WEEK 1: JOEL'S UNFILTERED TAKE

When you open a new req, where do you start?

Most recruiting teams go straight to sourcing net-new candidates. New search, new outreach, fresh pipeline. But the 2026 benchmarks tell a different story; 46% of sourced hires this year came from candidates already sitting in the ATS. That's nearly half of all hires.

We brought in Joel Lalgee — GTM recruiter, content creator, and one of the most followed voices in recruiting — to give his honest, unfiltered take on how Gem's AI Sourcing & Rediscovery Agent actually works. In 5 minutes, he walks through how it searches 800M+ profiles, runs 24/7, and surfaces past silver medalists with their full history attached.

In this video:

• How to describe who you're looking for in plain language and what the agent surfaces

• How Rediscovery surfaces past candidates with their interview notes, email engagement, and where you left off

• The honest take: does it save real time or just shift the work?

• Why teams using it are handling 40% more jobs without adding headcount

This video is for recruiters and TA leaders who want to stop starting every search from scratch and start finding the best candidates faster.