Tired of hearing:

• “Customize your resume for every job.”
• “Make sure your cover letter shows your personality.”
• “It’s all about timing and luck.”

Yeah… no.

In this episode, I dive headfirst into why recruiting advice online has turned into a parody of itself. From 350+ “AI tools” that recruiters don’t fully understand, to job descriptions that read like broken fortune cookies, to the endless cycle of “we get thousands of resumes” sympathy posts — it’s all become noise.

This isn’t about hating recruiters — it’s about calling out the bad habits that make good recruiters look bad.
Because the truth is, most recruiters aren’t lazy — they’re untrained, unsupported, and stuck inside broken systems that never taught them how to recruit in the first place.

This episode is real talk for anyone tired of the nonsense.
Because the problem isn’t timing.
It’s training.
And too many people either were never offered this course.....or skipped class.

WTF Do You Actually Do? (The Two-Year Rant Every Founder Needs to Hear)

After two years of building, posting, podcasting, training, and helping companies get their you-know-what together — I kinda have hit my limit.

In this unfiltered episode, I rip the curtain off the “LinkedIn illusion” and answers the question I keep getting asked: “Ron, what the f** do you actually do?”*

From staffing firms drowning in duct-taped processes to small businesses buried under buzzwords, this episode is part therapy session, part reality check, and all truth.

I talk about what it really takes to build systems, train people, and fix recruiting and operations when the world’s too busy chasing hashtags and hype.

If you’ve ever felt invisible while actually doing the damn work — this one’s for you.

No sales pitch. No gurus. No BS. Just real talk from someone who’s been there.

Careers aren’t ladders—they’re launch ramps with detours, pivots, and the occasional George-Costanza-on-the-floor moment. In this episode, Ron sits down with Katy Shapiro—one of his all-time favorite hires—whose path runs from The Franklin Institute to Top 50 TA Leader to founder of Unapologetic Ambition.

They unpack:

• How to “own the room” in an interview and flip the script (prep, presence, and purposeful questions)
• The difference between posting to acquire talent and actually recruiting
• Why corporate TA needs business access (boots, hard hats, and learning the work)
• Bias in job descriptions and selection—and how to widen your funnel without lowering the bar
• Building high-performing TA teams (speed + care) and giving people room to try, fail, and grow
• Entrepreneurship, grief, and channeling your voice into a mission that serves others
• Simple ways to restore humanity: give candidates closure and keep people at the center

Connect with Katy: katy@unapologeticambition.org •

IG: @unapologeticambitionllc

Connect with Ron & Elevate Talent Solutions: elevate-talent-solutions.com

Produced with Adrianne Ruthart, ACR Ventures (acrventures.com).

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