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Podcast · 11 episodes

Needed Yesterday

Conversations about people and work: from recruitment and hiring mistakes to management, technology and the future of business. With guests who know these challenges firsthand.

Recording cover: When a programmer becomes a business. A conversation about the future.

Episode 11 · · 48:53

When a programmer becomes a business. A conversation about the future.

Recorded in Russian

Dmitry Fyrnin, SENSE

I changed the spirit of the podcast. My guests and I now talk about people in a broader sense: the market, technology and what awaits us in the future. I recorded the first episode of the new series with Dmitry Fyrnin from SENSE. We discussed a rare transition: from engineering thinking and code to business, management, uncertainty and decisions wi…

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Recording cover: From HR analyst to CEO: how a strategist thinks

Episode 10 · · 34:37

From HR analyst to CEO: how a strategist thinks

Recorded in Russian

Kirill Trenin, CEO Bronevik.com

When the market grows, almost anyone can manage. When everything falls apart, budgets are cut and the team burns out, it becomes clear who you really are. With Bronevik.com CEO Kirill Trenin, we discuss growing CEO thinking out of HR analytics, strategy as building a system, and decisions without enough data.

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Recording cover: A day in the life of a recruiter

Episode 09 · · 33:14

A day in the life of a recruiter

Recorded in Russian

Alexandra Ignatieva, recruiter at Bitrix24

What happens inside recruitment while the business waits for candidates? We broke down a recruiter’s day hour by hour — from priorities to offers.

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Recording cover: Adults learn in spite of everything

Episode 08 · · 46:24

Adults learn in spite of everything

Recorded in Russian

Tamara Napylova, business trainer at GUU

A new podcast episode about how adults keep learning — in spite of everything.

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Recording cover: Legends and myths of IT hiring

Episode 07 · · 51:53

Legends and myths of IT hiring

Recorded in Russian

Kirill Shiryaev, HRD MyOffice

We discuss Kirill’s Habr article, debunk hiring myths, examine the facts, the maturing IT hiring market and forecasts for 2026.

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Recording cover: Been in recruitment a long time? How do you like that pain?

Episode 06 · · 51:30

Been in recruitment a long time? How do you like that pain?

Recorded in Russian

Evgenia Azanova, Senior HRBP Lime

Why automation has become basic recruitment hygiene, which rituals prevent burnout, and why recruiters need a psychologist.

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Recording cover: The future of competency assessment is already here

Episode 05 · · 54:50

The future of competency assessment is already here

Recorded in Russian

Andrey Ganin, co-founder of ROKIS

How do you tell a motivated junior from a senior who has nothing to offer? Why build tests where ChatGPT gives up on the third question?

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Recording cover: Healthy outstaffing versus makeshift outstaffing

Episode 04 · · 56:58

Healthy outstaffing versus makeshift outstaffing

Recorded in Russian

Maxim Morozov, former CEO Aston

What will happen to outstaffing in 2030, agency models and personal scouts, and will IT hiring continue to resemble football recruitment?

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Recording cover: He is good, but let’s keep looking

Episode 03 · · 63:07

He is good, but let’s keep looking

Recorded in Russian

Ekaterina Zagumyonnova, Head of Executive Search & Market Intelligence P&T, Avito

A conversation about endless choice, fear of mistakes, never-ending auditions, and when it really is time to stop searching.

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Recording cover: Nobody expected us, but here we are

Episode 02 · · 47:29

Nobody expected us, but here we are

Recorded in Russian

Elena Demchenko, formerly Alfa-Bank

We discuss what is happening in recruitment right now, why it is exhausting, what irritates us about the profession, and why we keep doing it.

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Recording cover: Find me a star, but not a diva

Episode 01 · · 54:40

Find me a star, but not a diva

Recorded in Russian

Artemy Barbakov, HRD Express

What do you do when the hiring manager wants someone strong, but without ambition, cheap and a good team fit?

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Separate show · 10 recordings

Demo — Video interviews

Conversations with entrepreneurs and executives about business, technology and teams.

Recording cover: How much does it cost to sell a dream?

Demo · Video interview

How much does it cost to sell a dream?

Recorded in Russian

Evgeny Shilnikov, CEO Fortis

How much does it cost to sell a dream? What happens when your startup becomes part of an IT giant?

Recording cover: The fairy-tale mask of easy success

Demo · Video interview

The fairy-tale mask of easy success

Recorded in Russian

Yury Shishkin, CEO 24TTL

How to remove the fairy-tale mask of easy success and find the path to real results in Dubai.

Recording cover: Marketing that shocks

Demo · Video interview

Marketing that shocks

Recorded in Russian

Vladimir Demin, CMO NDA.bet

How to create marketing campaigns that shock everyone.

Recording cover: Talents worth their weight in gold

Demo · Video interview

Talents worth their weight in gold

Recorded in Russian

Maxim Morozov, CEO Aston

Talents worth their weight in gold: the art of finding and developing stars in IT.

Recording cover: How to hire the best and not mess up

Demo · Video interview

How to hire the best and not mess up

Recorded in Russian

Elvin Rakhmankulov, former CIO Gloria Jeans

How to hire the best and not mess up: secrets of managing IT teams.

Recording cover: Made in Russia: IT market and culture

Demo · Video interview

Made in Russia: IT market and culture

Recorded in Russian

Semyon Tenyaev, founder of Tenchat

Made in Russia: how to develop the IT market and build corporate culture.

Recording cover: “Heavy” money on ultralight rockets

Demo · Video interview

“Heavy” money on ultralight rockets

Recorded in Russian

Igor Kozhelin, founder of SR Data

“Heavy” money on ultralight rockets: how business and space become one.

Recording cover: The future has arrived, but not for everyone

Demo · Video interview

The future has arrived, but not for everyone

Recorded in Russian

Yaroslav Chereshnev, director of digital banking, Sovcombank

The future has arrived, but not for everyone: Russia’s banking sector.

Recording cover: Education of the future: where is EdTech heading?

Demo · Video interview

Education of the future: where is EdTech heading?

Recorded in Russian

Dmitry Krutov, CEO Skillbox

Education of the future: where is EdTech heading?

Recording cover: Outstaffing with a human face

Demo · Video interview

Outstaffing with a human face

Recorded in Russian

Alexander Khachiyan, founder of AWG

Outstaffing with a human face.