Modernizing Talent Acquisition

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Katy Schuck & Sean Worden, Co-Founders of Reelist, a software company helping companies attract and engage Gen Z and Millennial job seekers for entry-level jobs. With Reelist, companies create short-form videos about their jobs and company, deliver them to targeted job seekers, and use data to improve the effectiveness of their recruiting efforts. Watch this week's episode to hear about how Katy and Sean become co-founders, how they're helping companies hire talent, describe challenges employers face, and much more!    Show notes:   (0:00) Introducing Sean and Katy   (2:19) What is Reelist?   (8:05) What's the current job market?   (15:11) Becoming co-founders + the importance of having a co-founder   (25:03) Creating an algorithm   (29:48) Reelist vs Instagram   (37:17) Interviewing + Customer discovery   (46:02) The two-sided marketplace      (49:32) Reelist Super Bowl Ad + Connecting   (56:37) What's next? + Conclusion   About Reelist:   Reelist is a software company that helps companies attract and engage Gen Z and Millennial job seekers for entry-level jobs. Existing recruiting tools aren't working, and companies are frustrated and worried about hiring the employees they need. With Reelist, companies create short-form videos about their jobs and company, deliver them to targeted job seekers, and use data to improve the effectiveness of their recruiting efforts. Reelist is the first short-form video job recruiting and discovery platform with an online portal to make video creation easy and affordable. After working with Reelist, companies can attract, engage, and hire the right talent for their company quickly. Learn more: https://reelist.com/   About the hosts:   Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Tim also serves as the Director of REaKTOR, a space for technology-based startups to start and grow.    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11 AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four      The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media:   Sean Worden & Katy Schuck https://reelist.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reelist/   Instagram: @wearereelist (https://www.instagram.com/wearereelist/)   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org   Companies Mentioned: Reelist: https://www.reelist.com/ 757 Startup: https://757startupstudios.org/ Tinder: https://tinder.com/ ICAP: https://www.virginiasbdc.org/programs/icap/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ ChatGTP: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ 757 Accelerator: https://757accelerate.org/ Mr. Beast: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbeast6000 Vine: https://vine.co/ Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/en/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/ Air Force: https://www.airforce.com/careers/ Booz Allen Hamilton: https://www.boozallen.com/ Navy: https://www.navy.com/ ODU: https://www.odu.edu/