Most TA leaders are measuring the wrong things. Victor Gaines has spent 20 years fixing that.
As AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health Systems, where his team hires 14,000+ people annually, Victor has led recruiting innovations across healthcare, fintech, food service, and media.
In this conversation, he shares the real work behind two of his proudest career wins: cutting turnover by 60% at Comcast using a validated assessment tool, and rebuilding clinical hiring at Aveanna from scratch during COVID by going fully digital and improving efficiency by 200%.
But none of it works if you're solving the wrong problem.
Listen in as Victor breaks down how to identify what your business actually needs, why most TA dashboards are "decoration," and how to build the credibility that earns you a seat at the table.
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About Victor Gaines:
Victor P. Gaines, II is the AVP of Talent Acquisition at Wellstar Health System, where his team manages over 14,000 hires annually. With nearly two decades of executive TA experience across healthcare, fintech, telecommunications, and consumer goods, he has led high-volume recruiting transformations at companies including Comcast, Fiserv, Cigna, Aveanna Healthcare, and Papa John's. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and a Master's in Organizational Psychology from St. Joseph's University.
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