Our third episode of The Beacon podcast is now live! Some of the most valuable conversations happen closest to home. This week, we turned the mic inward.

This time: a chat with Brenda Czyz, CTR, who director of our technology staffing team here at Lighthouse Technology Services and the VP of Technology for PMI Buffalo.

Brenda has spent years doing the work of connecting technology talent with the businesses that need them. She brings a recruiter's eye for people, a coach's instinct for delivering feedback, and a genuine passion for helping candidates put their best foot forward.

Brenda and I covered a lot of ground, but at the core, the conversation is about three things:

  • The human touch isn't a nice-to-have. It's the whole job. Whether it's giving a new grad honest feedback on their LinkedIn, or telling a candidate they didn't get the role and why — transparency builds trust on both sides of the hiring table. That's what keeps good people coming back to Lighthouse, and what keeps clients coming back too.

  • Speed and quality in hiring aren't a tradeoff — but only if you do the work upfront. The companies landing great tech talent aren't running faster hiring processes. They're running clearer ones — with alignment on the job, a defined set of must-haves, and one person ready to pull the trigger when the right candidate shows up.

  • AI is changing what a good interview looks like. From bots reading answers in real time to resumes that all start to sound the same, the signals recruiters used to rely on are getting harder to read. Brenda breaks down what the red flags actually look like — and how a single, well-timed follow-up question can cut right through the noise.

Enjoy the chat with Brenda, and I’d love to hear your feedback on the show, and on who you’d like to hear from in the future!


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