinary workplace habits can turn into interview traps and says the same mistakes can still surface after you get the job.
Matthew opens with listener praise and a return to recruiter basics.
Matthew opens with a warm introduction to Tanisha Jackson-Warner.
Matthew Sorensen joins Aaron Diehl on Improve It for a guest interview about job seeking, self-worth, and speaking to what the other side needs.
Jim Frawley joins the show to talk about changing industries.
Host Matthew shares strategies to transform from being just another applicant to a solution-focused candidate, based on his experience as a recruiter and talent VP.
Doug Fleener joins the show with a story shaped by recovery, business, and long-term discipline.
This episode of Hired focuses on strategies for winning internal interviews and promotions within a company, using a real listener email from a FedEx employee as a case study.
The host opens by celebrating a listener who landed a job after using the show.
Chris Fontanella joins Matthew to talk about finding work that actually fits the person doing it.
Matthew answers a listener email from Karen, who spent 20 years as a homemaker after an early career that went from programmer to senior systems analyst in eight years.
The host answers a listener question about the 'interview arc,' where first interviews feel strong but second and third rounds go downhill.
Host Matthew interviews Stephen Shortt, a career strategist, about job interviews, career changes, and work-life balance.
Matthew talks with Kevin Gilland about interview nerves and career anxiety.
Darian Michael joins the show to talk about Qualify.
The host opens with salary negotiation.
The host introduces himself as a former executive recruiter, search firm owner, and director of talent acquisition, then sets up Lou Adler as someone speaking from the other side of the table.
The host uses a dating analogy to encourage listeners to reduce pressure in job interviews, comparing first dates to first interviews.
The host answers a listener's question about how to respond when recruiters ask about other interviews or offers, advising to flip the question and be truthful.
Host Matthew interviews Karen Hurt about navigating workplace conflicts and using soft skills to succeed in job interviews.
An executive recruiter shares insights on different interview styles and how to avoid common pitfalls to succeed in job interviews.