Brandon Diehm: Why Your Hiring Process Is Broken and How to Fix It | Ready Set Exec

Most companies think their hiring process is fine. It's not. And a 20-year veteran of one of the world's top executive search firms will tell you exactly why.Brandon Diehm is a senior talent acquisition leader who built and led end-to-end TA functions at PwC, RSM, and, most recently, as Director of Talent Acquisition at Heidrick & Struggles, one of the world's most prestigious executive search firms. He's hired everyone from campus interns to C-suite executives, and he's seen every mistake companies make along the way.In this episode, Brandon breaks down what separates great recruiting from the average, how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance, and why the most important call you'll ever make as a recruiter is to the person who didn't get the job.About Ready Set Exec: Founded by Managing Partners Patrick Shea and John Pezoulas, Ready Set Exec is a premier North American executive leadership recruitment firm specializing in Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Operations. We replace hiring chaos with a repeatable process, boasting an average time-to-hire of 39 days and a 100% placement success rate.Chapters:00:00 Who is Brandon Diehm? PWC → RSM → Heidrick & Struggles01:25 Why professional services recruiting requires a higher standard04:33 Competency-based interviews: how to build a success profile that actually predicts performance07:31 The most important call a recruiter makes, and it's not the job offer09:37 Employer brand starts with your job description - not your logo14:29 Campus recruiting: the lollipop-to-legacy pipeline explained20:37 Healthy attrition: why 70% staying 3 years means you've won23:56 The 3 biggest leaks killing your recruiting engine35:15 AI in recruiting - where it will fall short and why human recruiters still win43:07 How to work with an executive search firm and get the best outcomesConnect with Ready Set Exec:John Pezoulas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpezoulas/Patrick Shea LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-jm-shea/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySetExecListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6clqPWbF2yFRlsFUOXY0CO?si=UuOAbZeiQMKpgSjV5Od5_gListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-set-exec-the-podcast/id1837951413Connect with Brandon:LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/brandondiehmrecruiting