{"podcast":{"title":"The Lone Recruiter","slug":"the-lone-recruiter-6417373","podcast_index_feed_id":6417373,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/hellob8h/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.thelonerecruiter.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16299325/Podcast_Cover__md3cnn.jpg","author":"Brett Clemenson","episode_count":99,"summary":"Welcome to the Lone Recruiter Podcast with the highly successful & even more energetic Brett Clemenson. If you’re a you’re a recruiter flying solo, out on your own or just generally lacking mentorship & guidance then this is the community you want to be a part of. Every week, Brett & his top-billing guests deliver short, sharp & loud doses of recruitment advice, tips, tricks, inspiration & motivation designed to help you be the best Recruiter you can be. So join us, grab a cup of coffee & let’s take your Recruitment career to the next level.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 299 - Learned Helplessness Is Killing Your Desk","slug":"ep-299-learned-helplessness-is-killing-your-desk","published_at":"2026-04-12T22:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/ep-299-learned-helplessness-is-killing-your-desk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373","url":"https://hellob8h.podbean.com/e/ep-299-learned-helplessness/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zxwjswr37rham2ps/Ep_299_-_Learned_Helplessness6jgyq.mp3","summary":"Ever caught yourself saying… “that doesn’t work”? Cold calls don’t work. Ads don’t work. That client will never use us. That candidate will never respond. Or is that just learned helplessness talking? In today’s ep, I break down one of the most dangerous (and common) patterns I see in recruitment — giving up on things that didn’t work before, instead of adjusting and going again. Because the truth is, most of the time it’s not that it doesn’t work… it’s that you stopped too early. Tune in for: 👉 What learned helplessness actually is (and why it’s killing performance) 👉 How it shows up in client development, sourcing, and ads 👉 Why recruiters give up too quickly on high-value opportunities 👉 Simple ways to revisit and rework what “isn’t working” 👉 How to shift from “this doesn’t work” to “how do I make this work?” If you want to improve consistency, open up more opportunities, and stop leaving results on the table then this one’s for you.","meta_description":"Ever caught yourself saying… “that doesn’t work”? Cold calls don’t work. Ads don’t work. That client will never use us. That candidate will never respond.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/episodes/ep-299-learned-helplessness-is-killing-your-desk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/ep-299-learned-helplessness-is-killing-your-desk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}