# Peter Gray on Why Jobseekers Hate Recruiters, Hidden Hiring Biases, and How to Get Noticed

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Podcast: [Forward-Looking Leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forward-looking-leadership-6473861)
Published: 2025-09-16T17:15:38+00:00
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## Resource

Peter Gray (linkedin.com/in/graypeter/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/graypeter/], petergraysearch.com [https://www.petergraysearch.com/]), a social impact executive recruiter and founder of Peter Gray Executive Search, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com [https://contempusleadership.com]). Peter shares lessons from placing more than 40 CEOs and over 200 strategic hires, offering practical guidance on leadership succession, building diverse candidate slates, and avoiding the "unicorn" myth in executive hiring. He breaks down what effective recruitment actually looks like today, from standout job postings to the real way LinkedIn is used by recruiters. The conversation also explores hiring biases, including what Peter calls the "round peg bias," and makes the case for more flexible, opportunistic hiring. Peter also weighs in on trends affecting the social impact job market, including uncertainty around federal funding, and offers candid advice for both jobseekers and employers. Recommended reading: "Liar's Poker" and "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis and "When Genius Failed" by Roger Lowenstein. Show notes at forwardlookingleadership.com [https://forwardlookingleadership.com].

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