When AI Meets Recruiting: Chad Delligatti’s Take on Keeping the Human Element
Jul 10, 2026
Earlier this week, InnoSource Chairman, CEO and Owner Chad Delligatti joined the Looking Forward Our Way podcast to dig into a topic on everyone’s mind right now: AI in recruiting.
Chad sat down with hosts Brett Johnson and Carol Ventresca to unpack how InnoSource has evolved over 26 years – from fax machines and classified ads to today’s AI-powered applicant tracking systems – and what that evolution means for job seekers and hiring teams alike.
A few highlights from the conversation:
- How AI helped cut InnoSource’s average time-to-offer from nearly 30 days down to just 9
- Why, as Chad put it, “AI itself is not the issue… It’s the design and the governance that are”
- What ethical, well-governed AI looks like in practice – and why it matters more every year
- Advice for job seekers navigating a hiring process that’s faster, but still deeply human
Chad’s bottom line: AI isn’t the future of recruiting. Human-centered AI is.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation on Looking Forward Our Way, or catch it on YouTube