As the founder of Entelo, one of the earliest recruiting tech startups, and now the leader of ZoomInfo’s recruiting product, Jon Bischke’s seen every wave of industry change. In this episode, he joins Nolan to talk through what actually works in hiring today, what’s changing fast, and why the most elite companies are doubling down on data, not guesswork.

You’ll hear about:

Why pipeline cures all hiring pain
How “proof of work” is becoming more powerful than LinkedIn profiles
What agent-to-agent recruiting might look like in the near future
How to raise hiring quality with real benchmarks

Key topics covered:

[00:00] Intro

[03:42] Pipeline cures all recruiting problems

[08:15] Entelo's founding story and market creation

[11:16] 9 years running Entelo in 3 acts

[13:23] Why Entelo copycats struggle to scale

[15:32] AI agents talking to AI agents

[18:36] Regulatory challenges blocking AI adoption

[21:49] John's return to recruiting tech

[24:47] ZoomInfo's AI builder catalog launch

[28:44] Proof of work sourcing advantage

[31:01] Pipeline strength prevents bad hiring decisions

[34:56] Bespoke recruiting in the AI era

[37:16] Zero executive attrition in 8 years

[39:30] Hire above average framework

To learn more about Metaview, the AI platform for 10x recruiting teams, head to www.metaview.ai/10x

Recruiting tech OG, Jon Bischke, on AI agents, proof of work, and raising the bar