Nov 18, 2025

In Episode 64 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Stephen Ivany of Marriott International on his path to becoming a world class trombonist (prior to his Learning career at Marriott) The hot buttons hit include:

1. What the 10,000 hour rule means in relationship to becoming world class at anything (in his case,...

Oct 9, 2025

In Episode 63 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Simon Mullins (former Microsoft Exec Search leader) of ESIX about the state of Executive Search in the Talent Industry.  The hot buttons hit include:

1. How the landscape has changed as Simon benchmarks Exec Search over the last 2 years, since the pandemic, etc.

Jan 22, 2025

In Episode 60 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Tim Sackett (TA industry analyst, HRU Tech, The Tim Sackett Project) about the concept of ghost jobs - loosely defined as job listings that are posted by employers but are not intended to be filled immediately, or sometimes at all.

A recent study claims that up to...

Aug 19, 2024

In Episode 60 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn chats with Jessica Lee, SVP of Global Talent Development at Marriott International, as they break down an episode of one of their favorite streaming shows (The Bear), with the episode in question focused 100% on JOB SEARCH.

Jessica and KD talk about the arc of the series and...

Jul 10, 2024

In Episode 58 of BEST HIRE EVER, Kris Dunn talks with Tyler Weeks, VP of Talent Analytics at Marriott International, and they conduct a TA/Recruiting analytics draft, pro sports style, including the following:

1. Tyler's dream of measuring employer brand equity
2. KD's goal of extending TA Analytics to the selection skills...