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Christine Nichlos
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  1. 1d ago

    The Data Disconnect We Found at RecFest| Talent Architects Episode 10

    Jessica Oberto and Lindsey Roundtree just got back from RecFest with a clear pattern: recruiters are still tracking critical data in notebooks and spreadsheets because their ATS was never built to hold it, and leadership can't answer basic questions like true source of hire or true ROI on their AI stack. Christine Nichlos explains why this disconnect exists, and why it's exactly the gap Hiregate was built to close. In this episode, Christine, Jessica, and Lindsey cover: Why recruiters and TA leadership have very different pain points around data, even though they're circling the same core problemWhy most organizations can't answer basic questions like true source of hire or how long candidates sit at each recruiting stageWhy an ATS tracks applicants, not the full recruiting process, and why that gap is where most organizations lose visibilityHow Hiregate unifies sourcing, engagement, and outcome data into one system instead of scattered spreadsheets and recruiter notebooksAn example of how calculating the real cost of an open seat can turn a stalled compensation conversation into a clear, data-backed decisionHow having real, predictive data changes recruiting from reactive guesswork into a planned, defensible processThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate, our proprietary Recruiter Candidate Tracking System (RCTS). Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #RecFest #RecruitingData

    The Data Disconnect We Found at RecFest| Talent Architects Episode 10

  2. Sep 17

    AI Leaders Want to Pause Development. Should You? | Talent Architects Episode 9

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just called for a halt on AI development until safeguards catch up with its capabilities, warning specifically about autonomous agents, cyber risk, and biological weapons misuse. OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Elon Musk, and Microsoft's leadership are echoing the same concern. At the same time, new data shows 73% of enterprise organizations are already using AI, but only about 7% are passing their AI audits. Christine Nichlos, Jessica Oberto, and Lindsey Roundtree unpack what's actually happening, what's motivating the call to slow down, and what it means for how you build AI into talent acquisition right now. In this episode, Christine, Jessica, and Lindsey cover: Why AI leaders like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassabis are calling for a pause on development, and whether it's about public safety, business competition, or bothWhy 73% of enterprises are already using AI, but fewer than 10% are passing AI compliance auditsWhy staying narrowly focused on one work function, like customer service, gives HR more real influence over AI than trying to govern it broadlyA breakdown of the federal and state AI regulations already in motion, including AI-related unemployment protections, the "No Robot Bosses Act," and the "Stop Spying Bosses Act"Why bringing legal, compliance, and IT into AI conversations from day one protects TA's seat at the tableWhy "AI is going to slow down" doesn't mean stop learning it, using it, or preparing your workforce for itThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #AIinRecruiting #AIRegulation #AISafety

    AI Leaders Want to Pause Development. Should You? | Talent Architects Episode 9

  3. Sep 3

    Should AI Be Taxed? | Talent Architects Episode 8

    Bill Gates raised two big questions last week: should certain jobs stay permanently human, regardless of what AI can do? And should companies pay a tax on automation the way they pay employment taxes on people? Christine Nichlos, Jessica Oberto, and Lindsey Roundtree dig into both, and get into the real, unglamorous cost problem nobody's talking about yet: AI tokens. In this episode, Christine, Jessica, and Lindsey cover: Why Bill Gates argues some work should be "human-reserved," kept human by choice, not by capabilityWhether taxing AI automation would slow adoption for mid-market companies, who are actually moving fastest on AI right nowWhy token and credit limits are already causing real friction internally, and why that cost model may not be sustainable long-termWhy short contracts, not long-term commitments, are the safest way to pilot new AI tools right nowHow the work architect framework helps decide which roles stay human, which get augmented, and which get automatedWhy the future of work isn't being decided by AI, but by the leadership choices organizations make about itThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #AIinRecruiting #AITax

    Should AI Be Taxed? | Talent Architects Episode 8

  4. Aug 27

    Is AI Making Hiring Bias Worse? | Talent Architects Episode 6

    Naive observers watching a silent interview clip made the exact same hiring decision as the trained interviewer, after just 10 seconds. Christine Nichlos and COO Jessica Oberto dig into unconscious bias in the interview process, and what happens when AI, trained on data that's roughly 40% sourced from Reddit, inherits those same blind spots at scale. In this episode, Christine and Jessica cover: Why a landmark study found interview outcomes could be predicted from just 10 seconds of silent video, and what that reveals about unconscious biasWhy AI doesn't remove bias from hiring, it can scale whatever bias already exists in your process if it goes unmonitoredWhy roughly 40% of AI training data comes from Reddit, and what that platform's demographics mean for the recommendations AI generatesWhy smaller, more controllable AI suppliers are becoming attractive to CHROs who want real influence over their toolsHow one AI tool saved an organization nearly $2 million for a $20,000 annual cost, and why most AI tools still don't work as promisedWhy human governance and accountability can't be removed from the hiring process, even as AI takes on more of the workThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #AIBias #AIinRecruiting

    Is AI Making Hiring Bias Worse? | Talent Architects Episode 6

  5. Aug 20

    Talent Architects Recap: Catch Up + Where to Find Us This Fall

    No new episode this week, so we're using this one to catch you up. After you watch this recap, you can go back and catch up on the first 5 episodes of Talent Architects. We're also hitting the road this fall. Come see us in person: RecFest Nashville, September  HR Tech Vegas, October  IPMI (The HR Management Institute), Orlando, October We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #RecFest #HRTech

    Talent Architects Recap: Catch Up + Where to Find Us This Fall

  6. Aug 13

    Beyond the Theory: What the AI Data Is Actually Showing Us | Talent Architects Episode 5

    Most conversations about AI in recruiting are still theoretical. This episode isn't. Christine Nichlos and COO Jessica Oberto are joined by Lindsey Roundtree, People Science's Chief of Talent and Product, to share real, tracked results from Hiregate's own AI implementation, including an 8-day drop in time-to-interview after automating candidate and hiring manager scheduling. In this episode, Christine, Jessica, and Lindsey cover: Why the latest jobs report doesn't signal a slowing hiring market, and what the data actually shows insteadHow automating interview scheduling cut time-to-interview by 8 days in a high-volume recruiting environmentWhy AI-led first-round screening is already standard in tech recruiting, and what organizations risk by not adopting itHow giving candidates and hiring managers scheduling autonomy accelerates the process without sacrificing experienceWhy new roles like Chief of AI are emerging, and what that signals about job creation, not just job loss, in TAWhy the outcomes of AI-assisted hires need to be tracked long-term to know which parts of recruiting should stay automated versus manualThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #AIinRecruiting #RecruitingData

    Beyond the Theory: What the AI Data Is Actually Showing Us | Talent Architects Episode 5

  7. Aug 6

    Flipping the Narrative on AI in Talent Acquisition | Talent Architects Episode 4

    "AI is going to replace most of the work in Talent Acquisition." Christine Nichlos, founder and CEO of People Science and Hiregate, opens this episode with that claim, then makes the case for why TA leaders should flip the question entirely: instead of asking "where can I apply AI," ask "where do I apply people." In this episode, Christine and COO Jessica Oberto walk through the new talent ecosystem in practice, starting with AI agents first, and show what it actually looks like to become the architect of how work gets done. In this episode, Christine and Jessica cover: Why TA should map what AI agents can already do before deciding where people are actually neededHow building real relationships with AI vendors, not just using their tools, gives TA more influence over how those tools get builtWhy contingent talent, outsourcing, temp workers, and contract firms, help organizations stay flexible as the experienced workforce shrinksHow AI can calculate real training time and cost for internal talent before defaulting to an external hireWhy layered, vetted referral programs outperform simply trusting who an employee recommendsWhy sourcing and incoming applicants remain the most familiar part of the ecosystem, and how they still fit into the bigger pictureThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #TalentEcosystem #AIinRecruiting #WorkArchitect

    Flipping the Narrative on AI in Talent Acquisition | Talent Architects Episode 4

  8. Aug 4

    Scrap the Job Description: The Rise of the Work Architect | Talent Architects Ep. 3

    Every part of talent acquisition, no matter how you look at it, is heading toward automation. Christine Nichlos, founder and CEO of People Science and Hiregate, argues that's exactly why TA professionals need to stop waiting to be told what their role becomes next and start owning it themselves. In this episode, Christine and COO Jessica Oberto lay out what it actually means to shift from tactical recruiter to work architect, and why the organizations that make that shift now will have a real competitive advantage. In this episode, Christine and Jessica cover: Why recruiters need to move from executing tasks to designing how work gets done, and take that seat at the leadership tableHow TA can own the relationship with AI vendors instead of reacting to whatever tools IT or leadership adopt firstWhy contingent staffing, contractors, temps, and outsourcing keep giving organizations a competitive edge as technology shifts every few monthsHow to use AI to evaluate whether internal talent can be trained up in time, or whether a role needs to be filled externallyWhy most referral programs go untracked, and how that blind spot quietly costs organizationsWhy sourcing and incoming applicants are already the two areas where AI is delivering the clearest results todayThis session is for Talent Acquisition leaders, HR executives, and recruiting operations teams looking to bring structure to AI adoption in hiring. About Talent Architects: Talent Architects is a weekly show from People Science covering what's actually happening in talent acquisition, hosted by Christine Nichlos. People Science has helped organizations solve complex talent challenges since 1997 through Talent Advisory, RPO, Staff Augmentation, and Hiregate. Learn more at people-science.com. #TalentAcquisition #TalentArchitects #PeopleScience #Hiregate #RPO #HRStrategy #Recruiting #WorkforcePlanning #TalentEcosystem #AIinRecruiting #WorkArchitect

    Scrap the Job Description: The Rise of the Work Architect | Talent Architects Ep. 3
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  • Creator
    Christine Nichlos
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
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    © 2026 People Science Podcast
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