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description: Marriott - Quality of Hire, Assessments, People Analytics, and Using AI to Understand Work.
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# [Podcast- Rethinking Quality of Hire and People Analytics at Marriott](https://blog.recruitingtoolbox.com/blog/podcast-rethinking-quality-of-hire-and-people-analytics-at-marriott)

 Written by [Recruiting Toolbox](https://blog.recruitingtoolbox.com/blog/author/recruiting-toolbox) | August 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM

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 the most important—and historically underserved—areas of talent acquisition: **frontline (hourly) hiring**.

Through conversations with leading practitioners and experts, he'll dive into topics like:  
• Speed and quality of hire  
• AI and automation  
• Recruiting metrics  
• TA operating models  
• Candidate experience  
• The evolving roles of recruiters and hiring managers  
• Executive conversations about frontline hiring strategy

The first episode features **Tyler Weeks, Vice President of HR Research & Performance at Marriott**, exploring questions such as:

• How useful are assessments in predicting success in hourly roles?  
• Should quality of hire be measured at the individual or team level?  
• Could AI's greatest value come from measuring work rather than automating it?  
• How is AI helping us better understand the work people actually do?

 

🎧 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or watch on YouTube. Find every episode here: [https://lnkd.in/g4NkUMNu](https://lnkd.in/g4NkUMNu)

 

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