E481 of #thepozcast

LISTEN: https://www.thepozcast.com/from-amazon-to-custom-ink-real-talk-on-recruiting-ai-career-pivots-live-from-recfest-2025/

Recorded LIVE @ RecFest US 2025 in Nashville, TN.

From Amazon to Custom Ink: Real Talk on Recruiting, AI & Career Pivots Four powerhouse voices. One festival.

Endless recruiting wisdom. Recorded live at RecFest 2025 Nashville, host Adam Posner sits down with four dynamic guests who open up about career pivots, recruiting tech, AI adoption, burnout, and authenticity in the talent world. Featuring:

Tejal Rives (Amazon) – on curiosity, trolls, AI, and motherhood
Aubrey Cirillo (Director of TA @ Custom Ink) – on role clarity, scaling hiring, and time protection
Heather Colvin (Sr. Technical Recruiter @ Smart Data) – on recruiter ↔ hiring-manager trust and algorithm bias
Mike Peditto (Author & Creator) – on reinvention, resilience, and staying relevant

What You’ll Learn: - How recruiters can move into product and tech roles - The truth about AI in recruiting (what works and what’s hype) - How Custom Ink keeps hiring human while scaling - Building trust between recruiters and hiring managers - Mental health, burnout plans & creative careers in TA

Thanks to our friends at Juicebox for sponsoring these episodes. Juicebox helps teams win the talent war—the leading AI recruiting platform that understands who you're looking for. Today, Juicebox powers hiring for 3,000+ customers, including Ramp, Perplexity, and Quora. Level up your team with Search, CRM, and Agents.

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