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Ryan Affolter shared this👀🎙️ Tuesday, already?! I’m fired up to explore the "Agentic Shift" with Betterleap’s Khaled Hussein! We’re diving into how agentic workflows turn static data into high-velocity candidate experiences by collapsing the manual, clunky processes. Join us as we break down everything from describing your ideal candidate in plain English to leveraging high-fidelity data to confirm clinical fit before that first message! 👊🏼 If you're in healthcare TA, it's free!🔥 ▶️ Can't attend? Send a team member! ▶️ Tuesday, May 5th, we’re back to drop some serious educational-first knowledge on why healthcare TA is the ultimate proving ground for moving from manual "querying" (boolean and complex searches) to true agentic workflows. We’re diving into how this shift ensures "finding" talent is just the start of a frictionless journey—not the end of a search. ✨Tuesday, May 5, at 12PM CST! The Critical Truth: In a clinical shortage, speed is a strategic necessity. Agentic AI and intent-driven discovery don't just fill seats—they orchestrate a high-touch experience that actually scales. 👊🏼 If you're in healthcare TA, it's free!🔥 Can't attend? Send a team member! ⏺️ If you're in healthcare TA, join the community free: https://lnkd.in/gnZ-zXUc or if you're already in RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gSvTQfgd? RogueHire | Betterleap | Ryan Affolter | Khaled Hussein | Anna Melano | William Nicolini | #AgenticAI | #HealthcareTA | #SourcingAutomation | #TalentIntelligence | #CandidateExperience | #AgenticCRM | #UnleashingData
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Ryan Affolter shared this👀🎙️ Join us May 14th! Is your engagement strategy a disjointed mess of "black hole" applications and one-way outreach? Get ready for a high-impact LIVE 'Unleashing the Power of Data' TA in the Trenches Episode! Next week, I’m going live with Matt Rimer and Anil Dharni of Sense, to share game-changing, educational-first knowledge on solving the "Engagement Gap" through AI orchestration. ✨ Thursday, May 14, at 1PM EST! (12PM CST) Tune in as we disrupt the "automated spam" cycle, using an architect’s mindset to transform fragmented silos into hyper-personalized, omnichannel experiences. This isn’t about adding more tools; it’s about solving the friction killing your conversion. We’re moving beyond the point-solution era to leverage Agentic AI that eats entire workflows and plugs "leaky" pipelines via mobile-first dominance. Shift from passive recruiting to a skilled AI Operator—activating stagnant databases to auto-resurface high-intent "silver medalists" and architecting the transparent journeys that secure candidate trust. 👊🏼 If you're in TA, it's free!🔥 Can't attend? Send a team member! ⏺️ If you're in healthcare TA, join the community free: https://lnkd.in/gnZ-zXUc or if you're already in RogueHCC RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gYEDc6ge? RogueHire | Sense | Anil Dharni | Matt Rimer | Ryan Affolter | Justin Noll | Troy Watson | Pankaj Jindal | #TAintheTrenches | #HealthcareTA | #AgenticAI | #ConversationalAI | #OmnichannelEngagement | #AIOperator | #TalentOrchestration
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Ryan Affolter shared this🔥 Excited to dive in with Anil Dharni and Matt Rimer! Clinician burnout is at an all-time high and the supply of specialized talent is finite… your outreach is either a bridge or a boulder. Clinicians are bombarded with "automated spam” … we all see it? Those generic LinkedIn and AI sourcing messages and cold calls that ignore their credentials and local impact. This is killing conversion rates and damaging employer brands. We are diving into how an Architect’s mindset replaces this noise with hyper-personalized, omnichannel experiences. Let’s go! 👊🏼 RogueHire | Sense | Anil Dharni | Matt Rimer | #TAintheTrenches | #UnleashingDataRyan Affolter shared thisRecruiting shouldn’t feel like shouting into a void. 📢 If your current engagement strategy is a "black hole" of one-way outreach, you’re likely losing candidates-and their trust. Join our own Anil Dharni alongside Matt Rimer and Ryan Affolter from RogueHire for a LIVE episode of TA in the Trenches. We’re diving deep into how an architect’s mindset can transform fragmented data silos into hyper-personalized, omnichannel candidate experiences. What we’re covering: -Why "automated spam" is killing your conversion rates. -The move from point-solutions to AI orchestration. -How to activate stagnant databases to find "silver medalist" candidates. 🗓️ May 14 | 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CDT #RecruitingAutomation #TAintheTrenches #CandidateExperience #SenseAI
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Ryan Affolter shared thisLet's GO! The "Best of the Best" ... The ELITE. 😎Ryan Affolter shared thisFor the last 16 years, RogueHire has been recognizing top performers in healthcare talent acquisition. Join us LIVE as we recognize and celebrate the 2026 Elite Honor Roll Award Winners—the individuals and organizations setting the standard for excellence in the industry. What to Expect: -Live announcement of nominees and winners -Elite Honor Roll team spotlights -A chance to celebrate these outstanding performers with the entire community Event Details: Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 Time: 12:00 – 12:45 PM EST Join us for a high-energy, 45-minute community "get together" as we recognize the best of the best. We look forward to celebrating with you!
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Ryan Affolter shared this👊🏻 Thank you, Maury Hanigan and SparcStart! The energy was high, insights on target and the flow was seamless. Seeing 60+ leaders stay locked in was a great reflection of our perspectives on GEO, AI and data privacy. Thanks for joining! - The RogueHire communityRyan Affolter shared this𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 RogueHire'𝘀 Ryan Affolter! The shift from keyword search to AI-driven discovery is already reshaping how candidates evaluate employers, and how employer brands need to show up. We covered everything from GEO fundamentals to navigating evolving data privacy expectations and building high-trust, AI-discoverable content. If you’re wondering how your employer brand actually performs in this new landscape, that’s exactly why we built #Illuminate. 👉 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥! https://lnkd.in/ecmARG9Y #HealthcareTA #ResponsibleAI #EmployerBrand #AIinHR #RogueHire
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Ryan Affolter shared this👀 Hiring nurses in 2026 is a dogfight. Period. If you’re still running that tired "great benefits and caring culture" playbook, you aren’t just blending in—you’re invisible. My longtime mentor (friend) James Ellis is leading this session, and I’m telling you now: listen to him. I’ve spent years advocating for the science behind his approach to employer branding. James is the one who really hammered home the truth around differentiation and choosability... that if you’re trying to be for everyone, you’re for no one. I hammer this home in my The Recruiter Academy recruitment marketing certification class I instruct: Let’s stop acting like passive Contractors and become strategic Architects. Contractors buy clicks and eyeballs, take orders and just move leads around. Architects OWN the strategy. That means having the guts to ditch the generic noise and get hyper-focused. The compelling “why us, why now” stories, the “what’s in it for me” (candidate centricity) and leaning into emotional triggers and pain points that incites change. Going beyond a generic voice to surface what’s, specific, attractive, different and authentic. Here’s the reality: If your message doesn't make the wrong people walk away, it’s never going to make the right nurse fall in love with the mission. Real attraction is about alignment, not volume. ➡️ If you’re in the trenches of healthcare TA, spend 10 minutes on this. It’ll change how you think about your messaging. Tune in next week! If his talk moves you, maybe I can talk James into dropping some educationa-first knowledge in the RogueHire healthcare community. 👊🏻 And if you don’t follow James Ellis, start now. https://lnkd.in/ggNW_ZPjRyan Affolter shared thisIf you are trying to hire nurses, this will be your unfair advantage. 10 minutes. See you there. #Recruiting #Nurses #TalentAcquisition
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Ryan Affolter shared this👀🎙️ Join us April 23rd! Get ready for a high-impact LIVE 'Unleashing the Power of Data' TA in the Trenches Episode! This Thursday, I’m going live with Matt Rimer and Jeff Ellman ✔️ of UrbanBound to share game-changing, educational-first knowledge on solving the "Transition Friction" that kills out-of-market hiring. ✨ Thursday, April 23, at 1PM EST! (12PM CST) Is your relocation strategy a competitive differentiator or a logistical bottleneck? In 2026, healthcare candidates expect a digital-first experience, yet "lump sum" payouts leave them navigating life's biggest transitions alone. We’re moving beyond the "cash-and-carry" status quo to solve the psychological friction that stops elite talent from signing. Join us to learn how to eliminate career-move debt cycles and pivot from logistical hurdles to seamless journeys that secure day-one focus. In healthcare, the quality of the transition is a primary predictor of long-term tenure. 👊🏼 If you're in TA, it's free!🔥 Can't attend? Send a team member! ⏺️ If you're in healthcare TA, join the community free: https://lnkd.in/gnZ-zXUc or if you're already in RogueHCC RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gpY27n79 RogueHire | UrbanBound | Jeff Ellman ✔️ | Matt Rimer | Ryan Affolter | Michael Krasman | Annelise Fasnacht | #TAintheTrenches | #HealthcareTA | #RelocationTech | #CandidateExperience | #WorkforceMobility | #TalentAttraction | #TechDrivenRecruitment
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Ryan Affolter shared this🎙️✨ Let's go! When a nurse asks an LLM where to work, the AI isn’t just scanning your career site... it's synthesizing your content and actual reputation. I'm excited to host this session with Maury Hanigan inside RogueHire -- because if your patient care narrative isn't digitally credible and transparent, you’re essentially invisible.Ryan Affolter shared this🚨𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰/𝟮𝟭 SparcStart + RogueHire 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲! 🚨 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 #𝘈𝘐 (𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 #𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘎𝘗𝘛) 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 "𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺"? 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝? ⏺️📽️ 👉If you're 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, join here (it's 100% free for healthcare TA): https://lnkd.in/eZG3djmS 👉If you're 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 "𝙞𝙣", hit the RSVP link here! https://lnkd.in/eAYhiDBe Ryan Affolter #GenerativeAI #EmployerBranding #AISEO #TransparentLeadership #RogueHire #LiveEvent #SparcStart
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Ryan Affolter shared this🔥 Diversifying your source mix and optimizing your own career site transforms you from a dependent buyer of traffic into a direct owner of candidate relationships. per Sam Fitzroy: → Heavier investment in career site conversion (own the asset, control the experience) → Less dependency on a single vendor for volume → More focus on quality over volumeRyan Affolter shared this"We're suffering with a slowdown from Indeed organic traffic right now. Every application matters." That was from a TA leader at a high-volume company yesterday. The second call this week that mentioned something about this decline from Indeed. Over the past 18 months, we've watched Indeed organic traffic drop across lots of clients. Not a little. A lot. Same job postings. Same employer brand. But 25-40% fewer organic applicants from Indeed. Here's what that actually means for your budget: Organic used to offset your sponsored spend. You'd get a healthy blend of free and paid traffic, and the overall cost per hire from Indeed was manageable. As organic shrinks, that blend shifts. You're sponsoring more just to maintain the same volume. And the quality (applicant-to-hire ratio) from sponsored has never been strong. The organic spigot is tightening. Not all at once… Just enough that you don't notice until you look at the numbers YoY report and realize you're paying twice as much for half the result (hires). Here's what we're seeing from TA teams who are taking action on this: → Heavier investment in career site conversion (own the asset, control the experience) → Less dependency on a single vendor for volume → More focus on quality over volume The teams still leaning hard on Indeed in 2026? They need a diversification plan ASAP with solutions that can deliver immediate impact. #candidateconversion #recruitmentadvertising #recruitmentmarketing #indeed #careersite
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Ryan Affolter liked thisRyan Affolter liked thisJust launched a brand new ZipRecruiter campaign… in the last 3 minutes. No calls. No emails. No manual setup. Our tech team built a system that lets us create and launch campaigns on ZipRecruiter using Zip Apply, fully driven by rules, dynamically adjusted based on real-time performance, and automatically pushing qualified candidates straight into the ATS (Bullhorn). 400+ jobs. Live. Optimized. Hands-off. Huge kudos to the RedDot tech team….this is next-level automation. If you’re still manually managing recruitment campaigns and fighting with APIs or slow setups… DM me. We might be able to help.
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Ryan Affolter liked thisMeet the minds behind ProvenBase 👀 📍SHRM Talent Dallas | Drop by Booth 207 This is the team helping TA leaders hire smarter, faster, and with better data: ✅️ Ravi T. Tandra ✅️ Jim Stroud Stroud ✅️ David N. Nicola ✅️ Michele Rufus Rufus If you’re at SHRM… don’t just walk by, come experience the future of hiring. recruiting + demos + strategy = Booth 207 #SHRMTalent #HRLife #RecruiterLife #AI #Recruiting #Sourcing #Hiring #TA #TalentAcquisition #HR #HRTech #Tech #SHRM #FutureofWorkRyan Affolter liked this🚀 Meet the ProvenBase Team at SHRM Talent 2026📍Drop by Booth 207 | Dallas | April 19–22 If you’re serious about transforming how your team hires, this is the crew you want to meet. Join us at Booth 207 and connect with: ✅️ Ravi T. – Driving innovation in AI-powered talent intelligence ✅️ Jim Stroud – Industry thought leader & sourcing strategist ✅️ David N. – Focused on delivering smarter hiring outcomes ✅️ Michele Rufus – Connecting strategy with real-world TA impact We’re here to help you: ✔ Go beyond traditional talent sources ✔ Reduce time-to-fill ✔ Access deeper, actionable candidate data 🎯 Stop by for a live demo, strategy chat, and yes… the socks 🧦🔥Let’s build the future of hiring, together at ProvenBase.com #SHRMTalent #TalentAcquisition #HRTech #HR #Recruiting #ProvenBase #TA #SHRM #PB #AI #Tech #Hiring #FutureofWork #Sourcing #RecruitingTech #Talent
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Ryan Affolter liked thisCongratulations to community member TalentXi-TalentXtended Intelligence, founded by Jason Gorham, on today’s launch! 🚀 ✨Really excited to have Jason and TakentXi in our local Charleston community 🙌Ryan Affolter liked thisToday we launched TalentXi’s AI-powered Creative Production Engine (with a human in the loop!)— built to solve one of recruitment marketing’s and employer branding biggest bottlenecks: creative production. Hiring teams are expected to run high-performing campaigns across roles, markets, and channels, but most lack the creative resources to keep pace. Our platform helps teams produce, localize, and optimize on-brand display, social, video, and mobile creative in hours instead of weeks — with pre-launch scoring to reduce wasted media spend. The future of talent acquisition is performance marketing, and creative is now a key driver of results. Proud of what we’ve built and excited to help hiring teams scale smarter. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48GL2bp #RecruitmentMarketing #TalentAcquisition #HRTech #AI #Hiring #EmployerBrand #ProgrammaticAdvertising
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Ryan Affolter liked thisNational Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR)
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Ryan Affolter liked thisJoin us at NAHCR26, July 15-17 in Milwaukee for this concurrent session! 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 Theresa Mazzaro RN CHCR RACR Mazzaro, RN, CHCR, RACR, Co-Presenter, shares why you should come to their session: https://lnkd.in/ervATEyM In this action-oriented session, Matt Adam, Chief Talent Strategist at NAS Recruitment Innovation, and Theresa Mazzaro RN CHCR RACR Mazzaro, Recruitment Manager at Fairfax Radiology Centers, share how a structured recruitment audit transformed their healthcare hiring outcomes. By aligning data, people, and process, Fairfax cut open positions by 65%, improved candidate engagement, and created a more efficient, measurable recruitment strategy. Through real-world examples, attendees will learn how to evaluate their own processes, identify bottlenecks in the candidate journey, and apply proven tactics—from enhancing career sites and job alerts to re-engaging rehire-eligible talent. Don't miss out on all the strategies, social opportunities, and special keynotes! Register today at https://lnkd.in/euYfKNd8 -
Ryan Affolter liked thisRyan Affolter liked thisStanford Healthcare has had zero direct care RN requisitions open over 90 days for more than 15 months straight. Megan McCall runs TA and contingent workforce there, and she walked through how they got to that number on TAITT. Her team built a Candidate Care re-engagement pipeline, keeping experienced candidates for high-priority roles on a structured waiting list. When a req opens, they have qualified people ready to move. They also ran a Workday sprint: 30 days, 30-minute daily huddles focused on 30 prioritized action items in the system. Time to offer dropped 39% through fixing what was already there rather than adding something new. The metric frame Megan runs her team on: aging reqs as the anchor. Watching aging reqs closely lets time to fill take care of itself. Only tracking time to fill ends up penalizing recruiters for finally closing the hard ones. Where you put the attention shapes what the team optimizes for. Megan McCall, two RogueHire awards in 2024, zero RN vacancies over 90 days. Appreciate you sharing the specifics on TAITT. Do you think the aging reqs frame would shift how TA teams prioritize their week?
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Ryan Affolter liked thisRyan Affolter liked thisWe're headed to the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration conference and exhibition! 🌴 Sheila Spinner, Flannagh Fitzsimmons, and Jessica Summerfield are representing the Shaker team in Savannah this month. If you’re attending, stop by our activation (#622) to say hello, swap notes, and chat about what’s top of mind in talent and workforce strategy in healthcare right now. We’d love to connect! #ShakerRM
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Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa, Student Senate, Advertising Club and Intramural Ice Hockey.
Awarded MSUM Student Leader of the Year. Two-time Chapter President of Phi Sigma Kappa, 2001-03. Phi Sigma Kappa is a lifelong brotherhood dedicated to the betterment of the individual, the university community, and our world, by giving its members opportunities to develop leadership skills, participate in service to others, achieve academic excellence, experience cultural diversity and practice personal integrity.
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Child Mentor
Kinship Partners, Inc.
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Children
Kinship is a community-based, one-to-one youth mentoring program. Kinship of Greater Minneapolis helps children, ages 5-15, in need of additional support to realize their potential through adult friendships. Kinship also provides a unique service opportunity for individuals, couples and families to put their faith into action on behalf of children.
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Past Lt. Governor. Past President, Essay & Oratorical Contest and Minnesota Sings events.
Optimist International
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Optimists are community leaders and volunteers who's motto is "Bringing out the best in kids". Our members work each day to make the future brighter by bringing out the best in children, in their communities, and in themselves.
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Alumni volunteer
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
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Phi Sigma Kappa is a lifelong brotherhood dedicated to the betterment of the individual, the university community, and our world, by giving its members opportunities to develop leadership skills, participate in service to others, achieve academic excellence, experience cultural diversity and practice personal integrity.
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Jobg8 North American Job Board Conferences
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2011 Jobs2web ACE (Quarterly Employee Award) Recipient
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2011 Jobs2web Emerging Leaders Graduate
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