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Podcast- Building a Future-Ready Talent Acquisition Model at PepsiCo
September 10, 2026
What does it take to transform Talent Acquisition at global scale? In Episode 3 of Try Harder Is Not a Strategy, John Vlastelica sits down with ..
Got To vs. Had To: How do you describe your work?
September 10, 2026
This post first appeared on John’s Try Harder is Not a Strategy LinkedIn Newsletter. I’ve interviewed well over 100 recruiters and TA manager..
10 IDEAS from my Recruiting Brainfood conversation on where I think the recruiter role is headed
September 8, 2026
The amazing Hung Lee interviewed me one-on-one for his Recruiting Brainfood podcast last week. We explored many topics, with a primary focus on the..
Hold Still While I Talent Advise You
September 1, 2026
This post first appeared on John’s Try Harder is Not a Strategy LinkedIn Newsletter. For years, the most savvy TA leaders I know have been..
Podcast- Designing Better High-Volume Hiring Experiences at Compass Group
August 27, 2026
The latest episode features Shay Johnson, Vice President of Strategic HR Partnerships at Compass Group USA, exploring the complexities of..
Are you operating like a contractor or a consultant, or something else?
August 25, 2026
This post first appeared on John’s Try Harder is Not a Strategy LinkedIn Newsletter. I'm not one of those people who gets too caught up in the..
Podcast- Rethinking Quality of Hire and People Analytics at Marriott
August 6, 2026
We're excited to celebrate the launch of Try Harder is Not a Strategy, the new podcast from John Vlastelica. In this season, John explores one of..
Are You Building a Recruiting Machine?
August 4, 2026
This post first appeared on John’s Try Harder is Not a Strategy LinkedIn Newsletter. About 10 years ago, at my Talent42 tech recruiting..
Help Our Hiring Managers Move from Known to Unknown
July 7, 2026
This post first appeared on John’s Try Harder is Not a Strategy LinkedIn Newsletter. Hiring managers have depended on proxies for quality since..