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Don’t Tell Me About Yourself

by WRKdefined Podcast Network

“Don’t Tell Me About Yourself” is where old-school hiring meets a modern reality check. Hosted by Expert Interviewers Co-Founders Lorna Erickson and Victoria Gates, this show blends their combined 40 years of real-world experience with the unfiltered commentary that made 340K+ people laugh, cringe, and rethink how interviews actually work. Each week, they tackle the biggest news in hiring, from chaotic interview moments to ghost jobs and questions that should have been retired decades ago. Whether you hire, apply, or just love a good interview trainwreck, this show is for anyone who’s ever sat on either side of the interview table. Real stories. Real data. Real talk about how to make interviews actually work for everyone. Because great hiring isn’t luck—it's a skill.

Latest episodes

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Are These the Worst Job Interviews on the Internet?

Episode Description: An iced coffee gets you judged. A CEO makes you wait an hour. A hiring manager plants trash on the floor to test your character. And somehow, these

Oct 28
35 min

Does Every Candidate Deserve Interview Feedback?

Episode Description: Everyone says candidates deserve feedback. But what happens when the hiring manager can't actually explain why someone was rejected? In this episod

Oct 21
27 min

How Many Interviews Is Too Many?

Episode Description: Five rounds. Nine interviewers. Six weeks. And the final hiring decision still comes down to a “good feeling.” Sound familiar? How many interview r

Oct 14
27 min

Did Anyone Actually Teach You How to Interview? with Danielle Farage

Episode Description: We train managers on leadership, performance, and compliance, but when it comes to interviewing, many are handed a resume and expected to figure it o

Oct 7
37 min

Is Your Interview Panel Just a Group Vibe Check?

Episode Description:Interview panels are supposed to bring more perspectives, reduce bias, and lead to better hiring decisions. But adding more interviewers does not auto

Sep 23
22 min

Did You Really Ever Have A Shot At That Promotion?

Internal interviews can be harder to evaluate fairly than external interviews because managers already know the candidate, their reputation, their past mistakes, and thei

Sep 16
28 min

Can You Believe These Interview Questions Still Exist?

Some interview questions refuse to die. We break down why hiring managers still ask questions like “Tell me about yourself,” “What’s your greatest weakness?” and “Where d

Sep 9
27 min

Do Recruiters & Hiring Managers Need Couples Therapy?

Season 2 is back, and we’re starting with one of the relationships that can make or break the entire hiring process: recruiters and hiring managers. We break down why the

Sep 2
32 min

You’re Losing Candidates and Customers with Daniel Birkholm

In this live episode, you’ll learn why most companies are overlooking the biggest risk in their hiring process: candidate experience. Daniel Birkholm shares how focusing

May 20
8 min

It’s Not Losing People, It’s Enhancing Them with Rosie Parra

In this live episode, you’ll learn how AI is already reshaping HR and why companies need to act now to keep up. Rosie Parra shares how her team is approaching AI with a f

May 13
10 min

AI Won’t Fix What You Can’t See with Tom McCarty

In this live episode, you’ll learn why AI won’t fix your organization if you don’t understand it first. Tom McCarty shares how most companies struggle with fragmented, ou

May 13
9 min

Video Isn’t Optional Anymore with Omar Khateeb

In this live episode, you’ll learn why video is one of the most overlooked tools in recruiting and how it directly impacts hiring results. Omar Khatib shares how companie

May 6
10 min

AI Isn’t Terminator, It’s Avatar with Peter Lynch

In this live episode, you’ll learn how to use AI in your organization without losing your culture or replacing your people. Peter Lynch shares why AI should be viewed as

May 6
7 min

AI Won't Fix a Broken Process with Stef Nikitas

In this live episode, you’ll learn how to use AI in recruiting without making your process worse. Stef Nikitas shares how her team improved hiring speed, reduced intervie

Apr 29
11 min

It’s Not Adoption, It’s Reinvention with Zachary Parris

In this live episode, you’ll learn why AI isn’t just another tool for HR, it’s forcing a complete shift in how teams think and operate. Zach Parris shares why HR needs to

Apr 29
9 min

How Many Interviews is Too Many?

In our last episode of Season 1, we break down one of the most common assumptions in hiring: that more interviews lead to better decisions. We explore how interview proce

Apr 22
29 min

What Does ‘Not a Culture Fit’ Even Mean?

In this episode, we break down one of the most overused and least defined phrases in hiring: “not a culture fit.” We explore why it sounds thoughtful and professional, bu

Apr 15
24 min

Are Reference Checks the Security Blanket of Interviewing?

In this episode, we break down one of the most common — and least questioned — steps in the hiring process: reference checks. We explore why so many companies still rely

Apr 8
25 min

The Green Flag Interviewer Playbook

In this episode, we break down what actually makes someone a great interviewer and why it matters more than most companies realize. We talk about the difference between “

Apr 1
25 min

What is Breaking Candidate Experience?

In this episode, we break down why candidates today apply to dozens of jobs at once and why their behavior often looks chaotic to employers. We examine the reality of mod

Mar 25
25 min

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