SHRM Talent 2026

SHRM Talent 2026

Live From SHRM Talent 2026

Welcome to the official limited podcast series from SHRM Talent 2026, recorded live at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. In collaboration with SHRM, WRKdefined created this 33-episode series, which captures real conversations shaping the future of hiring, recruiting, talent acquisition, HR technology, leadership, workforce planning, candidate experience, AI at work, and the evolving world of work. 


Across the series, WRKdefined sat down with HR practitioners, talent leaders, consultants, analysts, creators, founders, and technology providers to explore what’s actually happening inside modern HR and recruiting teams. No corporate theater. No overproduced sound bites. Just smart people sharing practical ideas, lessons learned, industry trends, and honest perspectives from one of the largest HR and talent events in the world. 


SHRM Talent brings together thousands of HR and talent acquisition professionals focused on recruiting strategy, employee experience, workforce transformation, leadership development, hiring technology, and the future of work. This limited series extends those conversations beyond the conference walls and into the hands of HR professionals everywhere. 


Whether you work in HR, recruiting, talent acquisition, people operations, HR tech, staffing, leadership, learning and development, or workforce strategy, these conversations were built for you. 33 episodes. One conference. Real conversations that matter. Recorded and produced by WRKdefined in collaboration with SHRM.

Nobody’s Applying? You’re Probably Ghosting Talent
SHRM Talent 2026May 26, 202600:13:07

Nobody’s Applying? You’re Probably Ghosting Talent

The hiring market isn’t broken. Communication is. Pete Schramm breaks down why candidates disappear, why recruiters lose trust fast, and how most companies still make hiring way harder than it needs to be. Most hiring problems are self-inflicted. Candidates apply to 200 jobs and hear back from almos...

AI Won’t Save Your Hiring Process. Your Data Might.
SHRM Talent 2026May 26, 202600:08:40

AI Won’t Save Your Hiring Process. Your Data Might.

Most companies still hire like it’s 2014. Gut feel. Broken systems. Hope. Lindsey Zai from Dayforce breaks down why recruiting is shifting from guesswork to real-time talent intelligence and why bad payroll kills trust faster than bad leadership. Hiring. AI. Talent management. Predictive analytics. ...

Healthcare AI Recruiting Adoption
SHRM Talent 2026May 24, 202600:15:06

Healthcare AI Recruiting Adoption

Learn how healthcare organizations are using AI agents to automate recruiting, improve candidate communication, reduce hiring delays, and fill high-cost vacancies faster. This conversation explores why healthcare has become one of the fastest adopters of AI recruiting technology, how candidates are ...