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Episode 029: RecOps: The New Advantage w/ Brooke Wheeler

Brooke Wheeler is a fractional talent advisor and former VP of Talent Acquisition who sat down to unpack what RecOps actually looks like in practice. Brooke and I cover diagnosing broken hiring systems, eliminating unnecessary agency spend, injecting smart friction into the funnel, and why clarity beats complexity in modern recruiting. Brooke shares lessons from scaling high-volume teams, rebuilding employer brand after leadership turnover, and the difference between internal TA and fractional impact. It feels like Brooke is one of those friends from the internet who has been a positive supporter in the comments, and quick to engage. Whether on LinkedIn, in the community at events, or industry webinar chats. So if you don’t already follow Brooke, be sure to:   / brookewheeler   Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Brooke Wheeler: From agency roots to VP of TA to fractional advisor 02:00 The Atlanta recruiter community, RecFest, and why showing up still matters 05:00 Conferences as career leverage: Investing in yourself in a low-budget function 08:15 Internal TA vs. Fractional TA: Rapid diagnosis, trust-building, and seeing the full system 11:00 The rise of fractional recruiting and why agency experience is a superpower 12:30 The exploding ATS and HR tech landscape: More tools, more noise, more opportunity 15:30 Eliminating agency spend without burning bridges: Containing chaos and building partnerships 18:30 Why recruiting should have a bigger seat at the executive table 20:15 Diagnosing a “hot mess” hiring process: Start with structure, remove bottlenecks 23:00 One-size-fits-all hiring is broken: Speed, touch, and process must flex by role 25:00 Do candidates really hate interview rounds? Communication vs. round count 26:30 AI interviews, one-way video, and candidate sentiment in 2026 27:45 Behavioral vs. skills-based hiring: What actually predicts performance? 30:00 High-volume hiring done right: Deadlines, clarity, and disciplined execution 32:00 – Injecting friction back into the funnel in the age of AI applications 34:00 Radical clarity in job descriptions: Stop hiding the real job 35:45 Rebuilding employer brand after layoffs and leadership turnover 38:15 RecOps, AI adoption, and the overwhelm of modern recruiting tech 39:45 Who Brooke helps best and how to work with Restoration Talent Solutions __ Shout out to our sponsor, Rooster. Rooster is a native interview scheduling platform built inside Workday Recruiting that eliminates back-and-forth and gives recruiters and candidates a clean self-scheduling experience.If you want fewer scheduling errors, faster coordination, and a smoother candidate experience, visit rooster.us to book a demo. recruiting operations recops talent acquisition strategy fractional talent acquisition fractional recruiting recruiting leadership hiring process improvement recruiting systems ATS strategy applicant tracking systems HR tech 2026 AI in recruiting AI interviews skills based hiring behavioral interviewing high volume hiring employer branding strategy eliminating agency spend internal vs agency recruiting talent advisor recruiting podcast HR podcast Brandon Jeffs Building the Talent Machine talent operations