Recruiting Community Podcast - Built for Change: Tracey Friend's Career Crossroads

Gerry Crispin sits down with Tracey Friend—founder of Claybrook & Associates and a TA veteran of PeopleClick, Microsoft, EDS, and Countrywide—to trace a career built on building one of the first job aggregators, navigating corporate politics, and mastering solution design. Tracey shares hard-won lessons on mentorship, offshoring across culturally distinct markets, and the current tug-of-war between TA and HR over workforce strategy. It's a candid look at how mistakes, self-awareness, and a strong peer network shape a lasting TA career.