Talent Acquisition systems, decisions & technology
Recruiting shouldn't require heroics.
I help Talent Acquisition teams fix the systems, decisions and technology that make hiring harder than it needs to be.
Start with the problem. Use the tool. Find the system constraint.
Jackye Clayton · Waco, Texas · Working worldwide
What are you trying to solve?
Start with the recruiting problem in front of you.
Choose the situation that sounds familiar. Each path leads to one useful next move.
I can't find enough qualified candidates.
Build a focused sourcing plan with new talent pools and first moves.
My intake meeting gave me nothing useful.
Turn rough notes into a usable search anchor and alignment check.
The hiring manager is asking for something impossible.
Get clear, professional words to reset the conversation.
My team has more requisitions than it can carry.
Estimate recruiter demand, capacity gaps, and tradeoffs.
I don't know where this talent actually sits.
Map where to look and which channels to try first.
The search looks fine, but the role still isn't moving.
Check the system for the constraint behind the stalled search.
TA Lab
Practical help for the work recruiters actually do.
Come here with a recruiting problem. Leave with a useful next move.
For TA leaders
When the same problems keep coming back, look underneath them.
Recruiters may be fixing symptoms every day. The TA Systems Scan helps identify the constraints across alignment, capacity, decisions, process, technology, and measurement.
Run the TA Systems ScanProof / why Jackye
The point of view comes from doing the work - and documenting it.
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