Hiring as You Scale: What’s Changing and What Still Works

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In this episode of The Talent Fix, Barry Prost speaks with Laura Walsh, Director of People & Experience at Thinscale, about how hiring is evolving and what still matters as companies grow.

From AI tools and candidate screening to culture, flexibility, and candidate experience, this is a practical conversation on the realities of hiring in scaling organisations.

What You’ll Learn

How AI is shaping both sides of the hiring process
Where automation adds value and where it falls short
Why candidate experience is becoming a competitive advantage
How to assess culture fit and curiosity in candidates
The shift from time-based work to output-driven performance
What becomes more complex as hiring volume increases

Key Takeaways

As companies grow, hiring becomes less about filling roles and more about building a repeatable, scalable process.

While technology continues to improve efficiency, the fundamentals of hiring remain the same. Strong communication, clear processes, and a focus on candidate experience continue to differentiate companies that hire well from those that struggle.

For scaling businesses, the challenge is not just adopting new tools, but knowing where to apply them without losing the human element of hiring.

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About Laura Walsh

Laura Walsh is Director of People & Experience at Thinscale, a cybersecurity company enabling secure remote work across global teams.

She has built her career across leading organisations including Airbus and Voltedge Management, and now leads the people strategy at Thinscale, supporting a growing, remote-first technology business.

With experience managing distributed teams across Ireland, the UK, Europe, and North America, Laura brings a practical perspective on hiring, culture, and building effective people strategies at scale.