Pretty Fly AI Guys Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/new-podcast-29b661ec-f114-4faa-8fc8-6619c70e1b95 About the podcast Welcome to Pretty Fly AI Guys – the podcast where three recruitment nerds try to figure out if AI will save us all or just steal our jobs. Spoiler: it's complicated. Every week, Marcel van der Meer, Bryan Peereboom and Michiel Wiersema – plus some dangerously smart guests who actually know what they're talking about – dive into the chaotic, exciting, slightly terrifying world of AI in talent acquisition. We're talking resume-scanning robots, predictive hiring algorithms that think they're psychic, chatbots with personality disorders, and enough bias in the code to make your diversity officer weep. What to expect? Hot takes, cold hard truths, and the occasional existential crisis. We're here to ask the questions everyone's thinking but nobody's saying out loud: Is this AI tool actually good, or just expensive? Are we making hiring better, or just faster at being wrong? And seriously, who thought it was a good idea to let an algorithm decide who gets hired? Whether you're a recruiter who just discovered ChatGPT last week or a tech-savvy TA leader with more AI tools than friends – we've got you covered. Expect practical insights, industry gossip we probably shouldn't share, and zero tolerance for vendor BS. © 2026 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) b7a2e92a-4652-568a-a16a-19d91e48a2bf yes en Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:25:14 +0100 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:26:02 +0100 http://www.academievoorai.nl https://img.transistorcdn.com/iyyfleSaOHRS3iux791NLWIpZ4VfddeBADYFcaKtJ94/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MTkw/YWEzMDViYzE3Zjhk/YTY3YzA3NzgzMmE5/YzlkMS5qcGc.jpg Pretty Fly AI Guys http://www.academievoorai.nl episodic The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) About the podcast Welcome to Pretty Fly AI Guys – the podcast where three recruitment nerds try to figure out if AI will save us all or just steal our jobs. Spoiler: it's complicated. Every week, Marcel van der Meer, Bryan Peereboom and Michiel Wiersema – plus some dangerously smart guests who actually know what they're talking about – dive into the chaotic, exciting, slightly terrifying world of AI in talent acquisition. We're talking resume-scanning robots, predictive hiring algorithms that think they're psychic, chatbots with personality disorders, and enough bias in the code to make your diversity officer weep. What to expect? Hot takes, cold hard truths, and the occasional existential crisis. We're here to ask the questions everyone's thinking but nobody's saying out loud: Is this AI tool actually good, or just expensive? Are we making hiring better, or just faster at being wrong? And seriously, who thought it was a good idea to let an algorithm decide who gets hired? Whether you're a recruiter who just discovered ChatGPT last week or a tech-savvy TA leader with more AI tools than friends – we've got you covered. Expect practical insights, industry gossip we probably shouldn't share, and zero tolerance for vendor BS. About the podcast Welcome to Pretty Fly AI Guys – the podcast where three recruitment nerds try to figure out if AI will save us all or just steal our jobs. Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, bryan.peereboom@wortell.nl No No Episode 9 - Six-figure efficiency, "Return on Effort," and the real business case for AI with Terry Aduh 9 9 Episode 9 - Six-figure efficiency, "Return on Effort," and the real business case for AI with Terry Aduh full 40b46d65-9fce-4b3f-9f1a-660f4ea57885 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7866e065 Are you under pressure to "do something with AI" but don't know where to start? In this episode, the hosts are joined by Terry Aduh, founder of AXL Consulting, to stop the aimless hunt for tools and start solving actual business problems.

Terry breaks down why searching for "AI use cases" is a trap. Instead, he reveals how to build a business case based on "Return on Effort," sharing a real-world example where he unlocked a six-figure efficiency gain for a client—not by firing staff, but by tweaking the operating model to support expansion.

]]> Are you under pressure to "do something with AI" but don't know where to start? In this episode, the hosts are joined by Terry Aduh, founder of AXL Consulting, to stop the aimless hunt for tools and start solving actual business problems.

Terry breaks down why searching for "AI use cases" is a trap. Instead, he reveals how to build a business case based on "Return on Effort," sharing a real-world example where he unlocked a six-figure efficiency gain for a client—not by firing staff, but by tweaking the operating model to support expansion.

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:24:19 +0100 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1379 Are you under pressure to "do something with AI" but don't know where to start? In this episode, the hosts are joined by Terry Aduh, founder of AXL Consulting, to stop the aimless hunt for tools and start solving actual business problems.

Terry breaks down why searching for "AI use cases" is a trap. Instead, he reveals how to build a business case based on "Return on Effort," sharing a real-world example where he unlocked a six-figure efficiency gain for a client—not by firing staff, but by tweaking the operating model to support expansion.

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 8 - 60% Response rates, "Stalker" AI Agents, and the Michelin Star standard with Leandro Da Silva Gomes 8 8 Episode 8 - 60% Response rates, "Stalker" AI Agents, and the Michelin Star standard with Leandro Da Silva Gomes full 7d696fe6-87e6-4f0a-998d-7d4cc81776f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ee5c1696 Are you settling for a 20% response rate on your outreach? In this episode, the Pretty Fly AI Guys are joined by Leandro Da Silva Gomes, the Head of AI Operations at Nobel Recruitment and founder of The AI Laundry, to discuss how to break the mold,. Leandro reveals how he achieved a staggering 60% response rate in the Benelux market by ditching standard templates in favor of hyper-personalized AI outreach.

]]> Are you settling for a 20% response rate on your outreach? In this episode, the Pretty Fly AI Guys are joined by Leandro Da Silva Gomes, the Head of AI Operations at Nobel Recruitment and founder of The AI Laundry, to discuss how to break the mold,. Leandro reveals how he achieved a staggering 60% response rate in the Benelux market by ditching standard templates in favor of hyper-personalized AI outreach.

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1297 Are you settling for a 20% response rate on your outreach? In this episode, the Pretty Fly AI Guys are joined by Leandro Da Silva Gomes, the Head of AI Operations at Nobel Recruitment and founder of The AI Laundry, to discuss how to break the mold,. Leandro reveals how he achieved a staggering 60% response rate in the Benelux market by ditching standard templates in favor of hyper-personalized AI outreach.

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 7 - Mastering emotional prompting and the era of automated sourcing with Alla Pavlova 7 7 Episode 7 - Mastering emotional prompting and the era of automated sourcing with Alla Pavlova full c7881091-3648-4f24-a7e9-21ed83d4564e https://share.transistor.fm/s/287f6135 In this episode, the hosts are joined by special guest Alla Pavlova, a veteran in the sourcing and recruitment field since 2008,. The discussion centers on advanced interaction with AI, specifically the concept of "emotional prompting" (also known as evolving prompting), where using rich adjectives and emotional context can make prompts significantly more effective. Alla shares her strategies for "talking" to AI, including the benefits of using speech-to-text to create more natural and diverse prompts compared to typing.

]]> In this episode, the hosts are joined by special guest Alla Pavlova, a veteran in the sourcing and recruitment field since 2008,. The discussion centers on advanced interaction with AI, specifically the concept of "emotional prompting" (also known as evolving prompting), where using rich adjectives and emotional context can make prompts significantly more effective. Alla shares her strategies for "talking" to AI, including the benefits of using speech-to-text to create more natural and diverse prompts compared to typing.

]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:22:41 +0100 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1336 In this episode, the hosts are joined by special guest Alla Pavlova, a veteran in the sourcing and recruitment field since 2008,. The discussion centers on advanced interaction with AI, specifically the concept of "emotional prompting" (also known as evolving prompting), where using rich adjectives and emotional context can make prompts significantly more effective. Alla shares her strategies for "talking" to AI, including the benefits of using speech-to-text to create more natural and diverse prompts compared to typing.

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 6 - The AI war on talent: Who wins when everyone's cheating? 6 6 Episode 6 - The AI war on talent: Who wins when everyone's cheating? full ab5a0b38-e0f2-44b7-be29-f2282a0c5a7a https://share.transistor.fm/s/2dd3ec08 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1094 Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 5 - Hiring’s dark secret: Does AI make discrimination easier? 5 5 Episode 5 - Hiring’s dark secret: Does AI make discrimination easier? full 4b8fcd08-b7c5-49c3-a346-6ff7a5fcd920 https://share.transistor.fm/s/84f9be70 In this explosive episode of Pretty Fly AI Guys, Marcel and Brian tackle the challenging truth about AI in Talent Acquisition: AI bias is real. Since AI is created by mankind, its use in CV ranking tools does not guarantee fairness; in fact, it often makes discrimination "more easy". The hosts cite research indicating that AI ranking tools produce inconsistent results even when analyzing identical resumes, underscoring issues with accuracy and LLM "hallucination".

The episode serves as a warning about the "legal landmine of AI hiring". Under the AI Act, both vendors and companies share liability for biased algorithms. To comply, firms must ensure transparency and implement a human review ("the loop factor") for all rejections, necessitating higher AI literacy.

The discussion also dives into the competitive ATS market, comparing acquisition strategies (like Workday acquiring Paradox and Sana) with newer, more agile platforms like Ashby, which are built with integrated AI features like interview note-takers. Finally, the hosts weigh the trade-off between maximizing AI accuracy and meeting regulatory demands for transparency. Tune in to understand why the path to fair AI hiring requires a "decent level of both"

]]> In this explosive episode of Pretty Fly AI Guys, Marcel and Brian tackle the challenging truth about AI in Talent Acquisition: AI bias is real. Since AI is created by mankind, its use in CV ranking tools does not guarantee fairness; in fact, it often makes discrimination "more easy". The hosts cite research indicating that AI ranking tools produce inconsistent results even when analyzing identical resumes, underscoring issues with accuracy and LLM "hallucination".

The episode serves as a warning about the "legal landmine of AI hiring". Under the AI Act, both vendors and companies share liability for biased algorithms. To comply, firms must ensure transparency and implement a human review ("the loop factor") for all rejections, necessitating higher AI literacy.

The discussion also dives into the competitive ATS market, comparing acquisition strategies (like Workday acquiring Paradox and Sana) with newer, more agile platforms like Ashby, which are built with integrated AI features like interview note-takers. Finally, the hosts weigh the trade-off between maximizing AI accuracy and meeting regulatory demands for transparency. Tune in to understand why the path to fair AI hiring requires a "decent level of both"

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1273 In this explosive episode of Pretty Fly AI Guys, Marcel and Brian tackle the challenging truth about AI in Talent Acquisition: AI bias is real. Since AI is created by mankind, its use in CV ranking tools does not guarantee fairness; in fact, it often makes discrimination "more easy". The hosts cite research indicating that AI ranking tools produce inconsistent results even when analyzing identical resumes, underscoring issues with accuracy and LLM "hallucination".

The episode serves as a warning about the "legal landmine of AI hiring". Under the AI Act, both vendors and companies share liability for biased algorithms. To comply, firms must ensure transparency and implement a human review ("the loop factor") for all rejections, necessitating higher AI literacy.

The discussion also dives into the competitive ATS market, comparing acquisition strategies (like Workday acquiring Paradox and Sana) with newer, more agile platforms like Ashby, which are built with integrated AI features like interview note-takers. Finally, the hosts weigh the trade-off between maximizing AI accuracy and meeting regulatory demands for transparency. Tune in to understand why the path to fair AI hiring requires a "decent level of both"

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 4 - Budgets cuts are the worst, but AI is here to help 4 4 Episode 4 - Budgets cuts are the worst, but AI is here to help full 9b5b7355-94b8-4acf-9b28-19431829e9b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd234ea3  With budgets tightening, the pressure is on to replace people with AI. But is it the right move? In this episode, we challenge the knee-jerk reaction to ask, "Can AI do it?" and explore where human expertise is simply irreplaceable. 

]]>  With budgets tightening, the pressure is on to replace people with AI. But is it the right move? In this episode, we challenge the knee-jerk reaction to ask, "Can AI do it?" and explore where human expertise is simply irreplaceable. 

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:14:47 +0200 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1073  With budgets tightening, the pressure is on to replace people with AI. But is it the right move? In this episode, we challenge the knee-jerk reaction to ask, "Can AI do it?" and explore where human expertise is simply irreplaceable. 

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 3 - 50skills in the mix 3 3 Episode 3 - 50skills in the mix full a0a50a45-98a4-4933-8142-41a8be241b34 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b64f4ee9 What is agentic workflow automation — and why are recruiters and HR pros suddenly talking about it? In this episode we explore how AI agents are reshaping hiring, onboarding and everyday work, what “agentic” really means and how humans stay in the loop. Our guest Kristján Kristjánsson (co-founder & CEO of 50skills) helps us figure out whether recruiters should be worried… or excited.

]]> What is agentic workflow automation — and why are recruiters and HR pros suddenly talking about it? In this episode we explore how AI agents are reshaping hiring, onboarding and everyday work, what “agentic” really means and how humans stay in the loop. Our guest Kristján Kristjánsson (co-founder & CEO of 50skills) helps us figure out whether recruiters should be worried… or excited.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:34:37 +0200 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 2192 What is agentic workflow automation — and why are recruiters and HR pros suddenly talking about it? In this episode we explore how AI agents are reshaping hiring, onboarding and everyday work, what “agentic” really means and how humans stay in the loop. Our guest Kristján Kristjánsson (co-founder & CEO of 50skills) helps us figure out whether recruiters should be worried… or excited.

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 2 - How candidates and employers are using AI 2 2 Episode 2 - How candidates and employers are using AI full adc3c7c8-37b9-4d45-ba9d-685a2a1179c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44c7b259 The hiring game has changed — and AI is the new referee, coach, and sometimes even player. In this episode, we explore how candidates are using AI to craft smarter applications, prepare for interviews, and showcase their potential. On the other side of the table, employers are leveraging AI to find, assess, and engage talent faster than ever before. 

]]> The hiring game has changed — and AI is the new referee, coach, and sometimes even player. In this episode, we explore how candidates are using AI to craft smarter applications, prepare for interviews, and showcase their potential. On the other side of the table, employers are leveraging AI to find, assess, and engage talent faster than ever before. 

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:33:11 +0200 The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) The Recruitment AI Collective (TRAC) 1504 The hiring game has changed — and AI is the new referee, coach, and sometimes even player. In this episode, we explore how candidates are using AI to craft smarter applications, prepare for interviews, and showcase their potential. On the other side of the table, employers are leveraging AI to find, assess, and engage talent faster than ever before. 

]]> Talent Acquisition, AI, Recruitment, No Episode 1 - All beginnings are hard 1 1 Episode 1 - All beginnings are hard full 1c7bc90e-3ca7-467d-92a9-da75780a7e29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e087ff5  Every revolution starts with curiosity — and a bit of confusion. In this first episode, we dive into the world of Large Language Models (LLMs): what they are, how they think (sort of), and why they’re reshaping the way we work. From writing emails to reimagining workflows, we explore how these AI co-pilots can turn everyday tasks into moments of creative acceleration. 

]]>  Every revolution starts with curiosity — and a bit of confusion. In this first episode, we dive into the world of Large Language Models (LLMs): what they are, how they think (sort of), and why they’re reshaping the way we work. From writing emails to reimagining workflows, we explore how these AI co-pilots can turn everyday tasks into moments of creative acceleration. 

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:28:46 +0200 Bryan Peereboom Bryan Peereboom 1528  Every revolution starts with curiosity — and a bit of confusion. In this first episode, we dive into the world of Large Language Models (LLMs): what they are, how they think (sort of), and why they’re reshaping the way we work. From writing emails to reimagining workflows, we explore how these AI co-pilots can turn everyday tasks into moments of creative acceleration. 

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