Relaunch Ep5: The American Ninja Candidate Experience

If applying for a job today or your hiring process feels like running the American Ninja Warrior course—with fewer wins and more bruises—you’re not imagining it.

In this episode of Beyond the Bottom Line, I break down the absurdity of the modern candidate journey, obstacle by obstacle: From job postings that bait and switch, to tech stacks that spin you off like a rolling log, to interview gauntlets that would make Navy SEALs tap out.

And then… I introduce you to Alvin. A real candidate. A real story. And a masterclass in how broken hiring still is, even when someone does everything right.

If your hiring process looks like a challenge course, don’t be surprised when the best talent doesn’t show up.

Let’s talk about how to fix it—because Elevate Talent Solutions was built for exactly this.