Talent acquisition teams and recruiting agencies can be one of your biggest advantages in hiring—or one of your biggest frustrations.

In this episode of The 2Talented Podcast, we focus on best practices for managers who need to hire and want to get better results from their talent acquisition and recruiting partners. Whether you work with an internal TA team, an external agency, or both, how you show up in the process directly impacts candidate quality, speed, and experience.

We cover:

Why recruiters should be treated as true partners, not transactional vendors
How poor communication and delayed feedback slow hiring and frustrate candidates
What clear directives really look like—and why partial information leads to mismatches
Why spending 30 minutes upfront can save days or weeks of wasted time
How to prioritize recruiting alongside your day job
What effective, actionable candidate feedback sounds like
How breakdowns in the process can make your organization look disorganized to candidates

We also share a quick running update and what we’re seeing at Strides Staffing & Consulting as we partner with hiring managers navigating a challenging and competitive talent market.

If you’re a manager who wants faster hires, stronger candidates, and a better candidate experience, this episode will help you build better recruiting partnerships—and get more out of the people supporting your hiring efforts.

Tune in and start hiring smarter by working better with your recruiting partners.