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Episode 4

Closing Talent in a Tough Market

April 8, 2026
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56 Minutes
 
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Hosted by:
Jazmine & Glaze

Guest

Tonci Hockmann

Senior Recruitment Manager @ Rootly

Tonci Hockmann is a seasoned talent leader who has built and scaled teams across startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organizations including Instacart, RBC, and Rootly. With deep experience in technical recruiting and hiring at scale, Tonci focuses on building repeatable, high-impact recruiting systems that help companies attract and close top talent in competitive markets. His work sits at the intersection of people, process, and technology.

Description

In this episode of Let’s Table That, Jazzy and Glaze sit down with Tonci, a seasoned recruiter who’s built teams across startups, scale-ups, and enterprise companies like Instacart, RBC, and now, Rootly.They break down what’s really happening in today’s tech talent market, from the rise of AI in hiring to why recruiting at scale is less about heroics and more about building repeatable processes. Tonci shares practical insights on closing candidates, scaling teams, and what actually separates great hiring from average hiring.You’ll hear:-What “recruiting at scale” really means-How AI is changing hiring (and what actually matters)-Culture fit vs. culture add-How to close top engineering talent-What’s shifting in the North American tech marketPlus, stay tuned for the Under the Table segment, where things get a little more honest (and a little more spicy).

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