Welcome to Talent Operator!
The future is bright for the talent acquisition community.
But we are also in the midst of one of the most challenging periods of growth and evolution that this industry has ever experienced. With the rise of AI and the persistence of challenging market dynamics, it can feel like the world of recruitment is in decline.
The best talent professionals in the market need a place where they can learn, upskill, and share insights with one another.
Our Mission
Our mission is to create the optimal learning community for progressive, high-performance talent acquisition professionals. Every week, we provide insights and tactics that are data-backed and battle-tested.
This is the space for true recruitment artisans; those who are building and creating everyday.
We believe that the future of the industry is in our hands, and we want to build it alongside a community of the best talent operators in the world.
Our Beliefs
The world of talent acquisition can be a difficult one to navigate. It's not like HR; no one goes to school to be a recruiter. Because of this, the way we learn and grow is unique and complex.
As an educational community, there are a few core tenets that back everything we do:
We believe that learning, connection, and growth can happen anywhere.
The best industry professionals aren't always found in the biggest markets.
Everyone should have access to the same level of information, resources, and community.
Whether we like it or not, the change in this industry is happening fast.
We must constantly be in a water-like state....always moving, always changing.
Complacency is the enemy of career development.
Top performers don't stagnate.
Information is changing daily, so we must be committed to educating ourselves daily.
Attending one or two conferences and workshops every year is simply not enough anymore.
Our commitment must be to continuous learning and improvement, not annual industry updates.
We believe that the greatest investment you can make is in the people you surround yourself with.
If you want to be a high-performance recruitment professional, you must surround yourself with other elite performers.
Learning from the right group of people can take your farther than any certification program or networking event.
Our Approach
Talent Operator was built to be the career concourse that every recruitment professional dreams of having.
Talent Acquisition is a hard game to learn, and a hard game to play well.
We have found that it is easier to learn and grow as a professional in this field when you have a framework to follow.
The Talent Operator ecosystem revolves around these 5 learning pillars:
- Insights
- Technology
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Experience
Every piece of content, every live event, every learning mechanism...they are all built around these concepts.
Our hope is that this learning and development world we've created will provide you with everything you need to scale your career to new heights.
About The Founder
My name is Andrew - I'm the founder of Talent Operator.
My career in recruitment began on the agency side right out of college. Like most people in this industry, I stumbled into my first recruiter role.
Little did I know, it would become my greatest passion.
Fast forward 8 years, and I have been fortunate to achieve some incredible things in the talent acquisition and recruitment space.
- Led recruitment in one of the largest regions for a fortune 500 company
- Headhunted the top 1% of talent in the transportation & logistics industry
- Took a staffing agency startup from zero to $2 million in revenue in 18 months
- Trained and developed high-performance recruiters in multiple industries
- Designed and ran global, tech-enabled talent acquisition operations
- Built a following of 35,000+ recruitment and TA professionals on social media
But it hasn't been all flowers and rainbows. I have failed more times that I can count in my career, and learned plenty of hard lessons along the way.
My career hasn't been defined by any big moments. It's been built brick-by-brick, through the compounding effect of showing up every day and improving my craft.
And now, I'm hoping to share what I've learned (and what I am learning) with you.