Science 4-Hire is now Psych Tech @ Work! - a podcast about safe innovation at the intersection of psychological science, technology, and the future of work. Psych Tech @ Work promotes safe technological innovation and human/machine partnerships as an essential force in creating equilibrium and between psychology and commerce. Maintaining this balance in a time of unprecedented change is essential for ensuring that the future of work is ethical, positive, and prosperous. Creating such a future…
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“The way the law is working — the Workday case is exhibit A here — is that vendors are going to be on the hook if their systems are producing biased outcomes. Period.” — Marc Weinstein Episode Overview In this episode I’m joined by Marc Weinstein, an attorney with 27+ years of practice focused on organizations that use tests to make high-stakes decisions about people — licensure, certification,…
“You buy the hiring platform, and then you don’t have these AI workflows enabled... here you are three, four years later. You’re still not able to do that.” — Nicole Mundy Episode Overview In this episode I’m joined by Nicole Mundy , Senior Research Analyst at Talentech Labs — a research and advisory firm that helps its enterprise clients evaluate and procure hiring technology systems. Nicole…
In this episode I’m joined by Robert Newry , Founder & CEO of the assessment company Arctic Shores and long time champion of doing assessment right! Robert and I (and my AI co-host Mayda Tokens!) dig into one of the most urgent problems in hiring right now: the complete breakdown of traditional hiring signals. We ponder the question- “How do we find the truth in an age where AI has flooded the top…
“By the time you dot the final I’s and cross the final T’s, the assessment is already out of date.” — Taylor Sullivan Episode Overview In this episode I’m joined by rising I/O rockstar Taylor Sullivan , IO psychologist and the architect of Workera’s assessment strategy. With Taylor’s guidance Workera, a verified skills intelligence platform, is doing something most of the industry is still afraid…
Quote: “If you know what you’re doing, AI makes you faster. If you don’t, it just makes you wrong faster.” –Louis Hickman In this episode I’m joined by esteemed Psych Tech @ Work , Alumnus and AI research machine, Louis Hickman. Our incredible conversation taps into Louis’ myriad research studies to unpack AI’s direct impact on work, domain expertise, and talent assessment. And of course, this…
“The rules haven’t changed. The technology has — but the rules haven’t.” — Nathan Mondragon Episode Overview In this episode, I’m joined by my old friend (and now co-worker!) Nathan Mondragon , an IO psychologist and long-time leader in creating the future at the intersection of assessment science, hiring technology, and applied AI. Nathan and I have lived through multiple waves of “this will…
“There’s this massive imbalance between the employer side of the recruiting equation where they’ve got all the tech, they’ve got all the weapons… Candidates don’t have anything.” –Doug Berg In this episode, I’m joined by Doug Berg , head matcher and big kahuna at Match2 , a longtime builder and operator in the talent technology/recruitment space and the only guy I know that wears flip flops to HR…
TL;DR AI literacy is becoming a baseline skill. This episode explores how organizations and individuals are actually building AI capability at work, with a focus on: * Self-directed learning and AI education at scale * Personalized learning journeys versus one-size-fits-all training * The shift from basic AI use to agentic workflows * The role of human strengths—creativity, judgment, and…
Conrad Shaw “So much of the labor market is driven by desperation. UBI shifts that. People can actually hold out for what they’re worth or for work that aligns with who they are.” — Conrad Shaw Conrad is perhaps the most unique guest I have had in the 5 year history of this show and he is on to talk about Universal Basic Income (UBI) , a very unique topic that is growing in exposure. For almost a…
“You can’t implement skills-based hiring by flipping a switch. It’s about changing mindsets, systems, and the language your organization uses to describe talent.” -Ashley Wallvoord In this episode of Psych Tech @ Work , me and my AI co-host, Mayda Tokens, welcome fellow I/O psychologist (and LSU Tiger!) Ashley Walvoord , Senior Vice President of Talent at Verizon. We are joined by my AI co-host…
