Re_Boot: AI in Recruitment
Helping solo and boutique recruiters reboot their relationship with AI - not through expensive enterprise solutions, but through practical, human-centered approaches that actually work for real recruitment businesses.
Hosted by Kat Kingshott and Nick Rickards, and AI educational morsels from Marley!
Episodes
14 episodes
The Dark Side of Claude Design: What Nobody Tells You Before You Hit Publish
Claude Design has arrived and it's genuinely impressive. Build a polished front-end website, a workflow connecting your CRM to Google Drive, a whole SaaS-style platform. In minutes. With no code. Just a prompt.Which is exactly...
LinkedIn Wants to Pay You $70/Hour - To Replace You
Episode 5 | LinkedIn Wants to Pay You $70/Hour — To Replace YouIn this episode, Kat and Nick (husky voice and all) dig into one of the more eyebrow-raising stories in recruitment tech right now - LinkedIn quietly posting roles to ...
Down the Rabbit Hole: Why AI Is Stealing Solo Recruiters' Time (And How to Take It Back) Episode 4, Season 2
The rabbit hole is real — and if you're a solo recruiter, you've probably already fallen down one.In this episode, Kat and Nick get honest about one of the less-talked-about side effects of AI adoption: the hours, days, and sometimes wee...
The Hidden Cost of AI Agents (And How to Keep It in Check) Season 2 Episode 3
Episode 3 | The Hidden Cost of AI Agents (And How to Keep It in Check)In this episode, Nick and Kat get into one of the most asked — and least understood — questions in recruitment right now: how much does running AI actually ...
"Going Solo: How AI is Fuelling the Solopreneur Revolution in Recruitment" Episode 2
The solo recruiter is having a moment — and AI is the reason why. In this episode, Kat and Nick dig into the growing wave of recruiters breaking away from big agencies to go it alone, and why 2026 might be the most exciting (and accessible) tim...
From Hype to Reality: Our 2026 Predictions for AI in Recruitment - Season 2 Episode 1
Season 2 kicks off with Kat and Nick reflecting on what made 2025 such a challenging year for recruitment—from AI fatigue and "AI slop" to the harsh reality that most tools aren't living up to the hype. They discuss why so many AI products fall...
Episode 8 - How to measure ROI for RecTech AI tools?
This episode we get into how to actually measure AI tool effectiveness. What really matters beyond vanity metrics ? A great product is not just defined by what it does, but how it makes you feel!
Episode 7 - What to ask your CRM vendors? We talk about Metaview, Atlas & CRMs galore!
Stuck on what to ask CRM sales reps?Have a listen to our tips on what to ask vendors to help you reach the best decision.
Episode 6 - What would happen in recruiting if ChatGPT shut off tomorrow?
We discuss the growing reliance on AI (for better or worse) and how agencies might look with and without AI in the future. The robots have definitely got a hold of Nick, are you also in their clutches or still resisting?&...
Episode 5 - What will happen when the AI bubble bursts? Answering your recruiter questions
How can recruiters trust the models we use?What happens once the AI bubble bursts?Will recruiter gaffes be blamed on agents or trainees now?This week we answer your questions - please contin...
Episode 4: Fear and Imposter Syndrome. Have you got it too?
This one gets pretty personal! Kat talks about experiencing imposter syndrome since pivoting her business in the past few months and Nick shares his own experience navigating changes in the industry.As AI is reducing headcount in some re...
Episode 3 - AI Definitions for Recruiters & How to Prompt like a Pro!
Nick and Marley are off on holidays but we had time to record a session on AI definitions for recruiters. We end with tips on how to Prompt like a pro and talk to your LLM in a way that gives you the strongest result! Top Tip:
Episode 2: Rise or Demise? Everything is different now and we're talking Change Management trends
In this episode we chew that fat on AI adoption and the dangers of shiny object syndrome when selecting AI tools. Nick and Kat have a disagreement on timelines for total transformation (don't worry, they are still friends!) and disc...