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Chris Hoyt

@chrishoyt.bsky.social

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Husband, friend, business owner, community champion, board member, talent acquisition leader, volunteer, veteran, technology lover.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 16

Just dropped our 2025 #recruiting benchmark.

→ Faster hiring than mkt avg
→ Strong offer acceptance
→ Still lagging in QoH + mobility
→ Automation? Not moving the needle yet

Full blog + trends w/bigger report published this fall at our Leadership Retreat!

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2025 Recruiting Benchmarks: Insights from the CXR Community

Discover key recruiting benchmarks and trends from the 2025 CXR Community report. Learn what top TA teams are doing differently with time to fill, interview efficiency, and quality of hire.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · 27d

CXR Foundation Auction 2025 | Bid, Win, Support the #Recruiting Industry - community.cxr.works/blogs/chris-...

CXR Foundation Auction 2025 | Bid, Win, Support the Recruiting Community

Join the first-ever open CXR Foundation Auction! Bid on unique experiences, baskets, and VIP passes to support scholarships, TA professionals in transition, and a 2026 DC delegation. Start bidding tod...

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's always fascinating to me how absolutely terrible my.dnb.com manages to make any engagement for a small business over the years.

Just simply awful.

Dun & Bradstreet helps companies improve their business performance through data and insights delivered through our Data Cloud and Live Business Identity

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Sep 14

I don't know who needs to hear this but...

It's a LOT harder to go through life WITH empathy, than without it.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 28

Saw a clip of the National Guard landscaping in DC - not ‘patrolling dangerous streets’ like we were told they were so desperately needed for.

Makes me wonder: how long until they’re sent to farms too, to fill the labor gaps this administration’s policies created?

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's apparently also okay to sign your name on it as long as you use a sharpie and are trying to establish a dictatorship.

One year in jail for everything else, of course.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 27

RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:

If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.

But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 27

Who is the effing genius at @linkedin.com that decided to make it HARDER to click into a post by removing the link from the timestamp and hiding it in a menu?
Was it just taking us away from that big investment in the algo that serves up our activity feed?

And yes... you can also "get off my lawn!"

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 15

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 14

"What makes America cool is multiculturalism."

America’s strength is its mix of cultures.
America’s weakness is small minds that are fueled by hate, fear, and classism.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’ve all seen #AI in #recruiting go from clunky chatbots to pretty helpful assistants and I’ve been talking with leaders in the @careerxroads.bsky.social community about what this means and why we should be planning for it now.

Here’s my take on Agentic in TA. community.cxr.works/blogs/chris-...

What Recruiting Leaders Need to Know About Agentic AI

Discover how agentic AI is transforming talent acquisition from reactive chatbots to autonomous systems that source, engage, and act on your behalf. Learn the opportunities, risks, and steps TA leader...

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 10

I would like to propose that anyone talking on their phones using speaker be placed on a global no-fly list.

For life.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Aug 6

#TalentAcquisition expet Shelia Gray joins us to talk #AI trends, #culture shifts, and how #recruiters can lead through chaos.

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Navigating AI Hype & Culture Shifts in TA

TA expert Shelia Gray joins us from Unleash to unpack AI trends, culture shifts, and how recruiters can lead through chaos—without losing focus.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 28

Smith reflects on his career journey across multiple industries including roles at #Caterpillar, #Amazon, Kraft Heinz, and now #Medtronic. He shares how diverse #leadership experiences within #talentacquisition fuel innovation, especially when applied across sectors.

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Leadership Approaches with Mark Smith

In this live conversation from UNLEASH Las Vegas, Mark Smith, VP of Talent Acquisition at Medtronic shares how a serious injury - and the recovery that followed - reshaped his approach to leadership, ...

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 25

There are changes coming that aren't in enterprise employer's best interests. Here's my take - and a form letter for #talentacquisition folks to send to the likes of Indeed and LinkedIn.

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Why Employers Are Challenging Job Platform Changes

CareerXroads leaders are calling for transparency and control as platforms like Indeed shift data practices and disrupt employer hiring strategies.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 24

On a recent @careerxroads.bsky.social Recruiting Community Podcast, Steve White, (relatively) new head of TA Sam's Club, emphasized the importance of embedding #talentacquisition within the business framework.

Check it out - pass it forward. Good stuff here, folks.
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TA as a Business Partner with Steve White

In his first month as Head of Talent Acquisition at Sam’s Club, Steve White joined our podcast at UNLEASH to reflect on what it really takes for TA to be seen as a business partner, not just a service...

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 16

/sigh

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 16

2025 Recruiting Benchmarks: Insights from the CXR Community

Discover key recruiting benchmarks and trends from the 2025 CXR Community report. Learn what top TA teams are doing differently with time to fill, interview efficiency, and quality of hire.

community.cxr.works

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 16

How the #EU Pay Transparency Directive Will Impact U.S. Hiring & #Compensation Strategies - community.cxr.works/blogs/gerry-...

#talentacquisition #paytransparency

How the EU Pay Transparency Directive Will Impact U.S. Hiring & Compensation Strategies

Explore how the 2026 EU Pay Transparency Directive will reshape pay equity practices, job classification systems, and transparency obligations for U.S.-based multinationals.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jul 15

Guy in my CEO group said he has a “safe” w/everything his wife would need if he died, plus a personal letter to her.

I’m trying not to tear up… & then another guy says he does the same, but writes a new letter every year and just keeps adding them.

All for her to read someday.

Brutal. Beautiful.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 27

There are two women so drunk at the airport bar that they have spent the last 20 minutes racking their brains to remember the name of the movie that starred Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson who traveled around crashing weddings.

They are having the time of their lives waiting for their delayed plane.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 14

Just another day in #Austin.

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 12

WTAF is wrong with some of these companies?

#musk #lawsuit #advertising #leadership

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Musk’s threat to sue firms that don’t buy ads on X seems to have paid off

Some advertisers return to avoid suits, but Lego and Pinterest rebuffed threats.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 10

Came to post this - so thank you.

There is enough REAL bullshit going on that we don't need to make stuff up to spark outrage.
Reporters and protestors being shot (not "caught in crossfire") and trampled by horses - those things are happening.

Let's share more of the reality and talk about THAT.

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Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 10

120tb in total on the nas. We're workin' over here! ;-)

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 9

Way too challenging to find 4 Exos X24 24TB drives this morning. Seagate (and many others) out of stock, Newegg says I can't have more than 2...

So, I guess the real question is, where are all my other home networking and NAS nerds at?!

Chris Hoyt @chrishoyt.bsky.social · Jun 5

I've said from the beginning that you should treat #AI like an "eager intern." I was wrong.

Think of it more like a "helpful liar."