Seattle Tech Week Panel - Hiring in the Age of AI: What Great Talent Leaders Are Doing Differently
Seattle Tech Week 2026 | AI House
AI has changed the work, the workforce, and the way companies decide who to hire. Job descriptions look different. Interview loops look different. The bar for great is moving faster than org charts can keep up.
Jul 28
Seattle Tech Week
AI House
Pier 70, Seattle
3
Talent and people leaders
During Seattle Tech Week, Fuel Talent's Founder and CEO, Shauna Swerland, moderated a peer-to-peer conversation with senior talent and people leaders on what they're doing differently. The panel covered how they're rewriting roles, rethinking screening, and competing for AI-fluent talent without outspending the giants.
The session was built for CHROs, Heads of People, Heads of Talent Acquisition, founders, and CEOs rethinking their hiring strategy.
Moderator
Shauna Swerland
Founder & CEO, Fuel Talent
Shauna launched Fuel Talent in 2013 after two decades in recruiting across San Francisco and New York, and hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she has interviewed more than 250 CEOs and founders.
Panelists
CPO, Truveta
Talent Consultant
Talent Partner, Nooks AI
What the conversation covered
| # | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | Rewriting roles: how job descriptions are changing as AI reshapes the work itself |
| 02 | Rethinking screening: what interview loops look like when the bar for great keeps moving |
| 03 | Competing for AI-fluent talent: how smaller companies win candidates without outspending the giants |
Thank you to AI House for opening their space for this conversation, and to Deb, Beth, and Finnian for their time and candor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who spoke on Fuel Talent's Hiring in the Age of AI panel?
Deb Nielsen, CPO of Truveta, Beth Kester-Warner, Talent Consultant, and Finnian Durkan, Talent Partner at Nooks AI. Shauna Swerland, Founder and CEO of Fuel Talent, moderated.
How is AI changing hiring for talent leaders?
The panel focused on three shifts: job descriptions being rewritten as AI changes the work, interview and screening processes being redesigned, and growing competition for AI-fluent candidates, especially for companies that can't match big-tech compensation.
Where and when was the panel held?
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at AI House on Pier 70 in Seattle, as part of Seattle Tech Week.
Seattle Tech Week 2026 | AI House
AI has changed the work, the workforce, and the way companies decide who to hire. Job descriptions look different. Interview loops look different. The bar for great is moving faster than org charts can keep up.
Jul 28
Seattle Tech Week
AI House
Pier 70, Seattle
3
Talent and people leaders
During Seattle Tech Week, Fuel Talent's Founder and CEO, Shauna Swerland, moderated a peer-to-peer conversation with senior talent and people leaders on what they're doing differently. The panel covered how they're rewriting roles, rethinking screening, and competing for AI-fluent talent without outspending the giants.
The session was built for CHROs, Heads of People, Heads of Talent Acquisition, founders, and CEOs rethinking their hiring strategy.
Moderator
Shauna Swerland
Founder & CEO, Fuel Talent
Shauna launched Fuel Talent in 2013 after two decades in recruiting across San Francisco and New York, and hosts the What Fuels You podcast, where she has interviewed more than 250 CEOs and founders.
Panelists
CPO, Truveta
Talent Consultant
Talent Partner, Nooks AI
What the conversation covered
| # | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01 | Rewriting roles: how job descriptions are changing as AI reshapes the work itself |
| 02 | Rethinking screening: what interview loops look like when the bar for great keeps moving |
| 03 | Competing for AI-fluent talent: how smaller companies win candidates without outspending the giants |
Thank you to AI House for opening their space for this conversation, and to Deb, Beth, and Finnian for their time and candor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who spoke on Fuel Talent's Hiring in the Age of AI panel?
Deb Nielsen, CPO of Truveta, Beth Kester-Warner, Talent Consultant, and Finnian Durkan, Talent Partner at Nooks AI. Shauna Swerland, Founder and CEO of Fuel Talent, moderated.
How is AI changing hiring for talent leaders?
The panel focused on three shifts: job descriptions being rewritten as AI changes the work, interview and screening processes being redesigned, and growing competition for AI-fluent candidates, especially for companies that can't match big-tech compensation.
Where and when was the panel held?
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at AI House on Pier 70 in Seattle, as part of Seattle Tech Week.
