Watch, then go try it on a real role
Short videos on candidate screening, async interviews, AI in hiring, and what's actually working in 2026. Subscribe on YouTube, or read the structured summaries below.
Explainers
What it is, how it works, why it matters. Start here.
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5:22 What is a phone screen? (And why they're dead in 2026)
A phone screen is a 15-minute call to filter candidates. In 2026 it's the biggest waste of time in most hiring processes. Here's what's replacing it.
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3:41 What is a one-way video interview?
A one-way video interview is pre-recorded — candidates answer set questions on their own time. Here is how they work and why recruiters use them.
Hiring tactics
Specific moves you can run on your next role.
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6:29 Best behavioral interview questions — 10 that actually work in 2026
10 behavioral interview questions grouped by what they measure, what a strong answer looks like, and what to flag as a red flag.
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2:46 7 phone screening questions every recruiter asks (and what they actually tell you)
The 7 questions every recruiter asks on a phone screen, what each one really reveals about the candidate, and why an async interview gets better answers.
Hiring takes
Opinions on what's working and what isn't in 2026.
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1:44 No interview scoring rubric? Then it's not a structured interview
Asking the same questions isn't a structured interview. Without a written rubric, behavioral questions are just a conversation with bias baked in.
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1:22 Your ATS is filtering out your best candidates (here's why keyword matching fails)
ATS keyword matching is a word game, not screening. Here's why your top candidates get filtered out, and what to do instead.
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2:16 Candidate screening in the age of AI — what works and what's dead
AI didn't just disrupt screening tools, it exposed them. A breakdown of which assessment, ATS, and video interview approaches still work and which ones don't.
Reviews
Tools tested, honestly.
Proof
Real numbers from real screening sessions.
Product walkthroughs
How Truffle works under the hood.
Podcast appearances
Founder Sean Griffith as a guest on other shows, on hiring, screening, and scaling a SaaS company.
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53:39 Sean Griffith on Recruiting EQ: are resumes still relevant?
Sean Griffith joins the Recruiting EQ podcast to dig into a simple question: are resumes still relevant? They talk about what a resume misses and how structured screening surfaces signal a resume can't.
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52:55 Sean Griffith on Built for This: build systems early to scale to $40M ARR
Sean Griffith joins Carly Pepin on Built for This to explain why hiring breaks first as companies scale, and how building systems early keeps growth from stalling. He shares lessons from scaling SimpleTexting to $40M ARR and leading hundreds as COO at Sinch.
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1:04:03 Sean Griffith on The Hiring Room: what AI can't see in hiring
Sean Griffith joins Renee Beckman on The Hiring Room to talk about what AI can't see in hiring, and why the goal is better human decisions, not automated ones. A conversation about raising signal in early screening while keeping final calls with people.
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22:15 Sean Griffith on Marketing in the Age of AI: AI hiring and generative search
Sean Griffith joins host Emanuel Rose on Marketing in the Age of AI to connect two threads: how AI-assisted screening moves hiring past the resume, and how generative search, AEO, and GEO are reshaping SEO for small businesses.
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24:22 Sean Griffith on the Breakfast Leadership Show: efficient hiring and scalable growth
Sean Griffith sits down with the Breakfast Leadership Show to break down how small and mid-sized teams screen large candidate pools without enterprise software, using one-way video interviews and AI that ranks responses against your criteria.