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Career Sessions

Why Hiring Feels Broken—and How to Get Hired Anyway, with Lorena Prego Ojeda

Sep 14, 2026 · 30m

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Finding a job has never been easy, but today’s hiring process can feel particularly frustrating. Hundreds of applicants compete for a single role, AI is reshaping how candidates are screened, and qualified people often struggle to get noticed. At the same time, employers insist they can’t find the talent they need. So what’s really going on? In this episode of Career Sessions, J.R. Lowry talks with Lorena Prego, founder and CEO of Prometeo Talent, who has spent two decades in recruiting and helped companies make more than 5,000 hiring decisions. Lorena takes us behind the scenes of the hiring process to explain what recruiters and hiring managers actually look for—and what separates…