#85- Redefining ATS with AI: The Human-Centric Blueprint Behind Perfect Hire

EPISODE SUMMARY
When Matt Schalsey, CEO of Perfect Hire, faced a costly hiring mistake in a previous company, he realized the real issue wasn’t just the candidate, it was the broken hiring process. That experience ignited the vision for Perfect Hire, a next-generation applicant tracking system (ATS) built not just to organize workflows, but to empower recruiters and People Ops teams to operate as revenue drivers.

In this episode, Matt joins Clark to unpack how he's tackling two big objections in recruiting tech: “Not another ATS” and “AI is scary.” He shares how Perfect Hire’s platform avoids automation overreach by keeping humans in control of decision-making, while still streamlining admin and sourcing with smart AI tools. The conversation dives into how recruiters can incorporate AI as an assistant, not a replacement, and use it to eliminate repetitive tasks, refine candidate quality, and drive more meaningful hiring conversations.

Beyond the tech, Matt brings decades of experience in sales enablement to the conversation, drawing parallels between go-to-market and talent acquisition functions. Whether you’re a solo recruiter, agency founder, or hiring leader, this episode offers a clear and compelling vision of how recruiting can be more human, more efficient, and more strategic in 2025 and beyond.

 

MATT'S BIO
Matt Schalsey is the CEO and co-founder of Perfect Hire, a modern applicant tracking system designed to elevate recruiters by removing admin burdens and improving hiring quality through AI-powered workflows. With a deep background in sales enablement, Matt has led product education, go-to-market execution, and operational strategy across several high-growth SaaS companies. Before founding Perfect Hire, he helped go-to-market teams design hiring funnels, train recruiting teams, and define candidate profiles, all of which laid the foundation for the platform he's building today.
Matt believes recruiting is revenue, when recruiters are equipped like sellers, companies scale smarter. He lives at the intersection of tech, hiring, and enablement. 

You can connect with Matt and book a demo at theperfecthire.co or find him on linkedin.com/in/matt-schalsey

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