Recruiting Community Podcast - Recruiting Frontline: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Chris Hoyt and Gerry Crispin sit down with Adam Godson, who traces his path from recruiter to Paradox co-founder/CEO to GM of Talent Acquisition Products at Workday, sharing hard-won lessons on why frontline hiring has stayed so slow. Godson unpacks the "tunnel vs. door" approach to application design, the real cost of a 60% abandonment rate, and how front-loaded qualifying questions—not just new tech—cut time-to-hire from 21 days to 3.5. It's a sharp conversation about where AI actually helps candidates versus where it just adds theater.