
WorkTech, culture, and AI with market reality.
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SAATKORN sits at the practical edge of work, technology, recruiting, and culture. Its interviews move from investment outlooks and ATS integrations to GenZ hiring, employer-brand credibility, and AI’s pressure on candidate experience.
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About SAATKORN
SAATKORN is a business-minded podcast about work, HR technology, employer branding, recruiting, culture, and AI. It speaks from close range to the WorkTech scene. The show is interview-centric, but it rarely drifts into soft profile talk for long. Career stories usually become a route into market structure, product choices, adoption barriers, or what employers need to do differently. Recent conversations show that pattern clearly. With Georgios Markakis from Venero Capital Advisors, the discussion connects investment outlooks, interest rates, permanent hiring, temporary hiring, and the wider signal that recruitment sends about the economy. With Ritu Mohanka from VONQ, AI job advertising becomes a practical conversation about relevance, candidate intent, channel attribution, direct apply, ATS integrations, and the pressure to prove advertising spend. With Claudia Tattanelli from CEO Culture, employer branding is treated as fragile unless culture is carried through employee experience touchpoints such as onboarding, engagement, recognition, learning, and exit. The show is comfortable with tools and acronyms. It also asks what they mean for actual recruiters, candidates, CHROs, and companies. Its bilingual texture matters: German framing, English guest answers, and international comparisons sit together without being over-explained. The Ask Ingolf episodes add a sharper AI lane, using HR Tech in Las Vegas and candidate-side automation to test what happens when applications can be filled out by agents. Specials around the #femaleHRexcellence Awards widen the lens to projects, shortlist candidates, GenZ workshops, job rotation ideas, and talent work inside less glamorous sectors. SAATKORN is not glossy future-of-work theatre. It is more useful than that. It asks what is changing, who is building it, which claims are measurable, and where HR has to move from slogan to evidence.
Made for: Built for HR leaders, recruiters, employer-branding teams, WorkTech providers, startups, investors, and operators who follow how hiring and workplace technology actually change inside organizations.
What sets it apart: SAATKORN combines German HR-market proximity with English-language industry guests, moving quickly from trend claims to product mechanics, funding signals, award criteria, and adoption evidence.
In their own words
“Inspiring the Future of Work by Attitude and Worktech”: that's what SAATKORN stands for as a blog and podcast. Since its founding in 2009, more than 2,000 blog posts and 500 podcast episodes have been created—always with the aim of shedding light on the interface between people and technology in the context of work. WorkTech defines what is technologically possible. Attitude determines whether and how this translates into real impact.
Why you'd press play
A career page walks into the C-suite; SAATKORN asks whether the culture followed.
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- employer branding tested against onboarding, recognition, and whether the culture is actually real
- AI-in-HR talk that follows one-click applications all the way to recruiter overload
Episodes
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#502 mit ROBINDRO ULLAH zu den TRENDENCE Awards powered by EMBRACE
·19m - 2
#496 mit MARCEL RÜTTEN zum Thema CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE
·28m - 3
#544 How Can HR Become Truly Agile, RIINA HELLSTRÖM?
·35m - 4
#543 How can we reach 50% time savings in Employer Branding projects, INGOLF TEETZ?
·22m - 5
#542 How Dangerous Is AI in Recruiting – and What Do We Keep Ignoring, PROF KATHARINA ZWEIG?
·40m - 6
#541 How Can Europe Turn AI Into a Competitive Advantage – and which Role plays HR, MARC COLEMAN?
·33m - 7
#540 How Do You Stay Relevant in a World Where AI Questions Your Identity, ALI MAHLODJI?
·28m - 8
#539 How is AI transforming global talent migration, Dr. MATTHIAS MAUCH?
·37m - 9
#538 How Does a Data Powerhouse Reinvent Itself in the Age of AI, ANNIKA IN DER BEEK?
·43m - 10
#536 How to Win at Business with Storytelling – TERENCE BARRY on the Power of Belief
·35m - 11
#535 CHRISTOPHER ROESKES von LOADUP
·26m - 12
#534 ETAN BERNSTEIN from VELOCITY NETWORK FOUNDATION
·29m - 13
#533 HIRING MASTERY with RICO FERNANDO
·27m - 14
#532 How AI is changing Employer Branding - Podcast with m&z agency
·32m - 15
#531 More productivity with AI? What actually works today, TIM SCHLEICHER?
·31m - 16
#530 mit STEPSTONE CEO SEBASTIAN DETTMERS
·29m - 17
#528 mit Dr. FLORIAN ZELLER-LANZL von WORKDAY
·35m - 18
JOBTALK: Head of People (mwd) bei STUDYFLIX gesucht
·8m - 19
#527 mit Business Futurist SVEN GÖTH
·28m - 20
#526 mit FABIAN NIEDBALLA & Dr. MARKUS MÖHRLE von NÜ PEOPLE
·41m - 21
JOBTALK: 3 Jobs in 10 Minuten bei FOREVER DAY ONE
·11m - 22
#524 mit CARL HOFFMANN von AHRON.AI
·28m - 23
#522 mit KARIN LAUSCH zu ihrem Buch Feel Safe. Be Brave.
·33m - 24
#521 mit URS MERKEL von SOFT.FACT
·32m - 25
Special mit Dr. TOBIAS ZIMMERMANN zu seinem Buch ZEIT DER CHANCEN
·35m - 26
#520 mit CARSTEN MEIER von PACED und INTRAPRENÖR
·30m - 27
#519 mit Founderin KIMBERLY BREUER
·26m - 28
#518 mit ARNIM WAHLS von RADANCY
·27m - 29
JOBTALK: Senior Sales Manager Events & Community (mwd) bei EMBRACE
·10m - 30
#517 mit SEBASTIAN SCHÜLLER VON HIPEOPLE
·35m - 31
Special: KI-Konsquenzen für Jobs & Leadership mit Prof. Dr. JUTTA RUMP
·35m - 32
#516 mit Prof. Dr. JUTTA RUMP vom INSTITUT für BESCHÄFTIGUNG & EMPLOYABILITY
·35m - 33
#515 mit BERND SCHMITZ zum Thema SKILLS BASED HIRING
·29m - 34
BACK to the ZUKUNFT Staffel 4, Episode 1
·25m - 35
#514 mit ALESSANDRO DIEHL & MARIO MÜLLER von SOCIAL MATCHING
·33m - 36
#foodforthought: Die deutsche KI-Paralyse
·8m - 37
#513 mit MANUELA LINDLBAUER
·30m - 38
#512 mit MARINA ZAYATS über PERSONAL BRANDING
·33m - 39
Special zum azubi.report 2025/26 mit FELIX VON ZITTWITZ
·23m - 40
#511 mit TIM FINDEISS von SENIOR CONNECT
·30m - 41
#510 mit ANDREA OTT & MARTINA SCHULDT von BEIERSDORF
·32m - 42
#509 mit PASCAL BAUMGARTNER von HAPPY MEETING
·23m - 43
#508 mit YANNIS NIEBELSCHÜTZ von lizzyAI
·27m - 44
#507 Shared Leadership mit RANDOLF JESSL
·40m - 45
#506 mit KI-Experte BENJAMIN EIDAM
·32m - 46
#505 FELIX ADAM von MONA AI im Podcast
·29m - 47
#504 mit MATTHIAS ODEN von EVERBAY
·22m - 48
BACK to the ZUKUNFT, Staffel 3, Episode 3
·24m - 49
#503 Videogames fürs Recruiting mit AKEYI - Podcast mit STEPHAN EGBRINGHOFF
·34m - 50
#foodforthought: Bersin, KI und der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt
·11m - 51
#501 Schichtplanung neu denken: Komplexität und KI treffen Innovation
·33m - 52
SPECIAL: 500 SAATKORN Podcast Episoden
·10m - 53
#500 Als Start-up zum Strategen: BLOOM und Arsipa
·25m - 54
#499 mit Rico Fernando von papayo.ai
·40m - 55
BACK to the ZUKUNFT: Staffel 3, Episode 2
·21m - 56
#498 mit MARC WAGNER über die DIGITALE RENAISSANCE
·34m - 57
#497 mit NORA-VANESSA WOHLERT & CAROLIN VON CUBE
·32m - 58
#495 mit CHRISTIAN SCHWEDLER zu seinem Buch BE BRAVE
·31m - 59
#494 mit HENRIK MØLLER & RICO WIESE von PAYCHEX
·31m - 60
#493 mit Christopher D'Arcy von E.ON
·29m - 61
BACK to the ZUKUNFT: Staffel 3, Episode 1
·23m - 62
Special mit Guidecom
·34m - 63
Ask Ingolf #9: KI im Recruiting und Employer Branding ganz konkret
·27m - 64
CHRO-Talk mit PHILIPP ORTLIEB von OMMAX
·29m - 65
#492 mit JULIA NEUEN von PEACHES
·31m - 66
#491 mit NINA DAWEKE und CHIARA HEBGEN von WESTENERGIE
·34m - 67
BACK to the ZUKUNFT: Staffel 2, Episode 3
·20m - 68
Special: "A BRAVE NEW WORLD" von Gero Hesse
·28m - 69
Special: RECRUITING in der ÖFFENTLICHEN VERWALTUNG
·28m - 70
Special mit ALI MAHLODJI
·34m - 71
Special mit BENJAMIN BARGETZI
·32m - 72
#489 mit Dr. SEVDA HELPAP und RHEA HEINRICH
·40m - 73
#488 mit HR AUTOPILOT
·29m - 74
Special: PASCAL FINETTE
·35m - 75
Special: Low & No Code HR-Tech mit ESCRIBA
·32m - 76
Back to the Zukunft: Staffel 2, Episode 2
·24m - 77
Special: Tellent akquiriert FunnelBridge
·8m - 78
#487 mit FELIX VON ZITTWITZ
·16m - 79
#486 mit MARKUS ALBERS +++ BUCHVERLOSUNG
·30m - 80
Special mit #femaleHRexcellence
·34m - 81
#485 VOCANTO mit JOHANNES SCHULTE & STEPHAN HANSEN
·30m - 82
#484 mit MARIE KANELLOPULOS von DONE!BERLIN
·31m - 83
#483 Employer Branding & Personalmarketing bei EY
·29m - 84
Back to the Zukunft: Staffel 2, Episode 1
·22m - 85
#482 Buchverlosung mit THORSTEN PETRY
·30m - 86
#481 mit DANIEL WERNER von HR ROCKET
·32m - 87
#480 mit BEATA BAKOS von BETTERCOACH
·33m - 88
#479 mit LIYA Founder EKREM NAMAZCI
·29m - 89
#477 mit Dr. SABA KASCHA von CANON
·30m - 90
#476 mit PIA BÜSSECKER von METAGAME.AI und JÜRGEN KRAUSS von BRANDAD
·30m - 91
Ask Ingolf #8: Wie verändert AI den Arbeitsmarkt?
·27m - 92
#475 mit SÖREN ERDMANN von WORKMOTION
·34m - 93
Back to the Zukunft, Staffel 1, Episode 3
·22m - 94
#474 mit Dr. JÜRGEN ERBELDINGER von ESCRIBA
·32m - 95
Special mit FABIAN WESTERHEIDE zu Rise of AI
·27m - 96
#544 How Can HR Become Truly Agile, RIINA HELLSTRÖM?
·35m - 97
#543 How can we reach 50% time savings in Employer Branding projects, INGOLF TEETZ?
·22m - 98
#537 Why is Employer Branding Without Culture an Illusion, CLAUDIA TATTANELLI?
Claudia Tattanelli, founder and CEO of CEO Culture, joins SAATKORN to discuss her Integrated Brand Cultural Model, which organises purpose, mission, values, culture, and employer branding into an interconnected strategy rather than isolated HR functions.
·35m·3 clips - 99
#525 with RITU MOHANKA from VONQ
Ritu Mohanka, CEO of VONQ, joins the SAATKORN podcast to discuss VONQ's transformation from a job distribution platform into an AI-powered hiring intelligence company, now serving 70-plus ATS platforms and 100,000 end customers through its hiring API.
·32m·2 clips - 100
Ask Ingolf #10: Bericht von der HR-Tech in Las Vegas 2025
Ingolf Tetz reports back to host Gero Hesse on the HR Tech conference in Las Vegas 2025, describing a shift from last year's 'Agentic AI' buzz to this year's live use-case demonstrations across every exhibitor.
·26m·2 clips - 101
Special: Alles zu den #femaleHRexcellence Awards mit Prof. Dr. ANJA LÜTHY
The SAATKORN podcast hosts Gero and Prof.
·31m·3 clips - 102
#523 with GEORGIOS MARKAKIS from VENERO CAPITAL ADVISORS
Georgios Markakis, managing partner at Venero Capital Advisors and described as the number-one M&A advisor in HR tech globally, reviews the state of HR tech investment with SAATKORN host Gero Hesse.
·31m·2 clips