Looks Good on Paper
Redefining hiring: Skills over resumes, potential over perfection.
Looks Good on Paper
Redefining hiring: Skills over resumes, potential over perfection.
About Looks Good on Paper
Redefining hiring: Skills over resumes, potential over perfection.
Looks Good on Paper flips hiring on its head. Hosted by Anita Chauhan, we dive into why CVs and "perfect fits" are overrated. Through fun, insightful conversations with industry experts, we explore how skills, potential, and real experience should be the focus of hiring... not what looks good on paper.
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Recent Episodes
It's Just Robots Hanging Out: What's Actually Happening in Hiring Right Now (S2E18)
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 24, 2026
Better Hiring Without the Noise: Willo’s Jim Berrison on Why Hiring Feels Over-Engineered (and How to Fix it) (S2E17)
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 18, 2026
They Belong In A Museum: Jeff Waldman on Why Most Resumes Say Nothing At All
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 11, 2026
Adapting to the Realities of Startups (S2E15)
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 4, 2026
Fair, Equitable Hiring Needs a Retention Strategy (S2E14)
Looks Good on Paper • Jan 28, 2026
Why Hiring More People Is the Wrong Fix (And What High-Growth Companies Do Instead) (S2E12)
Looks Good on Paper • Jan 14, 2026
The Real Reason CVs Are Failing: 8 Leaders Talk Volume, Bias, and What Comes Next (S2 Cut)
Looks Good on Paper • Dec 18, 2025
Plan Earlier, Hire Smarter - Emergency Hires Can Really Sabotage Great Decisions (S2E11)
Looks Good on Paper • Dec 10, 2025
What 74% of Companies Are Getting Wrong - and Why They Lose Out on Great Talent (S2E10)
Looks Good on Paper • Dec 3, 2025
Same Work, Same Pay: Float’s Julia Fulton Talks Pay Transparency and Why Cover Letters Stink (S2E9)
Looks Good on Paper • Nov 25, 2025
Don’t Trust the First 10%: Process Is the Problem, Says Ashby’s Jim Miller (S2E8)
Looks Good on Paper • Nov 18, 2025
Human-Centric Hiring At Scale - Inside Clio’s Global Talent Expansion (S2E7)
Looks Good on Paper • Nov 12, 2025
AI Changed What “Qualified” Means — Golden Ventures’ Alison Kaizer Explains (S2E6)
Looks Good on Paper • Nov 5, 2025
Trash the CV: 90 Seconds Beats 10 Years (Miovision) - (S2E5)
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 29, 2025
Stop Hiring Your Mirror: Culture Add at Microsoft Canada (S2E4)
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 22, 2025
Why 1,000 Applications Means You're Doing It Wrong - Anuj Rastogi (S2E3)
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 7, 2025
What Really Drives Great Hires? - Daneal Charney (S2E2)
Looks Good on Paper • Sep 24, 2025
9 Leaders, 1 Question, Hidden Hiring Truths: Tech for Canada Conference + Season 2 Preview
Looks Good on Paper • Sep 11, 2025
Experience Doesn't Always Equal Competence - David Hiford (Episode 8)
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 22, 2025
Stop Hiring People You Want to Drink With - Derek Polowyj (Episode 7)
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 9, 2025
LinkedIn is the Tinder of Recruiting - Joshua Sklüt (Episode 6)
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 18, 2025
The 70K to 500K Talent Secret - Adam Gellert (Episode 5)
Looks Good on Paper • May 28, 2025
The Job Ad Is Dead (And You Know It) - Christine Spagnuolo (Episode 4)
Looks Good on Paper • May 14, 2025
Challenging Hiring Norms: Beyond What Looks Good on Paper - Martin Hauck (Episode 3)
Looks Good on Paper • Apr 28, 2025
Neurodiversity and Using AI to Hire - Theo Smith (Episode 2)
Looks Good on Paper • Apr 15, 2025
Trailer: Looks Good on Paper! Why We're Rethinking Hiring - Andrew Wood & Anita Chauhan (Episode 1)
Looks Good on Paper • Apr 15, 2025
#44 - Inside the World of School Recruitment - Artimese Braddy Lawrence
Looks Good on Paper • May 24, 2024
#43 - Peer-to-Peer Learning for Talent Acquisition - Joe Atkinson
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 22, 2024
#42 - Web Design for Recruitment Agencies - Robert Garner
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 1, 2024
#41 - Cultivating & Nurturing All-Stars Within Your Team - Ahva Sadeghi
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 23, 2024
#40 - Attracting Talent Worldwide: Valuing Candidate’s Potential - Dace Straupmane
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 16, 2024
#39 - Bridging the Gap: Early Careers Initiatives - Yasmin Castle
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 8, 2024
#38 - The Power of a Strong USP: Niche Recruitment Can Thrive in Challenging Times - Rosa Hilmi
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 2, 2024
#37 - Recruitment Challenges and Innovations in Hiring - Sean Allen
Looks Good on Paper • Jan 26, 2024
#36 - Why You Shouldn't Neglect Old School Recruitment Skills - Harvey Bass
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 10, 2023
#35 - How to Reduce Your Candidate Onboarding from 7 days to 8 hours - Justin Plagis
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 27, 2023
#34 - How to Recruit for Secret Brands - Mark Gibbons
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 19, 2023
#33 - How to Win Quicker, with Simple Technology - Chandy Tucker
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 6, 2023
#32 - What really works when trying to improve DEI - Sabrina Houssami
Looks Good on Paper • May 23, 2023
#31 - How To Recruit Future Talent - Kate Wright
Looks Good on Paper • May 17, 2023
#30 - Top Talent For Startups - Chase Kocher
Looks Good on Paper • May 2, 2023
#29 - Building Around Your Culture - Debbie Penn & Chris Havens
Looks Good on Paper • Apr 25, 2023
#28 - How To Build RecTech - Mikey de Mello & Hamish Livingston
Looks Good on Paper • Apr 4, 2023
#27 - How To Recruit Post Series A - Caitlin Ingham
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 28, 2023
#26 - Ditching the CV and Embracing Fairness - Robert Newry
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 20, 2023
#25 - The Real Candidate Experience - Akosua Adjei Pokuaa
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 9, 2023
#24 - The Real Candidate Experience - Jonny Loudon
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 8, 2023
#23 - The Real Candidate Experience - Joshua Cohn
Looks Good on Paper • Mar 6, 2023
#22 - How To Build Your HR Tech Stack - Phil Strazzulla
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 27, 2023
#21 - What is an Employer of Record (EOR) and does my company need one? - Shamir Gokani
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 20, 2023
#20 - Stop Neglecting Candidate Experiences - Luke Mellor
Looks Good on Paper • Feb 6, 2023
#19 - Helping Others Break Into The Fashion Industry - Amy Aberra
Looks Good on Paper • Jan 31, 2023
#18 - Building An Equitable Interview Process - Charlene Simpson
Looks Good on Paper • Jan 16, 2023
#17 - Why You Should Think About Talent Planning, Not Talent Acquisition - Ariana Moon & Scott Rappaport
Looks Good on Paper • Nov 29, 2022
How To Avoid Bad Hires Special - Discussing My Viral Linkedin Post With Euan Cameron
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 24, 2022
#16 - When a Techy Aims to Fix Boring Job Boards - Mike Davies
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 24, 2022
#15 - Disruptive Tech In The Freelance Talent Market - Rich Wilson
Looks Good on Paper • Oct 11, 2022
#14 - Tackling the tech talent crisis with Academy - Max Pavier and Lauren Greenaway
Looks Good on Paper • Sep 26, 2022
#13 - Inside The Rapid Growth Of HelloFresh - Marley Andrews, Meg Jackson, Jack Watson
Looks Good on Paper • Sep 13, 2022
#12 - Denise Kirkham - Recruiting For Socially Conscious Organisations
Looks Good on Paper • Aug 31, 2022
#11 - Michelle Theuma - Building Candidate Relationships That Last
Looks Good on Paper • Aug 23, 2022
#10 - Paul Breloff - Remote Work: Tapping Into Sub-Saharan Africa's Talent Pool
Looks Good on Paper • Aug 16, 2022
#9 - Alex Walker - Promoting Diversity In Entry Level Hires
Looks Good on Paper • Aug 8, 2022
#8 - Alex Shapland Howes - Is transport poverty stopping your business grow?
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 21, 2022
#7 - Pres Jeyadeva - Painting the world pink, with TeamTailor
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 13, 2022
#6 - Myriah Moorhead-Kegel - What talent shortage? Hiring in the Cannabis industry.
Looks Good on Paper • Jul 5, 2022
#5 - Joel Mtebe - The challenge of interviewing when you have ASD
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 21, 2022
#4 - Adam Gordon - Finding hidden talent
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 14, 2022
#3 - Mark Rothwell - Hiring graduates at scale
Looks Good on Paper • Jun 7, 2022
#2 - Nerida Rooney - Challenging perceptions at Kier
Looks Good on Paper • May 30, 2022
#1 - Holly Allen - Finding a job in 2022
Looks Good on Paper • May 24, 2022
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